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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.

Cyprus mulls ending gas imports monopoly to address project delays

Cyprus wants to end a state monopoly over the import of natural gas in an attempt to find a quick workaround over serious project delays in getting the commodity to market.

KOTUG awarded marine services contract for Eni's Congo LNG project

KOTUG International B.V. announced that it has been awarded a contract for ENI Congo to deliver critical marine services for the Congo LNG project. This project, situated offshore the Republic of Congo, includes the Tango FLNG and the Excalibur Floating Storage Unit, with a second FLNG currently under construction.

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.

Kremlin says Europe will pay more unless Ukraine extends gas transit deal

European consumers will face higher prices unless Kyiv agrees to extend a deal on Russian gas transit via Ukraine once it expires on Dec. 31.

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.

Carbon Clean, PETRONAS CCS Solutions ink MoU to collaborate and evaluate Carbon Clean’s CCS technology

Carbon Clean, Petronas, carbon capture, CycloneCC

Nigeria's NNPC sending LNG cargoes to Japan and China

State-owned Nigerian oil company NNPC has expanded shipments of liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes to a port in China after its first delivery to Japan in June.

UPDATE: Ichthys LNG's Train 2 scheduled for October restart, Inpex says

Train 2 at Ichthys LNG is scheduled to be restarted in October, operator Inpex Corp said in an emailed statement on Tuesday.

Prices rise as Australian LNG outage fuels supply concerns

Dutch and British wholesale gas prices rose on Tuesday afternoon on supply concerns raised by an extended outage at an Australian LNG plant and geopolitical risk, though strong storage inventories are limiting the upside.

New Zealand to pass laws to expediate LNG imports amid energy shortages

New Zealand said it would pass laws by the end of this year to reverse a ban on offshore oil and gas exploration, and take urgent steps to remove regulatory hurdles to import LNG amid energy shortages.

ADNOC deploys pioneering AI-enabled process optimization technology

Following successful initial operations, ADNOC announced the deployment of an industry leading artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled process optimization technology--Neuron 5--across all ADNOC facilities across thousands of critical pieces of equipment essential for production, including compressors, valves and generators.

Tanker linked to Russia's Arctic LNG 2 spotted in ship-to-ship transfer

A U.S.-sanctioned gas tanker that picked up a cargo from Russia's new Arctic LNG 2 plant this month has been spotted carrying out a ship-to-ship transfer, suggesting Moscow is managing to continue some exports from the project.

Qatar strikes another 15-yr LNG supply deal with Kuwait

Qatar agreed to supply Kuwait with 3 MMtpy of LNG for 15 years, as Kuwait imports the fuel to help meet rising demand for power generation.

Woodside Energy earnings set to dip as investors eye strategic deals

Woodside Energy, Australia's top independent gas producer, is on track to post a drop in interim earnings on Tuesday, with investors focusing on its deal-making strategy after the collapse of a $52-B merger with Santos.

Europe gas prices vulnerable to Ukraine transit stop, says TotalEnergies CEO

The future of Russian gas transit through Ukraine remains a key uncertainty for European gas prices, even as the continent heads into the winter with full storages.

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.

Asia spot LNG prices ease from 8-month top on weaker demand

Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices eased this week from a more than 8-mos top on the back of easing spot demand and as European gas prices also fell.

One train shut at Australia’s Ichthys LNG plant

One of the two trains at the Ichthys liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Darwin, Australia, has been shut since August 20.

Russia's Novatek postpones start of Arctic LNG 2 third line

Russian natural gas company Novatek has postponed the start of operations at the third line of the Arctic LNG 2 project to 2028 from 2026.

Tanker docks at Louisiana Plaquemines LNG plant for cooldown

A tanker full of liquefied natural gas (LNG) docked at Venture Global LNG's Plaquemines export plant in Louisiana (U.S.), in what energy analysts said was a sign the plant could start up in test mode soon.

Egypt plans to return oil, gas production to normal from 2025, PM says

Egypt plans to return oil and gas production to normal levels from 2025 with the help of international partners.

Vietnam's second LNG terminal seeks cargo to begin commissioning tests

Vietnam's Cai Mep liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal is seeking a cargo to initiate commissioning tests, putting it on track to become the country's second terminal to bring in the fuel.

U.S. natgas prices drop 6% to 2-week low on big storage build, less heat

U.S. natural gas futures dropped by about 6% to a two-week low on Thursday on a bigger-than-expected weekly storage build and forecasts for less hot weather over the next two weeks than previously expected.

Pier Solutions, H2scan announce partnership for market-leading hydrogen sensors and technology

Pier Solutions has announced a strategic partnership with H2scan. The new collaboration brings revolutionary hydrogen sensor technology to Europe for the first time allowing Pier Solutions to be a key part of expanding H2scans global reach.

Hungary's energy supply is secure, foreign minister says

Hungary's energy supply is not in danger, its foreign minister said on Wednesday, adding that the state's gas supply is not threatened by the ongoing fighting in Sudzha in Russia's Kursk region, as other pipelines transport sufficient amounts of gas.

Enterprise to acquire Piñon Midstream for $950 MM

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. and Piñon Midstream announced that Enterprise’s affiliate has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Piñon Midstream in a debt-free transaction for $950 MM in cash consideration.

U.S. DOE invests $8.8 MM to improve hydrogen turbine performance

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) has announced $8.8 MM for 11 university-based research and development projects to improve the performance of hydrogen (H2)-fueled turbines.

Florida cranking fossil fuel use, natural gas provides 72% of state’s power

The United States' third most populous state has the country's dirtiest major power system, and looks set to become a stand-out by remaining highly dependent on fossil fuels even as the rest of the nation transitions power systems towards cleaner energy.