Asia-Pacific
Squadron Energy chooses Reganosa to operate and maintain a new LNG terminal in Australia
After an international selection process, Reganosa Servicios has been chosen by Squadron Energy to operate and maintain the onshore part of the Port Kembla Energy Terminal, in the Australian state of New South Wales. The contract, the Spanish multinational’s first in Oceania, will have an initial du..
China's LNG importer crown at risk as high prices cap demand
While China has increased output of domestic natural gas and imports via pipeline from central Asia and Russia, elevated spot prices for LNG that have persisted for much of the year are likely the largest factor in the drop in imports.
Venture Global, Tokyo Gas sign 20-yr LNG supply deal
The agreement marks Venture Global's fourth long-term contract with a Japanese company, and the U.S. company said in a statement on Wednesday it has signed long-term LNG contracts for a total of 7.75 metric MMtpy in the last six months.
New LNG bunker vessel will operate with fully integrated Wärtsilä cargo handling, fuel- and reliquefaction systems
Wärtsilä Gas Solutions, part of technology group Wärtsilä, will supply a range of solutions for a new LNG Bunkering Vessel built at the Jiangnan Shipyard in China for Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) Energy Shanghai Co.
Shell Insights: Behind the rise of LNG trucks in China
In just five years, the number of trucks powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) in China has almost tripled, helping to reduce air pollution and reshape an industry long dominated by diesel. Note: This article was originally featured on Shell's website: https://www.shell.com/news-and-insights/our..
Woodside and East Timor aim for first LNG from Greater Sunrise in 2032
Australia's Woodside Energy and East Timor have agreed to study sending gas from the large, undeveloped Greater Sunrise fields to a new liquefied natural gas plant in the Southeast Asian nation that could start exporting in the next seven years. The agreement calls for the two sides to study the co..
Russia sees scope for oil exports boost to China, urges cooperation in LNG
China's state energy giant CNPC has a 20% stake in Russia's Yamal LNG plant, while China's Silk Road Fund owns 9.9% in the Novatek-led project.
Australian labor tribunal approves Woodside LNG project strike vote
Australia’s Fair Work Commission approved a union request to hold a ballot for workers to vote on striking at Woodside Energy’s Pluto LNG 2 project in a battle over pay at the facility. The commission ordered the ballot be held no later than December 4. If successful a strike could be held before..
China receives two more LNG cargoes from sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project
China has received two more cargoes of liquefied natural gas from Russia's Arctic LNG 2, LSEG and Kpler data showed, taking to 16 the total number of shipments, despite U.S. and EU sanctions imposed on the project over Moscow's war in Ukraine. The Voskhod tanker delivered a cargo from Arctic LNG ..
Singapore GasCo to seek LNG offers in Q1 2026 for supply from 2028
The company was set up earlier this year to centralize Singapore's gas procurement and supply after LNG prices spiked with the Ukraine-Russia war.
Data: U.S. LNG export dominance to be tested as sellers look beyond Europe
While U.S. liquefied natural gas exports in 2025 are nearly a third more than those of the next largest exporter, the heavy skew of sales to Europe leaves American LNG vendors at risk of rapid volume downturns as European buyers curb gas use.
Russia's Novatek gives deep discounts to sell sanctioned LNG to Chinese buyers
The purchases have ended the commercial limbo for the $21-B project, which is subject to some of the harshest sanctions the U.S. and Europe have imposed on Russia.
Update: Russia's Arctic LNG 2 ships 14th cargo in 2025 despite Western sanctions
Arctic LNG 2, initially planned to be one of Russia's largest LNG plants with an eventual output of 19.8 million metric tons per year, continues operations despite U.S. sanctions.
Unions at Woodside's Pluto 2 LNG move to clear path for strike action
A strike by construction workers could slow work to expand Woodside's Pluto LNG plant in Western Australia and delay the company's plan to ship the first liquefied natural gas cargo from Pluto 2 in the second half of 2026.
Japan set to approve the restart of the world's biggest nuclear plant, lessening 2026 LNG import demand
Niigata governor to approve Kashiwazaki-Kariwa TEPCO gets ready to restart Unit No. 6 at the plant Restart to cut Japan's LNG imports, analyst says New PM Takaichi favours faster reactor restarts The governor of the Japanese prefecture that is home to the world's largest nuclear power pl..
HORIBA’s gas and liquid analysis and measurement instruments adopted for INPEX’s Blue Hydrogen and Ammonia Production and Usage Demonstration Project
This project marks Japan’s first initiative to verify the entire value chain, from production to utilization, of blue hydrogen and blue ammonia derived from domestically sourced natural gas.
Opinion: The future of the energy transition will be fractured, bumpy and long
The landmark UN COP21 climate agreement signed in Paris on December 12, 2015 saw 195 nations commit to setting binding targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to limit global warming to "well below" 2ׄ°C above the pre-industrial levels. The ambition has in recent years been strengthened to 1.5°C.
Quick wins on cutting methane dogged by a slow transition
The pledge to cut methane emissions by 30% below 2020 levels by 2030 has been signed by 159 countries plus the EU. Many of them have developed, or are working on, methane action plans, and billions of dollars have been committed to the effort.
Opinion: LNG prices will drop in 2026 to absorb supply surge, but how much?
Global supply of the super-chilled fuel is expected to rise to 475 MM tonnes (t) in 2026, according to data from commodity analysts at Kpler, a 10.2% gain over the 431 MMt forecast for 2025.
Venture Global inks 20-yr LNG supply deal with Japan's Mitsui
Japan, the second-largest LNG importer after China, is seeking stable and flexible energy supplies to support a growing buildout of data centers.
Indonesia short 20 LNG cargoes this year, seeks to delay some exports to 2026
Indonesia's upstream oil and gas regulator SKK Migas estimated in July that Indonesia would export 150 cargoes this year.
Mitsubishi to inject $260 MM into Brunei LNG project
Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporation has decided to invest JPY40bn ($260 MM) in the Block CA2, an offshore gas field in Brunei, located approximately 100 km off the coast, where it has held an interest since 2002. Mitsubishi owns an 18.75% stake through its local subsidiary, Diamond Energy Exploration ..
Japan to step up LNG purchases for emergency reserve from January
The reinforcement of the country's Strategic Buffer LNG (SBL) program, run by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), will ensure at least one LNG cargo - about 70,000 metric tons (t) - is secured each month to mitigate supply risks.
India's Petronet LNG to get 500,000 t of LNG from Exxon in 2026 under new deal
Petronet already imports 1.42 MMtpy of LNG from the Gorgon project, in which ExxonMobil has a stake, under a separate long-term contract with the U.S. oil major.
Liquefaction MPC delivers holistic business returns
Multivariable predictive control (MPC) technology has been successfully applied to many liquefied natural gas (LNG) processing plants around the world, but there are always challenges that must be overcome to achieve success. For the Queensland Curtis LNG (QCLNG) site, these challenges included addr..
Pakistan cancels Eni LNG cargoes, seeks to renegotiate Qatar supplies
LNG is in strong demand globally, and suppliers typically stand to earn more by selling cargoes in the spot market than under long-term contracts.
Executives say Japan utilities can replace Sakhalin-2 supply if LNG interrupted
The U.S. this month urged Japan, along with other Russian energy buyers, to stop imports, as it pushes the Kremlin towards ending the war in Ukraine.
Taiwan bucks Asia's clean power drive with record gas burn
Just over 87% of Taiwan's electricity supply was produced by fossil fuels in the first eight months of this year, the highest fossil fuel share on record for Asia's eighth-largest economy.
Sanctioned LNG tanker makes STS transfer offshore Malaysia
The operation appears to be the first known STS transfer of sanctioned Russian LNG, despite Western efforts to curb Moscow's energy revenues over its war in Ukraine.
Japan PM pushed back against U.S. request to ban Russian energy imports
Russian supplies account for nearly 9% of Japan's total LNG imports, and Japanese companies Mitsui and Mitsubishi hold stakes in the Sakhalin-2 LNG project in Russia's Far East.
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- Ukraine will resume gas imports via Transbalkan route in November
