Exxon, InterOil in Talks Over Papua New Guinea Gas Assets
(Friday, May 24, 2013) Exxon Mobil is in exclusive talks with InterOil to invest in the latter's natural gas assets in Papua New Guinea, a move that could cement the impoverished Southeast Asian country's position as a new significant energy exporter.

Sierra Club Scrambles to Contain LNG Export Proposals
(Friday, May 24, 2013) The Sierra Club's Beyond Natural Gas campaign is turning into a multifront war.

Okla. Congressman: LNG Exports Approval Process 'A Frustrating Journey'
(Friday, May 24, 2013) More than a dozen applications to export LNG to non-free-trade-agreement countries continue to await U.S. Department of Energy approval, causing members of the House LNG Export Working Group to lose patience with the agency and the administration.

After 2nd LNG Export Approval, Gas Producers Eager for More
(Friday, May 24, 2013) Natural gas producer groups, whose member companies stand to reap significant rewards from LNG exports, offered a chorus of approval for the U.S. Department of Energy's latest LNG export decision and pleaded with the agency for more.

Miller: Gazprom Will Soon Announce 'Fundamentally New' LNG Project
(Friday, May 24, 2013) Gazprom will soon announce a fundamentally new liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Russia, the Russian gas giant's CEO Alexei Miller told Interfax in Tomsk.

New U.S. Energy Chief Is Cautious on Gas Exports
(Wednesday, May 22, 2013) The new U.S. energy secretary raised the possibility of delaying further approvals for U.S. companies seeking to export natural gas.

Technip Reports Canada LNG Contract Award
(Wednesday, May 22, 2013) A consortium of Technip, Samsung Engineering and China Huanqiu Contracting & Engineering was awarded by Pacific NorthWest LNG Limited Partnership a contract for the FEED and early detailed engineering services of a grassroots LNG project.

Jordan Cove Files FERC Applications for LNG Export Project
(Wednesday, May 22, 2013) The Jordan Cove Energy Project has filed applications to FERC to construct and operate an LNG export project on the North Spit of the International Port of Coos Bay, Ore.

EQT Honors Vet Taxi Drivers for Memorial Day with Free CNG
(Tuesday, May 21, 2013) When EQT opened its CNG station in downtown Pittsburgh in July 2011, one of the first local companies to become a regular customer was a transportation service that employs military veterans as drivers and uses vehicles that run on natural gas.

Pacific NorthWest LNG Awards FEED Contract to KBR
(Tuesday, May 21, 2013) KBR Tuesday announced it was awarded a contract to execute FEED and early detailed engineering work for a world-scale LNG export facility at Lelu Island near Prince Rupert, British Columbia.

US Approval of LNG Exports Paves Way for Asian Spot Market
(Monday, May 20, 2013) Japanese LNG buyers see U.S. government approval for a Texas LNG facility to export gas to countries with which it doesn't have free-trade agreements as a step forward.

Halliburton Rolls Out CNG-Powered Truck Fleet
(Monday, May 20, 2013) Halliburton announced Monday the deployment of nearly 100 light-duty CNG trucks across several field locations in the United States.

Energy Department Approves Freeport Natural-Gas Export Permit
(Friday, May 17, 2013) The Obama administration on Friday cleared the way for broader natural gas exports by approving a $10 billion facility in Texas, a milestone in the U.S. transition into a major supplier of energy for world markets.

Petroleum Tanker Operator Enters US LNG Export Business
(Friday, May 17, 2013) Crowley Maritime Corp.'s petroleum services group is moving into the LNG market with the acquisition of Carib Energy LLC.

Estonian PM: Deadlock on LNG Terminal Site Endangers Gas Supply
(Friday, May 17, 2013) Estonia is beginning to worry that it might wind up without a supply of natural gas, either the pipeline version or LNG, if a deadlock over selection of the site for a planned LNG gasification plant continues.

BG Group Files Prince Rupert LNG Export Plans for Environmental Review
(Friday, May 17, 2013) BG Group Plc has filed its proposed Prince Rupert LNG export project plans with the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, and the CEAA is now taking public comments on whether the project merits a federal environmental review.

Protests Against India LNG Project Refuse to Die Down
(Friday, May 17, 2013) Even though Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has given the green signal to the Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL) in the LNG-pipeline laying project in the state, it seems unlikely that protests against the project would die down soon.

Texas Firm to Roll Out Mobile LNG, CNG Conversion Tech
(Thursday, May 16, 2013) AmericaCNG will begin rolling out in September mobile plants that will allow producers to monetize their NGL and convert methane production to LNG or CNG.

Pemex Official: New Pipeline to Triple Gas Imports from U.S.
(Thursday, May 16, 2013) The construction of a natural gas pipeline from southern Texas to central Mexico for state-owned oil company Pemex will allow gas imports from the U.S. to triple, to around 3 billion cubic feet per day by 2015, a Pemex official said Wednesday.

Shell Declares Force Majeure on Gas Supplies to NLNG
(Thursday, May 16, 2013) Shell Petroleum Development Company Limited has declared force majeure on gas supplies to Nigeria LNG, effective 09:00 hrs (Nigerian time) on Wednesday, May 15 2013.