Top News of The Week Dec 30-Jan 4, 2013

How Much Do You Know about LNG?

How many years have people been extracting natural gas in B.C.? Why is natural gas considered a clean resource? These are some of the questions government of British Columbia, Canada, asks in the LNG awareness quiz they have launched.

LNG Al Gharafa Collides with Boxship in Malacca Strait

LNG tanker Al Gharrafa and boxship Hanjin Italy collided in the morning of December 28, 2013 in the Malacca Strait between Batam and Singapore.

EIA Says Shale Gas and Oil Resources Are Globally Abundant

Estimated shale oil and shale gas resources in the United States and in 137 shale formations in 41 other countries represent 10% of the world’s crude oil and 32% of the world’s natural gas technically recoverable resources, or those that can be produced using current technology without reference to economic profitability, according to a new EIA-sponsored study.

Japan Australia LNG Scraps Browse Deal

Woodside Petroleum provided an update on the Browse liquefied natural gas project in Western Australia.

Repsol Completes LNG Assets Sale to Shell and BP

Repsol has completed the sale of liquefied natural gas assets with the handover to Shell of assets in Peru and Trinidad & Tobago after the relevant authorisations have been obtained.

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LNG World News Staff, January 5, 2013