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Venture Global and Baker Hughes announce expanded master equipment supply agreement

Venture Global LNG announced its long-term expansion plan to increase production from 70 mtpa to more than 100 mtpa of nameplate LNG export capacity.

MET Group signs energy supply deal with Commonwealth LNG

Switzerland-based energy trader MET Group said it has signed a preliminary agreement with Commonwealth LNG to buy LNG from the U.S. company's facility currently under development in Cameron, Louisiana.

Technip Energies launches SnapLNG by T.EN, a solution for low-carbon and accelerated time to market LNG production

Technip Energies presents SnapLNG by T.EN, an innovative modular, pre-engineered and standardized solution for LNG decarbonized production and accelerated time to market with unparalleled certainty and plant reliability.

Black & Veatch expects floating LNG capacity to more than quadruple by 2030

U.S.-based engineering and construction group Black & Veatch said it expects global floating LNG capacity to increase more than four-fold to 46.4 million mtpa by 2030, as they have become competitive with fixed terminals for smaller fields.

Aliso Canyon to store more gas to prevent winter price spikes

California's utilities regulator raised the inventory level of Aliso Canyon natural gas storage to prevent price spikes seen last winter, while seeking to wean the state off the facility that in 2015 caused the biggest gas leak in U.S. history.

U.S. natural gas prices up 2% to 3-week high on output decline, hot forecasts

U.S. natural gas futures climbed about 2% to a three-week high on Friday on a drop in daily output and forecasts for continued hot weather.

Three countries began importing LNG this year, and more will follow

Global LNG import capacity is set to expand by 16%, or 23 Bcf/d, by the end of 2024 compared with 2022.

U.S. LNG projects win higher processing fees as interest rates climb

Long-term buyers of U.S. LNG are willingly agreeing to higher liquefaction fees at newer export projects.

Prospect of strong El Niño weighs on U.S. gas prices

Rapidly forming El Niño conditions over the central and eastern Pacific Ocean have increased the probability of a strong episode this winter that would likely raise temperatures and cut gas consumption in the United States.

Sempra Infrastructure to develop carbon-neutral gas production and LNG supply chain

Sempra Infrastructure, a subsidiary of Sempra, announced an agreement with a consortium comprised of Tokyo Gas Company, Ltd., Osaka Gas Company, Ltd., Toho Gas Company., Ltd. and Mitsubishi Corporation to participate in the evaluation of a proposed project to produce e-natural gas, a form of carbon recycling, in the U.S. Gulf Coast.

Norway's Equinor acquires a stake in U.S. Bayou Bend CCS project

Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor said it has acquired a 25% stake in Bayou Bend CCS LLC, a U.S. project to capture and store CO2 emissions along the Gulf Coast in southeast Texas.

U.S. natural gas prices slide 2% ahead of demand destroying Florida hurricane

U.S. natural gas futures slid about 2% with a major, demand-destroying hurricane expected to hit Florida on Wednesday and forecasts for less hot weather and lower gas use next week than previously expected.

bp urges more gas and oil investment while speeding energy transition

Global oil major bp said the world must invest in the production of gas and oil to avoid sharp price spikes while accelerating the energy transition to combat greenhouse gas emissions.

U.S. power system gets gasier, but not much cleaner, in 2023

U.S. power producers increased output of electricity from natural gas by more than from clean power sources in the opening eight months of 2023, as electricity firms grappled with low wind speeds and heavy demand from power-hungry air conditioners.

Cheniere Corpus Christi, Texas, LNG export plant gas flows reduced

The amount of natural gas flowing to U.S. energy company Cheniere Energy's Corpus Christi LNG export plant in Texas was on track to decline, a day after Tropical Storm Harold hit South Texas.

Energy Transfer seeks new LNG export license after extension denied

Pipeline operator Energy Transfer requested a new and expedited export license for its proposed Lake Charles, Louisiana, LNG plant, according to a filing with the U.S. Department of Energy.

China LNG buyers expand trading after adding more US, Qatari contracts

China's LNG gas importers are starting up or expanding trading desks in London and Singapore to better manage their growing and diversified supply portfolios in an increasingly volatile global market.

Asian buyers may seek U.S. LNG if Australia worker disputes worsen

Major Asian buyers of LNG could seek U.S. cargoes in the coming weeks if worker-related disputes at key LNG facilities in Australia escalate.

Cheniere Energy strikes LNG supply deal with BASF

Cheniere Energy said it would supply 800,000 tpy of LNG to Germany's BASF.

Tennessee natural gas pipeline declares force majeure due to fire

Kinder Morgan unit Tennessee Gas Pipeline declared force majeure due to an explosion and fire caused by equipment failure at a compressor station near Centerville in Hickman County.

U.S. natural gas groups oppose federal plan to eliminate methane leaks

U.S. natural gas trade groups on Wednesday opposed federal pipeline regulators' proposed methane leak detection rules to address the climate-change crisis.

ABB and Samsung Engineering to collaborate on gas analyzers for Saudi Arabia’s energy industries

ABB has signed a framework agreement with Samsung Engineering in Saudi Arabia to collaborate in engineering and procurement activities in the Kingdom.

U.S. natural gas futures rise as traders brace for storage report

U.S. natural gas futures rose in the run up to a federal report expected to show a smaller than usual storage build last week as hotter weather boosted cooling demand.

Worker disputes at Australian LNG producers roil global gas market

Woodside Energy Group and U.S. major Chevron are locked in a dispute overpay and job security with about 700 workers at four facilities in Australia that produce more than a tenth of the world's LNG.

U.S. natural gas pipeline exports to Mexico set a monthly high in June 2023

U.S. natural gas pipeline exports to Mexico averaged a record 6.8 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) for June 2023, which is 0.1 Bcf/d greater than the previous record set in June 2021.

U.S. natural gas futures rise as heat wave lingers

U.S. natural gas futures rose as hotter-than-normal weather kept cooling demand high, with consumption set to rise further into next week.

U.S. appeals court rejects challenge to Mountain Valley pipeline

A U.S. appeals court rejected a challenge to federal approvals for the Mountain Valley Pipeline, in a decision that likely ends legal fights over the construction of the $6.6 billion natural gas project led by Equitrans Midstream.

U.S. natural gas falls 5% on bigger storage build, drop in European prices

U.S. natural gas futures fell more than 5% on a slightly bigger-than-expected weekly storage build and a pullback in European gas prices.

New Fortress to start operations of second, third Fast LNG units in 2025

New Fortress Energy Inc said the second and third production units of its Fast LNG were under construction and it expects operations to begin in the first quarter of 2025.

Venture Global LNG blasts complaints over lack of LNG cargoes

Venture Global LNG on Monday lashed out at some customers signed up to take LNG cargoes from a Louisiana export facility, claiming they "have chosen to misrepresent confidential long-term contracts."