Regions

India's NSE receives regulatory okay for natural gas futures

India's National Stock Exchange (NSE) said that the country's market regulator has approved the launch of rupee-denominated NYMEX crude oil and natural gas futures contracts in its commodity derivatives segment.

Enbridge to invest $2.4 B in natural gas and renewable power in 2023

Enbridge will invest $2.42 billion in natural gas and liquids infrastructure and in renewable power this year.

CAPP forecasts upstream oil/gas production to reach nearly $30 B in 2023

The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) said it expects oil and natural gas investment in upstream production will reach C$40 B ($29.4 B) in 2023, surpassing pre-COVID levels.

Chevron opens second CNG station in California

Chevron U.S.A. announced the opening of its second compressed natural gas station in the state of California, increasing availability of lower carbon fuels to heavy duty vehicles.

Saipem to restart Mozambique LNG project for Total in July

Saipem has agreed to restart a LNG project in Mozambique for TotalEnergies in July, the chief executive of the Italian energy services group said.

Japan to emphasize natural gas/LNG and clean fuels at G7 summit

Japan plans to emphasize the importance of investments in natural gas, LNG and cleaner fuels at the G7 summit later this year.

Tellurian faces setback in $12.5-B Driftwood LNG project

Commodities trader Gunvor can walk away from a 10-year, $12 B commitment to buy LNG if Tellurian's Driftwood LNG project lacks a financial go-ahead, project financing and a full construction authorization by March 1.

Venture Global to provide LNG to Excelerate Energy from its Plaquemines LNG plant in Louisiana

Venture Global LNG said it would supply 700,000 tpy of LNG to Excelerate Energy for 20 years.

Enagas purchases gas pipeline network from Reganosa

Spanish grid operator Enagas has bought a 130-km gas pipeline network from energy firm Reganosa while selling the latter a 25% stake in its El Musel regasification plant in northern Spain.

New Fortress Energy to complete first Fast LNG unit in Q2

New Fortress Energy plans on finishing building its first Fast LNG unit in May before moving the plant to offshore Altamira in Mexico in June and producing LNG there in July.

WFW advises Hoegh LNG on refinancing options for German FSRUs

Watson Farley & Williams advised Höegh LNG on the refinancing of the Höegh Esperanza and Höegh Gannet FSRUs that will service Germany’s new FLNG terminals in the North Sea ports of Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony and Brunsbüttel, Schleswig-Holstein.

bp confirms Phase 2 of the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim LNG project

bp and partners confirmed the development concept for the second phase of the bp-operated Greater Tortue Ahmeyim LNG project that they will take forward to the next stage of evaluation.

CNPC shuffles regional offices to better support global portfolio

China's CNPC has completed a months-long reshuffle with the addition of six regional offices that report to Beijing headquarters to better coordinate and supervise its sprawling global portfolio.

Asian LNG spot prices fall to lowest level since July 2021

Asian spot LNG prices eased this week, extending declines to its lowest since July 2021, as demand from key buyers in northeast Asia remain weak.

Cheniere begins permit process for Sabine Pass LNG expansion

Cheniere begins permit process for Sabine Pass LNG expansion

Trinidad and Tobago to begin negotiations with Venezuela for natural gas project

Trinidad and Tobago next month expects to formally begin negotiations with Venezuela on a promising offshore natural gas project.

Greece's Gastrade sees decision on second LNG terminal this year

Gastrade said it expects to take a final investment decision on developing a second gas floating storage and regasification unit off the country's northern port of Alexandroupolis by the end of the year.

Trinidad to begin negotiations for gas deal with Venezuela in March

Trinidad and Tobago next month expects to formally begin negotiations with Venezuela on a promising offshore natural gas project. The joint venture could supply gas to Trinidad's liquefied natural gas and petrochemical industry.

ADNOC looks to raise up to $2 B from IPO of gas unit

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC) said it has set a price range for an initial public offering (IPO) of its gas unit that could raise up to $2 B and give ADNOC Gas an equity valuation of $47 B-$50.8 B.

Cheniere Energy doubles revenue on surging LNG demand

Cheniere Energy said its full-year revenue more than doubled and also topped analysts' estimate on surging demand for the commodity since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

TES and Energie 360° partner to supply renewable synthetic methane to customers

Energie 360° and TES are working together to supply eNG (renewable synthetic methane) to customers from 2027.

Tokyo Gas to free up funds to focus on decarbonization

Japan's Tokyo Gas will cut shareholder returns from the next financial year and use freed up funds to invest in technology to slash its carbon emissions.

U.S. natural gas futures rose more than 2% on forecasts for colder weather

U.S. natural gas futures rose more than 2% on forecasts for colder weather

Tellurian taps LNG demand surge to deliver fourfold jump in production

Tellurian Inc reported a fourfold increase in quarterly natural gas production to meet a surge in demand triggered by Western sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine invasion.

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners acquires Envo Biogas project in Tønder, Denmark

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners has acquired the biogas project Envo Biogas in Tønder, Denmark from Anaergia. The project will produce green gas/fuels from organic waste.

New reserves of natural gas discovered in the Province of Lublin

The outcome of exploration work carried out by PKN ORLEN has confirmed the existence of additional 500 MM3m of natural gas in the Jastrzębiec field near Biłgoraj.

Leviathan gas project partners approve $100 MM for expansion

Partners in the Leviathan gas field in the eastern Mediterranean have approved nearly $100 MM of spending on preparation for expansion that includes a floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal off the coast of Israel.

Falling gas costs, rising carbon prices spur change in fuel dynamics

Falling gas prices over recent weeks have paired with rising coal and carbon costs to make European power generation from gas-fired power plants more economical, marking a trend reversal since coal took over as the cheaper fuel source last year.

Europe slashed winter gas use amid energy crisis

European countries slashed their gas use from August to January, as unusually warm weather curbed household heating, soaring prices curtailed industrial output and governments launched emergency measures to contain the energy crisis.

Freeport LNG receives regulatory approval for commercial operations of its liquefaction facility

Freeport LNG Development L.P. (Freeport LNG) has received regulatory approval to commence commercial operations of the company's natural gas liquefaction and export facility.