Liquefied natural gas

The first international shipment of liquefied natural gas in decades from the lower 48 states is poised to leave for Brazil from Louisiana.

U.S. gas producer Cheniere Energy was poised on Feb. 24 to make the first-ever export shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from shale fields.

The carrier Asia Vision is scheduled to set sail for Brazil as soon as loading at the Sabine Pass liquefaction plan in Louisiana is completed, the company said.

The Croatian economy ministry is thinking about removing the planned liquefied natural gas, LNG, terminal on the northern island of Krk from its list of strategic investment projects, media in the country have reported.

Two Bulgarian energy projects will be allocated financing under the EU's Connecting Europe Facility funding programme for infrastructure.

Last week, the EU countries agreed on a proposal of the European Commission to invest EUR 217 M in fifteen key trans-European energy infrastructure projects mainly in Central and Eastern Europe.

It was not Turkey but Russia who stopped preparation for the Turkish Stream gas pipeline project, the country's President said on Saturday.

Earlier this week, Moscow announced it was suspending work on Turkish Stream, calling on Ankara to clarify whether it was still interested in the project.

Turkey has agreed with Azerbaijan to accelerate the Trans-Anatolian Pipeline (TANAP), with an aim to have the gas project completed before the planned 2018, Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu said on Dec. 3, as quoted by Reuters.

Turkey has been exploring new energy alternatives amid the ongoing diplomatic crisis with Russia, although officials continue to view any potential gas blockage by Russia as unlikely. In this vein, Turkey's gas grid BOTA?

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic on Monday said Serbia will try to expand the capacity of Banatski Dvor, its only gas storage, from 450 million to one billion cubic meters, to increase energy security.

The weakness of the Turkish Lira against the U.S. dollar has placed an extra 11 billion lira ($3.82 billion) burden on Turkey?s natural gas bill since the beginning of the year, Energy Minister Taner Y?ld?z said on Aug. 19.

The Croatia government on Thursday declared the planned construction of a liquefied natural gas - LNG - terminal on the island of Krk a "strategic investment project".