natural gas
Ch0C gas boiler: A French consortium innovates for industrial decarbonization
The low-carbon gas boiler Ch0C has just been commissioned at the Villers-Saint-Paul site (Oise) after only three years of agile and collaborative work.
Alberta blew past gas flaring ceiling in 2024 as province eliminates limit
Energy producers in Alberta, Canada's top oil-producing province, blew past the province's self-imposed limit on annual natural gas flaring in 2024 for a second year in a row, calculations show.
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.
Russia faces gas surplus as European exports collapse, eyes data centers
Russia, which holds the world's largest natural gas reserves, is exploring ways to manage a surplus of gas, including using it for data centers, as exports to Europe continue to plummet.
Europe gas: Prices fall > 10% on Iran-Israel ceasefire news
Dutch and British wholesale gas prices across the board fell more than 10% on Tuesday morning on news that Iran and Israel have agreed a ceasefire, removing the risk premium the market had priced in for potential oil and gas supply disruptions.
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.
Linde to invest $400 MM to build the world-scale air separation unit
Linde, announced it is investing more than $400 million to build the largest air separation unit (ASU) in the Mississippi River corridor on the West Bank of Ascension Parish, Louisiana (U.S).
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.
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.
Serbia seeks new gas deal with Russia at 'best price in Europe'
Dusan Bajatovic, the head of Srbijagas, also said Europe - just like Serbia - would have no other option but to go back to Russian gas to cover its energy needs at reasonable cost.
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.
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.
Keyera to buy Plains' Canadian NGL business for $3.77 B
Keyera Corp has agreed to buy substantially all of U.S.-based Plains' Canadian natural gas liquids business for C$5.15 billion ($3.77 billion) in cash. The buyout expands Keyera's position with a fully connected natural gas liquids corridor stretching from western to eastern Canada and bringing key NGL infrastructure under Canadian ownership
Malaysia to build 50% more gas-fired power capacity to meet data center demand
Malaysia is expected to add 6 gigawatts (GW)–8 GW of gas-fired power by 2030 to address growing electricity consumption driven by demand from data centers.
Petronas, Eni to form Southeast Asia-focused gas venture by end-2025
Malaysian state energy company Petronas and Italian energy group Eni said they were pressing ahead with a planned joint venture to develop gas assets in Indonesia and Malaysia with the signing expected by the end of this year.
Germany not planning strategic gas reserve, economy ministry says
Germany is not planning to set up a national gas reserve as its recent legislation changing required filling levels for the coming winters will encourage the private sector to ensure supply security.
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.
Golden Gas announces open season for Joy Station Storage Project in Kansas (U.S.)
Golden Gas Service Co. has launched a non-binding open season to solicit market interest for up to 2.4 Bft3 of firm natural gas storage service at its planned Joy Station Natural Gas Storage Project, a new intrastate high-deliverability salt cavern facility to be located in Kiowa County, Kansas (U.S.).
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..
Russia slowly restarts gas flows to Europe via TurkStream as maintenance nears completion
Russian gas supplies via the Black Sea's TurkStream pipeline to Europe have been slowly restarting as planned maintenance nears an end.
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. natgas prices climb 3% to 1-week high on forecasts for hotter weather, more cooling demand
U.S. natural gas futures climbed about 3% to a one-week high on Monday on forecasts for hotter weather and higher cooling demand over the next two weeks than previously expected, which should boost the amount of gas electric generators burn to produce power as homes and businesses crank up air conditioners.
Egypt halts fertilizer production as Israeli gas disruptions deepen energy strain
Egyptian fertilizer producers were forced to halt operations on Friday due to a drop in natural gas imports from Israel, industry sources said. They said major Israeli gas fields had suspended operations following Israel's military strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities and missile factories.
EIA: U.S. natural gas storage capacity increased in 2024
Underground working natural gas storage capacity in the Lower 48 states increased in 2024, according to the latest data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Ukraine, Poland to boost capacity of gas interconnector to 12.4 MMm3d
Gas transmission system operators of Poland and Ukraine will double the transmission capacity of its interconnector to 12.4 MMm3d of gas a day from the current 6.4 MMm3d.
LightPath debuts first industrial-grade cooled optical gas imaging camera
LightPath Technologies Inc., a leading provider of next-generation optics and imaging systems for both defense and commercial applications, has announced that subsidiary G5 Infrared (G5) has launched its first industrial-grade MWIR optical gas imaging (OGI) camera alongside a successful test at a certified facility, validating its performance in-line with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Alternative Means of Emissions Limitation process for facilities within the Crude Oil and Natural Gas source category, as outlined in Subpart OOOOb.
- 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
