Top news of the week February 2 – 7, 2015
New mid-sized LNG project revealed in Louisiana
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and Martin Houston, Chairman of Live Oak LNG, revealed a new natural gas liquefaction and export project, up to a $2 billion investment, to be developed in the Calcasieu waterway.
Chevron earmarks USD 8.5 bln for LNG projects in 2015
Chevron said it plans to spend about $8.5 billion this year on the construction of LNG projects.
Woodside awards contract to Wood Group Kenny
Wood Group Kenny said it has secured a contract with Woodside to provide the front-end engineering design of the flowline system, and associated procurement support, for the proposed Greater Western Flank Phase 2 development for the North West Shelf project, offshore Western Australia.
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) of South Korea has secured its first LNG carrier order for 2015.
Four LNG newbuilds to get ABB technology
ABB said that it will deliver advanced electrical propulsion systems for four LNG carriers under construction by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding.
KNG World News Staff