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Austria plans to deepen cooperation with Abu Dhabi, minister says
Austria has had to radically overhaul its energy supply after depending for many years on Russian gas, and ended direct imports from Russia at the end of 2024.
Iran conflict disrupts Middle East oil, fuel, LNG
Fighting has damaged tankers and sharply reduced traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, a pinch point through which some 20% of global oil output and a similar share of liquefied natural gas transits via ships from Middle East producers.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor acquires Swiss rotating equipment maintenance company AST Turbo AG
AST is engaged in maintenance, inspection, and field services for rotating equipment such as compressors and steam turbines that drive compressors, used in resource and energy development sites, including in the oil and gas sectors.
Qatar LNG, Saudi refinery, Israeli oil, gas fields down due to Mideast strikes
Qatar halted its production of liquefied natural gas on Monday, as Iran continued to strike Gulf countries in retaliation for Israeli and U.S. strikes against it, prompting precautionary shutdowns of oil and gas facilities across the Middle East.
Russia's LNG exports up 5.8% in January-February
Russian LNG exports have been held back by U.S. sanctions over Ukraine, notably against the Arctic LNG 2 plant, whose operations have been hampered by the difficulty of finding buyers for its output.
Trafigura, Venture Global sign five‑year U.S. LNG supply deal
The agreement marks the latest move by Trafigura to secure North American LNG, while Venture Global continues to expand its commercial footprint ahead of new project milestones.
European gas prices soar as Qatar halts LNG production
Qatar, soon to cement its role as the world’s second largest LNG exporter after the United States, plays a major role in balancing both Asian and European markets' demand of LNG.
Cheniere and CPC sign 1.2-MMtpy long-term LNG sale and purchase agreement
Cheniere Energy announced that its subsidiary, Cheniere Marketing International has entered into a long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with CPC Corporation, Taiwan (CPC). Under the SPA, CPC has agreed to purchase up to 1.2 MMtpy (“mtpa”) of LNG from Cheniere Mark..
Blackstone brings 694-MW Magnolia gas plant online in Louisiana (U.S.)
The greenfield combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) plant was developed by Kindle Energy, Blackstone’s North American power platform. Construction began in 2022 and created more than 400 local construction jobs.
Air Liquide and Holcim sign an agreement to decarbonize cement production with a carbon capture project in Belgium
Air Liquide and Holcim reach a new stage in their collaboration with the signing of an agreement to develop a state-of-the-art carbon capture solution for Holcim’s near-zero cement plant at Obourg in Belgium.
U.S. grants permit for project to bring power to Puerto Rico from Dominican Republic
Puerto Rico has been plagued with widespread power outages since Hurricane Maria decimated the island's electrical grid nearly a decade ago in one of the deadliest storms in America's history.
Envision sets sail with world's first commercial green ammonia cargo to South Korea
This shipment marks the world's first end-to-end commercial delivery of green ammonia, encompassing the entire value chain from renewable hydrogen synthesis to international maritime logistics.
Cheniere Corpus Christi, Texas LNG terminal gets boosted export approval from U.S. DOE
The approval allows additional exports of up to 0.47 Bft3d of LNG to big markets in Asia and Europe, or non-Free Trade Agreement countries, as the department calls them.
Venture Global signs 20-yr LNG supply deal with Korea's Hanwha Aerospace
The agreement brings Venture Global's total long-term contracted portfolio to more than 46 MMtpy.
TotalEnergies agrees to export 2 MMtpy of LNG for 20 yrs from Alaska LNG project
The future Alaska LNG project, located on the U.S. Pacific coast, is the only federally authorized LNG export terminal in this region.
QazaqGaz, Qatar's UCC finish pre-FEED for second gas processing plant at Kashagan
QazaqGaz and Qatar's UCC Holding have completed the pre-FEED (front-end engineering design) stage of a project to build a second gas processing plant (GPP) at the Kashagan field with annual capacity of 2.5 billion cubic meters. "QazaqGaz is working with Qatari company UCC Holding on the constructio..
INPEX granted environmental approval for Abadi LNG project from Indonesian government
INPEX Corp. announced that through its subsidiary INPEX Masela Ltd., it received environmental approval for the Abadi LNG Project from the government of Indonesia based on the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment, known locally as AMDAL (Analisis Mengenai Dampak Lingkungan). The project is cur..
Aramco’s gas strategy builds momentum with major progress towards growth target
Start of production at Jafurah, the Middle East’s largest liquids-rich shale gas play, represents a historic milestone Tanajib Gas Plant, one of the world’s largest gas plants, commences operations Both projects reflect rapid progress in the growth of Aramco’s gas business, as company seeks to..
EIA: Most natural gas pipelines built in 2025 connect the South Central United States to supply
Natural gas pipeline projects completed in the United States in 2025 increased capacity by approximately 6.3 Bft3d, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA’s) recently updated Natural Gas Pipeline Projects Tracker.
Aramco halts Juaymah LPG exports after propane, butane delivery system damage
Propane and butane deliveries scheduled from Juaymah for the next few weeks have been canceled, while the scope and duration of the impact remain under evaluation.
Eni can now receive oil from Venezuela as payment for gas, CEO says
Chief Executive Claudio Descalzi, who confirmed that Venezuela owes the Italian group around $3 B, was referring to natural gas from the Perla offshore field, the only active offshore gas project in Venezuela, which is operated by Eni and Spain's Repsol.
Naturgy warns $13 B in Russian LNG purchase commitments may be hit by EU ban
This amount represents less than a quarter of its total commitments for energy purchases, which it estimates at roughly €45.13 B.
Ukraine's Naftogaz to deliver U.S. LNG via Klaipeda terminal
Russia has sharply increased the number and intensity of strikes on Ukraine's energy sector, targeting both power plants and gas production facilities, and a partial loss of gas production capacity has forced Kyiv to increase imports.
Hanwha and Greek ΟΝΕΧ Shipyards to expand U.S. activities
ONEX, which operates two shipyards in Greece, said in a press release that the deal also includes projects in power generation, shipyard efficiency, and energy storage platforms.
Cheniere lifts buyback plan to > $10 B as profit surges on strong LNG demand
The U.S. is the world's largest LNG exporter and had shipped 15 Bft3d of the supercooled fuel last year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), up 26% from 2024.
Ten years after first cargo, U.S. LNG dominance set to keep growing
Whether the world market, already showing signs of saturation, will be able to absorb those supplies is an open question.
Greece's Metlen signs LNG supply and trading cooperation deal with Shell
Greek energy companies have been seeking deals to supply central and southern Europe with U.S.-produced LNG as the U.S. works to replace Russian gas in Europe.
A decade after first Sabine Pass cargo, U.S. LNG exports continues to rise
Ten years ago, on February 24, 2016, the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo from the Sabine Pass Terminal was exported from the United States, marking the beginning of a new era in U.S. LNG exports. Today, the United States is the world’s largest LNG exporter, ahead of both Australia and Qatar...
Inpex to solicit bids for construction of Indonesia's Abadi LNG project in mid-2026
The Abadi liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Indonesia's Masela block has faced years of delays following a request by the previous administration to move the plant onshore from an earlier offshore design, and as the company drew up new development plans to include a carbon storage facility.
UK's Centrica signs natural gas supply deal with Canada's Whitecap Resources
Whitecap will deliver 50,000 million British thermal units (MMBtu) of natural gas per day to Centrica Energy.
- RWE strengthens partnerships with ADNOC and Masdar to enhance energy security in Germany and Europe
- TotalEnergies and Mozambique announce the full restart of the $20-B Mozambique LNG project
- Venture Global wins LNG arbitration case brought by Spain's Repsol
- KBR awarded FEED for Coastal Bend LNG project
- Norway pipeline gas export down 2.3% in 2025, seen steady this year
