The global law firm of Thompson & Knight has assisted Sonangol, the state-owned oil company of Angola, in a transaction for one of the world's largest integrated natural gas projects.

Inpex Holdings has announced that the Ichthys joint venture has designated an industrial site on Blaydin Point on the Middle Arm Peninsula in Darwin, Australia, as the location for its proposed liquefied natural gas processing facility.

Italian oil and gas industry contractor Saipem has been awarded two new onshore lump sum contracts in Kuwait and Angola for a total value of about E580 million.

By Ford, Neil Gas South Africa's energy-starved economic landscape is the battleground for two global nuclear giants bidding to install the country's next generation of nuclear capacity. At stake is a R300bn tender to generate at least 50% of South Africa's additional electricity needs by 2025.

Integrated energy firm Chevron's subsidiary, Chevron Australia, plans to develop a new liquefied natural gas project in Australia, based on its 100%-owned Wheatstone natural gas discovery.