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New technology to produce animal feeds from natural gas

BP Ventures has made an investment of $30 million in Calysta, Inc., an alternative protein producer, that will use BP’s natural gas to produce protein for fish, livestock and pet feeds.

Enel agrees extension of gas supply deal with Sonatrach

Italy’s biggest utility Enel has agreed with Algeria’s Sonatrach to extend a gas supply contract by eight years with the possibility of a further two years if both sides agree.

Canadian LNG terminal Woodfibre signs up BP as its first customer

Woodfibre LNG, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Canada, said it had signed a unit of BP as its first customer, a crucial step towards developing the export facility.

Start-up of H-Energy's Jaigarh LNG import terminal in India delayed

Indian natural gas company H-Energy Pvt Ltd will delay the start of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal at Jaigarh to the fourth quarter of 2019, the company’s Chief Executive Officer Darshan Hiranandani said.

Fourth partner for Arctic LNG-2 project likely to be from Asia

The final partner for Novatek’s new liquefied natural gas project, Arctic LNG-2, is likely to be an Asia Pacific customer, with a deal due in days, a senior official at the Russian gas producer said.

Papua New Guinea treasurer calls for more benefits from LNG projects

Papua New Guinea’s new treasurer put Total SA, Exxon Mobil Corp , Newcrest Mining and their partners on notice that the country wants to extract more benefits from their gas and mining projects.

Texas Court Clears Path for Kinder Morgan's Permian Highway Pipeline

A lawsuit challenging Texas' pipeline approval process was dismissed by a Travis County District Court judge, clearing the way for Kinder Morgan to continue its construction of a $2 billion natural gas pipeline from the Permian Basin to the Gulf Coast.

Refinery's former manager arrested over corruption probe

The former manager of Curacao’s Isla refinery and a consultant were arrested as part of an investigation over alleged corruption in a process to select a new operator for the 335,000-barrel-per day facility, sources said.

REPORT: Safety deficiencies led to fatal 2014 incident at La Porte facility

At a public business meeting, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board released its final investigation report into the November 15, 2014, methyl mercaptan release at the DuPont Plant in La Porte, TX, that killed four workers.

Hydrocarbon Processing 2019 Awards finalists

Hydrocarbon Processing, the downstream sector's leading technical publication, has announced the finalists for its third annual awards ceremony. The 2019 Hydrocarbon Processing Awards (HP Awards) celebrate innovative technologies and people that have been instrumental in improving facility operations over the past year.

Delfin asks U.S. regulators for more time to build floating LNG project

Delfin LNG LLC asked U.S. federal energy regulators for a three-year and six-month extension until March 28, 2023 to build facilities proposed to connect floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) vessels off the coast of Louisiana.

Desgagnés inaugrates new generation LNG carriers

Quebec City-headquartered shipper Desgagnés christened and inaugurated its two polar class duel fuel/LNG petroleum/chemical tankers, the Paul A. Desgagnés and the Rossi A. Desgagnés.

Exxon-Qatar venture among 12 companies vying for Bangladesh LNG project

A joint venture of Qatar Petroleum and Exxon Mobil Corp is among 12 firms that have indicated interest in building Bangladesh's first onshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal, according to an official document reviewed by Reuters.

Nostrum Oil & Gas reviews business, mulls sale of company

Nostrum Oil & Gas Plc said it started a review of its business, which could include a potential sale of the Kazakhstan-focussed oil firm.

Qatar teams up with Chevron Phillips for petrochemical project

Qatar Petroleum has signed an agreement with Chevron Phillips Chemical to build a new petrochemicals complex, part of plans by the world’s top liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter to broaden its energy interests.

Petronas Chemicals budgets $6B for specialty portfolio deals

The chemicals arm of Malaysia’s state energy firm Petronas plans to spend roughly $6 billion over the next 15 to 20 years to expand its specialty chemicals portfolio through acquisitions and partnerships, the unit’s chief executive said.