JGC Corp. Settles DOJ FCPA Investigation of Alleged Bribery for Nigeria LNG EPC Contracts
Posted on Apr 8, 2011 in Liquefaction | Comments Off on JGC Corp. Settles DOJ FCPA Investigation of Alleged Bribery for Nigeria LNG EPC Contracts
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced this week that it has settled a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) investigation of the Japanese firm JGC Corporation. The DOJ alleged that JGC Corp. participated in activities aiming to bribe Nigerian government officials in order to secure engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts for the Nigeria LNG project on Bonny...
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Apr 5, 2011 in Liquefaction, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
Statoil’s Snoehvit Gas Field to Shut for Repairs (Reuters) Elengy Plans to Renovate Fos Tonkin LNG (Platts LNG Daily) [Subscription required]
European LNG Headlines
Posted on Mar 30, 2011 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on European LNG Headlines
Gazprom, Statoil Stress Need to Keep Shtokman Time Plan (Barents Observer)
Shell Considering Liquefaction Project in British Columbia
Posted on Mar 22, 2011 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Shell Considering Liquefaction Project in British Columbia
Platts LNG Daily reports that Shell Canada is in negotiations with potential partners for an LNG liquefaction facility on Prince Rupert Island in British Columbia, Canada. According to Lorraine Mitchelmore, Shell Canada’s president, the facility would have a production capacity of at least 1 Bcf/d. [Subscription...
Alaskan Lt. Gov. Says Nuclear Outage in Japan May Increase Demand for Alaskan LNG
Posted on Mar 21, 2011 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition, Policy, Legislation and Politics, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Alaskan Lt. Gov. Says Nuclear Outage in Japan May Increase Demand for Alaskan LNG
Alaskan Lieutenant Governor Mead Treadwell (R) told Reuters last Friday that outages at Japanese nuclear power plants could cause an increase in demand for Alaskan oil and LNG exports. As of last Friday, ConocoPhillips reiterated its previous position that it would assist Japan with the country’s LNG needs in the short term, but that the company still plans to suspend operations...
ConocoPhillips’ Decision to Close Kenai LNG Facility Unaffected by Rising Japanese Energy Demand
Posted on Mar 17, 2011 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on ConocoPhillips’ Decision to Close Kenai LNG Facility Unaffected by Rising Japanese Energy Demand
A spokesperson for ConocoPhillips told KTUU News that the company still plans to shut down the Kenai LNG liquefaction facility despite expected increased Japanese demand for LNG following an earthquake last week. The company representative noted that ConocoPhillips is willing to assist Japan with its short-term energy...