Chevron (NYSE:CVX) has safely delivered its first shipment of offset-paired liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo to CPC Taiwanโs terminal at Kaohsiung from the Gorgon project in Australia, the US giant said Thursday.
US engineering company Bechtel has started construction on a third phase development at CPCโs Taichung LNG import terminal, aimed at delivering two new LNG storage tanks each with 180,000 m3 storage capacity, which will make them the largest in Taiwan.
A consortium led by Japanโs JGC has won a construction deal for LNG terminal facilities in Taiwan from state-backed CPC. Significantly, JGC is hoping to win follow-up work in Taiwan as the country expands its LNG infrastructure.
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments tagged โcarbon neutralโ are gaining popularity among Asian buyers, despite criticism that the offsets used to justify the label donโt actually cancel out planet-warming emissions generated by the fossil fuel.
Workers onboard Shellโs Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility offshore Western Australia are complaining about occupational health and safety (OHS) breaches after being forced to work on only two to three hours of sleep.
Qatar Petroleum will supply 1.25 million tonnes per year of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Taiwanโs CPC Corporation for 15 years. Qatar Petroleum said yesterday that LNG deliveries will start in January 2022. Since the first LNG delivery in March 2006, CPC has received more than 63 million tonnes of LNG from Qatar.