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REV LNG provides first LNG fueling operation for McAsphalt Advantage
REV LNG LLC (REV), a leading mobile energy services and project development company, has completed the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueling operation for the newly delivered McAsphalt Advantage, a bitumen carrier that will serve the operations of McAsphalt Marine Transportation Ltd.
Boardwalk makes FID on Gulf South Pipeline’s Kosci Junction pipeline project
Boardwalk Pipelines LP's board of directors has made a final investment decision (FID) approving Gulf South Pipeline Company LLC's (Gulf South) 1.16-Bft3d Kosciusko Junction pipeline project (Kosci Junction Project).
U.S. natgas prices slip 2% from 13-month high on rising output
U.S. natural gas futures fell about 2% on Friday from a 13-month high reached in the prior session on increased supplies as producers keep pulling more gas out of the ground in anticipation of rising demand from cold winter weather and higher gas flows to liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plants.
Venture Global's Plaquemines plant set to produce first LNG
Venture Global LNG is on track to inaugurate liquefied natural gas (LNG) production at its Plaquemines export plant in Louisiana (U.S.) as soon as this week.
Wood Mackenzie: Defining the energy transition
As the energy landscape rapidly transforms due to decarbonization, electrification and geopolitical shifts, Wood Mackenzie has released five compelling charts that highlight key trends shaping the sector in the latest Horizons report.
GOP lawmakers slam New York for blocking $500-MM pipeline project
In a Dec. 5 letter addressed to Governor Hochul, Republican lawmakers from New York and Pennsylvania (U.S.) expressed strong criticism of New York State's decision to block the Northern Access Pipeline, a $500-MM natural gas infrastructure project.
Qatar energy minister has no concerns over Trump vow to lift LNG exports cap
Qatar has no concerns about U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's promise to lift a cap on liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, Qatar's Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi said on Saturday, adding his country would cope with any competition.
U.S. natural gas up more than 3% to 1-week high as weather turns colder
U.S. natural gas futures rose > 3% to more than a one-week high on Monday, helped by a shift in short-term forecasts to cooler weather that would lead to increased gas demand for heating.
Energy Transfer makes FID on Permian Basin pipeline
Energy Transfer LP has reached a positive final investment decision (FID) for the construction of an intrastate natural gas pipeline connecting Permian Basin production to premier markets and trading hubs.
NMED fines natural gas firm $47.8 MM for harmful emissions
The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) initiated an enforcement action against Targa Northern Delaware LLC, a subsidiary of Houston, Texas-based (U.S.) natural gas firm Targa Resources Corp., for emissions releases far greater than permitted limits at its Red Hills Gas Processing Plant near Jal in Lea County.
ONEOK completes NGL fractionation and pipeline expansion projects
ONEOK Inc. has completed MB-6, a 125,000-bpd natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionator in Mont Belvieu, Texas, and the full looping of the West Texas NGL Pipeline system.
Biden Administration to release LNG study by mid-December
The U.S. plans to issue a study on the environmental and economic effects of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports by the middle of this month, a Department of Energy (DOE) official said on Wednesday.
Sembcorp Industries inks 10-yr LNG supply deal with Chevron's Singapore unit
Sembcorp Industries said its Sembcorp Fuels unit signed a deal with Chevron USA's Singapore unit to import up to 0.6 MMtpy LNG starting in 2028.
bp seeks buyers for U.S. natural gas pipeline system stake
bp is seeking buyers for a stake in its U.S. natural gas pipeline network. The British energy company could raise up to $3 B from the sale, with sources saying that bp may sell up to a 49% stake in the business.
AGDC statement on AIDEA resolution supporting Alaska LNG
The Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC) has released the following statement regarding Wednesday’s AIDEA resolution supporting the development of Alaska LNG Phase 1, the in-state pipeline portion of Alaska LNG designed to bring North Slope natural gas to Interior and Southcentral Alaska.
API: Demand for U.S. LNG shows folly of permitting pause
Global demand for U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) remains strong – which again should give pause to the Biden administration’s decision to halt in permitting for new and pending LNG export projects.
CryoSys to support PIC Americas in development of Texas LNG export facility
CryoSys LLC has entered into an agreement with PIC Americas to deliver advanced pretreatment and liquefaction solutions to PIC Americas planned development of a world-class liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility with a minimum capacity of 7.2 metric MMtpy.
Woodside, Bechtel sign agreement for Louisiana LNG
Woodside has signed a revised lump sum turnkey engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with Bechtel for the development of the three train 16.5-metric MMtpy foundation development of Louisiana LNG.
Venture Global says new LNG environmental review unnecessary
Venture Global LNG has slammed a U.S. call for an additional environmental review of a proposed Louisiana LNG project as unnecessary, adding that it will be ready to begin construction once the project gets a final go-ahead.
Summit Midstream completes acquisition of Tall Oak Midstream III
Summit Midstream Corporation (NYSE: SMC) ("Summit", "SMC" or the "company") announced today that it and its wholly owned subsidiary, Summit Midstream Partners, LP (the "partnership"), received shareholder approval and has completed the previously announced acquisition of Tall Oak Midstream Operating, LLC and its subsidiaries (collectively, "Tall Oak" or "Tall Oak Midstream III") from an affiliate of Tailwater Capital LLC ("Tailwater Capital").
Rising LNG terminal costs to make new U.S. projects less competitive
Rising costs of building and equipping new U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants will reduce the competitiveness of U.S. gas exports.
Vision RNG signs 25-yr gas agreement with Greenwood County South Carolina (U.S.) landfill
Vision RNG (VRNG) has signed a long-term gas rights agreement to purchase raw landfill gas (LFG) from the Greenwood County South Carolina landfill located in Greenwood South Carolina (U.S.). The agreement could be as long as 25 yr.
Case Study: Providing a proactive risk management approach for rupture mitigation valves
U.S. federal natural gas pipeline regulation 49 CFR 192.935(c) requires that operators perform a risk analysis to determine where the use of rupture mitigation valves (RMVs), such as remote-controlled valves and automatic shutoff valves, may be efficient to add protection to high consequence areas.
U.S. LNG/natural gas demand nears record level
Gas demand from the largest U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) producers soared on Friday to near-record levels on cooler weather and fewer outages.
Woodside to bring in several partners to Louisiana LNG project by March
Woodside Energy expects to bring several partners into its Louisiana liquefied natural gas development by the time the company gives the financial go-ahead to the U.S. project in the first quarter of 2025, said its CEO. Australia-listed Woodside is seeking to sell a 50% stake in the Louisiana LNG project.
Guyana gas-to-energy project wins initial $500-MM bank loan guarantee approval
Guyana has received preliminary approval from the U.S. Export-Import Bank for a more than $500 MM loan guarantee to support a natural-gas fired power project and gas processing facility.
Cheniere Energy allowed to bring natgas into its Corpus Christi expansion
U.S. Federal regulators on Wednesday gave Cheniere Energy permission to introduce natural gas into its Corpus Christi, Texas expansion project.
Contentious COP29 deal shows climate cooperation fraying at edges
When COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev stepped to the podium at the closing meeting of the Baku climate summit on Sunday morning, hoping to clinch a hard-fought agreement on global climate finance, he carried with him two speeches. One was crafted around a hoped-for deal being struck, while the other for the possibility of a summit-collapsing impasse.
Trump prepares wide-ranging energy plan to boost gas exports
Donald Trump's transition team is putting together a wide-ranging energy package to roll out within days of his taking office that would approve export permits for new LNG projects and increase oil drilling.
Pipeline operator ONEOK to buy remaining shares of EnLink in $4.3-B deal
Pipeline operator ONEOK says it will buy the remaining shares of peer EnLink Midstream for $4.3 B in an all-stock deal, boosting its presence in the Permian Basin amid increased consolidation in the U.S. energy sector.
- Wood leads industry project to accelerate CCUS with guidelines for CO2 specifications
- Gasum selects Wärtsilä for another bio-LNG project in Sweden
- Vaisala seeks to remove greenwashing from carbon capture with new measurement solution
- Vanguard Renewables breaks ground on its first organics-to-renewable gas facility
- Amarinth secures $1-MM order of API 610 pumps for Coral North FLNG project in Mozambique
