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Germany has enough gas for winter, storage operators say
Germany has sufficient gas in storage to cover demand over the current 2024/25 winter season, despite the end of Russian gas exports to central Europe on Jan. 1, storage operators' group INES said.
Russia targets Ukraine gas infrastructure in latest missile barrage
Russia launched scores of missiles and drones at Ukraine on Wednesday, targeting gas infrastructure and other energy facilities in western regions in a new barrage against the struggling power system in the depths of winter.
Moldova's separatist enclave hopes Russia will resume gas supplies soon
Moldova's breakaway Transdniestria region expects to receive Russian gas again soon to meet its needs, its leader Vadim Krasnoselsky said on Wednesday, two weeks into crippling power cuts in the Russian-backed enclave.
U.S. natgas prices rise to 2-yr high on record demand forecasts
U.S. natural gas futures rose about 1% to a 2-yr high on Wednesday on forecasts for more frigid weather over the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday weekend than previously expected, which could freeze gas wells and pipes and boost gas demand for heating to a record high.
Trump's energy department pick to call for more LNG and nuclear power
Chris Wright, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to head the U.S. Energy Department, will tell U.S. senators in his confirmation hearing on Wednesday his first priority is expanding domestic energy production including liquefied natural gas and nuclear power.
Kinder Morgan acquires gas gathering and processing system from Outrigger Energy II
Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI) subsidiary, Hiland Partners Holdings LLC, has agreed to purchase a natural gas gathering and processing system in North Dakota from Outrigger Energy II LLC for $640 MM.
Ten EU countries call for sanctions on Russian gas, LNG
Ten European Union (EU) countries have called for the 27-nation bloc to ban imports of pipeline gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia, as Europe debates fresh sanctions on Moscow over the war in Ukraine.
Russia says potential bankruptcy or sale of Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline operator would be ‘theft’
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that the potential bankruptcy or sale of the operator of the completed but never launched Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline would amount to "theft."
Greece's natural gas consumption rose 30% last year
Greece consumed 30% more natural gas last year than in 2023 as power producers, big industries and domestic consumers ramped up their use.
ReFuels N.V. publishes Bio-CNG station data for December and full-year 2024
ReFuels N.V., one of Europe’s leading suppliers of renewable biomethane compressed natural gas (Bio-CNG) for decarbonizing heavy goods vehicles, has published Bio-CNG station data for December and full-year 2024.
OPAL Fuels signs 60-MMgal RNG supply agreement for five new fueling stations
OPAL Fuels Inc. has executed a long-term agreement with a market-leading provider of integrated logistics solutions to supply renewable natural gas (RNG) at five new fueling stations that are now being built and will be serviced by OPAL Fuels under existing long-term agreements.
KT-Kinetics Technology, NEXTCHEM awarded contracts for Petronas hydrogen unit
KT-Kinetics technology will provide engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning services for a 38,000 m3/hr hydrogen production unit which is expected to be operational by the second half of 2028.
Aemetis Biogas commissions three new dairy digesters, increases expected RNG production capacity by 80%
Aemetis Inc., a renewable natural gas (RNG) and renewable fuels company, has announced that its Aemetis Biogas subsidiary commissioned three new dairy digesters in December 2024, increasing from nine to a total of 12 operating digesters.
Poland's Orlen plans to invest up to nearly $92 B by 2035
The company aims to meet all of Poland's domestic natural gas demand over the next decade by increasing production and boosting LNG contracting, as well as adding gas-fired power generation capacity, energy storage and other infrastructure.
EU plans to let gas price cap expire, sources say
The European Union intends to let its gas price cap expire as scheduled at the end of this month, EU diplomats said, in a sign the worst of Europe's energy crisis from 2022 has passed.
The eighth U.S. liquefied natural gas export terminal, Plaquemines LNG, ships first cargo
On December 26, 2024, Plaquemines LNG—the eighth liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal in the United States—shipped its first cargo after achieving first LNG production in mid-December.
LNG exporter Venture Global targets up to $110-B valuation in blockbuster U.S. IPO
Venture Global is targeting up to $110.38 billion valuation in its U.S. initial public offering, setting the stage for the first blockbuster stock market flotation in 2025.
TotalEnergies begins construction on 50-MMft3d Iraq gas plant
TotalEnergies has begun building 50-MMft3d ArtawiGas25 gas processing facility in Iraq, which will process natural gas from the Ratawi field which is currently flared
Enbridge Gas Panhandle Regional Expansion Project is now in service
The first phase of Enbridge Gas Ontario's Panhandle Regional Expansion Project is now in service in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, home to a world-leading greenhouse industry.
AGDC and Glenfarne to develop $44-B Alaska LNG project
The Alaska state's Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC) has entered into an exclusive agreement with developer Glenfarne to advance the Alaska LNG project.
U.S. natgas prices climb 4% on colder forecasts, record LNG feedgas
U.S. natural gas futures climbed about 4% to a one-week high on Friday on forecasts for colder weather and higher heating demand over the next two weeks than previously expected and record flows of gas to liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plants.
Howard Energy Partners acquires ethylene pipeline from EPIC Midstream Holdings
Howard Energy Partners (HEP) has closed on the purchase of EPIC Midstream Holdings’ ethylene pipeline. The 120-mi, 12-in. bidirectional pipeline provides critical ethylene transportation, connecting Gulf Coast Growth Venture’s petrochemical complex in Corpus Christi to storage facilities in Markham, Texas.
Britain's gas storage levels are worryingly low, Centrica says
Britain's gas storage levels are worryingly low, with less than a week's worth of gas in storage after a cold snap, energy company Centrica said on Friday while the government said there was no need for concern.
Constellation Energy to buy Calpine in blockbuster $16.4-B U.S. power deal
U.S. nuclear power provider Constellation Energy on Friday agreed to buy privately-held natural gas and geothermal company Calpine Corp. for $16.4 B, marking one of the biggest acquisitions in the history of the U.S. power industry.
Since the 2011 Fukushima accident, Japan has restarted 14 nuclear reactors
Japanese utilities restarted two additional nuclear reactors in 2024 that had been suspended from operations in response to the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi accident, taking the total number of restarted reactors to 14 since the accident.
Austria's OMV Romanian unit agrees to supply gas to Germany
Austria's OMV Romanian unit has struck a deal to supply Germany's Uniper with gas from its Black Sea project from 2027, as Europe seeks new ways to boost energy security after cutting ties with Russia.
TotalEnergies to pay $5 MM to settle U.S. FERC natgas manipulation case
A unit of French energy company TotalEnergies has agreed to pay $5 MM to settle claims by U.S. energy regulators that it and some of its traders allegedly manipulated the natural gas market in 2009–2012.
Petrofac awarded $300-MM EPC contract for the $1.3-B Habshan project (UAE)
The contract, awarded to Petrofac Emirates, is valued at over $330-MM and involves the engineering, procurement and construction of a new gas compressor plant at the Habshan Complex in Abu Dhabi.
CB&I awarded lump-sum EPC contract for Ruwais LNG project in the UAE
CB&I announced that it has been awarded a lump sum contract by TJN Ruwais JV for engineering, procurement, and construction of two cryogenic tanks and associated civil, structural, mechanical and piping works for its Ruwais LNG project in the UAE.
ADNOC Gas awards $2.1 B in contracts to enhance LNG supply infrastructure
ADNOC Gas plc and its subsidiaries announced the awarding of three enabling contracts worth $2.1 B for an LNG pre-conditioning plant (LPP), compression facilities and transmission pipelines to supply feedstock to the Ruwais LNG Project.
- Biogas in France: TotalEnergies starts its 2nd largest unit in Normandy
- ONEOK announces joint ventures with MPLX to build LPG export terminal at U.S. Gulf Coast location
- Ukraine plans to import 800 MMm3 of gas until April after Russian strikes
- Parker Hannifin joins iHAPC project to test H2 and argon for cleaner and more energy-efficient engine technologies
- India's BPCL signs LPG supply deal with Norway's Equinor
