LNG
Egypt to import LNG to cover demand from July 2025 to June 2026
Egypt plans to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) to cover demand from July 2025 to June 2026, as it ramps up purchases to meet power demand despite strained government finances.
New debt financing structure published to scale oil and gas methane emissions reductions
A coalition of financial, technical and environmental partners has developed a groundbreaking financial framework that aims to mobilize capital to reduce emissions from one of the most potent and preventable climate pollutants. The new guidance provides a market-ready structure to help investors, lenders, and oil and gas companies integrate methane and flaring performance into debt financing.
LNG freight rates hit 8-month top on tight tanker availability, Middle East conflict
Shipping costs for liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes have rallied to their highest in about eight months with vessel availability tightened by a shift in more ships heading to Asia at the same time as conflict has escalated in the Middle East.
Thailand's PTT to buy 2 MMtpy of LNG from Glenfarne's Alaska LNG over 20 yr
Thai state-owned oil and gas giant PTT Group has signed an agreement to procure 2 metric MMtpy of liquefied natural gas from Glenfarne's Alaska LNG project over a 20-yr term.
Cheniere board approves Corpus Christi LNG expansion project
Cheniere Energy said on Tuesday its board had approved the final investment decision for the expansion of the Corpus Christi liquefied natural gas (LNG) project.
Russia says it’s ready to supply LNG to Mexico
Russia is ready to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Mexico and share energy sector technologies.
Opinion: Iran tensions make thermal coal a winner against pricier LNG
Thermal coal may end up as a major beneficiary of escalating hostilities in the Middle East, as the fuel used to generate electricity becomes cheaper than one of its main competitors liquefied natural gas (LNG).
LNG Canada produces first liquefied natural gas for export
The Shell-led LNG Canada facility has produced its first LNG for export in Kitimat, British Columbia.
Cheniere Sabine LNG plant in Louisiana (U.S.) on track to exit reduction
The amount of natural gas flowing to U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) company Cheniere Energy's Sabine Pass export plant in Louisiana (U.S.) was on track to rise to a preliminary three-week high on Monday.
Barossa LNG FPSO arrives in field, successfully hooks up and commences final commissioning plans
Santos announced the arrival of the BW Opal FPSO vessel at the Barossa gas field approximately 285 km north of Darwin, marking a critical milestone on the path to first gas in the third quarter of 2025.
Renergen awards EPCC contract for Tetra4 LNG and helium project
Renergen announced that it has awarded a design, procurement, delivery, construction and commissioning contract for phase 2 of the Tetra4 LNG and helium liquefaction project in South Africa.
VTB to allocate > $10 B for Ust-Luga gas processing complex project
VTB will allocate 800 billion rubles (> $10 B) over several years to finance the project to build a complex for processing ethane-containing gas in Ust-Luga in the Leningrad region.
Russia's Yamal LNG ships first cargo this season to China via Northern Sea route
Russia's Yamal LNG plant, operated by Novatek, has dispatched a first cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) this season via the Northern Sea Route to China, Kommersant daily reported on Friday.
JERA, Woodside Energy agree on 200,000-tpy supply deal during winter months
Japan's biggest power generator, JERA, and Australia's Woodside Energy have signed a deal for Woodside to supply JERA with liquefied natural gas (LNG) only during the winter months.
Yokogawa collaborates with Shell on robotics and AI technology for plant maintenance
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announced that it has formalized a long-term agreement with Shell Global Solutions International B.V. to integrate and further develop technologies for utilizing robots and drones in plant monitoring and maintenance.
Commonwealth LNG receives U.S. FERC authorization for Calcasieu LNG export project
Commonwealth LNG said it has received a final order from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission authorizing its 9.5-MMtpy LNG export project on the Calcasieu Ship Channel in Louisiana.
TotalEnergies CEO expects to restart Mozambique LNG project this summer
TotalEnergies expects its $20-B Mozambique LNG project to resume development "this summer", Chief Executive Patrick Pouyanne said.
Opinion: Asia's only LNG bright spot may be about to get red hot
Imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) into Asia have contracted by a record amount during the first half of 2025, as slowing economic growth and trade tensions with the United States cooled demand for the super-chilled fuel.
Japan returns to long-term LNG deals on AI boom, national energy plan
Japan is back in the spotlight for LNG producers as the boom in artificial intelligence, rising costs for cleaner energy and a new national energy plan drive appetite for long-term LNG deals.
Australia's Woodside Energy signs 15-yr LNG supply deal with Malaysia's Petronas
Australia's Woodside Energy has entered an agreement with a unit of Malaysian state-owned oil and gas firm Petronas to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Malaysia starting 2028.
Poland's Gaz-System to get $593 MM loan for country's floating LNG terminal
Polish pipeline operator Gaz-System will receive a 2.2 B zlotys ($593 MM) loan from state bank BGK to finance the onshore segment of Poland's first floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) near Gdansk.
Canada could produce first LNG by this weekend
Canada could produce its first ever liquefied natural gas (LNG) this weekend, from the LNG Canada export facility in Kitimat, British Columbia.
Amarinth wins £1.5-MM chemical injection skid order for Nigeria’s LNG fields
Amarinth, a world-leading, net-zero designer and manufacturer of low lifecycle cost centrifugal pumps and associated equipment—primarily for the offshore and onshore oil & gas industries; nuclear and renewable energy generation; defense; desalination; process and industrial markets—has secured an order worth more than £1.5 MM, comprising of four bespoke API 675 chemical injection skid packages, for Nigeria’s Soku and Gbaran LNG fields.
JERA chief says company needs to sign new LNG contracts as old ones lapse
The head of JERA, Japan's biggest power generator, said the company needs to sign more deals to buy liquefied natural gas (LNG) to meet Japanese power demand as older contracts lapse.
Petronas CEO says company is preparing to import LNG in 4–5 yr
Malaysian state energy firm Petroliam Nasional is preparing for a scenario in which the country, currently a key global liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter, starts to import the super-chilled fuel instead.
PetroChina eyes North American LNG volumes to reduce risk
PetroChina International, the trading arm of the Chinese oil major, says it is interested in North American liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies as it seeks to reduce trading risk by seeking flexibility in supply deals.
Update: EU proposes ban on Russian gas imports by end of 2027
The European Commission on Tuesday proposed a legally binding ban on EU imports of Russian gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) by the end of 2027, using legal measures to ensure the plan cannot be blocked by EU members Hungary and Slovakia.
Venture Global CP2 LNG terminal progresses to construction start
Worley provided a progress update on its reimbursable EPC contract with Venture Global for its CP2 project – a major LNG export facility in Louisiana, U.S. Under a Limited Notice to Proceed Worley has been providing engineering, procurement and construction planning services. Venture Global has i..
Australia could import LNG from 2027 with four projects underway along east coast
Australia could start imports of LNG from 2027, based on developments at import terminal projects along its east coast, to address potential supply shortages.
Japan's JERA agrees to buy US LNG to rebalance supply portfolio away from Australia
JERA, Japan's biggest power generator, has agreed to new supply deals for U.S. LNG from four projects to diversify its global portfolio away from its reliance on Australia. JERA plans to buy up to 5.5 MMtpy of U.S. LNG under 20-year contracts, with deliveries starting around 2030. That total includes some previously reported deals as well as newly announced agreements.
- U.S. ethane exports to China hit new roadblock with license requirement
- Glencore to offtake 2 MMtpy of LNG from Commonwealth LNG's export facility in Cameron Parish, Louisiana
- Australia clears Woodside to run North West Shelf LNG plant to 2070
- Egypt agrees to buy up to 160 LNG cargoes through 2026
- Shell to add up to 12 MMt of additional LNG capacity by 2030
