natural gas
Wood leads industry project to accelerate CCUS with guidelines for CO2 specifications
Wood is leading a Joint Industry Partnership (JIP) to create industry guidelines for CO2 specifications to accelerate sustainable carbon capture, utilization and storage projects.
KBR awarded engineering and procurement services contract for Shell’s Manatee gas project
KBR has been awarded an engineering and procurement services contract for the Beachfield Manatee upgrade, the onshore portion of the Manatee gas field project.
Nigeria signs deal to supply gas to proposed $3.5-B petrochemical plant
Nigeria took a major step in its quest to earn revenue from its vast gas reserves, signing a deal with joint venture partners to supply gas to a proposed $3.5-B Brass fertilizer and petrochemical plant.
U.S. natgas prices fall 3% to 2-week low on lower demand forecast
U.S. natural gas futures dropped about 3% to two-week lows on Monday on forecasts for milder weather and less demand next week than previously expected.
U.S. appeals court blocks Kinder Morgan’s Tennessee pipeline permits
A U.S. appeals court on Friday put on hold approvals and permits necessary to allow a Kinder Morgan subsidiary to construct a 32-mile gas pipeline in Tennessee, at the urging of environmental groups.
Gas line connection to Exxon's FPSOs in Guyana completed
A pipeline that would allow Guyana to bring natural gas produced by an ExxonMobil-led consortium to shore has been connected to two of the project's floating production platforms.
Fewer tankers transit the Red Sea in 2024
The amount of crude oil and oil products flowing through the Bab el-Mandeb, the southern chokepoint at the mouth of the Red Sea, decreased by more than 50% in the first eight months of 2024.
Canadian natural gas firms eager for LNG boom swamp market with excess supply
A huge liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal led by Shell, called LNG Canada, may struggle to dramatically raise Canadian natural gas prices when it starts operating next year because a flood of pent-up supply is waiting to hit the market.
INEOS Energy started compression ops at the Teesside gas processing plant
INEOS Energy announced the start-up of the electric-driven compressor at the Teesside Gas Processing Plant, which will significantly boost gas flows from the INEOS Operated Breagh Gas Field.
TotalEnergies expands global LNG bunkering footprint
TotalEnergies has signed a charter contract with Spanish shipowner Ibaizabal for a new LNG bunker vessel of 18,600 m3 capacity. This new vessel will expand the Company’s global presence in bunkering hubs.
The Gulf Energy Information Excellence Awards 2024 winners honored at live Houston gala
The 2024 Gulf Energy Information Excellence Awards was held on Wednesday evening at the Post Oak Hotel in Houston, Texas (U.S.). The black-tie gala recognized the energy industry’s leading innovations and thought leaders.
Nextchem (Maire) awarded licensing/process design package for H2 unit in Vietnam
Nextchem (Maire) awarded licensing and process design package to upgrade BSR's hydrogen production unit in Vietnam, based on its proprietary NX Reform technology.
NDT Global partners with Aramco to launch 56" ultrasonic inspection tool
NDT Global launched a 56" ultrasonic inline inspection tool, developed in collaboration to meet the inspection requirements of integrated oil and gas company Aramco.
Flex LNG finalize $430 MM in new financings
Flex LNG Ltd announced that the aggregate $430 MM of new financings announced in the Q2-2024 report have been completed according to plan with net proceeds of about $97 MM.
U.S. drives global natural gas demand to new highs in 2024
Power producers in the U.S. have lifted natural gas-fired generation to new highs over the first nine months of 2024, sustaining the country's position as the leading driver of global natural gas consumption.
Norway's Equinor remains committed to $40-B Tanzania LNG project
Norway's Equinor remains committed to a $42-B LNG project in Tanzania that has stalled after proposed government changes to a financial agreement reached last year.
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.
Japan expands LNG flexibility via cooperation with South Korea, Italy
Japan has agreed on Sunday to study cooperating with South Korea and Italy on procurement of LNG as the world's second-biggest LNG importer after China seeks greater flexibility while strengthening its energy security.
China to remain world's top LNG buyer in 2024-25
China is set to remain the world's top buyer of LNG this year and next because of strong industrial demand. The country overtook Japan as the world's top LNG buyer as Japanese demand is falling amid nuclear reactor restarts, the roll out of renewable energy and overall weak economic development.
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.
Enbridge sanctions pipelines to support bp's new deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico development
Enbridge Inc. will build, own and operate crude oil and natural gas pipelines in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico for the recently sanctioned Kaskida development, operated by bp Exploration & Production Co.
ExxonMobil selects Chart Industries’ IPSMR® liquefaction technology for Mozambique LNG project
ExxonMobil selected Chart Industries' IPSMR® liquefaction technology and proprietary equipment for the Rovuma LNG project at the Afungi peninsula.
BCCK and Carbon Clean sign agreement to deliver carbon capture solutions across U.S.
BCCK and Carbon Clean will collaborate to provide Carbon Clean’s semi-modular CaptureX technology to customers across the U.S.
Summit Midstream acquires Tall Oak Midstream for $450 MM
Summit Midstream Corp. will acquire Tall Oak Midstream III from Tailwater Capital for approximately $450 MM.
Enbridge completes acquisition of Public Service Company of North Carolina (U.S.)
Enbridge Inc. has closed its acquisition of Public Service Company of North Carolina, Inc. (PSNC) from Dominion Energy Inc.
Four Trelleborg UK production facilities transition to 100% renewable gas
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions marks a significant milestone in its commitment to sustainability and environmental stewardship in the UK as four production facilities complete a transformative shift to 100% renewable gas.
Natural gas producers demand Harris’ stance on key energy issues in battleground Pennsylvania (U.S.)
Drillers in energy-rich Pennsylvania have called on Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris to detail her position on natural gas, a fuel the energy industry bills as clean but which climate activists say is a global warming menace.
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.
- U.S. ethane exports to China hit new roadblock with license requirement
- 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
- Woodfibre LNG sets new benchmark as world’s first net-zero LNG export facility
