Indonesia opts for onshore LNG plant for Abadi gas field

Inpex Corp., Tokyo, said it received notification that the Indonesian government doesn’t want the Abadi LNG project to have a floating LNG (FLNG) plant. Inpex is operator for the development project in Abadi natural gas field on the Masela block in the Arafura Sea. Source: News


India, Saudi Arabia seek energy cooperation

Leaders of Saudi Arabia and India say they want to extend their countries’ oil-trading relationship into joint investment in exploration and petrochemicals. Source: News


Vesey named CEO, managing director of LNG Ltd.

Gregory M. Vesey has been appointed managing director and chief executive officer of Perth-based Liquefied Natural Gas Ltd. (LNG Ltd.). The move is effective Apr. 4, and he will work from the company’s Houston office. Source: News


Medco Energi lets contract for Indonesian gas plant

PT Medco Energi Internasional Tbk, Jakarta, through its subsidiary PT Medco E&P Malaka, has let a contract to JEC, a consortium of JGC Corp. subsidiary PT JGC Indonesia and PT Encona Inti Industri, to build a gas processing plant as part of its development of Block A, Aceh Province, in North Sumatra, Indonesia. Source: […]


DOE, PHMSA jointly launch interagency gas storage safety task force

The US Department of Energy and US Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration jointly launched an interagency task force to examine natural gas storage safety, DOE Undersecretary Lynn Orr and PHMSA Administrator Marie Therese Dominguez jointly announced. Source: News