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Trump pushes plans to reshape Asia's energy supplies with U.S. gas
When President Donald Trump sat down to lunch with his Japanese counterpart this month, talk turned quickly to how Tokyo could help realize a decades-old proposal to unlock gas in Alaska and ship it to U.S. allies in Asia.
EU seeks more U.S. gas, renewable energy to replace Russian supplies
The European Union will seek more gas from countries including the U.S. to replace Russian supplies and expand renewable energy faster to cut its overall reliance on the fuel, the EU's energy commissioner has said.
Centrica signs 0.8-MMtpy LNG supply agreement with Brazil's Petrobras
Centrica announced that it has entered into a major Sale and Purchase Agreement with Petrobras. The contract provides for the purchase by Petrobras of 0.8 MMtpy of LNG for 15 years, commencing in 2027.
LNG exporter Cheniere forecasts 2025 profit below estimates
U.S. liquefied natural gas exporter Cheniere Energy forecast its 2025 core profit largely below Wall Street expectations on Thursday, after reporting a sharp fall in annual earnings and lower LNG revenue due to weaker prices.
U.S. regulators approve Venture Global increase in Plaquemines LNG capacity, exports
U.S. federal regulators on Wednesday gave Venture Global LNG permission to increase the export capacity of its Plaquemines, Louisiana, LNG plant.
Kinder Morgan closes $600-MM acquisition of Outrigger Energy II's natural gas gathering and processing system
The acquisition includes a 270 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d) processing facility and a 104-mile, large-diameter, high-pressure rich gas gathering header pipeline with 350 MMcf/d of capacity connecting supplies from the Williston Basin area to high-demand markets
EU seeks to 'immediately engage' with LNG suppliers, draft shows
The European Union will consider investing in LNG projects abroad as part of plans to "immediately engage" with reliable suppliers to try to lower energy prices
Venture Global LNG to start commercial operations in April at Calcasieu Pass Louisiana (U.S.) plant
Venture Global LNG will begin commercial operations at its Calcasieu Pass plant in Louisiana on April 15, some three years after it shipped its first LNG cargo in a move that led to a protracted dispute with customers.
Australia's Woodside in talks with at least three partners for Louisiana LNG
Woodside Energy has held talks with several potential buyers of stakes in its Louisiana liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant, including Tokyo Gas, Japan's JERA and Saudi Aramco-backed MidOcean Energy.
Enhance cryogenic gas production with a dual-stream vortex tube
The growing field of cryogenic applications underscores the importance of both technical and economical assessment of the available and the emerging methods of chilled gas production. The authors’ company conducted a field study to evaluate its proprietary dual-stream, non-freeze vortex tube technology for the chilling of pre-cooled gaseous nitrogen across a wide range of gas inlet temperatures and gas inlet-to-outlet pressure ratios.
U.S. aims to 'get out of the way' of oil and gas, says energy secretary
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said his top priority was for the government to "get out of the way" of the production of oil, gas and coal, adding that a number of approvals for gas projects were in the queue.
U.S. natgas prices climb 3% to three-week high on colder forecasts, rising LNG flows
U.S. natural gas futures climbed about 3% to a three-week high on Friday (2/14) on rising flows to liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plants, a drop in daily output and forecasts for colder weather lifting expected heating demand next week.
Trump approves LNG exports, creates energy council to boost U.S. oil, gas
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration said on Friday it has granted a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export license to the Commonwealth LNG project in Louisiana, the first approval of LNG exports after former President Joe Biden paused them early last year.
Zeeco offering presents comprehensive industrial-scale pilot plant solutions
Zeeco’s Advanced Research Complex (ARC) is the newest addition to Zeeco’s Global Technology Center (GTC) in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma (U.S.), which is also home to the world’s largest industrial-scale combustion research and test facility. Company leaders say the ARC concept was designed to provide heavy industries with multiple fully equipped pad sites ready to be utilized for the design, development and testing of new combustion and pollution control technologies.
Japan's JERA sees rising competition for U.S. LNG as Asia, Europe demand grow
Japan's top power generator JERA expects competition for U.S. LNG to increase as demand from Asia and Europe rises, its Asia CEO said. "There are many potential buyers. Asian and European buyers are really interested in U.S. energy. So, there are many competitors,” JERA Asia CEO Izumi Kai told Reuters on the sidelines of the India Energy Week conference.
OLI Systems awarded U.S. DOE SBIR grant for CO2 Transport Asset Integrity Model technology
OLI Systems has been awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research grant by the U.S. Department of Energy. This award will enable the development of OLI's CO₂ Transport Asset Integrity Model, an innovative solution addressing the critical challenge of ensuring pipeline safety in carbon capture, utilization, and storage projects.
Shell sees significant LNG growth in near term under its scenarios
Global demand for LNG will see a robust rise in the next few years, while gas will likely see a more gradual dynamic and oil may peak at the beginning of the next decade, scenarios published by Shell showed.
Taiwan looks to buy Alaskan natural gas as it seeks to head off U.S. tariffs
Taiwan is interested in natural gas from Alaska and will continue to assess the feasibility of purchases, the economy ministry said on Monday, as the government looks to narrow the trade surplus with the United States and head off tariffs.
U.S. EIA: Recent cold snap lead to fourth-largest natgas storage withdrawal
The United States saw the fourth-largest weekly withdrawal from natural gas storage during mid-January as colder-than-normal temperatures boosted consumption.
Energy Transfer signs natural gas supply agreement with CloudBurst
U.S. pipeline operator Energy Transfer has entered into a long-term natural gas supply agreement with private, Denver, Colorado (U.S.)-based company CloudBurst Data Centers for its development in Central Texas.
India's GAIL revives plan to buy US LNG as Trump ends ban on export permits
GAIL India Ltd will seek to buy a stake in a U.S. LNG plant or secure long-term U.S. LNG supply after the Trump administration lifted a ban on export permits for new projects, chairman Sandeep Kumar Gupta said.
Grupa Azoty and American Gas Partners pursue potential U.S. gas supply deal
A newly signed letter of intent marks the first step for both parties to negotiate the finer points of a potential agreement. Should a deal be reached, deliveries would be facilitated via a dedicated procurement platform set to include a select group of European gas buyers and designated U.S. gas producers.
Harvest Alaska plans to redevelop Kenai LNG terminal in Alaska (U.S.)
Harvest Alaska announced an agreement with Marathon Petroleum Corporation and Chugach Electric Association to bolster Southcentral Alaska's energy supplies through Harvest's acquisition and redevelopment of the existing Kenai LNG Terminal.
TotalEnergies CEO doubles down on US LNG, downplays Trump tariff fears
TotalEnergies will expand its investment in U.S. LNG over the next decade as the French company seeks to cement its position as a major exporter of U.S. LNG.
China's U.S. ethane imports to surge in 2025 in drive to cut costs
Despite a growing trade war between Washington and Beijing, China's ethane imports from the U.S. are set to surge this year as big petrochemical producers battling shrinking profits switch to the cheaper feedstock flowing from the U.S. shale gas boom.
Xcel Energy’s Harrington generating station transitions to natural gas
At the end of 2024, Xcel Energy converted Harrington Station to utilize locally produced, clean natural gas. The conversion to a natural gas fuel system was made in partnership with the State of Texas (U.S.) in 2020 and will be fully complete in May 2025.
TotalEnergies CEO urges Europe to negotiate LNG free-trade deal with U.S.
TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne said on Wednesday that Europe should negotiate to obtain a free-trade guarantee on U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG), against the backdrop of an unpredictable global trade environment.
Ukraine says it has potential to buy, store LNG from U.S.
Ukraine and other European nations have the potential to buy and store liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States in Ukraine and this could strengthen Europe's energy security as gas transits from Russia end.
ONEOK announces joint ventures with MPLX to build LPG export terminal at U.S. Gulf Coast location
ONEOK, Inc. and MPLX LP have entered into definitive agreements to form joint ventures to construct a new large-scale 400,000-barrel per day (bpd) liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) export terminal in Texas City, Texas, and a new 24-inch pipeline from ONEOK's Mont Belvieu, Texas, storage facility to the new terminal.
China tariff retaliation targets its modest U.S. energy imports
China is the world's top energy importer but its purchases from the U.S. are relatively modest, blunting the impact of Beijing's move on Tuesday to slap retaliatory tariffs on imports of U.S. crude oil, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and coal.
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