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QatarEnergy halts Red Sea LNG shipping amid attacks, seeking security advice
QatarEnergy, the world's second largest exporter of liquefied natural gas, has stopped sending tankers via the Red Sea although production continues.
Frigid temps cut U.S. natural gas supply as demand soars, Texas faces possible shortfall
U.S. natural gas output fell to a preliminary 11-month low as frigid weather froze wells across the country, while gas demand for heating and power generation was on track to hit record highs.
Russia boosts fuel exports to Central Asia, Afghanistan and Mongolia in 2023
Central Asian countries, Afghanistan and Mongolia raised their imports of Russian fuel by around 28% in 2023 to almost 6 MMt, partially offseting a decline in Russian supplies to Europe.
TotalEnergies says it has no plans to sell shares in NextDecade
TotalEnergies has no plans to sell its shares in U.S. LNG company NextDecade, the French energy group said after market speculation over a potential sale.
Indonesia's 2024 oil, gas lifting set to fall short of government targets, regulator says
Indonesia's oil and gas lifting this year is likely to fall below government targets, upstream oil and gas regulator SKK Migas said but pledged efforts to fill the gap.
Venture Global LNG explains to U.S. regulator its failure to sell commercial cargoes
Venture Global LNG has told a U.S. regulator that it cannot meet contracts to provide LNG cargoes to several major customers because its export plant is not yet ready to meet three criteria in the contracts, according to a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Commonwealth LNG urges Biden to support pending LNG export application
U.S. LNG developer Commonwealth LNG on Thursday called on President Joe Biden to support its long-pending LNG export application.
Asia spot LNG prices fall to 7-mth low as stocks remain plentiful
Asian spot LNG prices slid for an eighth consecutive week to hit their lowest levels in seven months, as healthy storage levels in both Europe and northeast Asia continued to weigh on prices.
Russia's Sibur raised LPG exports via Baltic Sea ahead of sanctions
Russia's biggest petrochemicals producer Sibur increased exports of LPG by almost a quarter last year via the Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga in expectation of Western sanctions.
U.S. natural gas prices jump 6% on big storage withdrawal, record demand forecasts
U.S. natural gas futures jumped about 6%, on track to close at a two-month high, on a bigger-than-expected storage withdrawal last week and forecasts extreme cold in coming days will boost gas demand to record highs.
Tokyo Gas expects to close sale of Australian LNG assets at end of February 2024
Japan's biggest city gas provider, Tokyo Gas, said it expects to close the planned sale of its stakes in a portfolio of four Australian LNG projects at the end of February.
EIA expects Henry Hub natural gas spot price to average under $3.00/MMBtu in 2024 and 2025
EIA expect the U.S. benchmark natural gas spot price at the Henry Hub to average under $3.00 per MMBtu in 2024 and 2025 in our January Short-Term Energy Outlook.
Chesapeake aims for top U.S. natural gas producer spot with $7.4-B deal for Southwestern
Chesapeake Energy said it would buy smaller rival Southwestern Energy in an all-stock transaction valued at $7.4 B, a deal that would enable the second-largest U.S. natural gas producer to take the top spot.
Norway gas exports hit record in December but drop 6.7% in 2023 overall
Norway's export of natural gas via pipelines to Europe hit an all-time high in December but still declined by 6.7% overall in 2023 following lengthy maintenance outages.
Vopak consortium selected to operate new LNG terminal in South Africa
South Africa has selected a Vopak consortium as the preferred bidder to develop and operate a LNG terminal at the Port of Richards Bay for 25 years.
Oil, gas lobby group warns against U.S. slowing down LNG approvals
The head of the main U.S. oil and gas lobby group said that if U.S. regulators slow down or stop approving LNG exports, they will put U.S. allies at risk.
Portugal's Galp seeks to join formal complaint against U.S. LNG exporter
Portugal oil and gas firm Galp has asked U.S. regulators to allow it to join bp and Shell's formal complaints against U.S. LNG exporter Venture Global LNG, a filing showed on Tuesday.
Algeria held oil and gas investment talks with ExxonMobil
Algerian energy minister Mohamed Arkab has discussed oil and gas investments in Algeria with the U.S. oil major ExxonMobil.
Curtiss-Wright Exlar announces new Tritex EVA for oil & gas valve actuation
Curtiss-Wright’s Actuation Division announced that its new Exlar Tritex EVA electric valve actuator has achieved CSA Class 1, Division 2 Hazardous Location certification.
Shell anticipates Q4 setback with $4.5B write-down on Singapore assets, despite LNG production rise
Ahead of fourth-quarter results on Feb. 1, the company also said gas trading would be significantly higher than the previous three-month period, while oil trading results were expected to be significantly lower over the same period.
Constellation's Everett takes LNG delivery from Trinidad
U.S. energy group Constellation Energy's Everett LNG import plant in Massachusetts took delivery of LNG from Trinidad over the weekend.
Japan's Kyushu Electric may invest in Lake Charles LNG project in U.S.
Kyushu Electric Power is considering investing in the U.S. Lake Charles LNG project of Energy Transfer, among other projects, to secure a stable supply of the fuel.
U.S. natural gas prices gain 3% to six-week high with extreme cold coming
U.S. natural gas prices climbed about 3% to a six-week high on forecasts that extreme cold weather in mid- to late January will boost demand for the fuel for heating to its highest since hitting a record during a winter storm in December 2022.
Dutch government to turn on 'pilot light' output at Groningen gas field
The Dutch government said it would turn on the "pilot light" - meaning minimal production - at two stations in the Groningen gas field due to impending cold temperatures in the Netherlands.
Ksi Lisims LNG signs its first supply agreement with Shell
Energy major Shell has entered into a deal to buy 2 MMt of LNG per year from the Ksi Lisims LNG, partners in the Canadian project said.
U.S. natural gas producers seek to balance production cuts, demand rebound
The longer natural gas prices stay lower in 2024 and drilling and related activity pulled back, the market could overshoot to both the downside and upside next year as it seeks to find an equilibrium.
India's GAIL signs 10-yr LNG purchase deal with Vitol
State-run GAIL Ltd said it has signed a 10-year LNG import deal with trader Vitol to buy about 1 MMtpy of the super-chilled fuel from 2026.
Asia spot LNG prices dip to 5-month low as stocks weigh
Asian spot LNG prices slipped to a five-month low this week, extending losses that began in mid-November as mild winter weather and high inventories curbed demand.
Finland orders more gas amid cold spell, record power price
Finland's gas system operator said t had invoked its right to order a rapid extra delivery of LNG to ensure market balance amid a surge in demand driven by a prolonged cold spell that drove up electricity prices.
Asia's LNG imports hit record, but supply surge keeps price muted
Asia's imports of LNG rose to a record in December, but spot prices remained subdued as shipments from top exporters Australia and the United States also hit all-time highs.
- Australia's Woodside Energy to buy US LNG developer Tellurian for $1.2 billion
- Gasum powers Equinor's platform supply vessel with bio-LNG
- Oman plans third LNG train, boosting domestic production to more than 15 MMtpy
- ADNOC deploys pioneering AI-enabled process optimization technology
- Mexico Pacific announces long-term LNG SPA with POSCO International
