infrastructure
Nigeria launches construction on five mini-LNG facilities, totaling 97 MMft3d in capacity
In its efforts to deepen domestic gas utilization, NNPC and its partners have launched five mini-LNG plants in Ajaokuta, Kogi State, Nigeria, totaling 97 MMft3d in processing capacity.
Hanwha, Baker Hughes sign joint development agreement for ammonia gas turbines
With the goal of completely carbon-free operation of ships, Hanwha Power Systems and Hanwha Ocean have signed a joint development and collaboration agreement with Baker Hughes, a global energy technology company, to design and produce low-carbon ammonia gas turbines.
U.S. natgas prices jump 9% on colder forecast, sanctions worries
U.S. natural gas futures jumped about 9% on Monday on forecasts for colder weather and higher heating demand next week and worries about supplies from Canada related to U.S. President Donald Trump's sanctions.
Cummins, Liberty Energy partner for natural gas engine-powered hydraulic fracturing system
Cummins Inc. and Liberty Energy Inc. have announced that the industry’s first natural gas, variable-speed, large displacement engine to power Liberty’s digiPrime hydraulic fracturing platform will be deployed in the first half of 2025.
EemsEnergyTerminal launches open season to gauge operational future
EemsEnergyTerminal has entered an important new phase in determining whether the floating LNG terminal at the port of Eemshaven will be kept in operation for a longer period. An Open Season has launched to gauge the interest of market parties in the import of LNG in the near future. Such collaboration is essential for keeping the terminal operational after 2027.
EnviTec Biogas acquires Uniper subsidiary LIQVIS
As of today, the former Uniper subsidiary will operate under the umbrella of the EnviTec Biogas Group as LIQVIS powered by EnviTec Biogas. LIQVIS was founded in 2015 and runs a total of 18 LNG filling stations in Germany and France at strategic traffic hubs with particularly high truck traffic.
Lhyfe secures €11-MM grant for a second 10-MW production site in Sweden
Lhyfe, one of the world's pioneers in green and renewable hydrogen (H2), has announced funding of up to €11 MM from Klimatklivet, an investment program supported by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and co-financed by the European Union, to build a renewable H2 production facility in Vaggeryd, Jönköping County, in southern Sweden.
EIA: Natural gas electricity generation in Pennsylvania (U.S.) doubles in 10 yr
Electricity generation using natural gas has more than doubled in Pennsylvania since 2013, driven by a shift toward clean energy.
Vietnam's first LNG power plant to start generating to national grid on Saturday
The 750-megawatt Nhon Trach 3 Plant in the southern province of Dong Nai is the first in a fleet of 13 LNG-fired plants with total capacity of 22.4 gigawatts that Vietnam aims to have by 2030.
Bahri, Petredec partner to meet Saudi Arabia’s growing LPG and ammonia shipping needs
Bahri (The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia) and Petredec have agreed to form a strategic partnership aimed at addressing Saudi Arabia’s increasing LPG and ammonia shipping demands.
Baker Hughes to provide liquefaction trains, power islands for Venture Global LNG (U.S.)
Baker Hughes has been awarded a major contract to provide a modularized LNG system and power island to support Venture Global LNG projects in the U.S.
Mexico to speed up plans to double gas storage capacity amid Trump supply fears
Mexico's government is looking to speed up plans to double its strategic natural gas storage capacity amid concern that U.S. President Donald Trump could use the country's dependence on U.S. gas as some form of leverage.
Venture Global given OK to introduce natgas at another LNG plant as output ramps up
Federal regulators on Tuesday gave Venture Global LNG permission to introduce natural gas into the seventh block of its Plaquemines plant in Louisiana (U.S.) as the company continues to ramp up production of the superchilled gas.
Engine No. 1, Chevron, GE Vernova to power U.S. data centers
Engine No. 1 and Chevron U.S.A. Inc. have announced the formation of a partnership to build a new company to develop scalable, reliable power solutions for U.S.-based data centers running on U.S. natural gas.
Mozambique president, TotalEnergies CEO discuss development projects
Mozambique's President Daniel Chapo met with Patrick Pouyanne, the CEO of TotalEnergies, on Monday to discuss several of the company's projects in the southern African country, including a long-delayed $20-B liquefied natural gas (LNG) development.
Malaysia's Petronas to decommission Sabah-Sarawak gas pipeline
Malaysia's Petronas will decommission the Sabah-Sarawak gas pipeline, the state energy firm said on Tuesday in its activity outlook report.
Freeport LNG says Quintana Island plant back after outage
Freeport LNG on Monday said its plant at Quintana Island, Texas, returned to full operations following an outage last week caused by unstable power from its provider Center Point Energy.
Argent LNG (U.S.) to provide 5 MMtpy to Bangladesh
Argent LNG, which is developing a 25-MMtpy LNG facility in Louisiana, has signed a non-binding agreement with the government of Bangladesh to purchase up to 5 MMtpy of LNG, the company said in a statement on Friday.
U.S. reinstates certificate for Williams' Transco pipeline's expansion project
The U.S. energy regulator has reinstated the certificate for Williams Companies' Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line (Transco) on Friday, which would allow the expansion of the project.
EU Commission says it will continue gas supply talks with Ukraine
The European Commission will continue talks with Ukraine on natural gas supplies to Europe and will include Hungary and Slovakia in these talks.
Morocco plans 990-MW gas-fired power plant in north
Morocco's water and electricity utility (ONEE) plans to build a 990-megawatt (MW) gas-fired power plant at a cost of 4.15 B ($420 MM).
Tamboran and Santos execute MoU to progress studies for Darwin LNG expansion
Tamboran Resources Corp. and Santos Ltd. have entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) to undertake technical studies relating to a potential Darwin LNG (DLNG) Train 2 expansion and collaborative work on the jointly owned EP 161 acreage (Santos 75% operator, Tamboran 25%) in the Beetaloo Basin.
U.S. EIA expects higher wholesale U.S. natural gas prices as demand increases
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects increases in the Henry Hub natural gas price in 2025 and 2026 as demand for natural gas grows faster than supply, driven mainly by more demand from U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities, reducing the natural gas in storage compared with the last two years.
Shell completes acquisition of combined-cycle power plant in priority U.S. trading market
Shell Energy North America (U.S.) L.P. (SENA), a subsidiary of Shell Plc (Shell), has completed a previously announced 100% equity stake acquisition of RISEC Holdings LLC (RISEC), which owns a 609-megawatt (MW), two-unit, combined-cycle gas turbine power plant in Rhode Island, U.S.
New Fortress Energy signs gas supply agreement with Energiza
New Fortress Energy has signed an agreement with Energiza to supply natural gas to a 478-megawatt (MW) combined-cycle power plant being developed in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Kent secures detailed engineering contract for UK's first large-scale, low-carbon hydrogen project
Kent announced the signing of a significant contract with ENKA for the detailed engineering of the low-carbon hydrogen production plant (HPP1) at the Stanlow Manufacturing Complex in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. The project is being developed for Essar Energy Transition (EET) Hydrogen, formerly known as Vertex Hydrogen Ltd.
More U.S. LNG exports to Europe will help market, Uniper CEO says
More U.S. exports of LNG to Europe as called for by President Donald Trump will relieve tight global markets, reduce prices and help traders diversify their supplies, the head of German utility Uniper said.
TotalEnergies' Mozambique LNG project faces delay beyond 2029
TotalEnergies' $20-B Mozambique LNG project will not be operational by 2029 as hoped, the French oil major said, citing the need to end force majeure and ensure security at the project site.
Vecino, DRW to develop South Texas gas storage, 40-mile pipeline to Agua Dulce
Vecino Energy Partners and DRW Energy Trading have partnered to develop the Piedras Pintas Salt Dome in Duval County, Texas, aiming to bolster natural gas storage capacity and connectivity in South Texas.
EnviTec Biogas looks to expand biogas production into the U.S.
Germany's largest biogas producer, EnviTec Biogas AG, has been leveraging chicken manure for the production of biogas, renewable natural gas and bio-Liquified Natural Gas for the past 23 years.
- Biogas in France: TotalEnergies starts its 2nd largest unit in Normandy
- ONEOK announces joint ventures with MPLX to build LPG export terminal at U.S. Gulf Coast location
- Ukraine plans to import 800 MMm3 of gas until April after Russian strikes
- Parker Hannifin joins iHAPC project to test H2 and argon for cleaner and more energy-efficient engine technologies
- India's BPCL signs LPG supply deal with Norway's Equinor
