WRAPUP 1-Oil storage tanks explode in Venezuela, while main terminal resumes shipments  ReutersTwo storage tanks exploded at a heavy-crude upgrading project in eastern Venezuela on Wednesday, according to an oil industry source and a legislator, …

Lawmakers, maritime sector decry notion of Jones Act waivers for US LNG  S&P Global PlattsWashington — Maritime industries pushed back against emerging proposals to waive Jones Act restrictions to encourage shipments of US LNG to Puerto Rico ... …

Novatek's workaround allowed France's Total to buy stake in Arctic LNG 2: Ifax  ReutersRussia's Novatek used a special scheme, via Sberbank, to expedite French energy major Total's acquisition of a stake in its Arctic LNG 2 project, Interfax news …

GRAPHIC-U.S. LNG exports pick up, with Europe a major buyer  ReutersShipments of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) have gathered pace in March and Europe is set to stay a top destination for spot cargoes with Asian prices still too ... Read more h …

Poland's PGNiG speeds pace of LNG purchases as it diversifies imports  Reuters AfricaPoland's dominant gas company PGNiG has stepped up the pace of its spot purchase of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as it works to diversify its gas imports, ... Rea …

Poland's PGNiG speeds pace of LNG purchases as it diversifies imports  ReutersPoland's dominant gas company PGNiG has stepped up the pace of its spot purchase of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as it works to diversify its gas imports, ... Read more …

Novatek to sell 50 pct of its Arctic-LNG offtake on spot market  Reuters AfricaIndependent Russian gas producer Novatek will sell on the spot market half of the production it is entitled to from the Arctic LNG-2 project, its chief executive said …

French GTT to boost spending for high-tech LNG ships ahead of IMO 2020 cap  S&P Global PlattsFrench shipping engineering company Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) plans to increase R&D spending by about 25% in 2019, to meet market needs related to . …

Global LNG trade to rise 11 percent this year: Shell  ReutersGlobal liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade will rise 11 percent to 354 million tonnes this year as new facilities increase supplies to Europe and Asia, Royal Dutch ... Read more https://w …

Global LNG trade to rise 11 pct this year - Shell  ReutersGlobal liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade will rise 11 percent to 354 million tonnes this year as new facilities increase supplies to Europe and Asia, Royal Dutch ... Read more https://www. …