Top news of the week May 29-Jun. 3

Update: Flex LNG inks contracts for six LNG carriers

Flex LNG, the shipping company controlled by billionaire John Fredriksen, is set to add six new liquefied natural gas carriers to its fleet by 2019.

OneLNG to pursue second FLNG project off Equatorial Guinea

OneLNG, a partnership between Schlumberger and Golar LNG, signed a memorandum of understanding to deploy a second floating LNG vessel offshore Equatorial Guinea.

Eni nods Coral South FLNG development

Italian energy giant and LNG player Eni has sanctioned the development of the Coral South FLNG project offshore Mozambique.

CESI Beihai LNG carrier delivered

Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines said the LNG carrier CESI Beihai, ordered by a joint venture of MOL, China COSCO Shipping and Sinopec was delivered at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in Shanghai.

BREAKING: Qatar to boost LNG export capacity

State-owned Qatar Petroleum on Wednesday said that it has signed an agreement with Japan’s engineering company Chiyoda to study further boosting its liquefied natural gas capacity in order to remain the world’s largest LNG exporter.

LNG World News Staff