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DFC clears $1.5bn in risk insurance for Area 4 gas project

Russia's Sberbank could lend over €2.7bn to Novatek's Arctic LNG-2

Restart troubles for Australian LNG facilities

Attempts to restart Prelude FLNG and the second train at Gorgon are running into obstacles and taking longer than initially expected.

Reduced LNG demand drives project delays

Investors are widely expected to delay sanctioning new LNG export capacity on the back of depressed demand and an uncertain economic outlook.

Sabine Pass back in service as Cameron LNG remains offline

The Sabine Pass LNG terminal resumed operations this week after going offline as a result of Hurricane Laura, which made landfall in Louisiana on August 27. Meanwhile, the nearby Cameron LNG facility remains offline.

Sinopec awards long-term LNG supply contract to Qatargas

China’s state-run Sinopec has reportedly awarded a long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply contract to Qatargas for 1mn tonnes per year of the super-chilled fuel.

Turkey ‘expects long term contract gas suppliers to offer more competitive pricing and flexibility if they want deal renewals’

Renergen says its LNG auctions drew more interest than expected

Renergen said last week that its upcoming LNG auctions, the first of their kind in South Africa, had attracted more interest than anticipated.

NRG: A sense of uncertainty

World oil markets have regained some ground, but the industry continues to experience conflict on a number of fronts.

Arctic LNG-2 secures financing for entire LNG tanker fleet

Uzbekistan says news online about it halting gas supplies to Tajikistan is false

Hungary signs historic gas agreement with Shell

Greece says it will talk to Turkey on East Med boundaries once Ankara stops its “provocations”

The ups and downs of Chinese LNG imports

Chinese LNG imports are recovering but there are warnings that a winter buying spree of the fuel by the Asian country should not be expected.

Russia's Gazprom sees August exports rebound, but US LNG looms

US LNG exports bouncing back after Hurricane Laura disruptions

US LNG exports are expected to rebound fairly promptly after Hurricane Laura – which passed through the Gulf of Mexico and made landfall in Louisiana – disrupted operations at major export terminals last week. But some obstacles remain.

Uzbekistan announces completion of $58mn project to expand Mubarek Gas Processing Plant

Golar Power shows strong interest in Brazilian LNG terminal

The head of Golar Power, a 50:50 JV between Bermuda-headquartered Golar LNG and New York-listed Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, said last week that his company was “very interested” in leasing Brazil's Bahia LNG terminal.

Uniper invites bids for German LNG import capacity

NRG: Risks to stability

Report: Security threats likely to linger in Mozambique despite security pact with Total

The memorandum signed last week between Total (France) and the government of Mozambique may serve to improve security arrangements for the Mozambique LNG project without improving security conditions in surrounding areas of the country.

Nigerian Senate orders investigation of NLNG dividend withdrawal charges

Nigeria’s Senate has ordered a probe of allegations that the Nigeria LNG (NLNG) consortium illegally appropriated $18bn over a 15-year period.

Lukoil suspends gas exports to China from Uzbek projects

Analysts ponder whether Turkey’s “miracle” gas discovery could be a dud

Chevron to avoid Gorgon closure with staggered shutdown of trains

Chevron has been granted permission to stagger the closure of Trains 1 and 3 at its Gorgon LNG terminal in Australia for inspections and maintenance.