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France welcomes first floating storage regasification unit

France has joined the list of European countries beefing up their LNG capacity with new terminals following the arrival of the country’s first floating storage regasification unit at the northern port of Le Havre.

GLNG: France welcomes first floating storage regasification unit

Port Arthur LNG gets federal approval for phase 2

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved the permit authorising the Port Arthur LNG Phase 2 expansion project on the Gulf Coast of Texas.

Chevron and unions reach agreement, ending strikes at Australian LNG plants

A union alliance representing workers at Australia’s Gorgon and Wheatstone LNG plants reached agreement with Chevron on a proposal by the country’s industrial arbitrator, ending a two-week strike on September 22.

Novatek pushes for state support for hard-to-recover gas resources

Developing hard-to-recover natural gas reserves in Russia requires a special state support programme, Vladimir Kudrin, the deputy chairman of the board of the country’s top LNG exporter, Novatek, said at a forum in Tyumen on September 20.

North Macedonia selects Greece’s Desfa as supervisor for gas pipeline connection

Mexico closes in on inauguration of first floating LNG facility

Mexico’s first floating LNG (FLNG) terminal is set to move one step closer to beginning commercial operations, with the final key infrastructure piece needed for the plant to start production slated to leave from a Texas shipyard this week.

Mozambique’s president says ExxonMobil is committed to Rovuma LNG project

Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi said on September 22 that the US super-major ExxonMobil had assured him of its commitment to moving forward with the Rovuma LNG project.

China’s Bomesc wins EPC deal for Qatar’s North Field

Italian contractor Saipem has awarded Chinese modular fabrication specialist Bomesc Offshore Engineering a $220mn contract to build living quarters as part of Qatargas’ North Field Production Sustainability (NFPS) project.

Former CFO of Russian gas major Novatek jailed in US

Mark Anthony Gyetvay, a former deputy chief and CFO of the Russian Novatek, was sentenced on 21 September to seven years and two months in a US prison for a scheme to hide millions of dollars of income in undisclosed Swiss bank accounts.

US to impose new sanctions on Russia’s booming LNG exports

The US is piling the pressure on Russia’s booming LNG exports with a new round of sanctions that will make production and transport more complicated. The latest round of sanctions takes aim at Russia's LNG expansion and trade efforts.