Top news of the week May 11 – 16, 2015

May 17, 2015

CB&I said it has been awarded a contract by NextDecade for the front-end engineering and design (FEED) and engineering, procurement and construction terms related to the Rio Grande LNG export project in Brownsville, Texas.

Infographic: Petronas first FLNG

Malaysia’s state-owned oil and gas giant Petronas is moving forward with the construction of its first floating LNG facility.

Cheniere starts construction on second LNG export project

Houston-based LNG player Cheniere said it has made a positive final investment decision for its liquefaction project near Corpus Christi, Texas, and has issued a notice to proceed to Bechtel to construct the first two trains.

Mitsui charters eighth LNG newbuild

Mitsui & Co. of Japan said it has signed a 25-year time charter deal with Trinity LNG Transport for the eighth carrier that will ship the liquefied natural gas from Cameron project in the United States.

Woodside, Cheniere close Corpus Christi LNG deal

Woodside of Australia said that the conditions precedent to the LNG deal it has signed last year with Cheniere’s unit Corpus Christi Liquefaction have been satisfied.

LNG World News Staff