The surge in demand is luring spot cargoes from places such as Norway and Nigeria that are not traditional LNG sources for China.

ExxonMobil employs 3.000 people in the UK. and engineers at its Fawley and Fife sites are developed through the company’s training scheme.

MAN compressors will be installed in the plant.

Japan. far from losing its LNG leadership. is positioning itself to supply cargoes to new markets around the world.

Iraq is furious at Shell and prospects don’t look that great for the Basra gas company.

Many experts and officials are expecting the output cut agreement to be extended.

Iran opened its energy market to foreign investment following the lifting of international sanctions in January 2016.

Venezuela injects most of the natural gas it produces back into oilfields to help maintain pressure and crude output.

Oil sales generate 96 percent of Venezuela'.s hard currency earnings.

Very few new LNG projects are expected to come in the earlier part of the next decade.