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Pembina Gas Infrastructure to acquire midstream assets from Veren
Pembina Pipeline Corp. (Pembina, or the company) has announced that Pembina Gas Infrastructure Inc. (PGI), a Western Canadian-focused gas processing entity jointly owned by Pembina and KKR, has entered into agreements with Veren Inc. and certain affiliates thereof (Veren) that include the acquisition of Veren’s Gold Creek and Karr area oil batteries and support for future infrastructure development.
China’s Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard to build six new QC-Max LNG vessels for QatarEnergy
QatarEnergy has signed an agreement today with China State Shipbuilding Corp. (CSSC) for the construction of six additional state-of-the-art QC-Max vessels, bringing the total number of LNG vessels on order under its fleet expansion program to 128, including 24 QC-Max mega vessels.
North American RNG surpasses 400 operational facilities
The Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG Coalition) has announced a major milestone in the growth of the renewable natural gas industry, with 433 facilities now operational across North America.
EIA: Natural gas pipeline capacity from the Permian Basin is set to increase
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), natural gas pipeline takeaway capacity in the Permian Basin will soon increase as the Matterhorn Express pipeline, with a capacity of 2.5 Bft3d, is expected to begin service this month.
U.S. regulators okay first step to start Plaquemines LNG plant in Louisiana
Federal regulators on Friday gave Venture Global LNG permission to begin preparations for the startup of liquefied natural gas (LNG) equipment at its Plaquemines export plant in Louisiana, taking a step closer to first LNG production for the facility, about 20 miles south of New Orleans.
ORLEN secures EU grant for hydrogen projects
The international HySPARK project, led by ORLEN in collaboration with a consortium of 17 global partners, has become the first in Poland to receive funding from the EU Clean H2 Partnership program. Close to €9 MM will be allocated to the production and testing of H2-powered vehicles for Chopin Airport and Warsaw’s public transportation system.
DNV awards HPWS AiPs for three innovative designs
DNV has awarded Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding Company (HPWS) three approval in principle (AiP) certificates for its innovative designs of three new ship types.
Texas Matterhorn natgas pipe moving some gas
The Matterhorn natural gas pipeline in Texas has moved small amounts of gas from the Permian basin in West Texas toward the Gulf Coast, executives at U.S. energy company Permian Resources said earlier this week.
Rohe Solutions begins bio-LNG production at the Hamina LNG terminal
Rohe Solutions started the production of Bio-LNG (liquefied biomethane) at the Hamina LNG terminal in Finland. Bio-LNG is produced using biomethane from the gas grid in a process called liquefaction from the grid.
Maire completes carbon capture plant for Eni's natural gas treatment in Italy
MAIRE, through its subsidiaries NEXTCHEM (Sustainable Technology Solutions) and KT (Integrated E&C Solutions), acted as technology integrator and completed the full engineering, procurement and construction works for a carbon plant at the ENI natural gas treatment plant of Casalborsetti, near Ravenna, Italy.
ADNOC and ExxonMobil to partner in world’s largest low-carbon hydrogen facility
His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has witnessed the signing of an agreement in which ADNOC will acquire a 35% equity stake in ExxonMobil Corporation’s proposed low-carbon hydrogen (H2) and ammonia production facility in Baytown, Texas.
New Fortress Energy receives non-FTA approval for its Mexico FLNG project
New Fortress Energy Inc. announced that it has received authorization from the United States Department of Energy to export up to ~1.4 MMtpy of LNG to non-Free Trade Agreement countries from its Fast LNG 1 (FLNG 1) asset located offshore Altamira, Mexico for a term of five years.
North American LNG capacity to more than double by 2028
North America’s LNG export capacity is on track to more than double between 2024 and 2028, from 11.4 billion cubic feet per day (Bcfd) in 2023 to 24.4 Bcfd in 2028, if projects currently under construction begin operations as planned.
Putin arrives in Mongolia, key link in planned gas pipeline to China
The Kremlin said on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had arrived for a state visit in Mongolia, which lies on the route of a planned new gas pipeline connecting Russia and China.
Texas (U.S.) narrows gas plant projects vying for $5.4 B in funding
The Public Utility Commission (PUC) of Texas has selected 17 projects, seeking $5.38 B in government funding, to advance in a new program aimed at spurring the development of gas-fired power plants.
Golden Pass LNG asks U.S. regulator for 3-yr extension to complete construction
The developer of a Texas liquefied natural gas export project on Wednesday asked U.S. regulators for a three-year extension to complete construction of the $10-B Golden Pass LNG project, citing scheduling uncertainties. Golden Pass LNG, a joint venture of QatarEnergy and ExxonMobil building an 18-MMtpy LNG export project on the Texas coast, wrote that a change in primary contractors requires an extension until November 2029.
Venture Global seeks OK to unload first LNG commissioning cargo at Louisiana plant
U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) company Venture Global LNG sought authorization on Thursday from U.S. energy regulators by Aug. 30 to unload the first LNG commissioning cargo at the Plaquemines export plant under construction in Louisiana.
Mexico Pacific announces long-term LNG SPA with POSCO International
Mexico Pacific, owner of the Saguaro Energía LNG facility and associated Sierra Madre Pipeline, announced that it has signed a sales and purchase agreement of 700,000 tpy of LNG with POSCO International Corporation.
INNIO Group “Ready for H2” engines selected to modernize Romania’s CHP plants transition to net-zero
INNIO Group, in collaboration with Clarke Energy, will revamp two major combined heat and power plants in Romania with Jenbacher "Ready for H2" engines.
Linde to invest $2 B in Canada to supply hydrogen to Dow's Alberta chemical complex
Industrial gases firm Linde said it would invest more than $2 B to build a clean hydrogen facility for supplying to Dow's Path2Zero production complex in Alberta, Canada.
Nu:ionic Technologies (Canada), HybriGenix Futures to collaborate on hydrogen production facility in Canada
Nu:ionic Technologies (Canada), Inc. and HybriGenix Futures Inc. announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on an innovative clean power and hydrogen production facility in Alberta, Canada.
Amigo LNG secures supply agreement with E&H Energy
Amigo LNG announced that it has entered into a long-term LNG supply agreement with E&H ENERGY SDN BHD of Malaysia.
NextDecade withdraws carbon capture and storage application at FERC
NextDecade Corporation announced that its subsidiary Rio Grande LNG, LLC withdrew its application at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for the proposed carbon capture and storage (CCS) project at the Rio Grande LNG facility and requested that the FERC terminate the CCS proceeding.
GAS Entec and AG&P to build strategic LNG terminal in Kingdom of Jordan
Leading LNG Infrastructure company GAS Entec with its group company AG&P and local partners Issa Haddadin, together referred to as the consortium, has been awarded a contract to build Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah onshore regasification LNG terminal at the Port of Aqaba in the Kingdom of Jordan.
Woodside gets environmental go-ahead for Scarborough project, green group backs down
Woodside's $12.5-B Scarborough gas project in Western Australia has all primary environmental approvals in place after a green group agreed to dismiss its challenge in a federal court.
Brazos Midstream achieves significant milestones in buildout of Midland Basin gas gathering and processing system
Brazos Midstream has completed several significant milestone projects consisting of major new-build pipelines and processing facilities located in the core of the Midland Basin, one of the most active oil and gas producing regions in the United States.
NFE's Altamira LNG sends first LNG cargo from Mexico
New Fortress Energy shipped an initial cargo this month from its Altamira FLNG production vessel in Mexico.
NextDecade to appeal court's overturning of Rio Grande LNG project authorization
U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) developer NextDecade will appeal a court ruling that overturned federal approval for its $18-B Rio Grande LNG project and warned loss of its permits could prevent access to its loans.
Russian court orders $1.2 B of Linde UK assets be frozen
A Russian court has ordered that assets worth around $1.15 B of a British subsidiary of German industrial gases company Linde be frozen in a dispute over a gas processing plant.
Woodside's bid for LNG developer Tellurian unlikely to be rivaled
Woodside Energy, which agreed last month to buy Tellurian, the developer of a fully-permitted U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, for $1.2 B including debt is unlikely to face a rival bid.
- Japan's Mitsubishi to acquire stake in Petronas LNG plant
- McDermott awarded Rovuma LNG Phase 1 FEED contract in Mozambique
- Wood leads industry project to accelerate CCUS with guidelines for CO2 specifications
- Fincantieri LNG-powered Star Princess launched in Monfalcone
- Picarro launches handheld solution for natural gas leak investigation and closed-loop leak management
- Picarro launches handheld solution for natural gas leak investigation and closed-loop leak management
- Fincantieri LNG-powered Star Princess launched in Monfalcone
- Sonatrach, Saudi Aramco raise prices for LPG by 3%–4% in October
- Amarinth secures $1-MM order of API 610 pumps for Coral North FLNG project in Mozambique
