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Arbitration rules in favor of bp as sole buyer of Kosmos Energy's Senegal LNG project

Kosmos Energy said a Paris-based arbitrator has ruled in favor of bp, prohibiting Kosmos from selling to third parties LNG from the Greater Tortue project offshore Senegal and Mauritania.

GAIL, AM Green sign MoU for jointly developing renewable energy and green chemical projects

GAIL (India) Limited and AM Green B.V. signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to focus on the long-term supply of carbon dioxide for eMethanol production and the exploration of hybrid renewable energy project across India.

QatarEnergy LNG awards McDermott EPCI contract for NFS Offshore Pipelines and Cables Project

McDermott has been awarded an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract by QatarEnergy LNG for the North Field South (NFS) Offshore Pipelines and Cables Project.

McDermott awarded Rovuma LNG Phase 1 FEED contract in Mozambique

McDermott, through a consortium with Saipem and China Petroleum Engineering and Construction Corporation, has been awarded a front-end engineering design contract for the Rovuma LNG Phase 1 Project in Mozambique, a JV between ExxonMobil Development Africa B.V., Eni S.p.A. and CNODC Dutch Cooperatief U.A.

CIMC Enric, Angang Steel's first co-production of H2 and LNG from coke oven gas project successfully commences operations

CIMC Enric Holdings Ltd. and its subsidiaries have released that the coke oven gas-to-hydrogen (H2) and LNG co-production project invested and constructed by Angang CIMC (Yingkou) New Energy Technology Co. Ltd. has officially commenced operations, with a grand inauguration ceremony held in Bayuquan District, Liaoning.

CNOOC brings the Shenhai-1 Phase II natural gas development project on-stream

CNOOC Ltd. has commenced production at the Shenhai-1 Phase II natural gas development project.

Dixstone awarded CPI contract for Gabon LNG project

Dixstone has been awarded the construction, procurement and integration for the 700,000-tpy LNG Project in Cap Lopez, Gabon.

Vietnam's first LNG power plant to start commercial operations from April 2025, five months behind target

Vietnam's first power plant using solely liquefied natural gas (LNG) is expected to start commercial operations from April next year, five months later than the previous target date.

Fincantieri LNG-powered Star Princess launched in Monfalcone

The launch of Star Princess, the second LNG (liquefied natural gas) cruise ship that Fincantieri is building for Princess Cruises, took place today at the Monfalcone shipyard.

China to start up Guangdong LNG terminal, ExxonMobil has 20-yr access

China's Guangdong Energy Group is expected to start commercial operation of a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal in south China next week, which U.S. major ExxonMobil has agreed to use under a 20-yr agreement.

Technip Energies, JGC awarded FEED by ExxonMobil for the 18-MMtpy Rovuma LNG project in Mozambique

Technip Energies and JGC Corporation have been awarded the front-end engineering design for the 18-MMtpy Rovuma LNG project in Mozambique. The facility will be comprised of 12 fully modularized LNG trains of 1.5 MMtpy each.

Column: Southeast Asia's bright gas demand outlook may disappoint

Southeast Asia is fast becoming a key growth market for natural gas, and on paper has an aggressive development pipeline for gas-fired power stations that if completed would ensure the region would be a major gas consumer for decades.

U.S. net natural gas exports remain flat in the first half of 2024

In the first six months of 2024, U.S. net natural gas exports (exports minus imports) averaged 12.6 Bft3d, 1% (0.1 Bft3d) more than the same period last year and 2% (0.3 Bft3d) less than in 2023, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Natural Gas Monthly.

Shell shelves Norway hydrogen project due to lack of demand

Shell has scrapped plans for a low-carbon hydrogen plant on Norway's west coast due to a lack of demand, the energy company said on Monday, days after Equinor cancelled a similar planned project in Norway.

Norway's Equinor scraps plans to export blue hydrogen to Germany

Norway's Equinor has scrapped plans to export blue hydrogen to Germany because it is too expensive and there is insufficient demand. Equinor and Germany's RWE signed a Memorandum of Understanding in January 2022 to build a hydrogen supply chain for German power plants to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Technip Energies and KBR selected for a major LNG project by Lake Charles LNG

Lake Charles LNG has awarded a JV between Technip Energies and KBR an engineering, procurement, fabrication and construction contract for its 16.45-MMtpy LNG export terminal in Louisiana (U.S.).

UGS installs biogas upgrading system in Michigan and Wisconsin (U.S.)

Unconventional Gas Solutions announced the successful commissioning of two innovative biogas upgrading plants in the U.S. states of Michigan and Wisconsin. The two plants, which together feed 800 Nm3/hr of biomethane into the local gas grid, are the first UGS systems of their kind.

Golar LNG signs EPC deal for $2.2-B MK II FLNG conversion project

Golar LNG Limited announced that it has signed an engineering, procurement and construction agreement with CIMC Raffles for a $2.2-B, 3.5-MMtpy MK II floating LNG production (FLNG) vessel. FLNG technology will be provided by Black & Veatch.

Germany building up LNG import terminals

Germany is trying to expand its natural gas import options to replace Russian supply and as part of its decarbonization efforts.

Saipem wins $4-B contract from QatarEnergy for North Field expansion to fuel LNG expansion

Italian energy engineering group Saipem has won an offshore contract worth $4 B from QatarEnergy to boost production at QatarEnergy's North Field offshore natural gas field, which lies off the northeastern coast of Qatar.

Wood to design the DeLa Express natural gas pipeline project in Texas and Louisiana (U.S.)

Wood has been awarded the front-end engineering design the DeLa Express pipeline project being developed to deliver liquids-rich natural gas from the Permian Basin of West Texas to the U.S. Gulf Coast and international export markets.

Galveston LNG Bunker Port secures natural gas supply agreement with Energy Transfer for bunkering facility

Galveston LNG Bunker Port has entered into a Gas Supply Agreement with Energy Transfer regarding the delivery of natural gas to the GLBP terminal in Texas City, Texas (U.S.).

Chevron Shipping Co. and MOL to install Wind Challenger on LNG carrier

As part of their ongoing commitment to lower the carbon intensity of their operations, Chevron Shipping Company LLC (Chevron), a subsidiary of Chevron U.S.A. Inc., and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. (MOL), have announced an agreement to install Wind Challenger, a hard sail wind-assisted ship propulsion system developed by MOL and Oshima Shipbuilding together, to a new-build LNG carrier under long-term charter from MOL Encean Pte. Ltd. (MOL’s 100% indirectly owned subsidiary) to Chevron Asia Pacific Shipping Pte. Ltd.

NextDecade to fight appeals court delay to its $18.4-B LNG plant

NextDecade will appeal a federal court ruling that overturned the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's approval of the initial phase of its $18.4-B Rio Grande LNG project, CEO Matthew Schatzman said.

Helen Oy, MAN Energy Solutions and H-TEC SYSTEMS partner to build Helsinki hydrogen plant

Helen Oy is joining MAN Energy Solutions and H-TEC SYSTEMS to build a 3-MW green hydrogen production plant in the vicinity of Helsinki’s district heating network and the Vuosaari Harbour.

Pembina Gas Infrastructure to acquire midstream assets from Veren

Pembina Pipeline Corp. (Pembina, or the company) has announced that Pembina Gas Infrastructure Inc. (PGI), a Western Canadian-focused gas processing entity jointly owned by Pembina and KKR, has entered into agreements with Veren Inc. and certain affiliates thereof (Veren) that include the acquisition of Veren’s Gold Creek and Karr area oil batteries and support for future infrastructure development.

China’s Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard to build six new QC-Max LNG vessels for QatarEnergy

QatarEnergy has signed an agreement today with China State Shipbuilding Corp. (CSSC) for the construction of six additional state-of-the-art QC-Max vessels, bringing the total number of LNG vessels on order under its fleet expansion program to 128, including 24 QC-Max mega vessels.

North American RNG surpasses 400 operational facilities

The Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG Coalition) has announced a major milestone in the growth of the renewable natural gas industry, with 433 facilities now operational across North America.

EIA: Natural gas pipeline capacity from the Permian Basin is set to increase

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), natural gas pipeline takeaway capacity in the Permian Basin will soon increase as the Matterhorn Express pipeline, with a capacity of 2.5 Bft3d, is expected to begin service this month.

U.S. regulators okay first step to start Plaquemines LNG plant in Louisiana

Federal regulators on Friday gave Venture Global LNG permission to begin preparations for the startup of liquefied natural gas (LNG) equipment at its Plaquemines export plant in Louisiana, taking a step closer to first LNG production for the facility, about 20 miles south of New Orleans.