Cheniere expects delay for first Sabine Pass LNG cargo

Cheniere Energy Partners LP reported that it expects to export the first LNG commissioning cargo from its Sabine Pass liquefaction project in Cameron Parish, La., in late February or March. The first commissioning cargo was initially expected to occur by late January. Source: News


WoodMac: Growing list of deferred upstream projects reaches 68

Final investment decisions on 68 large projects globally totaling $380 billion in capital expenditures were deferred from when crude oil prices first plunged in 2014 to yearend 2015, according to a report by research and consultancy firm Wood Mackenzie Ltd. Source: News


HollyFrontier lets contract for Cheyenne refinery

Cheyenne Refining LLC, a subsidiary of HollyFrontier Corp., Dallas, has let a contract to a division of Honeywell International Inc., Des Plaines, Ill., to provide technology for removing contaminants from industrial wastewater in order to meet stricter environmental discharge requirements at the 49,400-b/d (52,000-b/sd) Cheyenne, Wyo., refinery. Source: News


MARKET WATCH: Brent crude oil briefly dips below $30/bbl

Crude oil prices for February delivery waffled in Jan. 13 trading with the closing for US light, sweet crude up 4¢ at $30.48/bbl on the New York market. Brent crude oil prices for February briefly dipped to a low of $29.96/bbl but ended Jan. 13 trading at $30.31/bbl, down 55¢, in London. Source: News