infrastructure
Levidian's LOOP technology goes live at one of the world's largest gas processing plants
British climate technology firm Levidian announced the successful installation of its patented LOOP technology at ADNOC Gas' Habshan Gas Processing Plant in Abu Dhabi.
FERC approves Kinder Morgan’s $72-MM Texas-Louisiana Expansion Project
The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has granted Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC, a subsidiary of Kinder Morgan (KM), authorization to expand its natural gas facilities in Texas and Louisiana.
Germany has enough gas for winter, storage operators say
Germany has sufficient gas in storage to cover demand over the current 2024/25 winter season, despite the end of Russian gas exports to central Europe on Jan. 1, storage operators' group INES said.
Russia targets Ukraine gas infrastructure in latest missile barrage
Russia launched scores of missiles and drones at Ukraine on Wednesday, targeting gas infrastructure and other energy facilities in western regions in a new barrage against the struggling power system in the depths of winter.
U.S. natgas prices rise to 2-yr high on record demand forecasts
U.S. natural gas futures rose about 1% to a 2-yr high on Wednesday on forecasts for more frigid weather over the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday weekend than previously expected, which could freeze gas wells and pipes and boost gas demand for heating to a record high.
Trump's energy department pick to call for more LNG and nuclear power
Chris Wright, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to head the U.S. Energy Department, will tell U.S. senators in his confirmation hearing on Wednesday his first priority is expanding domestic energy production including liquefied natural gas and nuclear power.
Kinder Morgan acquires gas gathering and processing system from Outrigger Energy II
Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI) subsidiary, Hiland Partners Holdings LLC, has agreed to purchase a natural gas gathering and processing system in North Dakota from Outrigger Energy II LLC for $640 MM.
Russia says potential bankruptcy or sale of Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline operator would be ‘theft’
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that the potential bankruptcy or sale of the operator of the completed but never launched Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline would amount to "theft."
ReFuels N.V. publishes Bio-CNG station data for December and full-year 2024
ReFuels N.V., one of Europe’s leading suppliers of renewable biomethane compressed natural gas (Bio-CNG) for decarbonizing heavy goods vehicles, has published Bio-CNG station data for December and full-year 2024.
OPAL Fuels signs 60-MMgal RNG supply agreement for five new fueling stations
OPAL Fuels Inc. has executed a long-term agreement with a market-leading provider of integrated logistics solutions to supply renewable natural gas (RNG) at five new fueling stations that are now being built and will be serviced by OPAL Fuels under existing long-term agreements.
Poland's Orlen plans to invest up to nearly $92 B by 2035
The company aims to meet all of Poland's domestic natural gas demand over the next decade by increasing production and boosting LNG contracting, as well as adding gas-fired power generation capacity, energy storage and other infrastructure.
The eighth U.S. liquefied natural gas export terminal, Plaquemines LNG, ships first cargo
On December 26, 2024, Plaquemines LNG—the eighth liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal in the United States—shipped its first cargo after achieving first LNG production in mid-December.
TotalEnergies begins construction on 50-MMft3d Iraq gas plant
TotalEnergies has begun building 50-MMft3d ArtawiGas25 gas processing facility in Iraq, which will process natural gas from the Ratawi field which is currently flared
Enbridge Gas Panhandle Regional Expansion Project is now in service
The first phase of Enbridge Gas Ontario's Panhandle Regional Expansion Project is now in service in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, home to a world-leading greenhouse industry.
AGDC and Glenfarne to develop $44-B Alaska LNG project
The Alaska state's Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC) has entered into an exclusive agreement with developer Glenfarne to advance the Alaska LNG project.
U.S. natgas prices climb 4% on colder forecasts, record LNG feedgas
U.S. natural gas futures climbed about 4% to a one-week high on Friday on forecasts for colder weather and higher heating demand over the next two weeks than previously expected and record flows of gas to liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plants.
Howard Energy Partners acquires ethylene pipeline from EPIC Midstream Holdings
Howard Energy Partners (HEP) has closed on the purchase of EPIC Midstream Holdings’ ethylene pipeline. The 120-mi, 12-in. bidirectional pipeline provides critical ethylene transportation, connecting Gulf Coast Growth Venture’s petrochemical complex in Corpus Christi to storage facilities in Markham, Texas.
Since the 2011 Fukushima accident, Japan has restarted 14 nuclear reactors
Japanese utilities restarted two additional nuclear reactors in 2024 that had been suspended from operations in response to the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi accident, taking the total number of restarted reactors to 14 since the accident.
Austria's OMV Romanian unit agrees to supply gas to Germany
Austria's OMV Romanian unit has struck a deal to supply Germany's Uniper with gas from its Black Sea project from 2027, as Europe seeks new ways to boost energy security after cutting ties with Russia.
Petrofac awarded $300-MM EPC contract for the $1.3-B Habshan project (UAE)
The contract, awarded to Petrofac Emirates, is valued at over $330-MM and involves the engineering, procurement and construction of a new gas compressor plant at the Habshan Complex in Abu Dhabi.
ADNOC Gas awards $2.1 B in contracts to enhance LNG supply infrastructure
ADNOC Gas plc and its subsidiaries announced the awarding of three enabling contracts worth $2.1 B for an LNG pre-conditioning plant (LPP), compression facilities and transmission pipelines to supply feedstock to the Ruwais LNG Project.
German gas imports drop 11% in 2024, more green power plants built
German gas imports fell by 11% in 2024 compared with the year before, with Norway the largest supplier, while exports more than halved.
Trans Adriatic Pipeline selects Penspen for H2 repurposing assessment
Penspen, a leading international energy consultancy, has been awarded a contract by Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG (TAP) to provide H2 gap analysis services on one of the most strategic energy infrastructure projects in Europe.
Austria's OMV agrees to supply Romanian gas to Germany
Austria's OMV has struck a deal to supply Germany's Uniper with gas from its Black Sea project from 2027, as Europe seeks new ways to boost energy security after cutting ties with Russia.
Europe's LNG imports surge, but not at Asia's expense
Europe's imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) surged to an 11-month high in December, but the gain didn't come at the expense of Asia, which also recorded higher arrivals.
Trump promised swift action on U.S. LNG exports, but advisers preaching patience
Advisers to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump are urging him to take a patient approach to restarting approvals for liquefied natural gas (LNG) export licenses, fearing rapid approvals will only get overturned in court.
Nicor Gas celebrates its first renewable natural gas interconnection
Nicor Gas has celebrated the opening of its first renewable natural gas (RNG) interconnection with Air Liquide’s largest RNG facility in the world.
Phillips 66 to grow Permian midstream business with EPIC NGL acquisition
Phillips 66 announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to buy EPIC Y-Grade GP, LLC and EPIC Y-Grade, LP, which own various subsidiaries and long haul natural gas liquids pipelines, fractionation facilities and distribution systems (EPIC NGL) for total cash consideration of $2.2 B, subject to customary purchase price adjustments.
U.S. natural gas prices jump 9% as winter storms boost heating demand, freeze wells and pipes
U.S. natural gas futures soared 9% in volatile trade on Monday as winter storms battered the eastern half of the country, causing output to decline as some oil and gas wells and pipes start to freeze.
PacificLight Power to build H2-ready gas power plant in Singapore
PacificLight Power (PLP) said on Friday it has received approval from the Singapore government to build a new hydrogen (H2)-fueled gas power plant on Jurong Island.
- 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
