Cheniere Affiliates Sign Two Long-Term LNG Deals with PetroChina Parent
Posted on Feb 9, 2018 in Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Cheniere Affiliates Sign Two Long-Term LNG Deals with PetroChina Parent
Cheniere Energy announced today that it has entered into two LNG sale and purchase agreements (SPA) with China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC). According to the press release, under the SPAs with Cheniere subsidiaries Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC and Cheniere Marketing International LLP, CNPC subsidiary PetroChina International Company Limited will purchase approximately 1.2...
Dominion Energy Cove Point Begins LNG Production
Posted on Jan 31, 2018 in Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Dominion Energy Cove Point Begins LNG Production
Dominion Energy Cove Point (DECP) announced that LNG production has begun at its newly constructed natural gas liquefaction facility undergoing commissioning in Lusby, Md. DECP stated that “[a]ll major equipment has been operated and is being commissioned as expected.” The facility is expected to enter commercial service in early March....
Russian LNG Arrives in Boston
Posted on Jan 29, 2018 in Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Russian LNG Arrives in Boston
The Washington Post reports that a tanker carrying LNG produced at the Yamal facility in the Arctic Circle has docked at the Engie SA Everett LNG import terminal in Boston, Mass. Russian company Novatek, reported to be Russia’s largest independent producer of natural gas, is the majority owner of the Yamal facility. Although the U.S. Treasury Department issued sanctions in July 2014...
Cheniere Signs LNG Deal with Trafigura
Posted on Jan 18, 2018 in LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Cheniere Signs LNG Deal with Trafigura
Cheniere Energy, Inc. announced that its subsidiary Cheniere Marketing, LLC (Cheniere Marketing) has entered into an LNG sale and purchase agreement with Trafigura Pte Ltd (Trafigura), under which Trafigura has agreed to purchase approximately 1 million tonnes per annum of LNG from Cheniere Marketing on a free on board basis for a term of 15 years beginning in 2019. The purchase price...
Dominion Energy Cove Point LNG Commercial Operations to Begin Early 2018
Posted on Dec 20, 2017 in Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Dominion Energy Cove Point LNG Commercial Operations to Begin Early 2018
Dominion Energy has released a statement that it is “continuing with final commissioning work at its Cove Point LNG export facility in Lusby, MD, and looks forward to commercial operations early next year under the terms of previously negotiated 20-year contracts with ST Cove Point, which is the joint venture of Sumitomo Corporation and Tokyo Gas, and for GGULL, the U.S. affiliate of...
Commissioning at Dominion Energy Cove Point LNG Plant Begins
Posted on Dec 6, 2017 in Liquefaction, LNG Exports, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Commissioning at Dominion Energy Cove Point LNG Plant Begins
Dominion Energy announced yesterday that feed gas has been introduced into its newly constructed Dominion Energy Cove Point LNG, LP (DECP) liquefaction facility, which is currently undergoing commissioning in Lusby, MD. According to the press release, “Shell NA LNG is providing the natural gas needed for liquefaction during the commissioning process and will off-take the LNG that is...