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UGI Energy Services commissions Pennsylvania (U.S.) LNG facility

The new Carlisle LNG storage and vaporization facility joins the company’s expanding network of LNG and peak shaving assets.

Australia's Woodside signs binding LNG supply deal with Turkey's BOTAS

Australia's Woodside Energy said it had signed a supply agreement with Turkish state-owned petroleum company BOTAS to deliver around 5.8 billion cubic meters of liquefied natural gas for up to nine years, starting in 2030. This deal converts the non-binding head of agreement signed by the two parti..

Five energy market trends to track in 2026, the year of the glut

This past year was a wild one for the oil and gas industry, punctuated by the 12-day Israel-Iran war in June, U.S. President Donald Trump's trade wars, the intensified targeting of energy infrastructure in Russia in its war against Ukraine, OPEC’s often perplexing production decisions and the recently threatened U.S. blockade of Venezuela.

Cheniere achieves substantial completion of Train 4 at CCL Stage 3

The CCL Stage 3 project, which, upon completion, will comprise seven mid-scale trains and more than 10 metric MMtpy of LNG capacity, continues to track ahead of schedule and on budget.

Trinity Gas Storage reaches FID on Phase II expansion

The additional capacity is expected to be placed into service on August 1, 2026.

API releases new recommended practice for the safe transport of CO2 by pipeline

CO2 pipelines are an increasingly important part of the nation’s pipeline infrastructure as companies explore new systems and consider repurposing existing assets to transport CO2 for long-term storage or enhanced oil recovery.

U.S. natural gas futures climb 2% on near-record LNG export flows

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LNG export flows near record highs Gas output remains at record levels in Lower 48 states, LSEG reports Energy Transfer suspends Lake Charles LNG plant development to focus on pipelines U.S. natural gas futures climbed about 2% on Friday on near-record gas flows to liquefied natural gas (..

Baker Hughes to supply liquefaction equipment for Commonwealth LNG export project

Award from Technip Energies covers 6 mixed refrigerant turbomachinery trains for LNG production in Cameron, Louisiana LM9000 gas turbines paired with centrifugal compressors to deliver high efficiency, reliability, and lower carbon intensity Order builds on strategic agreement between Commonweal..

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..

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%.

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..

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..

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.

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: 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.

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..

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..

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.

U.S. natural gas prices surge 4% to 35-month high in cold snap

U.S. natural gas futures climbed about 4% to a fresh 35-month high as homes and businesses continued to crank up their heaters to escape a week of extreme cold, while flows to liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plants remained near record highs.

Update: Glenfarne finalizes 20-yr LNG supply deal with South Korea's POSCO

Global demand for the superchilled fuel has surged since Russia's invasion of Ukraine upended gas markets in 2022, driving buyers in Europe and Asia to lock in long-term supply deals with U.S. exporters.

Opinion: U.S. LNG exports will shrink if margin squeeze intensifies

The U.S. became the world's biggest LNG exporter in 2023, surpassing Australia and Qatar. Exports from its eight main LNG terminals hit a record 12 Bm3 in November, a 20% rise from a year earlier.

Glenfarne’s Texas LNG project signs binding offtake agreement with Macquarie

The agreement converts a previous non-binding heads of agreement between the two companies into a binding definitive agreement.

Turkey extends Russian gas imports for a year as it plans U.S. investment

Turkey is Russia's last major natural gas market in Europe after years of war-related Western sanctions on Moscow. It imports a total of 22 Bm3 of gas under the Gazprom contracts that expire at the end of the year, amounting to less than 40% of Turkey's overall gas mix, down from more than 50% in 2018.

U.S. LNG exports hit record high in November on cooler weather, strong output

LNG plants typically operate more efficiently in cooler conditions. Average temperatures along the Gulf Coast were about 8°F lower in November than in October, according to the U.S. National Weather Service.

Opinion: High and rising natural gas costs may spur fresh climb in U.S. coal use

Between January and March of this year, U.S. gas prices jumped by a third due to a cold snap and strong LNG exports, which in turn sparked higher U.S. coal-fired power generation as utilities cut costs by burning cheaper coal instead of gas.

TES, TotalEnergies, Osaka Gas, Toho Gas and ITOCHU partner to develop the Live Oak Project for e-NG production

TES, TotalEnergies, Osaka Gas, Toho Gas, and ITOCHU have signed a Joint Development and Operating Agreement, granting the Japanese companies a combined 33.3% stake in the  Live Oak project — a large-scale facility to produce electric natural gas (e-NG) also known as e-methane, initiated by TES and T..

U.S. LNG plants pull record amount of gas

The record usage has been led by the two largest U.S. exporters, with Cheniere's Sabine Pass plant in Texas pulling 5.1 Bft3 on Friday and Venture Global's Plaquemines plant in Louisiana continuing its ramp-up, pulling 4.2 Bft3 on Friday

Targa Resources Corp. to acquire Permian Basin gathering and processing system for $1.25 billion

$1.25 billion purchase price represents ~6 times 2026 estimated unlevered adjusted free cash flow Underpinned by long-term acreage dedications of ~170,000 acres and attractive fee-based contracts Stable volume profile with significant additional economic drilling opportunities Further enhances ..

Venture Global, Tokyo Gas sign 20-yr LNG supply deal

The agreement marks Venture Global's fourth long-term contract with a Japanese company, and the U.S. company said in a statement on Wednesday it has signed long-term LNG contracts for a total of 7.75 metric MMtpy in the last six months.