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ONEOK completes NGL fractionation and pipeline expansion projects
ONEOK Inc. has completed MB-6, a 125,000-bpd natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionator in Mont Belvieu, Texas, and the full looping of the West Texas NGL Pipeline system.
Biden Administration to release LNG study by mid-December
The U.S. plans to issue a study on the environmental and economic effects of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports by the middle of this month, a Department of Energy (DOE) official said on Wednesday.
Sembcorp Industries inks 10-yr LNG supply deal with Chevron's Singapore unit
Sembcorp Industries said its Sembcorp Fuels unit signed a deal with Chevron USA's Singapore unit to import up to 0.6 MMtpy LNG starting in 2028.
bp seeks buyers for U.S. natural gas pipeline system stake
bp is seeking buyers for a stake in its U.S. natural gas pipeline network. The British energy company could raise up to $3 B from the sale, with sources saying that bp may sell up to a 49% stake in the business.
AGDC statement on AIDEA resolution supporting Alaska LNG
The Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC) has released the following statement regarding Wednesday’s AIDEA resolution supporting the development of Alaska LNG Phase 1, the in-state pipeline portion of Alaska LNG designed to bring North Slope natural gas to Interior and Southcentral Alaska.
API: Demand for U.S. LNG shows folly of permitting pause
Global demand for U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) remains strong – which again should give pause to the Biden administration’s decision to halt in permitting for new and pending LNG export projects.
CryoSys to support PIC Americas in development of Texas LNG export facility
CryoSys LLC has entered into an agreement with PIC Americas to deliver advanced pretreatment and liquefaction solutions to PIC Americas planned development of a world-class liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility with a minimum capacity of 7.2 metric MMtpy.
Woodside, Bechtel sign agreement for Louisiana LNG
Woodside has signed a revised lump sum turnkey engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with Bechtel for the development of the three train 16.5-metric MMtpy foundation development of Louisiana LNG.
Venture Global says new LNG environmental review unnecessary
Venture Global LNG has slammed a U.S. call for an additional environmental review of a proposed Louisiana LNG project as unnecessary, adding that it will be ready to begin construction once the project gets a final go-ahead.
Summit Midstream completes acquisition of Tall Oak Midstream III
Summit Midstream Corporation (NYSE: SMC) ("Summit", "SMC" or the "company") announced today that it and its wholly owned subsidiary, Summit Midstream Partners, LP (the "partnership"), received shareholder approval and has completed the previously announced acquisition of Tall Oak Midstream Operating, LLC and its subsidiaries (collectively, "Tall Oak" or "Tall Oak Midstream III") from an affiliate of Tailwater Capital LLC ("Tailwater Capital").
Rising LNG terminal costs to make new U.S. projects less competitive
Rising costs of building and equipping new U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants will reduce the competitiveness of U.S. gas exports.
Vision RNG signs 25-yr gas agreement with Greenwood County South Carolina (U.S.) landfill
Vision RNG (VRNG) has signed a long-term gas rights agreement to purchase raw landfill gas (LFG) from the Greenwood County South Carolina landfill located in Greenwood South Carolina (U.S.). The agreement could be as long as 25 yr.
Case Study: Providing a proactive risk management approach for rupture mitigation valves
U.S. federal natural gas pipeline regulation 49 CFR 192.935(c) requires that operators perform a risk analysis to determine where the use of rupture mitigation valves (RMVs), such as remote-controlled valves and automatic shutoff valves, may be efficient to add protection to high consequence areas.
U.S. LNG/natural gas demand nears record level
Gas demand from the largest U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) producers soared on Friday to near-record levels on cooler weather and fewer outages.
Woodside to bring in several partners to Louisiana LNG project by March
Woodside Energy expects to bring several partners into its Louisiana liquefied natural gas development by the time the company gives the financial go-ahead to the U.S. project in the first quarter of 2025, said its CEO. Australia-listed Woodside is seeking to sell a 50% stake in the Louisiana LNG project.
Guyana gas-to-energy project wins initial $500-MM bank loan guarantee approval
Guyana has received preliminary approval from the U.S. Export-Import Bank for a more than $500 MM loan guarantee to support a natural-gas fired power project and gas processing facility.
Cheniere Energy allowed to bring natgas into its Corpus Christi expansion
U.S. Federal regulators on Wednesday gave Cheniere Energy permission to introduce natural gas into its Corpus Christi, Texas expansion project.
Contentious COP29 deal shows climate cooperation fraying at edges
When COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev stepped to the podium at the closing meeting of the Baku climate summit on Sunday morning, hoping to clinch a hard-fought agreement on global climate finance, he carried with him two speeches. One was crafted around a hoped-for deal being struck, while the other for the possibility of a summit-collapsing impasse.
Trump prepares wide-ranging energy plan to boost gas exports
Donald Trump's transition team is putting together a wide-ranging energy package to roll out within days of his taking office that would approve export permits for new LNG projects and increase oil drilling.
Pipeline operator ONEOK to buy remaining shares of EnLink in $4.3-B deal
Pipeline operator ONEOK says it will buy the remaining shares of peer EnLink Midstream for $4.3 B in an all-stock deal, boosting its presence in the Permian Basin amid increased consolidation in the U.S. energy sector.
Blackstone to buy pipeline stakes from EQT for $3.5 B
Natural gas producer EQT said on Monday that alternative asset manager Blackstone would buy minority stakes in some of its pipelines for $3.5 B in cash through a joint venture.
Kremlin says new U.S. sanctions are an attempt to hinder Russian gas exports
The Kremlin on Friday said that new U.S. sanctions on Russia's Gazprombank were an attempt by Washington to hinder the export of Russian gas, but said a solution would be found.
Gauging the likely Trump effect on U.S. energy and power sectors
President-elect Donald Trump's support for the fossil fuel sector and climate skepticism have sparked dismay throughout the global climate tracking community, and fears that his policies may reverse global energy transition momentum.
U.S. LNG exports primed to jump as price arb to Europe opens wide
United States exports of LNG to Europe are set to jump in the coming weeks after the price spread between domestic natural gas and Europe's main gas pricing hub hit one-year highs.
Egypt in talks with foreign companies over long-term LNG purchases
Egypt is in talks with U.S. and other foreign companies to purchase long-term volumes of LNG, as it seeks to cut its reliance on more costly spot market purchases to meet power demand.
Venture Global LNG's second plant running over budget, document shows
Venture Global LNG's second liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plant, currently under construction in Louisiana, is $2.35 B over budget and costs could still rise, according to financial documents prepared for its initial public offering of shares.
U.S. natgas prices slide 3% on rising output, less cold forecast for late November
U.S. natural gas futures slid about 3% to a one-week low on Friday on an increase in daily output and forecasts for less cold weather in late November than previously expected.
Greenlane Renewables announces $6.5 MM landfill gas-to-RNG system contract
Greenlane Renewables Inc. announced that it has secured a $6.5-MM contract to provide a new system for upgrading biogas produced at a landfill in Canada into pipeline-quality renewable natural gas (RNG).
U.S. natgas flows to LNG export plants on track to hit 9-month high
The amount of gas flowing to the seven big operating U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plants was on track to rise to a nine-month high on Thursday as feedgas to a few plants hit multi-week highs.
Crown LNG rushing to develop and start building US LNG plant while Trump in office
Crown LNG is racing against time to develop and start construction of a 9-MMtpy LNG export plant in the U.S. before President-elect Donald Trump's second term ends in 2029. "We were sincerely hoping that he (Trump) would be there to support the industry because certainly the old administration was against it, quite simply," CEO Swapan Kataria said.
- Biogas in France: TotalEnergies starts its 2nd largest unit in Normandy
- ONEOK announces joint ventures with MPLX to build LPG export terminal at U.S. Gulf Coast location
- Ukraine plans to import 800 MMm3 of gas until April after Russian strikes
- Parker Hannifin joins iHAPC project to test H2 and argon for cleaner and more energy-efficient engine technologies
- India's BPCL signs LPG supply deal with Norway's Equinor
