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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
ADNOC leads $18.7-B proposal to buy Australia's Santos in LNG push
Australia's second-largest gas producer Santos said on Monday it intended to support an all-cash $18.7-B takeover bid from an international consortium led by Abu Dhabi's National Oil Company (ADNOC), which wants to grow a global gas business.
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).
Rotork supplies actuators for an automated ‘next-generation’ fully electrified offshore gas platform
Rotork has supplied > 200 actuators to ONE-Dyas for the N05-A upstream gas processing platform, located in the Dutch North Sea.
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.
NextDecade locks in $9-B EPC deals with Bechtel for Rio Grande LNG trains
NextDecade Corp. has finalized a refreshed construction contract with Bechtel Energy for Train 4 and signed a new engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) agreement for Train 5 at its Rio Grande LNG facility in Brownsville, Texas.
AFPM/API: President Trump officially overturns California (U.S.) gas car ban
Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) President and CEO Chet Thompson and American Petroleum Institute (API) President and CEO Mike Sommers have issued a statement on today’s signing of a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution overturning EPA’s 2024 authorization of California’s ban on sales of new gas cars.
Update: Commonwealth LNG signs 20-yr SPA with JERA
Commonwealth LNG has signed a sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with JERA Co., Japan's largest power generation company and one of the world's largest LNG buyers, under which JERA will purchase 1 metric MMtpy of LNG for 20 yr from Commonwealth's 9.5-MMtpy facility currently under development in Cameron, Louisiana.
Egypt agrees to buy up to 160 LNG cargoes through 2026
Egypt has reached agreements with several energy firms and trading houses to buy 150–160 cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG), as it ramps up purchases to meet power demands despite strained government finances.
Sempra Infrastructure and JERA sign heads of agreement for U.S. LNG supply
Sempra Infrastructure has executed a non-binding heads of agreement (HOA) with JERA Co. Inc for a 20-yr sale and purchase agreement for LNG offtake of 1.5 MMtpy.
Trigon Pacific Terminals greenlights $750-MM LPG export facility in Prince Rupert
Trigon Pacific Terminals (Trigon), a leading bulk commodity export terminal, has announced its final investment decision (FID) for a new open-access 2.5-metric MMtpy export facility in Prince Rupert, British Columbia.
CycleØ announces construction of its first biogas plant in Italy
CycleØ, the European developer, owner and operator of biogas plants, has announced the construction of a new 500-m3/hr biomethane plant in Italy. The plant is 100% financed by the company and will be owned and operated by CycleØ, generating renewable natural gas (RNG) for injection into the Italian gas grid.
Wärtsilä regasification module selected by Höegh Evi for an important conversion project
Wärtsilä Gas Solutions, part of technology group Wärtsilä, has been contracted to supply a regasification module for Höegh Evi, a global leader in marine energy infrastructure. The module will be installed onboard the LNG carrier Hoegh Gandria to convert the vessel to a high-capacity floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU).
Shell to add up to 12 MMt of additional LNG capacity by 2030
Shell, the world's largest trader of liquefied natural gas (LNG), will add up to 12 MM tonnes (t) of additional capacity between now and the end of the decade from projects under construction.
Rising Asia temperatures bode well for U.S. LNG export prospects
U.S. exports of LNG are already at record highs so far in 2025, but forecasts for above-average temperatures across key Asian import markets could lift them even higher this summer.
EU countries consider softening methane emissions law on gas imports
European Union countries may demand that Brussels simplify the EU's methane emissions law, which has stoked concerns from companies that it could hamper imports of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG).
Anaergia Singapore signs conditional contract to design and build biogas facility in Jeju Island, South Korea
Anaergia Singapore Pte. Ltd. has received a contract from New Jeju Bio Co. Ltd. to design and build the Jeju Bio Energy Biogas Plant to be constructed in Jeju Island, South Korea.
- Three killed, two injured in accident at LNG construction site in Texas (U.S.)
- 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
- Woodside approves $17.5-B U.S. LNG project, targets 2029 start
- Germany's Wilhelmshaven LNG terminal closed for repair work
