First Gen picks Japan firm for LNG hub

LISTED First Gen Corp. (FGEN) has chosen a Japanese company to handle the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) needs of its planned liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Batangas province.

In a disclosure on Monday, the Lopez-led renewable energy company identified that firm as JGC Corp., which has undertaken more than 20,000 projects — many of which involving oil and gas — in more than 80 countries since its establishment in 1928.