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KN to advise Italian Piombino LNG terminal builders
The operator of oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals KN (AB Klaipėdos nafta) is successfully expanding its activities in the rapidly growing international market of LNG import terminals. The Italian energy company Snam FSRU Italia has chosen KN to cooperate in the implementation of the greenfield FSRU-based LNG terminal project in the port of Piombino.
GAZ-SYSTEM launches non-binding market screening procedure to identify demand for additional regasification capacity of FSRU terminal
GAZ-SYSTEM launches a non-binding market screening procedure to identify the demand for additional regasification capacity of the FSRU Terminal. The new FSRU Terminal project envisages the construction of a floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) in the Gulf of Gdańsk area.
NYK, FueLNG achieve first PCTC LNG bunkering in Singapore
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK), a leading Japanese shipping company, and FueLNG, a joint venture between Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd¹ and Shell Eastern Petroleum (Pte) Ltd., have completed the first bunkering to an LNG-fueled pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) vessel in Singapore.
Driven by petrochemical capacity builds, U.S. ethane increased 9% in 2022
In 2022, U.S. ethane demand increased by approximately 9%, or almost 0.2 MMbpd, according to the U.S. EIA's Petroleum Supply Monthly.
Trinidad and Tobago hold deeper talks with Venezuela on Dragon gas project
Trinidad and Tobago held substantive talks with Venezuela on developing the promising Dragon offshore gas field following a U.S. authorization to begin the long-stalled project.
US nat gas futures ease 1% to 2-wk less cold forecasts
U.S. natural gas futures slid about 1% to a two-week low on Friday on forecasts for less cold weather and lower heating demand over the next two weeks than previously expected.
Energy firms bet big on carbon capture projects in U.S., Canada
Many energy companies in North America are investing in carbon capture technologies/projects. The following are several that are being implemented in the region.
Russia to free up LNG exports, sees output rising to 100 MMtpy, PM says
Russia will be able to raise its liquefied natural gas (LNG) production to 100 million tonnes per year over the next seven years by expanding the list of gas fields permitted to export LNG.
Ukraine to jointly buy gas with EU countries
Ukraine will take part in the European Union scheme to jointly buy gas in global markets, to procure 2 billion cubic metres of the fuel ahead of next winter.
Keystone pipeline oil flows will not change after U.S. order to cut pressure, CEO says
Oil flows on TC Energy's Keystone pipeline will not change after the U.S. pipeline regulator said it would require the company to reduce pressure following a 13,000-bbl oil spill in Kansas in December.
Trinidad in substantive negotiations with Venezuela on gas project
Trinidad and Tobago has held substantive talks with Venezuela on developing the promising Dragon offshore gas field following a U.S. authorization to begin the long-stalled project.
Shell Catalysts & Technologies, Technip Energies and Zachry Group selected for Calpine’s carbon capture unit project in Texas
Shell Catalysts & Technologies, together with Technip Energies and Zachry Group (Zachry), has been awarded a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for a carbon capture unit project at Calpine’s Baytown Energy Center in Texas, U.S.
Freeport LNG receives regulatory approval for restart of final liquefaction train
Freeport LNG Development L.P. (Freeport LNG) has received regulatory approvals from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) to restart Train 1, the final train of Freeport LNG's three train liquefaction facility to receive restart authorization.
CERAWEEK: Bahrain explores constructing LNG export facility
Bahrain aims to slash domestic natural gas consumption under a plan to decarbonize its economy and is exploring ways to export the fuel to international markets.
Argentina expected to send draft bill promoting LNG to Congress
Oil and gas producers in Argentina expect the government will send draft legislation for promoting liquefied natural gas (LNG) production to Congress in the coming weeks.
Italian court postpones decision over Tuscan LNG terminal to July
An Italian administrative court has postponed to July 5 a decision over a complaint against a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the Tuscan port of Piombino.
Guyana sees natural gas as the next frontier after oil
Guyana, the South American country that is home to the world's largest oil discoveries in a decade, next wants to develop its mostly untapped natural gas reserves.
LNG to lead U.S. natural gas exports
Exports of LNG will continue to drive growth in U.S. natural gas exports over the next two years, according to the U.S. EIA.
Chevron and JERA sign MoU to explore carbon capture and storage projects in U.S. and Australia
Chevron New Energies (Chevron), a division of Chevron U.S.A. Inc., and JERA Co. Inc. (JERA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that provides a framework for their collaboration on carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects located in the U.S. and Australia.
Papua LNG project enters integrated FEED stage
Santos today announced the Papua LNG joint venture has launched fully-integrated front-end engineering and design (FEED) for the Papua LNG project in Papua New Guinea.
Natural gas essential to the energy transition says Australian PM
New gas projects will play a role in the energy transition, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said, as his administration seeks to pass a reform to an emissions reduction bill amid growing pressure to ban new fossil fuel projects.
Novatek needs to find more natural gas for LNG plans
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Tuesday the country needed to identify the resource base for about a third of its planned annual production of 100 MMt of liquefied natural gas (LNG) per year.
bp expands natural gas certification to 100% of its U.S. onshore upstream operations
MiQ, the non-profit global leader in methane certification, announced that it has independently audited and certified bp as the first energy major in the U.S. to verify the methane intensity of its entire U.S. onshore portfolio of natural gas.
Braskem Idesa and Advario partner to build a new, $400-MM ethane export terminal in Mexico
Braskem Idesa and Advario partner to build a new, $400-MM ethane export terminal in Mexico
Tellurian chairman's shares sold to cover loan
U.S. LNG developer Tellurian said over $25.3 MM worth of its shares belonging to Executive Chairman Charif Souki were transferred and sold over the last month to cover a loan, securities filings showed.
Russia to mothball damaged Nord Stream pipeline
Russia's ruptured undersea Nord Stream gas pipelines are set to be sealed up and mothballed as there are no immediate plans to repair or reactivate them.
Asian spot LNG prices continue to decrease
Asian spot LNG prices continued their downtrend this week, hitting the lowest level since July 2021, due to tepid demand which is expected to last until the end of March.
Germany LNG import bill to eclipse $10 B
Germany said that new infrastructure for floating LNG terminals will exceed previously expected costs, forewarning taxpayers that there will be a price to pay for energy security.
U.S. nat gas futures rose 3% on more feedstocks flowing to LNG terminals and increased heating demand
U.S. natural gas futures rose about 3% to a five-week high on Friday, with the amount of gas flowing to U.S. LNG export plants set to hit a daily record high and on forecasts for colder weather and higher heating demand in two weeks than previously expected.
Chesapeake Utilities to develop its first RNG facility in Florida
FPU Renewables announced plans to construct, own and operate a dairy manure renewable natural gas facility at Full Circle Dairy in Madison County, Florida.
- Japan's Mitsubishi to acquire stake in Petronas LNG plant
- McDermott awarded Rovuma LNG Phase 1 FEED contract in Mozambique
- Fincantieri LNG-powered Star Princess launched in Monfalcone
- Wood leads industry project to accelerate CCUS with guidelines for CO2 specifications
- ExxonMobil selects Chart Industries’ IPSMR® liquefaction technology for Mozambique LNG project
- Picarro launches handheld solution for natural gas leak investigation and closed-loop leak management
- Fincantieri LNG-powered Star Princess launched in Monfalcone
- Sonatrach, Saudi Aramco raise prices for LPG by 3%–4% in October
- Amarinth secures $1-MM order of API 610 pumps for Coral North FLNG project in Mozambique
- U.S. LNG exports primed to jump as price arb to Europe opens wide
