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EIA: U.S. natgas output to decline in 2024 while demand rises to record high

U.S. natural gas production will decline in 2024 while demand will rise to a record high, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in its Short-Term Energy Outlook.

Pembina Gas Infrastructure to acquire midstream assets from Veren

Pembina Pipeline Corp. (Pembina, or the company) has announced that Pembina Gas Infrastructure Inc. (PGI), a Western Canadian-focused gas processing entity jointly owned by Pembina and KKR, has entered into agreements with Veren Inc. and certain affiliates thereof (Veren) that include the acquisition of Veren’s Gold Creek and Karr area oil batteries and support for future infrastructure development.

U.S. Gulf Coast LNG export plants, refineries, production facilities brace for Francine

Tropical Storm Francine was intensifying and on track to become a hurricane on Tuesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said, prompting Louisiana residents to flee inland and oil and gas companies to shut-in Gulf of Mexico production.

ADNOC signs heads of agreement with Indian Oil for Ruwais LNG project

ADNOC has signed a long-term heads of agreement (LNG agreement) with Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. (IndianOil), India’s largest integrated and diversified energy company, for the delivery of 1 metric MMtpy of liquefied natural gas (LNG).

China’s Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard to build six new QC-Max LNG vessels for QatarEnergy

QatarEnergy has signed an agreement today with China State Shipbuilding Corp. (CSSC) for the construction of six additional state-of-the-art QC-Max vessels, bringing the total number of LNG vessels on order under its fleet expansion program to 128, including 24 QC-Max mega vessels.

QatarEnergy inaugurates its first conventional-size LNG vessel

QatarEnergy has inaugurated the first conventional-size LNG vessel under its historic shipbuilding program. The Rex Tillerson was named after the former Chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil as a tribute to his life-long accomplishments in the energy sector.

North American RNG surpasses 400 operational facilities

The Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG Coalition) has announced a major milestone in the growth of the renewable natural gas industry, with 433 facilities now operational across North America.

EIA: Natural gas pipeline capacity from the Permian Basin is set to increase

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), natural gas pipeline takeaway capacity in the Permian Basin will soon increase as the Matterhorn Express pipeline, with a capacity of 2.5 Bft3d, is expected to begin service this month.

U.S. regulators okay first step to start Plaquemines LNG plant in Louisiana

Federal regulators on Friday gave Venture Global LNG permission to begin preparations for the startup of liquefied natural gas (LNG) equipment at its Plaquemines export plant in Louisiana, taking a step closer to first LNG production for the facility, about 20 miles south of New Orleans.

Gunvor growing Asia operations, expanding into LPG, naphtha, gasoline, aromatics, power

Global energy trader Gunvor Group is growing its Asia operations to expand in existing markets such as liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), naphtha, gasoline and aromatics as well as into new areas including power.

India plans to use LNG for third of truck fleet, in blow to diesel

India plans to have a third of its heavy duty long-haul trucking fleet fueled by liquefied natural gas (LNG) instead of diesel in 5 yr–7 yr to cut pollution.

ORLEN secures EU grant for hydrogen projects

The international HySPARK project, led by ORLEN in collaboration with a consortium of 17 global partners, has become the first in Poland to receive funding from the EU Clean H2 Partnership program. Close to €9 MM will be allocated to the production and testing of H2-powered vehicles for Chopin Airport and Warsaw’s public transportation system.

LNG entities under U.S. sanctions to curb Russia's Arctic LNG 2 project

The U.S. has imposed sanctions on hundreds of entities and individuals for supporting Russia's war effort in Ukraine, including companies supporting the development of Russia's Arctic LNG 2 project and its shipment of LNG, as well as other future energy projects.

Azerbijani President confident on Russian deal that will keep gas flowing to several European countries

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said he was optimistic of a breakthrough in talks between Moscow and Kyiv to keep Russian gas flowing through Ukraine to several European countries.

Poland's Orlen signs Lithuania deal to boost LNG deliveries

Polish refiner Orlen signed a five-year agreement with Lithuanian oil and gas logistics firm KN Energies for exclusive use of a waterfront LNG transshipment station in Klaipeda.

DNV awards HPWS AiPs for three innovative designs

DNV has awarded Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding Company (HPWS) three approval in principle (AiP) certificates for its innovative designs of three new ship types.

DNV awards Hudong Zhonghua AiP/GASA certificates for four innovative designs

DNV has awarded Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. with three Approval in Principle (AiP) certificates and a General Approval for Ship Application (GASA) certificate for the design of innovative vessels.

Texas Matterhorn natgas pipe moving some gas

The Matterhorn natural gas pipeline in Texas has moved small amounts of gas from the Permian basin in West Texas toward the Gulf Coast, executives at U.S. energy company Permian Resources said earlier this week.

Santos signs 500,000-tpy LNG supply contract with Glencore

Santos will supply 19 LNG cargoes, or up to approximately 500,000 tpy of LNG over a period of 3 yr plus one quarter to Glencore Singapore Pte Ltd.

Rohe Solutions begins bio-LNG production at the Hamina LNG terminal

Rohe Solutions started the production of Bio-LNG (liquefied biomethane) at the Hamina LNG terminal in Finland. Bio-LNG is produced using biomethane from the gas grid in a process called liquefaction from the grid.

Maire completes carbon capture plant for Eni's natural gas treatment in Italy

MAIRE, through its subsidiaries NEXTCHEM (Sustainable Technology Solutions) and KT (Integrated E&C Solutions), acted as technology integrator and completed the full engineering, procurement and construction works for a carbon plant at the ENI natural gas treatment plant of Casalborsetti, near Ravenna, Italy.

U.S. CCS stakeholders must overcome serious trust deficits to meet net-zero potential, new research shows

Worley, a global professional services company of energy, chemicals and resources experts, and researchers at Princeton University’s Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, have identified that a lack of trust between project stakeholders is slowing the pace of infrastructure delivery that is critical to net-zero.

U.S. LNG export dominance tested as Europe's demand wilts

The United States has remained the largest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) so far in 2024, but a steep drop in selling prices and a sharp swing in export volumes to key markets is likely testing exporter appetite to stay on top.

Phillips 66 sheds non-core natgas assets in Texas

U.S. oil refiner Phillips 66 has sold its natural gas gathering and processing assets in East Texas to Voyager Midstream Holdings, a portfolio firm of Pearl Energy Investments.

ADNOC and ExxonMobil to partner in world’s largest low-carbon hydrogen facility

His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has witnessed the signing of an agreement in which ADNOC will acquire a 35% equity stake in ExxonMobil Corporation’s proposed low-carbon hydrogen (H2) and ammonia production facility in Baytown, Texas.

New Fortress Energy receives non-FTA approval for its Mexico FLNG project

New Fortress Energy Inc. announced that it has received authorization from the United States Department of Energy to export up to ~1.4 MMtpy of LNG to non-Free Trade Agreement countries from its Fast LNG 1 (FLNG 1) asset located offshore Altamira, Mexico for a term of five years.

Eni, Snam launch Italy's first carbon capture project

Eni and Snam have launched Italy's first carbon capture, transport and storage (CCS) project to help heavy polluting industries cut carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.

North American LNG capacity to more than double by 2028

North America’s LNG export capacity is on track to more than double between 2024 and 2028, from 11.4 billion cubic feet per day (Bcfd) in 2023 to 24.4 Bcfd in 2028, if projects currently under construction begin operations as planned.

LNG tankers line up at Malaysia's Bintulu complex after maintenance

A backlog of liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers is waiting to load at Malaysia's Bintulu terminal this week after outages and maintenance work disrupted production, according to industry sources and shiptracking data.

Gasum to supply Hapag-Lloyd with waste-based bio-LNG in accordance with winning ZEMBA tender

Energy company Gasum is collaborating with Hapag-Lloyd to supply their container vessels with liquefied biomethane (bio-LNG) during a two-year tender period.