LNG
Wood awarded 10-year maintenance contract for Rio Grande LNG facility (U.S.)
John Wood Group has secured a significant ten-year contract with NextDecade to deliver maintenance solutions at Rio Grande LNG, a major natural gas liquefaction and export facility under development near Brownsville, Texas. Wood will provide comprehensive maintenance services to support safe, relia..
CNPC: China's natural gas demand seen up 5% in 2026
The 5% growth forecast marks a rebound from this year when China's apparent gas consumption dipped 0.3% year-on-year during the first 10 months and imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) fell 16% during the same period.
Snam to acquire partner's stake in Offshore LNG Toscana
Snam has agreed to acquire Igneo Infrastructure Partners’ 48.2% interest in OLT – Offshore LNG Toscana S.p.A. (OLT), operating the FSRU Toscana offshore Livorno. The total consideration of the acquisition, including Igneo’s interest as well as the remaining part of the shareholder loan provided by I..
Five mega-trends reshaping the global energy and resources landscape in 2025
As the energy and resources landscape undergoes rapid transformation in 2025, driven by geopolitical shifts, strategic industrial realignments and accelerating technology change, Wood Mackenzie has released five charts that spotlight the most significant trends reshaping the sector globally in its l..
ADNOC L&S takes delivery of fourth newbuild LNG carrier as it continues strategic fleet growth
175,000 m3 ‘Al Sadaf’ LNG carrier is +25% larger than legacy models and designed to cut methane emissions by up to 50% ADNOC L&S’s strategic fleet expansion and modernization program will see two further sister vessels delivered during H1 2026 Next-generation carriers strengthen ADNOC L&S’s LNG exp..
Update: Venture Global hits back at Shell's fraud claims in LNG arbitration battle
The legal documents submitted in New York Supreme Court mark the latest development in a prolonged saga over Venture Global's claimed failure to deliver LNG under long-term contracts while selling on the spot market as prices soared after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Morocco to launch nation's first deepwater LNG import terminal in 2026
Morocco will open a new deepwater Mediterranean port next year and another on the Atlantic in 2028, Equipment and Water minister Nizar Baraka said, as the North African country aims to replicate the success of Africa's largest port, Tanger Med. Nador West Med, under construction on the Mediterranean..
LNG cool-down vessel arrives at ExxonMobil's Golden Pass plant in Texas
In a major step towards producing liquefied natural gas at ExxonMobil and QatarEnergy's 2.4-bcfd Golden Pass LNG export plant in Texas, the Imsaikah LNG vessel has arrived at its port to cool down the plant. The ship is carrying LNG from Qatar that is expected to be used to cool equipment as part o..
Australia nears gas market review that could squeeze LNG exporters
Australia is set to issue a gas market review that could curb exports of LNG from its east coast, where three operators led by firms such as Shell and Santos send cargoes to Asia and beyond. The review, which industry watchers expect Canberra to release as soon as this week, could include a policy f..
Freeport LNG export plant in Texas to take in more natgas after unit shut on Monday
U.S. liquefied natural gas company Freeport LNG's export plant in Texas was on track to take in more natural gas on Tuesday in a sign that one of its three liquefaction trains has returned to service after shutting down on Monday. The plant is one of the most closely watched U.S. LNG export faciliti..
EnerMech awarded pre-commissioning scope from Bechtel for Woodside’s Pluto LNG 2 facility
EnerMech has secured a contract from Bechtel Corporation to deliver chemical cleaning services for the Woodside Energy operated Pluto Train 2 LNG development in Karratha, Western Australia. The award strengthens the firm’s position as a trusted provider of pre-commissioning solutions and builds on i..
JGC celebrates handed over second production train to LNG Canada
JGC Holdings Corporation has announced that JGC Corporation, together with its joint venture partner Fluor Corporation, has successfully completed and handed over Train 2, including all construction area of the LNG Canada project.
UAE aims to boost LNG exports as global demand outpaces supply
Energy Minister Suhail al-Mazrouei said on Monday he agreed with Qatar's energy minister that global demand for natural gas is outstripping investment in production projects.
Japan's JERA signs first long-term LNG export deal with India's Torrent Power
Torrent Power will use the LNG, to be supplied on a delivered basis, for its 2,730-megawatt (MW) capacity of power plants in India. It will also use the LNG cargoes for sale to households, small industries and the transport sector.
Gazprom delivers first post-sanctions LNG cargo from Portovaya to China
Exports were suspended in February this year following the introduction of the U.S. sanctions over Ukraine to directly disrupt Russia's ability to produce and export LNG and reduce Russia's revenue from LNG exports.
Vitol set to supply new Colombia LNG project
The country currently has one LNG import terminal in operation, with a slate of new projects proposed by state oil company Ecopetrol SA and others.
U.S. natural gas prices surge 4% to 35-month high in cold snap
U.S. natural gas futures climbed about 4% to a fresh 35-month high as homes and businesses continued to crank up their heaters to escape a week of extreme cold, while flows to liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plants remained near record highs.
Update: Glenfarne finalizes 20-yr LNG supply deal with South Korea's POSCO
Global demand for the superchilled fuel has surged since Russia's invasion of Ukraine upended gas markets in 2022, driving buyers in Europe and Asia to lock in long-term supply deals with U.S. exporters.
Chevron JV approves $2-B Gorgon LNG Stage 3 project offshore Western Australia
The Australian unit of U.S. oil giant Chevron said that the partners of the Gorgon Joint Venture have approved the A$3 billion ($1.98 billion) Gorgon Stage 3 development off Western Australia's northwest coast. The development will be used as backfill for the existing LNG export concern and will lin..
Opinion: U.S. LNG exports will shrink if margin squeeze intensifies
The U.S. became the world's biggest LNG exporter in 2023, surpassing Australia and Qatar. Exports from its eight main LNG terminals hit a record 12 Bm3 in November, a 20% rise from a year earlier.
YPF CEO sees green light for Argentina LNG project with Eni, XRG in mid-2026
Exports from the 12-MMtpy project phase involving Eni and XRG will likely start in 2030 or 2031, or four years from the potential FID in mid-2026.
Glenfarne’s Texas LNG project signs binding offtake agreement with Macquarie
The agreement converts a previous non-binding heads of agreement between the two companies into a binding definitive agreement.
The European countries most impacted by Russian gas phase-out
To help outline potential grounds for dispute among impacted countries, below is a breakdown of Europe's most gas-dependent nations and key regional gas import trends.
Turkey extends Russian gas imports for a year as it plans U.S. investment
Turkey is Russia's last major natural gas market in Europe after years of war-related Western sanctions on Moscow. It imports a total of 22 Bm3 of gas under the Gazprom contracts that expire at the end of the year, amounting to less than 40% of Turkey's overall gas mix, down from more than 50% in 2018.
U.S. LNG exports hit record high in November on cooler weather, strong output
LNG plants typically operate more efficiently in cooler conditions. Average temperatures along the Gulf Coast were about 8°F lower in November than in October, according to the U.S. National Weather Service.
OPearl LNG Ship Manangement awards WinGD long-term service agreement for LNG vessels
Swiss marine power company WinGD has signed a long-term service agreement (LTSA) with Hong Kong-based OPearl LNG Ship Management, which manages a fleet of LNG carriers. The 15-year LTSA, signing at Marintec in December, covers 14 vessels and will ensure optimal engine performance, reliability, and e..
Updates on buildup of Germany LNG import terminals
Germany has been putting import terminals for liquefied natural gas (LNG) into operation as part of its efforts to replace piped Russian gas following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Opinion: High and rising natural gas costs may spur fresh climb in U.S. coal use
Between January and March of this year, U.S. gas prices jumped by a third due to a cold snap and strong LNG exports, which in turn sparked higher U.S. coal-fired power generation as utilities cut costs by burning cheaper coal instead of gas.
EU agrees to end Russian gas imports by late 2027; Hungary, Slovakia oppose
Representatives for EU governments and the European Parliament reached an agreement in the early hours of Wednesday on proposals set out by the European Commission in June to end shipments from the EU's former top gas supplier following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Eni launches the Phase 2 of Congo LNG ahead of schedule
With the arrival of the Nguya FLNG floating liquefaction unit and the introduction of gas into the new offshore infrastructure system, Eni announces the start-up - ahead of the planned schedule - of Phase 2 of the Congo LNG project, with the goal of exporting the first LNG cargo in early 2026. Cong..
- ExxonMobil halts 1-Bft3d blue hydrogen project in Texas
- Aramco and Yokogawa commission multiple autonomous control AI agents at Fadhili gas plant
- Ukraine will resume gas imports via Transbalkan route in November
- Mitsubishi to inject $260 MM into Brunei LNG project
- Freeport LNG (U.S.) on track to take in more natgas on Thursday after unit outage
