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Energy Transfer announces suspension of development of Lake Charles LNG export project
Energy Transfer LP announced that it is suspending development of the Lake Charles LNG project in order to focus on allocating capital to its significant backlog of natural gas pipeline infrastructure projects that Energy Transfer believes provides superior risk/return profiles. Energy Transfer mana..
U.S. allows oil sales from Russia's Sakhalin-2 project through June 18
The general license, issued by the U.S. Treasury Department, is important for U.S. ally Japan, which gets about 9% of its LNG from Russia.
Japan's JERA signs LNG sales deal with Hokkaido Gas
Under the agreement, JERA will supply about 130,000 metric tpy to 200,000 metric tpy of LNG on a delivered ex-ship basis from its global LNG portfolio.
Asia's imports of U.S. energy drop in 2025 despite Trump trade moves
The decline in imports from the United States is largely driven by China, the world's biggest buyer of commodities, which pulled back on purchases after Trump ramped up tariffs on U.S. imports of Chinese goods, with the current average rate around 47.5%.
KBR’s methanol technology selected by Fikrat Al-Tadweer for the first biomethanol plant in Saudi Arabia
KBR announced that it has been awarded a contract for its PureMSM green methanol technology by Fikrat Al-Tadweer for a pioneering biomethanol plant in Saudi Arabia for transforming landfill-gas into clean fuels. KBR’s PureM solution is designed for commercial-scale deployment with a low cost of ren..
Ovintiv enters into agreement for Cedar LNG capacity
Ovintiv Inc. and a subsidiary of Pembina Pipeline Corporation have announced the signing of a 12-yr agreement for 500,000 tpy of Pembina's liquefaction capacity at the Cedar LNG facility.
Freeport LNG export plant in Texas reports shutdown of liquefaction train
U.S. LNG company Freeport LNG said one of the three liquefaction trains at its LNG export plant in Texas shut on Tuesday, according to regulatory filings.
Sandpiper Chemicals selects Air Water Gas Solutions as ASU provider for blue methanol facility
Sandpiper Chemicals, LLC announced that it has selected Air Water Gas Solutions Inc. as its presumptive industrial gases supplier for its Texas City, Texas (U.S.) blue methanol facility. Air Water will design, build and operate a purpose-built air separation unit to provide oxygen, nitrogen and ins..
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.
- 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
