Asia-Pacific

India aims to import about 10% of its LPG from the U.S. from 2026

India plans to source about 10% of its cooking gas imports from the U.S. beginning in 2026 as part of a broader effort to boost energy purchases to narrow its trade gap with the U.S.

Australia's Santos signs 2-yr, 500,000-tpy LNG supply deal with QatarEnergy's unit

Australian oil and gas producer Santos said on Friday it had signed a mid-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply deal with QatarEnergy Trading, a wholly-owned unit of QatarEnergy, the world's largest exporter of LNG.

Europe drives LNG import growth as Asia stumbles on higher price

Global imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) ticked higher in the first half of 2025 as stronger European demand pulled cargoes away from Asia.

Australia considers gas reservation for east coast in sweeping review of market rules

The Australian government said on Monday it will consider creating a gas reservation on the country's east coast as part of a sweeping review of market rules to prevent supply shortages.

U.S. natural gas prices climb 3% on slow increase in flows to LNG export plants

U.S. natural gas futures climbed about 3% on Friday as the amount of gas flowing to LNG export plants started to edge up after weeks as more plants exit spring maintenance reductions.

hte conducts research for JGC to advance decarbonization by identifying suitable catalysts for ammonia cracking

hte and JGC have collaborated on innovative technologies for converting ammonia into hydrogen. The goal of this contract research project conducted at hte’s laboratories was to advance decarbonization by identifying suitable catalysts for ammonia cracking.

Thailand's PTT to buy 2 MMtpy of LNG from Glenfarne's Alaska LNG over 20 yr

Thai state-owned oil and gas giant PTT Group has signed an agreement to procure 2 metric MMtpy of liquefied natural gas from Glenfarne's Alaska LNG project over a 20-yr term.

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.

Russia's Yamal LNG ships first cargo this season to China via Northern Sea route

Russia's Yamal LNG plant, operated by Novatek, has dispatched a first cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) this season via the Northern Sea Route to China, Kommersant daily reported on Friday.

HPCL to invest $231 MM to build 24 compressed biogas plants in India

Indian state fuel retailer Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd. (HPCL) aims to invest about 20 B rupees ($231.04 MM) in the next two to three years to set up 24 compressed biogas (CBG) plants.

JERA, Woodside Energy agree on 200,000-tpy supply deal during winter months

Japan's biggest power generator, JERA, and Australia's Woodside Energy have signed a deal for Woodside to supply JERA with liquefied natural gas (LNG) only during the winter months.

Asia-Pacific on course to become world’s largest CO2 shipping market

Vast distances between emitters and storage sites in Asia-Pacific (APAC) means the region is in line to become the world’s largest carbon dioxide (CO2) shipping market, according to a new CCUS report from global energy consultancy Xodus.

Opinion: Asia's only LNG bright spot may be about to get red hot

Imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) into Asia have contracted by a record amount during the first half of 2025, as slowing economic growth and trade tensions with the United States cooled demand for the super-chilled fuel.

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.

U.S. EIA forecasts new export licensing requirements will reduce U.S. ethane exports

The U.S. EIA forecast U.S. ethane exports will decrease by 80,000 bpd this year and by 177,000 bpd in 2026 because of new licensing requirements U.S. exports of ethane to China.

Australia's Woodside Energy signs 15-yr LNG supply deal with Malaysia's Petronas

Australia's Woodside Energy has entered an agreement with a unit of Malaysian state-owned oil and gas firm Petronas to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Malaysia starting 2028.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

JERA close to signing deal for 1 MMtpy of LNG from Commonwealth

U.S. liquefied natural gas developer Commonwealth LNG is close to signing a deal with Japan's biggest power generator, JERA, to supply it with 1 metric MMtpy of LNG from its proposed export facility in Louisiana (U.S.).