(Oil Price)– American LNG exports hit a monthly record in August as newly started-up projects gradually ramp up output and shipments, and facilities ended planned maintenance. The August record will be beaten very soon as new export projects are close to launch and the supportive Trump Administration continues to approve proposed plants. Three U.S. LNG projects have taken final investment
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Train 1 of Sempra’s Cameron LNG project commences commercial operations Sempra LNG, a subsidiary of San Diego-based Sempra Energy (stock ticker: SRE), has begun commercial operations under tolling agreements at Train 1 of its Cameron LNG liquefaction-export project in Hackberry, Louisiana. Previously, Sempra’s Cameron LNG facility had shipped its first commissioning
From The Houston Chronicle Houston oilfield service company Halliburton has landed nine contracts to drill and complete a series of wells off the coast in West Africa. Australian exploration and production company Woodside Energy awarded the contracts to Halliburton as part of the first phase of developing the SNE Field off the coast of Senegal. Financial terms have not been
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Shell Offshore Inc. makes final investment decision for PowerNap deep-water project in U.S. Gulf Shell Offshore Inc., a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc (stock ticker: RDS-A, RDS-B), has reached a final investment decision (FID) for the PowerNap deep-water project in the US Gulf of Mexico, electing to move forward with
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Summit Midstream to proceed with Double E pipeline project Summit Midstream Partners (stock ticker: SMLP) has made a final investment decision to proceed with its Double E pipeline project, after having secured sufficient commitments pursuant to binding precedent agreements for long-term, firm transportation service. The company also executed a definitive joint
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Third and final appraisal well drilled, FID expected by 2020 Talos Energy Inc. (stock ticker: TALO), an independent E&P headquartered in Houston, has completed its Zama appraisal program in Block 7 of Mexico’s offshore Sureste Basin. Block 7 is owned by a consortium of companies, including Sierra Oil & Gas, Wintershall
Anadarko Announces Mozambique LNG Final Investment Decision
ExxonMobil (stock ticker: XOM) made a final investment decision to develop its West Barracouta gas field in Bass Strait. The project: Brings new gas supplies to the Australian domestic market. Is part of Exxon’s continuing investment in the Gippsland Basin. It’s located in the VIC/L1 block in offshore Victoria. The Gippsland Basin Joint Venture continues to supply about 40 percent
The board of PetroChina approved its US$3.46 billion share of the LNG Canada project, as did Korea Gas FID could come next week From Financial Post/Bloomberg Two of Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s Asian partners in a liquefied natural gas venture in western Canada approved their share of the investment, pushing the multibillion-dollar development one step closer to a final approval.
Canadian advantage: Ridley Island’s planned 1.2 MMTPA capacity will allow Western Canada’s producers to sell propane to Asia from B.C. with transit time of 10 days vs. 25 days from U.S. Gulf coast AltaGas Ltd. (ticker: ALA) announced a positive Final Investment Decision (FID) this week on its Ridley Island Propane Export Terminal, having received approval from federal regulators, the company
