Gas

Total will take over Toshiba’s U.S. liquefied natural gas business and get $800 million cash from the Japanese group as part of the deal.

Qatar is taking steps to proactively develop its solar power generation.

A critic of Papua New Guinea’s resource deals has been chosen as the country’s prime minister. a potential speed bump for multi-billion-dollar natural gas export projects led by Exxon Mobil Corp. and Total SA.

Turkey is considering deploying a Russian missile-defense system along the country’s southern coast. near where its warships are accompanying vessels exploring for energy. according to four people with knowledge of the deliberations.

Siemens was recently awarded a contract to provide three residue compression trains for two. 250 MMcfgd cryogenic gas plants in the Delaware basin.

The U.S.. even without a 25 percent tariff on its LNG exports to China. would struggle to vie with Qatar as the top global LNG producer.

Europe is the only region with the decreasing outlook for natural gas production among all regions.

Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said Tehran and Islamabad are talks on how to commission the long-waited gas pipeline project that is due to take Iran'.s gas supplies to its energy hungry neighbor.

Chairman and CEO of ConocoPhillips spoke about his company’s hyper focus on returns highlighting that the returns the energy industry has generated have been negative over the last 10 to 15 years.

This is a signal of Aramco’s intent to become a global gas player and develop a broad LNG portfolio.