natural gas
Tanzania expects to sign $42-B mega LNG project before June
Tanzania expects to sign before June a deal for its stalled project to construct a $42 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant, a senior government minister said, with production set to start in eight years' time. Equinor and Shell are joint operators of the mega gas project, which would unlock 47..
Glenfarne announces major Phase 1 Alaska LNG milestones, with construction, line pipe supply and gas agreements
Glenfarne Group, LLC subsidiary Glenfarne Alaska LNG, LLC (Glenfarne), majority owner and developer of the Alaska LNG Project, today announced a series of major advances that move Phase One of the Alaska LNG Project from development into early execution – focused on rapidly delivering reliable, affo..
Opinion: Europe's offshore wind pact is a hedge against U.S. gas reliance
At the North Sea Summit on Monday, ministers from Britain, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Norway signed an agreement to develop 100 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind capacity in shared economic waters.
ADNOC Gas to invest more than $20 B to raise gas processing capacity by almost 30%
ADNOC Gas will invest more than $20 billion to increase its gas processing capacity by almost 30% by 2029, its CEO Fatema Al Nuaimi said on Tuesday at the India Energy Week conference. ADNOC Gas is a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi's state oil giant ADNOC. Although the nation is steadily increasing alterna..
Slovakia to file lawsuit against EU's ban on Russian gas imports
EU countries on Monday gave their final approval to ban Russian gas imports by late 2027, which Slovakia and Hungary both opposed.
JERA signs winter LNG supply agreement with Woodside
JERA Co., Inc., Japan’s largest power generation company and leading global LNG player, announced today that it has signed a sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with Woodside Energy Trading Singapore Pte. Ltd. (Woodside) to secure liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply during Japan’s peak winter demand pe..
Syria, Jordan sign gas supply deal to bolster Syrian power grid
The agreement builds on a broader energy arrangement signed last year to supply gas to Syria through Jordan, which is being financed by Qatar, part of regional efforts to ease Syria's acute power shortages after years of war and infrastructure damage.
EU countries give final approval to Russian gas ban
Ministers from EU countries approved the law at a meeting in Brussels on Monday, although Slovakia and Hungary voted against and Bulgaria abstained.
When the U.S. freezes, the global LNG market catches a cold
Cold weather conditions in the U.S. can now lead to higher gas prices in Asia and especially Europe, which is heavily dependent on U.S. LNG after Russia slashed pipeline flows following its invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
XRG to increase stake in Rio Grande LNG
XRG to acquire a 7.6% stake in Trains 4 and 5 of Rio Grande LNG project, one of the world's largest LNG export facilities New investment builds on XRG’s initial 11.7% stake in Phase 1 of the project, including Trains 1, 2 and 3 Transaction further advances XRG’s strategy to build a top-tier glob..
Kinder Morgan beats quarterly profit estimates, stays bullish on natgas demand
U.S. midstream companies such as Kinder Morgan are benefiting from strong oil and gas production in the Permian Basin, record liquefied natural gas exports and rising power demand from artificial intelligence infrastructure.
Shell considers exit from Argentina's Vaca Muerta shale play
Shell has approached potential buyers for Vaca Muerta assets, sources say Shell's assets likely to be valued in billions of dollars, sources say European oil major among earliest backers of Argentine shale play Sale plans follow Shell's exit from Argentina LNG project Oil major Shell is ..
Inpex working on advancing Indonesia's Abadi LNG project to meet government request
Efforts underway to bring forward Abadi start from early 2030s In talks for large gas reserves in Australia to supply Ichthys Japan's Inpex is working to advance the start of its Abadi project in Indonesia to meet the government's request to speed up and has seen strong interest from Weste..
Europe set for record LNG imports in 2026
EU seeks to reduce reliance on Russian energy post-Ukraine invasion Global LNG supply to grow over 7% by 2026, led by North America Europe's LNG imports to hit 185 bcm in 2026, IEA forecasts Europe is expected to import a record amount of LNG this year with global supply also expected to ..
LNG tankers divert from eastbound route as Europe premium widens
Traders are cashing in on higher gas prices in Europe against Asia, diverting at least two liquefied natural gas tankers that were initially eastbound towards Europe and Turkey in the past week, shiptracking data showed. Falling temperatures in the northern hemisphere are boosting heating demand, l..
Japan's LNG imports fall 1.4% in 2025 to 64.98 million tons
Japan's liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports fell 1.4% in 2025 from a year earlier to 64.98 million metric tons, trailing China's 68.43 million tons, preliminary trade data from the Ministry of Finance showed on Thursday. China's LNG imports dropped to a three-year low in 2025, official data showed...
Boardwalk positions for the next era of natural gas storage growth
Gulf South Pipeline Company, a subsidiary of Boardwalk Pipelines, today announced the launch of an open season for new firm natural gas storage capacity at its flagship Petal Gas Storage complex. This announcement highlights Boardwalk's leading storage footprint and outlines a bold vision to meet th..
Vietnam to tweak rules to encourage LNG power plant development
Vietnam plans to adjust its rules on the government's guaranteed purchase of power from liquefied natural gas-fired plants as it seeks to revive interest from developers. The Southeast Asian country targets having a fleet of LNG-fired power plants with combined capacity of 22.5 gigawatts by 2030, b..
Hanwha Ocean advances Newfoundland LNG project as part of broader CPSP-linked industrial partnership in Canada
Hanwha Ocean announced that it has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Fermeuse Energy to jointly advance the Newfoundland and Labrador LNG development project in Canada. This collaboration underscores Hanwha's long-term industrial commitment to Canada, aligned with its partici..
Tecnimont enters LNG market with strategic agreement with Argent LNG for Louisiana export facility
TECNIMONT has signed a term sheet to participate as integrated engineering service provider in the development of Argent LNG’s groundbreaking 25 MTPA LNG project in Louisiana, United States TECNIMONT will leverage its proven ability to integrate advanced Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) tec..
EnviTec Biogas begins first feed-in of new biogas and gas upgrading plant in Italy
The newly completed biogas and gas upgrading plant in Soncino near Cremona, Italy, is feeding 237 Nm³/h (250 Sm³/h) of biomethane into the public gas grid as of today. “This is a reason to celebrate together with our long-standing customer, the agribusiness entrepreneur Dr. Francesco Avogadri,” says..
John Crane celebrates 50 years of dry gas seals
John Crane, a global leader in flow-control technologies and an innovator in solutions for rotating equipment, and a business of Smiths Group plc, is marking 50 years since a breakthrough that revolutionized gas compression sealing. In 1976, the introduction of the Type 28 dry gas seal transformed c..
European gas prices rebound on low storage levels, weak LNG flows
Dutch and British gas contracts rose on Tuesday morning, with attention again turning to gas storage, which is now half empty, weaker flows of liquefied natural gas (LNG), and the deterioration in the relationship between the U.S. and Europe.
ADNOC Gas signs $3-B, 10-yr LNG deal with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
India is now UAE’s largest customer of LNG, 20% of LNG operated by ADNOC Gas will be supplied to India by 2029 $20 billion worth of LNG contracts signed in last 24 months between ADNOC Gas and Indian companies LNG agreement reinforces ADNOC Gas’ position as a reliable supplier of Indian energy ..
CB&I awarded EPC contract for two LPG storage spheres in Canada
Horton CBI, Limited (Horton CBI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CB&I, announced that it has been awarded a sizable contract for the engineering, procurement, fabrication, and construction (EPFC) of two liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) Hortonspheres® by a leading Canadian infrastructure company, for whom..
Eni announces the Hull Launch of the Coral North FLNG
At the presence of the Minister of Natural Resources of the Republic of Mozambique Estevão Pale and Eni’s Chief Operating Officer Global Natural Resources, Guido Brusco, Eni and its partners, China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), ENH, KOGAS and XRG announced today in Geoje, South Korea, the h..
EemsGas receives €30 million investment subsidy for major green gas project in the Netherlands
EemsGas – one of the largest green gas production facilities in the Netherlands with an investment of €100 million – has received €30 million in DEI+ investment subsidies from the Dutch government. Sustainable raw materials producer Perpetual Next, which holds a 50% stake in EemsGas, announced this ..
Glenfarne’s Texas LNG fully subscribed with 20-yr RWE offtake deal
Glenfarne Group has fully subscribed capacity at its Texas LNG export project after signing a binding 20-yr LNG offtake agreement with RWE Supply & Trading.
Chevron takes final investment decision on Leviathan gas expansion
Chevron Corporation by its subsidiary, Chevron Mediterranean Limited, and the working interest owners of the Leviathan natural gas reservoir have reached a final investment decision to expand the production capacity of the strategic Leviathan production platform located offshore Israel.
Azerbaijan starts natural gas supplies to Germany and Austria
Demand for Azerbaijan's gas has risen as Europe has sought to end its reliance on Russian gas following the invasion of Ukraine.
- Freeport LNG export plant in Texas to take in more natgas after unit shut on Monday
- Aramco's Jafurah gas plant (Phase 1) begins output
- U.S. natural gas prices surge 4% to 35-month high in cold snap
- LNG cool-down vessel arrives at ExxonMobil's Golden Pass plant in Texas
- Freeport LNG export plant in Texas reports shutdown of liquefaction train
