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Venture Global LNG signs 20-year contract with German energy firm

U.S. liquefied natural gas developer Venture Global LNG said it had signed a 20-year deal to provide Germany's Securing Energy for Europe GmbH with 2.25 mpta of LNG.

Energy Dept. refuses Energy Transfer's rehearing request for LNG project

The U.S. Department of Energy will not rehear pipeline operator Energy Transfer's request for a second extension of its Lake Charles liquefied natural gas export project.

U.S. natural gas eases 1% on lower demand forecasts, ahead of storage report

U.S. natural gas futures eased about 1% on forecasts for lower demand next week due in part to ongoing work at several U.S. liquefied natural gas export terminals that is keeping the amount of gas flowing to the plants low.

Cheniere signs LNG supply agreement with Equinor for Sabine Pass expansion

Cheniere Energy has entered into a long-term agreement with Norway's Equinor to supply 1.75 million tons of liquefied natural gas per annum, it said.

Japan's Mitsui says no plans to exit Russia's Sakhalin-2 LNG project

Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co has no plans to withdraw from the Sakhalin-2 liquefied natural gas project in Russia, a senior executive said, adding the operation was continuing super-chilled fuel exports to Japan.

Cheniere liquified natural gas plant reduces feedgas intake

U.S. liquefied natural gas exporter Cheniere Energy Inc has reduced feedgas intake and LNG output at its Louisiana facility during maintenance, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Uzbekistan to buy 2.8 bcm of Russian gas per year

Uzbekistan will start importing 9 mcm of Russian natural gas daily from Oct.1 under a deal it has signed with Russia's Gazprom, the Central Asian nation's energy ministry said.

U.S. grapples with how clean is green hydrogen

Signed into law last year, the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act will plough almost $400 B into clean energy projects and a large part of that will finance a tiered subsidy for emission-free hydrogen production.

Phillips 66 completes acquisition of DCP Midstream, LP common units

Phillips 66 and DCP Midstream, LP completed the previously announced acquisition by Phillips 66 of all the publicly held common units representing limited partner interests in DCP Midstream for $41.75 per common unit in cash at a total value of approximately $3.8 B, increasing its economic interest in DCP Midstream to 86.8%.

TotalEnergies buys $219-MM stake in LNG developer NextDecade

TotalEnergies will buy a 17.5% stake in U.S. liquefied natural gas developer NextDecade for $219 MM, the French group said, part of a broader deal to enable the Texas company's Rio Grande LNG export project to proceed.

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines enters strategic investment agreement with Delfin

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines announced that it has entered into a strategic investment agreement with Delfin Midstream Inc enabling Delfin to accelerate clean low-cost LNG exports from North America to customers around the world.

Fuel gas blending: Follow the H2 signal

6/13/2023

In some cases, it may be practical to blend hydrogen (H2) into the local natural gas distribution network via an agreement with local utilities, but regardless of the strategy, blending must be carefully controlled. This article examines these challenges.

Air Products’ AP-X LNG Technology and Equipment Selected for the North Field South Project

Air Products has been selected to provide its proprietary AP-X LNG Process technology and equipment to Qatargas for the North Field South Project in Ras Laffan, the State of Qatar.

Asahi Kasei and Mitsui to establish supply and procurement systems for bio-methanol

Asahi Kasei Corporation and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. will establish a supply and procurement scheme for bio-methanol produced in the United States.

LNG developer Venture Global spars with customers over cargoes

Venture Global LNG, which is building three multi-billion dollar U.S. liquefied natural gas processing plants, is sparring with two customers of its first project over mechanical failures that have prevented commercial deliveries a year after initial shipments began.

U.S. burns more natural gas as wind power drops, Canadian wildfires cloud solar

U.S. power generators were forced to burn more natural gas to produce electricity this week than usual as the amount of wind power dropped and smoke from Canadian wildfires blocked output from solar panels, according to U.S. and regional power data.

U.S. natural gas futures slip after bigger-than-expected storage build

U.S. natural gas futures eased into a narrow range after a government report showed a bigger-than-usual storage build last week, overshadowing support from forecasts for warmer weather.

Increased U.S. renewable and natural gas generation likely to reduce summer coal demand

The EPA forecasts the largest increases in U.S. electricity generation this summer (June, July, and August) will come from solar, wind, and natural gas-fired power plants because of new generating capacity coming online, according to their June Short-Term Energy Outlook.

U.S. natural gas climbs as hot weather outlook boosts power demand prospects

U.S. natural gas futures climbed more than 2% to a one-week high, as forecasts for warmer weather bolstered the demand outlook for the fuel to cool homes and businesses.

U.S. natgas down 2% on lower flows to LNG export plants, mild weather

U.S. natural gas futures fell about 2% on lower gas flows to liquefied natural gas plants due to maintenance, forecasts for milder weather and less demand over the next two weeks than previously expected and a drop in global gas prices.

Monthly U.S. propane exports in March 2023 reach a record high

U.S. propane exports reached a record 1.7 million bpd in March 2023, the highest level since the EIA began collecting this data in 1973.

Roseville, California converts organic waste into renewable fuel for solid waste trucks

The City of Roseville, California has embarked on a groundbreaking initiative to decrease greenhouse gas emissions and minimize landfill waste by powering its trash and recycling fleet with renewable natural gas derived from the digestion of organic waste.

U.S. natural gas futures jump 5% on low wind power forecasts, soaring global prices

U.S. natural gas futures soared 5% on forecasts for low wind power, warmer weather and higher air conditioning demand over the next two weeks than previously expected, rising exports to Mexico and a jump in global gas prices.

U.S. natural gas up 2% on forecast for more demand, record exports to Mexico

U.S. natural gas futures rose about 2% on forecasts for more demand over the next two weeks than previously expected and record exports to Mexico.

U.S. LNG exports fall in May on lower output and changing demand trends

U.S. exports of liquefied natural gas fell in May to 7.66 million tons from a record 8.01 million tons in April as plant maintenance curbed some output and weaker prices in Europe cut flows to the region, shipping data showed.

Trinidad asks U.S. for changes to Venezuela gas project license

Trinidad and Tobago is requesting the U.S. government amend the terms of a license authorizing the joint development of a promising offshore gas field with Venezuela, the Caribbean nation's energy minister said.

U.S. natgas futures drop 4% on record output ahead of storage report

U.S. natural gas futures dropped about 4% on record U.S. output and rising exports from Canada.

FERC approves TC Energy's US-Mexico North Baja natgas pipe expansion

Canadian energy company TC Energy Corp's North Baja Pipeline LLC unit has received permission from U.S. energy regulators to put the North Baja natural gas pipeline expansion in Arizona and California into service.

U.S. natgas futures up 2% to 1-week high with warmer weather coming

U.S. natural gas futures rose about 2% to a one-week high on forecasts for warmer than normal weather in mid June that should boost air conditioning demand.

TotalEnergies and TES join forces to develop a large-scale e-NG production unit

Tree Energy Solutions is joining forces with TotalEnergies to study and develop a large-scale production unit in the United States for e-natural gas (e-NG), a synthetic gas produced from renewable hydrogen and CO2.