Asia-Pacific
LNG cargoes from sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project travel east
Four liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers carrying cargoes from Russia's Arctic LNG 2 plant, sanctioned over Moscow's war in Ukraine, are headed east toward Asia.
India ONGC eyes Buying 600,000 tpy of ethane for West India petrochemicals plant
An executive for India's Oil and Natural Gas Corp. Ltd. has said that the company is looking at buying 600,000 tpy of ethane for a West India petrochemicals plant. However, additional details have not been made available.
Australia's Santos extends due diligence deadline for $18.7 billion ADNOC-led offer
Santos said it had extended the period of exclusive due diligence to an international consortium led by Abu Dhabi's National Oil Company (ADNOC), which had offered $18.7 billion for Australia's second biggest gas producer.
AVTL to develop new €170-MM LPG terminal at the JNPA port in Mumbai, India
In India, AVTL announced a positive final investment decision to build a greenfield terminal for 132,000 m3 of LPG and 318,000 m3 of liquid products and a LPG bottling plant of 35,000-t capacity in the JNPA port in Mumbai.
Cheniere and JERA sign long-term LNG sale and purchase agreement
Under the SPA, JERA has agreed to purchase approximately 1 metric MMtpy of LNG from Cheniere Marketing on a free-on-board basis from 2029 through 2050.
Samsung E&A awarded FEED contract for Inpex's Abadi LNG project
SAMSUNG E&A announced that it received Letter of Award for the front-end engineering design contract for the Indonesia INPEX Abadi Onshore LNG Project from INPEX Masela Ltd.
Update: Inpex awards more contracts in engineering design for Indonesia's Abadi LNG project
In April, the firm launched a front-end engineering design (FEED) process to assess technical details and costs to build the facilities needed to extract and process natural gas from the Abadi gas field and convert it to LNG at an onshore plant.
Inpex awards some contracts in engineering design for Indonesian LNG project
Japanese oil and gas explorer Inpex Corp said it has awarded a few contracts for early-stage design work for its $20-B Abadi LNG project in the Masela block in Indonesia.
Malaysia agrees to boost tech, LNG purchases from U.S. as part of trade deal
State energy firm Petroliam Nasional Berhad will buy liquefied natural gas (LNG) worth $3.4 B a year, while Malaysia will commit to $70 B in cross-border investments in the United States over the next 5 yr to address the trade imbalance between the two countries.
ADNOC Gas signs 10-yr LNG supply agreement with Hindustan Petroleum Corp.
ADNOC Gas and its subsidiaries announced the signing of a Heads of Agreement with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) to supply 0.5 million metric tons per year of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for a 10-year term.
EU energy policy trapped between U.S. gas and Chinese green tech
The European Union's lavish pledge to buy $750 B of U.S. energy by 2028 risks exacerbating the bloc's already outsized dependence on American gas, just as it finds itself increasingly reliant on Chinese technology to power its energy transition.
Turkey to start providing Syria with natural gas on August 2
Ankara, which supported rebel forces in neighboring Syria throughout the 13-yr civil war that ended in December with the ousting of Bashar al-Assad, has become one of the new Syrian government's main foreign allies while positioning itself to be a major player in Syria's reconstruction.
Japan's LNG stockpiles down to 1.79 MM tonnes, lowest so far this year
In the previous week, the stockpile was at 1.92 MMt, below the 1.94 MMt held during July last year on average.
Trump says Japan, U.S. to form LNG joint venture
Trump said Japan, US to form joint venture for Alaskan LNG Not clear if Trump was referring to proposed $44 billion Alaska LNG project METI is working to confirm the facts, official says JERA, Tokyo Gas previously expresses cautious interest U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday th..
Update: Cancelled and postponed green hydrogen projects
Developers of green hydrogen have scaled back investments and scrapped projects globally as elevated production costs and weak demand for the low-carbon fuel have made many ventures unviable.
Equinor eyes tighter gas market as lower oil prices hit Q2 profit
Europe's gas market could tighten further ahead of the winter season as storage levels remain well below last year and the continent faces competition from Asia for LNG shipments
Hanwha Shipping orders LNG carrier from Hanwha Philly Shipyard
This vessel will be the first U.S.-ordered LNG carrier since the late 1970s.
Philippines set for first coal power decline in 17 yr amid rising LNG use
The Philippines is on track for an annual decline in coal-fired electricity output for the first time in nearly two decades, driven by rising liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fired power generation.
IEA: Global natural gas demand growth set to accelerate in 2026 as more LNG supply comes to market
Following a slowdown in 2025, growth in global demand for natural gas is expected to rise in 2026, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA’s) latest quarterly Gas Market Report.
EU lifts sanctions against three LNG tankers formerly working for Russia
The sanctions had been imposed on the tankers North Moon, North Ocean and North Light, which were shipping cargoes from the Yamal LNG plant and had been engaged in ship-to-ship operations near Russia's northern port of Murmansk.
India's Numaligarh Refinery extends key green hydrogen tender date amid Assam policy uncertainty
India's Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) has extended the deadline for submitting bids for its green hydrogen project in Assam by two weeks, according to a tender document, as uncertainty looms over the state's flagship clean energy policy.
Asia's LNG imports stay soft in July as Europe draws cargoes
Asia's run of subdued imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) is set to extend for another month in July, with the top-importing region on track for a tiny increase from June. In contrast to Asia's declining LNG imports, Europe's have been trending higher.
Asian spot LNG prices decline on muted demand, high inventories
Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices declined this week due to weaker demand and strong inventories and as buyers in south Asia found current prices too high.
India's GAIL in initial talks for long-term LNG deal with Alaska LNG
The talks with developer Glenfarne come as India works to raise its energy imports from the United States to narrow its trade surplus as part of a broader trade agreement with Washington to avoid the imposition of hefty U.S. tariffs.
Baker Hughes, PETRONAS collaborate on enhanced LNG services footprint
Baker Hughes and Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) have entered a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on a strategic partnership to explore business initiatives that have the potential to support the delivery of Asia’s energy expansion and transition.
Taiwan's CPC Corp. eyes U.S. shale gas assets
Taiwan's state-owned energy company CPC Corp. is in early-stage discussions to buy shale-gas producing assets in the United States, in a bid to secure natural gas supplies to fuel Taiwan's economy.
Asia's LNG import facilities: A deep dive into the data
The Asia Import LNG Facilities data from Gulf Energy Information’s Global Energy Infrastructure provides fascinating insights into the continent's robust and ever-growing liquefied natural gas (LNG) import infrastructure.
Gazprom, CNPC discuss future Russian gas supplies to China
The heads of Russia's Gazprom and China's energy company CNPC discussed future Russian gas supplies to China during talks in Beijing, Gazprom said on Friday, as Moscow seeks stronger ties with the world's biggest energy consumer.
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.
- 236-mile Texas-to-Gulf pipeline reaches FID in $2.3-B LNG expansion push
- ExxonMobil halts 1-Bft3d blue hydrogen project in Texas
- Bechtel shares findings of tragic accident at Port Arthur LNG facility
- Aramco and Yokogawa commission multiple autonomous control AI agents at Fadhili gas plant
- Ukraine will resume gas imports via Transbalkan route in November
