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Mexico's First Offshore LNG Plant to Receive Final Piece Soon

Sep 25, 2023

The last major piece of infrastructure needed to start production at Mexico's first floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant is set to depart from a Texas shipyard next week, the U.S. Coast Guard said in a notice to shippers.LNG developer…

Golar LNG Buys NFE's Stake in FLNG Hilli

Mar 15, 2023

Golar LNG has acquired New Fortress Energy's (NFE) stake in FLNG Hilli - also known as Hilli Episeyo. 'In return for NFE’s 50% Common Unit holding in Golar Hilli LLC, Golar has transferred its remaining 4.1 million NFE shares to NFE, paid NFE $100 million in cash…

New Fortress Plans to Start Producing from FLNG Unit Off Mexico in July

Mar 02, 2023

U.S. company New Fortress Energy said on Tuesday it planned to finish building its first Fast LNG unit in May before moving the plant to offshore Altamira in Mexico in June and producing liquefied natural gas (LNG) there in July.'We're less…

Golar Takes Over NFE's Stake in FLNG Hilli

Feb 07, 2023

Golar LNG agreed to acquire New Fortress Energy's (NFE) ownership stake in FLNG Hilli in exchange for Golar's remaining 4.1 million shares in NFE and $100 million in cash.Golar will also take over approximately $323 million in debt obligations linked to Hilli…

Pemex Sees Deepwater Lakach Gas Project Boosting Output Significantly

Nov 22, 2022

Mexican state oil company Pemex expects a key offshore natural gas field located in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico will add significant output after inking a service contract on Monday, part of a push to grow local output while reducing imports…

New Fortress to Sign Deal for Mexico's Lakach Offshore Gas Field Next Week

Nov 17, 2022

U.S. company New Fortress Energy expects to sign an agreement next week with the Mexican government for the development of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project associated with Mexico's Lakach offshore gas field, a company executive said on Wednesday…

Pemex Gets Nod to Develop Once-abandoned Deepwater Gas Field

Nov 01, 2022

Mexico's oil regulator approved on Monday a revamped plan for developing the once-abandoned Lakach deepwater natural gas project, presented by state oil company Pemex, in the first public session chaired by its newly appointed head.The Gulf…

New Fortress Finalizes Deal to Develop Lakach Gas Project in Mexico Using FLNG

Nov 22, 2022

U.S.-based firm New Fortress Energy Inc. said Tuesday it had finalized agreements with Mexico’s state-owned oil company Pemex, to develop and operate an integrated upstream and natural gas liquefaction project to develop the Lakach deepwater gas field off Veracruz in Southeastern Mexico…

NFE Taps Sembcorp Marine to Convert Offshore Drilling Rigs to FLNG Units

Oct 20, 2022

Singapore's Sembcorp Marine has signed Master Service Agreements with New Fortress Energy Inc. for the engineering and conversion of two Sevan cylindrical drilling vessels into Floating LNG ('FLNG') liquefaction facilities, including the fabrication and integration of LNG topside modules…

NFE's Louisiana Offshore LNG Plant Start-up Slips to 2H 2023

Nov 01, 2022

U.S. firm New Fortress Energy Inc's proposed Louisiana offshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility likely will not begin operation until the second half of 2023, people familiar with the matter said on Monday.The 2.8 million tonne per year…

Pemex Deepwater Gas Project Draws Rebuke from Mexico's Regulator

Sep 13, 2022

Mexico's oil regulator and state company Pemex are at odds over how to develop a deepwater natural gas project, eight people close to the matter said, threatening to stall a $1.5 billion energy venture.Officials at regulator National Hydrocarbons…

New Fortress Energy to Deploy FLNG Unit to Develop Mexico's Deepwater Gas Field

Jul 07, 2022

After Mexico's Pemex said Sunday it had signed a deal with the U.S. firm New Fortress Energy (NFE) to develop the Lakach deepwater gas/condensate field, the confirmation also came from NFE, which shared more info on the development plan.The…

Pemex, New Fortress Energy Ink Deal on $1.5B Offshore Gas project

Jul 04, 2022

Mexican oil and gas company Pemex has signed a letter of intent with the U.S.-based company New Fortress Energy to resume work on a $1.5 billion offshore gas project in Mexico, Pemex Chief Executive Octavio Romero said on Friday.The agreement…

Mexico's Pemex Slides Deeper into Junk as Moody's Cuts Rating

Jul 12, 2022

Mexico's state-owned oil company Pemex plunged deeper into so-called junk status on Monday after a major credit rating agency downgraded its long-term debt by one notch.Moody's Investors Service cut Pemex's credit rating to B1 from Ba3, or four notches into the agency's speculative status…

Demand for FSRUs Soars as Europe Works to Cut Reliance on Russian Gas

Jun 21, 2022

Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, European countries have escalated efforts to wean themselves off Russian gas. FSRUs increasingly are in demand to fill the gap.Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, European countries have escalated efforts to wean themselves off Russian gas…

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