ConocoPhillips, TransCanada: Your Daily Energy News

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News highlights gathered by Industrial Info and IIR Energy (Sugar Land, Texas) dealing with the energy markets.

PRODUCTION
ConocoPhillips Awards Contracts for Australia Natural Gas Project - ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) has awarded three engineering contracts for the design of the major Barossa gas project intended to supply its Darwin LNG export plant for more than 20 years, the firm said on Sunday. Barossa is an offshore gas and light condensate project in Australian territorial waters in the Timor Sea. (Projects 300211491, 300315993) (Reuters)

PIPELINES
TransCanada to Proceed With Canada Natural Gas Pipeline Expansion - TransCanada Corporation (NYSE:TRP) announced that it will move forward with a proposed expansion of its NOVA Gas Transmission Limited (NGTL) System following the successful completion in March of an expansion capacity open season for incremental firm export delivery service. (Project 300363004) (Globe Newswire)

FINANCIAL
China Surprises with Tariff Threat to U.S. Energy Exports - China surprised oil markets with threats to levy tariffs on imports of U.S. crude oil, natural gas and other energy products on Friday, just as China has risen to the top of the list of importers of oil from the United States. (Reuters)

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