LNG

Gasum selects Wärtsilä for another bio-LNG project in Sweden

Wärtsilä Gas Solutions, part of technology group Wärtsilä, will supply Nordic energy company Gasum with biogas upgrading and liquefaction solutions for its new bioLNG plant. The plant will produce high-quality bioLNG from agricultural and organic household waste.

Exxon targets first LNG from $30-B Mozambique Project by 2030

ExxonMobil is expecting the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) output from its project in Mozambique in 2030.

Angola LNG considers expansion as gas supplies ramp up

Angola Liquefied Natural Gas (ALNG) is considering future expansion options including adding a mini train of 3 metric MMtpy, as new gas supplies to the plant ramp up over the next 12 months.

Opinion: Trump-led oil and gas export boom may go bust in Europe trade spat

Oil and gas producers in the U.S. expect to find it easier to ramp up production and exploration under the incoming second administration of Donald Trump. Finding local and lucrative markets for their wares may be the bigger challenge.

Europe can replace gas coming via Ukraine using LNG terminals, Snam CEO says

Europe can use several liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals to replace Russian gas flowing through Ukraine when a transit deal expires at the end of December.

ADNOC secures 15-yr, 1-MMtpy sales and purchase agreement for Ruwais LNG project

ADNOC has signed the first long-term sales and purchase agreement (SPA) for the lower-carbon Ruwais liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, which is currently under development in Al Ruwais Industrial City, Abu Dhabi.

Black & Veatch to collaborate with Baker Hughes on standard LNG solution utilizing PRICO® technology

Black & Veatch, a global liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure solutions leader, has confirmed a collaboration agreement with Baker Hughes, an energy technology company, to utilize Baker Hughes’ LM9000 gas turbine and compression technology with Black & Veatch’s industry leading PRICO® liquefaction technology as another offering for clients seeking mid-scale LNG solutions.

Snam CEO welcomes EU clearance of Adriatic LNG deal

The chief executive of Snam welcomed on Tuesday the European Commission's green light for a deal for Italy's biggest liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, Adriatic LNG.

Facing tariff threat, Europe eyes options to appease Trump, including LNG

The European Union is considering options to appease Donald Trump on his return to the White House as it braces for a resumption of U.S. tariffs and other trade threats plus tough exchanges on how to treat China.

U.S. federal regulators give Venture Global permission to introduce natural gas into LNG plant

U.S. federal regulators on Wednesday gave Venture Global LNG permission to introduce natural gas into its Plaquemines export plant in Louisiana, documents show, moving the plant a step closer to producing the superchilled gas.

Europe's October LNG imports show rare increase, Asia's dip

Europe's imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) rose in October for the first month in 10 while those in Asia dropped for the first time since June, but not by enough to stop the combined total from increasing.

Trump unlikely to undo Biden's IRA climate legislation, TotalEnergies executive says

French oil major TotalEnergies does not anticipate that Donald Trump would pull the U.S. out of the Paris Agreement on climate change or undo Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) legislation if he became U.S. president again.

Glenfarne selects Kiewit to build Texas LNG export plant

U.S. energy company Glenfarne Group LLC has selected construction contractor Kiewit to build its proposed Texas liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal in Brownsville, Texas.

Crown LNG executes final agreements to acquire Kakinada and Grangemouth LNG import terminal assets

Crown LNG Holdings Ltd., a leading provider of liquefied natural gas (LNG) liquefaction and regasification terminal technologies for harsh weather locations, has concluded two strategic acquisition agreements forming the basis of Crown LNG's entry into the global LNG infrastructure network: KGLNG and Grangemouth.

China's Sinopec signs agreement for 15-yr LNG deal with TotalEnergies

China's state oil and gas major Sinopec Corp said it has signed Heads of Agreement to buy from TotalEnergies 2 MMtpy of LNG a year for 15 yrs starting 2028.

LNG producer Cheniere tops 3Q profit estimates, raises annual forecast

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Top U.S. LNG exporter Cheniere Energy on Thursday raised its annual core profit forecast after higher demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) helped it top 3Q estimates.

Japan's Mitsubishi sees LNG capacity growing to > 17 MMtpy in early 2030s

Japanese trading house Mitsubishi said it sees its liquefied natural gas (LNG) output capacity growing by 5 metric MMtpy to > 17 MMtpy early in the 2030s thanks to its stakes in projects including in Malaysia and Canada.

Woodside and Tokyo Gas in discussions over stake in U.S. LNG project

Tokyo Gas is in talks with Woodside Energy over taking a stake in a multi-billion-dollar Louisiana (U.S.) liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project.

U.S. LNG exports to increase at slowest pace since 2016

U.S. liquefied natural gas exports this year will increase about 2%, analysts estimate, the smallest annual increase since 2016 when the first big U.S. LNG export plant opened, launching a boom that drove the country's producers to the top of world gas exporters.

Russian shipyard delays ice-class tankers for Arctic LNG 2

Russia's Zvezda shipyard is again delaying delivery of ice-class Arc7 gas carriers for liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant Arctic LNG 2 to early 2025, in yet another blow for the country's huge energy project.

Britain's Centrica signs 10-yr U.S. gas deal with Coterra

British utility Centrica and U.S. producer Coterra Energy have entered into two gas sale and purchase agreements, which will reduce market risk in Centrica's liquefied natural gas (LNG) portfolio.

U.S. elections pose bearish risk to global LNG markets

The upcoming U.S. election could pose a bearish risk to global natural gas markets, specifically liquefied natural gas (LNG), despite the anticipated limited near-term impact on domestic markets.

JPMorgan looks to resume trading physical LNG

JPMorgan Chase is in talks to resume trading physical LNG after more than a decade. The bank has had talks with at least three projects under development in the Gulf Coast to get a long-term LNG supply.

QatarEnergy takes 50% stake in TotalEnergies solar project in Iraq

QatarEnergy, one of the world's top suppliers of liquefied natural gas (LNG), said on Monday it had agreed to take a 50% stake in TotalEnergies' 1.25-gigawatt solar project in Iraq.

Sapphire Gas Solutions secures DOE approval for LNG export authorization

Sapphire Gas Solutions (Sapphire), a leader in liquefied natural gas (LNG), compressed natural gas (CNG) and renewable natural gas (RNG) solutions, has received approval from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to export domestically produced LNG under a long-term, multi-contract authorization through 2050.

Russia's Novatek shuts down commercial operation at Arctic LNG 2 train

Russia's Novatek shut down commercial operations at the first and only operational train of its Arctic LNG 2 project earlier this month with no plans to restart it during winter.

LNG shipping rates tumble to multi-year lows as new vessels come online

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipping rates have hit multi-year lows and may extend losses going into 2025, analysts and shipping sources said, with new tankers being added at a faster rate than LNG production is rising and spot demand still tepid.

Tanker anchors near Venture Global LNG's Plaquemines plant in Louisiana

The Venture Bayou, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker, was anchored near the mouth of the Mississippi River early Monday on its way to Venture Global LNG's Plaquemines export plant under construction in Louisiana.

AG&P LNG to acquire Australia's Venice Energy, develop South Australian import terminal

Singapore-based Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific (AG&P) LNG has agreed to fully acquire Australian energy infrastructure developer Venice Energy and develop its Outer Harbor import terminal in South Australia.

India Petronet aims to start Gopalpur LNG plant in 2027

India's top gas importer Petronet LNG aims to start operating a 5-metric MMtpy liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at Gopalpur in eastern Odisha state in 2027.