Delfin

The number of vessels floating with liquefied natural gas (LNG) aboard and waiting to discharge at terminals worldwide declined markedly on Tuesday.  ClipperData showed 20 vessels floating, down from 23 a week earlier and a peak of 33 on June 19. Kpler had 13 vessels tagged as floating, compared to 20 at the end of…

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Delfin Midstream has again delayed a final investment decision (FID) on its floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) export project off the coast of Cameron Parish, LA, as it works to secure offtakers and finalize engineering work.

U.S.-based energy companies this week announced billions of potential investments from Chinese firms that would not only ensure financing to develop domestic natural gas but also the wherewithal to export more gas and ethane products to the fastest growing market in the world.

A first-of-its-kind U.S. natural gas export project offshore Louisiana is gaining more financial wherewithal after Golar LNG Ltd. agreed to jointly participate with Delfin Midstream.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has approved a long-term application to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Delfin LNG LLC project, which would be the nation’s first offshore liquefaction project.

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) recently issued a deepwater port license for what is expected to be the first offshore floating natural gas liquefaction project in the United States.

The draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for the floating natural gas liquefaction and export terminal proposed for the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) by Delfin LNG LLC is available for comment.

FERC has opened a scoping proceeding for the onshore, Commission-jurisdictional facilities of the Delfin LNG offshore terminal project in the Gulf of Mexico.