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NNPC: Explosion hits Nigeria's key Escravos-Lagos gas pipeline
The blast was reported near the Tebijor, Okpele and Ikpopo communities in the coastal Delta state. Initial checks showed a pressure drop consistent with a loss of containment on the pipeline
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, rel..
Russia's Sibur ships LPG from Ust-Luga to China for the first time
Sibur mostly supplies LPG to Turkey, but demand for LPG in the country has been declining by 5%–6% annually, traders said, and Algeria and the U.S. dominate its market.
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..
Florida’s Manatee County advances $50-MM RNG project
Nopetro Energy and Johnson Controls have partnered with Manatee County to develop a $50-MM renewable natural gas (RNG) production facility that will convert landfill waste into clean fuel for local trucks and buses.
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 ..
GE Vernova expects 80 GW of gas turbine contracts by year's end
As U.S. power demand reaches record highs due to the proliferation of energy-intensive data centers supporting artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives, demand for turbines and other equipment to produce electricity from natural gas has increased.
Update: Saudi Aramco to export first condensate from Jafurah gas plant in February
The $100-B Jafurah project, estimated to contain 229 Tsft3 of raw gas and 75 Bbbl of condensate, is central to Aramco's ambitions to become a major global natural gas player and boost its gas production capacity.
Azerbaijan’s SOCAR and Hungary's MVM sign new gas supply deal
Azerbaijan's gas has been increasingly in focus since gas exports from Russia to Europe collapsed in the wake of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and subsequent Western sanctions.
Nigerian oil firms strike flare-gas deals to curb emissions, boost energy
Nigeria holds Africa's largest proven gas reserves and is betting on gas to drive industrial growth and cut emissions.
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 Mediterranea..
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..
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 ..
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 facilit..
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..
Capsol Technologies signs MoU with U.S. utility to deploy CapsolGT for low-carbon gas power generation
Capsol Technologies has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a leading utility granting exclusivity to develop the first commercial-scale low-carbon gas power plant using the company’s CapsolGT carbon capture technology in the U.S.
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.
Tokyo Gas and Teralta partner to advance e-methane project development in Canada
Teralta is advancing multiple e-NG project opportunities across North America, including an e-NG project in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada which utilizes by-product green hydrogen derived from hydroelectric power and CO₂ from existing industrial sources. The e-NG from this project is estimated to be ready for export to Japan by around FY2030.
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.
Hungarian energy group MVM prepares to phase out Russian gas, if needed
The European Union agreed on Wednesday to phase out Russian gas imports by late 2027 as part of an effort to end the bloc's decades-long energy dependency on Moscow, with short-term pipeline gas contracts affected from as soon as June 2026. Landlocked Hungary opposes the move, and said it would challenge the legislation at the EU's Court of Justice.
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 li..
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.
- 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
