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Japan's JERA sees no impact on its LNG supply from sanctions on Gazprombank

Japan's top utility JERA sees no impact from new U.S. sanctions on Gazprombank on its procurement of LNG from Russia's Sakhalin-2 project, as it does not use the lender for payment settlements, its president said.

Algeria's Sonatrach says fire on a line of Alrar gas processing complex

Algeria's state oil and gas firm Sonatrach said that a fire erupted early on Wednesday on line number 1 of the Alrar gas processing complex in the province of Illizi, adding that efforts were underway to control it.

Topsoe, Aramco sign JDA to advance low-carbon hydrogen solutions using eREACT™

Topsoe and Aramco have signed a joint development agreement (JDA) to produce low-carbon hydrogen, also referred to as blue hydrogen, using Topsoe’s ground-breaking eREACT™ technology in Aramco’s Shaybah NGL facility.

ENVEA delivers emissions monitoring for Scotland's new waste-to-energy facility

ENVEA, a global leader in environmental monitoring solutions, has been selected to supply a state-of-the-art emissions monitoring system for a groundbreaking Energy from Waste (EfW) facility in Scotland.

Contentious COP29 deal shows climate cooperation fraying at edges

When COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev stepped to the podium at the closing meeting of the Baku climate summit on Sunday morning, hoping to clinch a hard-fought agreement on global climate finance, he carried with him two speeches. One was crafted around a hoped-for deal being struck, while the other for the possibility of a summit-collapsing impasse.

BASF, Kent collaborate to advance gas treatment innovation in the Middle East

Kent has been awarded a contract for engineering services by BASF to support the company’s gas treatment initiatives in the UAE. Kent will provide essential engineering and design services as part of the development of Process Design Packages (PDP) within BASF’s licensed gas treatment technology package OASE®.

ADNOC L&S takes delivery of first new-build LNG carrier from Jiangnan Shipyard ahead of schedule

ADNOC Logistics and Services Plc., a global energy maritime logistics leader, has taken delivery of Al Shelila, the first of six newbuild liquified natural gas (LNG) carriers from Jiangnan Shipyard in China.

Trump prepares wide-ranging energy plan to boost gas exports

Donald Trump's transition team is putting together a wide-ranging energy package to roll out within days of his taking office that would approve export permits for new LNG projects and increase oil drilling.

Russian gas flows to Europe via Ukraine stable despite Gazprom-OMV row

Russian gas exports to Europe through Ukraine have been stable on Monday despite a contractual row between Austria's OMV and Kremlin-owned Gazprom, which halted gas flows to the Vienna-based company this month.

LNG is stepping up to solve Europe gas woes, but at a price

Concerns that Europe is facing a natural gas supply crunch this winter are overblown, with the liquefied natural gas (LNG) market already stepping up to avoid any shortfall, albeit at higher prices.

Pipeline operator ONEOK to buy remaining shares of EnLink in $4.3-B deal

Pipeline operator ONEOK says it will buy the remaining shares of peer EnLink Midstream for $4.3 B in an all-stock deal, boosting its presence in the Permian Basin amid increased consolidation in the U.S. energy sector.

Blackstone to buy pipeline stakes from EQT for $3.5 B

Natural gas producer EQT said on Monday that alternative asset manager Blackstone would buy minority stakes in some of its pipelines for $3.5 B in cash through a joint venture.

Brunei LNG initiates startup process after 'operational upset'

Brunei LNG said on Friday it is in the process of a safe startup of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility, which is expected to continue until further notice, following an "operational upset" earlier this week.

Japan to ensure uninterrupted Sakhalin-2 LNG supply from Russia

Japan will take all possible measures to prevent disruptions in securing a stable supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia's Sakhalin-2 project following new U.S. sanctions.

Kremlin says new U.S. sanctions are an attempt to hinder Russian gas exports

The Kremlin on Friday said that new U.S. sanctions on Russia's Gazprombank were an attempt by Washington to hinder the export of Russian gas, but said a solution would be found.

Germany pushes €17-B gas power plan despite election uncertainty

Germany's economy minister pushed ahead on Friday with legislation to provide billions of euros to build gas power plants, according to government sources, but the chances of the plan receiving parliamentary approval were slim.

Gauging the likely Trump effect on U.S. energy and power sectors

President-elect Donald Trump's support for the fossil fuel sector and climate skepticism have sparked dismay throughout the global climate tracking community, and fears that his policies may reverse global energy transition momentum.

Indonesia regulator confirms disruption at bp's Tangguh LNG project

Indonesia's upstream oil and gas regulator SKK Migas confirmed there was an outage at the third train of bp's Tangguh liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in West Papua, and said operations were expected to begin to restart from Saturday.

U.S. LNG exports primed to jump as price arb to Europe opens wide

United States exports of LNG to Europe are set to jump in the coming weeks after the price spread between domestic natural gas and Europe's main gas pricing hub hit one-year highs.

Russian gas flows to EU via Ukraine unchanged despite Austria row

Russia's natural gas exports through Ukraine to Europe have been stable on Thursday, Kremlin-controlled gas giant Gazprom said, despite a contractual row with Austrian energy company OMV.

Tecnimont to build waste-to-biogas plant to fuel local kitchens in India

Tecnimont Private Ltd. has teamed up with India's Paradeep Municipality and National Institute of Technology, Karnataka – Surathkal (NITK) to develop a biogas plant from waste. The biogas produced will be used as cooking fuel for consumers.

PetroVietnam Gas signs deal to supply LNG to PetroVietnam Power

PetroVietnam Gas has signed a contract to supply LNG to PetroVietnam Power to test run the country's first LNG-fired power plants.

Egypt in talks with foreign companies over long-term LNG purchases

Egypt is in talks with U.S. and other foreign companies to purchase long-term volumes of LNG, as it seeks to cut its reliance on more costly spot market purchases to meet power demand.

Svanehøj partners with Soudotec to enhance safety in Africa’s fast-growing LPG sector

In more and more African countries, governments and organizations are advocating for a switch to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to improve public health and safety. Svanehøj and Soudotec have now teamed up to supply safety equipment to the growing African LPG sector.

Brazil and Argentina agree to studies on gas exports from Vaca Muerta

Brazil and Argentina signed an agreement on Monday to study the development of infrastructure for natural gas exports to Brazil, with Brazilian authorities saying the deal could lead to imports of as much as 30 MMm3d of gas by 2030.

COP29: TotalEnergies and Oil India to collaborate on methane emissions detection, measurement

TotalEnergies and Oil India Limited (OIL) have signed a cooperation agreement to carry out methane emissions detection and measurement campaigns using TotalEnergies’ pioneer AUSEA technology at OIL sites in India.

Lukoil to launch gas chemical complex, gas processing unit in Stavropol in 2029

PJSC Lukoil plans to commission a gas chemical complex (GCC) and a gas processing unit (GPU-2) at its Stavrolen facility, a 100% subsidiary of Lukoil in Budyonnovsk, Stavropol region, by 2029.

Japan's LNG handling volume up 1% in FY23/24 as external trade rises

The volume of liquefied natural gas (LNG) handled by Japanese companies rose 1% year-on-year to 103.13 MM tonnes (t) in the fiscal 2023/24 year as external trade increased.

Finland's Gasum buys Danish biogas plant

Finland's Gasum has signed an agreement to acquire Haerup Biogas, which owns and operates a biogas plant in the northern part of Denmark.

Russia's Yamal LNG resumes ship-to-ship transfers near Murmansk

Russia's Yamal LNG project resumed ship-to-ship transfer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) near the port of Murmansk in order to free up ice-class tankers.