This segment is from Thursday's edition of 'Digging for Value', in which sector analysts Joel South and Taylor Muckerman discuss energy & materials news with host Alison Southwick. The twice-weekly show can be viewed on Tuesdays & Thursdays. It can also be found on Twitter, along with our extended coverage of the energy & materials sectors @TMFEnergy.
Don't worry Chevron (CVX +0.32%) investors, $2 billion isn't that much in comparison to the company's overall spending budget. Unfortunately, that $2B is being tacked on to the previously updated Gorgon LNG budget of $52B. Since the project's birth, spending estimates have risen 46%. That being said, the entire increase can't be blamed on Chevron. Currency valuations have played a part as well. Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS-A) is also getting in on the Australian LNG project boom. Its Prelude FLNG ship recently shoved off from its dry dock.
For more, tune in to the video below.
