LNG

ADNOC Gas signs 10-yr LNG SPA with India’s GAIL

ADNOC Gas has signed a 10-yr Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with GAIL India Limited to supply up to 520,000 tpy LNG, starting in 2026. The SPA converts the previous Heads of Agreement between ADNOC Gas and GAIL, announced in January, into a definitive agreement.

UPDATE: Ichthys LNG Train 1 to resume full-scale operations in Dec.

Train 1 at Australia's Ichthys LNG will resume full-scale operations at the beginning of December, after its operation rate was reduced for inspections.

Bangladesh seeks potential LNG suppliers in new enlistment process

Bangladesh has issued an enlistment invitation for companies to supply the South Asian nation with LNG on a spot basis.

Russia sees India as potential market for LNG from its 13-MMtpy Ust-Luga plant

Russia is interested in ramping up exports of LNG to India, particularly from its 13-MMtpy Ust-Luga complex that is currently under construction in the Leningrad Region of Russia.

ADNOC GAS to acquire 60% of Ruwais LNG from ADNOC, valued at $5 B

ADNOC Gas expects ADNOC to transfer its 60% share of the Ruwais LNG Project to the company at cost - estimated to be around $5 B - in the second half of 2028.

Toyo awarded EPC contract for Dahej LNG terminal (India)

Toyo Engineering India Private Limited, a subsidiary of Toyo Engineering Corporation, has been awarded the EPC contract for the topside facilities of the third berth (jetty) at the Dahej LNG terminal in Gujarat, India, by Petronet LNG Limited. The project is scheduled for completion by Q1 2027.

Gasum selects Wärtsilä for another bio-LNG project in Sweden

Wärtsilä Gas Solutions, part of technology group Wärtsilä, will supply Nordic energy company Gasum with biogas upgrading and liquefaction solutions for its new bioLNG plant. The plant will produce high-quality bioLNG from agricultural and organic household waste.

Exxon targets first LNG from $30-B Mozambique Project by 2030

ExxonMobil is expecting the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) output from its project in Mozambique in 2030.

Angola LNG considers expansion as gas supplies ramp up

Angola Liquefied Natural Gas (ALNG) is considering future expansion options including adding a mini train of 3 metric MMtpy, as new gas supplies to the plant ramp up over the next 12 months.

Opinion: Trump-led oil and gas export boom may go bust in Europe trade spat

Oil and gas producers in the U.S. expect to find it easier to ramp up production and exploration under the incoming second administration of Donald Trump. Finding local and lucrative markets for their wares may be the bigger challenge.

Europe can replace gas coming via Ukraine using LNG terminals, Snam CEO says

Europe can use several liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals to replace Russian gas flowing through Ukraine when a transit deal expires at the end of December.

ADNOC secures 15-yr, 1-MMtpy sales and purchase agreement for Ruwais LNG project

ADNOC has signed the first long-term sales and purchase agreement (SPA) for the lower-carbon Ruwais liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, which is currently under development in Al Ruwais Industrial City, Abu Dhabi.

Black & Veatch to collaborate with Baker Hughes on standard LNG solution utilizing PRICO® technology

Black & Veatch, a global liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure solutions leader, has confirmed a collaboration agreement with Baker Hughes, an energy technology company, to utilize Baker Hughes’ LM9000 gas turbine and compression technology with Black & Veatch’s industry leading PRICO® liquefaction technology as another offering for clients seeking mid-scale LNG solutions.

Snam CEO welcomes EU clearance of Adriatic LNG deal

The chief executive of Snam welcomed on Tuesday the European Commission's green light for a deal for Italy's biggest liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, Adriatic LNG.

Facing tariff threat, Europe eyes options to appease Trump, including LNG

The European Union is considering options to appease Donald Trump on his return to the White House as it braces for a resumption of U.S. tariffs and other trade threats plus tough exchanges on how to treat China.

U.S. federal regulators give Venture Global permission to introduce natural gas into LNG plant

U.S. federal regulators on Wednesday gave Venture Global LNG permission to introduce natural gas into its Plaquemines export plant in Louisiana, documents show, moving the plant a step closer to producing the superchilled gas.

Europe's October LNG imports show rare increase, Asia's dip

Europe's imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) rose in October for the first month in 10 while those in Asia dropped for the first time since June, but not by enough to stop the combined total from increasing.

Trump unlikely to undo Biden's IRA climate legislation, TotalEnergies executive says

French oil major TotalEnergies does not anticipate that Donald Trump would pull the U.S. out of the Paris Agreement on climate change or undo Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) legislation if he became U.S. president again.

Glenfarne selects Kiewit to build Texas LNG export plant

U.S. energy company Glenfarne Group LLC has selected construction contractor Kiewit to build its proposed Texas liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal in Brownsville, Texas.

Crown LNG executes final agreements to acquire Kakinada and Grangemouth LNG import terminal assets

Crown LNG Holdings Ltd., a leading provider of liquefied natural gas (LNG) liquefaction and regasification terminal technologies for harsh weather locations, has concluded two strategic acquisition agreements forming the basis of Crown LNG's entry into the global LNG infrastructure network: KGLNG and Grangemouth.

China's Sinopec signs agreement for 15-yr LNG deal with TotalEnergies

China's state oil and gas major Sinopec Corp said it has signed Heads of Agreement to buy from TotalEnergies 2 MMtpy of LNG a year for 15 yrs starting 2028.

LNG producer Cheniere tops 3Q profit estimates, raises annual forecast

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Top U.S. LNG exporter Cheniere Energy on Thursday raised its annual core profit forecast after higher demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) helped it top 3Q estimates.

Japan's Mitsubishi sees LNG capacity growing to > 17 MMtpy in early 2030s

Japanese trading house Mitsubishi said it sees its liquefied natural gas (LNG) output capacity growing by 5 metric MMtpy to > 17 MMtpy early in the 2030s thanks to its stakes in projects including in Malaysia and Canada.

Woodside and Tokyo Gas in discussions over stake in U.S. LNG project

Tokyo Gas is in talks with Woodside Energy over taking a stake in a multi-billion-dollar Louisiana (U.S.) liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project.

U.S. LNG exports to increase at slowest pace since 2016

U.S. liquefied natural gas exports this year will increase about 2%, analysts estimate, the smallest annual increase since 2016 when the first big U.S. LNG export plant opened, launching a boom that drove the country's producers to the top of world gas exporters.

Russian shipyard delays ice-class tankers for Arctic LNG 2

Russia's Zvezda shipyard is again delaying delivery of ice-class Arc7 gas carriers for liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant Arctic LNG 2 to early 2025, in yet another blow for the country's huge energy project.

Britain's Centrica signs 10-yr U.S. gas deal with Coterra

British utility Centrica and U.S. producer Coterra Energy have entered into two gas sale and purchase agreements, which will reduce market risk in Centrica's liquefied natural gas (LNG) portfolio.

U.S. elections pose bearish risk to global LNG markets

The upcoming U.S. election could pose a bearish risk to global natural gas markets, specifically liquefied natural gas (LNG), despite the anticipated limited near-term impact on domestic markets.

JPMorgan looks to resume trading physical LNG

JPMorgan Chase is in talks to resume trading physical LNG after more than a decade. The bank has had talks with at least three projects under development in the Gulf Coast to get a long-term LNG supply.

QatarEnergy takes 50% stake in TotalEnergies solar project in Iraq

QatarEnergy, one of the world's top suppliers of liquefied natural gas (LNG), said on Monday it had agreed to take a 50% stake in TotalEnergies' 1.25-gigawatt solar project in Iraq.