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Bangladesh averts gas crisis with return of Bibiyana output

Indonesia Energy spuds oil production wells in Kruh block

Japan to release 15mn barrels of crude from national reserves

JGC Holdings, K Line aim for cheaper floating LNG technology

Japan’s JGC Holdings and Kawasaki Kisen shipping company (K Line) aim to develop a new generation of floating LNG terminals by repurposing old gas tankers.

US said to dissuade India from buying Russian oil

ADNOC orders two LNG tankers from Shanghai yard

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC) has confirmed it is to order two 175,000 cubic metre LNG tankers from Shanghai’s Jiangnan Shipyard as part of plans to expand its shipping fleet and to raise LNG production.

TMK Energy discovers gassy coal in Mongolia

Japan, South Korea and Vietnam face risky exposure to LNG markets

Building a new generation of LNG import terminals and gas-fired generating stations would leave Japan, South Korea and Vietnam exposed to highly volatile gas prices and put up to $70bn of investment in danger. Renewables are a safer bet.

Shell resumes LNG shipments from Australia’s Prelude FLNG

Shell said in a brief statement on April 11 that it had resumed shipping cargoes from its Prelude floating LNG facility offshore the north coast of Western Australia.

AsianOil: Shell resumes LNG shipments from Australia’s Prelude FLNG

Shell said in a brief statement on April 11 that it had resumed shipping cargoes from its Prelude floating LNG facility offshore the north coast of Western Australia.

Petrofac wins another O&M contract from Cairn

Petrofac announced on April 5 that it had been awarded a new operations and maintenance contract by Cairn Oil & Gas, a unit of Vedanta, for services at the Mangala Processing Terminal.

Oil and gas price rises boost profits for China’s state-owned energy giants

PetroChina, Sinopec and CNOOC Ltd all reported significantly higher profits for 2021 thanks to higher oil and gas prices.

Oilex restarting gas production in India’s Cambay field

Australia-based Oilex announced on April 4 that it was restarting natural gas production and sales at India’s Cambay field.

Six companies partner on Singapore green e-methanol project

Six companies have formed a partnership that will aim to establish the first green e-methanol plant in Asia.

Woodside receives key primary approvals for Scarborough project

Woodside said on April 6 that it had received two key primary approvals for its Scarborough gas project from the federal Australian government and the state government of Western Australia.

NextDecade lines up another Chinese offtaker for Rio Grande LNG

US-based NextDecade appears to be moving more rapidly than ever before on securing offtakers for its proposed Rio Grande LNG facility in Texas.