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Vietnam awards $974-MM LNG power plant construction contract to PowerChina

Vietnam's state utility EVN has awarded a contract worth $974 million to a consortium of PowerChina and Lilama for building an LNG-fired power plant, EVN said on Monday. The Quang Trach II plant in the central province of Quang Tri will have a capacity of 1,612 megawatts, EVN said in a statement. ..

New Zealand set to build LNG import facility to boost energy security

New Zealand has shortlisted contractors to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import facility to boost energy security, provide a reliable backup power source and support economic growth, Energy Minister Simon Watts said on Monday. The government aims to sign a contract by the middle of this year ..

Commonwealth LNG announces 20-yr LNG sale and gas supply agreements with Mercuria

Commonwealth LNG announced the signing of an LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement (LNG SPA) with Mercuria Energy Trading S.A. to provide 1 million tons per annum (MMtpy) of LNG for 20 years from the Commonwealth LNG export facility in Cameron, Louisiana and a Gas Supply Agreement (GSA) with Mercuria Amer..

IGS awarded GCC LNG contract for sour service pipe remediation

Project will see rapid deployment of HVTS® technology to internally clad 700+ meters of carbon steel pipe, avoiding costly shutdown at one of the world’s most advanced LNG production facilities Integrated Global Services has been awarded a contract by a major GCC LNG producer to deliver corrosi..

TotalEnergies and Mozambique announce the full restart of the $20-B Mozambique LNG project

Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and CEO of TotalEnergies, met in Afungi with His Excellency Daniel Chapo, President of the Republic of Mozambique, and have announced together the full restart of Mozambique LNG project activities. This restart of project activities onshore and offshore follows the decisi..

India flags potential for investments of $500 B in its energy sector

India's energy infrastructure offers potential investment opportunities worth up $500 billion in the South Asian nation's quest to become independent in production of energy, Prime Minster Narendra Modi said. "We are moving away from energy security to energy independence ... There is a $500 billio..

Glenfarne announces major Phase 1 Alaska LNG milestones, with construction, line pipe supply and gas agreements

Glenfarne Group, LLC subsidiary Glenfarne Alaska LNG, LLC (Glenfarne), majority owner and developer of the Alaska LNG Project, today announced a series of major advances that move Phase One of the Alaska LNG Project from development into early execution – focused on rapidly delivering reliable, affo..

Shell considers exit from Argentina's Vaca Muerta shale play

Shell has approached potential buyers for Vaca Muerta assets, sources say Shell's assets likely to be valued in billions of dollars, sources say European oil major among earliest backers of Argentine shale play Sale plans follow Shell's exit from Argentina LNG project Oil major Shell is ..

Eni announces the Hull Launch of the Coral North FLNG

At the presence of the Minister of Natural Resources of the Republic of Mozambique Estevão Pale and Eni’s Chief Operating Officer Global Natural Resources, Guido Brusco, Eni and its partners, China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), ENH, KOGAS and XRG announced today in Geoje, South Korea, the h..

bp picks first outsider CEO Meg O'Neill after abrupt Auchincloss exit

O'Neill, who will take over in April following the abrupt exit of Murray Auchincloss, becomes bp's first external CEO in its more than century-long history and the first woman to lead any of the world's top five oil majors.

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..

Britain, Netherlands withdraw $2.2-B backing for TotalEnergies-led Mozambique LNG

UK ends $1.15 billion support due to increased risks Dutch minister says Total cancelled request for $1.1 billion insurance Britain and the Netherlands are withdrawing a combined $2.2 billion in support for the TotalEnergies-led Mozambique LNG project. Britain's government said it was ..

Eni inaugurates the New Gas Consortium gas treatment plant in Soyo, Angola

Eni, through its satellite company Azule Energy - a 50:50 joint venture with bp and the operator of the New Gas Consortium (NGC) – inaugurated the NGC Gas Treatment Plant in Soyo, northern Angola. The ceremony was attended by the President of the Republic of Angola, João Gonçalves Lourenço, alongsid..

Australian labor tribunal approves Woodside LNG project strike vote

Australia’s Fair Work Commission approved a union request to hold a ballot for workers to vote on striking at Woodside Energy’s Pluto LNG 2 project in a battle over pay at the facility. The commission ordered the ballot be held no later than December 4. If successful a strike could be held before..

Unions at Woodside's Pluto 2 LNG move to clear path for strike action

A strike by construction workers could slow work to expand Woodside's Pluto LNG plant in Western Australia and delay the company's plan to ship the first liquefied natural gas cargo from Pluto 2 in the second half of 2026.

Golden Pass LNG revises EPC contract for Trains 2 and 3

Chiyoda and McDermott, JV partners for the Golden Pass LNG project in Texas (U.S.), have reached an agreement with Golden Pass LNG Terminal (GPLNG) regarding amendment to the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract.  Amendment of the EPC contract for completion of Train 1 was close..

The continued rise of natural gas and LNG: Insights from ADIPEC

J. WATKINS, Gulf Energy Information, Paris, France At ADIPEC in Abu Dhabi, moderator John Defterios (SEforALL board member) led a panel with Fatema Al Nuaimi (CEO, ADNOC Gas), Matthew Schatzman (Chairman & CEO, NextDecade), Chris Ashton (CEO & MD, Worley) and Arnaud Pieton (Executive Director & CEO..

Bechtel shares findings of tragic accident at Port Arthur LNG facility

The following message was sent to Bechtel colleagues on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, co-signed by Craig Albert, President and Chief Operating Officer & Paul Marsden, President, Energy: Colleagues, Five months ago, we shared tragic news that shook the entire Bechtel community to its core. On April 29,..

Italy plans two LNG units to help Sardinia phase out coal

Italy plans to send two new units for the regasification of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Sardinia to help the island phase out coal.

Baker Hughes secures order for Rio Grande LNG (U.S.) expansion

Baker Hughes announced an award from engineering company Bechtel Energy Inc. to supply main liquefaction equipment for Train 4 of NextDecade’s Rio Grande LNG Facility in the Port of Brownsville, Texas.

75% of critical infrastructure organizations endorse ‘secure by operations’ strategy to defend against OT cyberattacks

Nine in ten critical infrastructure organizations hit by OT attacks in the past 18 months One-third of those suffered 4-6 attacks in the last 18 months due to limited visibility and capabilities 11% experienced between 7-10 breaches despite existing security measures A newly commissioned glob..

TotalEnergies takes 10% stake in Rio Grande LNG Train 4 (U.S.)

TotalEnergies has signed agreements with NextDecade to take a 10% stake in the joint venture developing Train 4 of Rio Grande LNG (RGLNG), a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant project located in South Texas. In addition to the 10% held directly, TotalEnergies will hold indirectly next to 7% in this T..

Japan hires Wood Mackenzie to assess U.S.-backed Alaska LNG project

Japan has hired energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie to assess a proposed 800-mile Alaska gas pipeline and LNG plant in a sign it is weighing support for the $44-B project touted by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Freeport LNG plant in Texas (U.S.) on track to take in more natural gas after outage

Freeport LNG's export plant in Texas was on track to take in more natural gas on Monday in a sign that a liquefaction train that shut on Saturday was likely back in service

Woodfibre LNG (Canada) project cost increases to $8.8 B

This increase reflects the evolving realities of delivering a complex, first-of-its-kind energy project in Canada—using hydroelectricity for liquefaction, net zero from day one and uniquely regulated by an Indigenous government under a consent-based environmental assessment agreement.

deugro successfully delivers over 1,334-ton LNG module to deck barge

As part of a major Canadian LNG project, deugro Canada, in close collaboration with deugro USA and the team from dteq Transport Engineering Solutions (dteq), successfully delivered a massive over 1,334-metric-ton module to a deck barge at the Port of Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.

thyssenkrupp nucera successfully completes acquisition of key technology assets from Green Hydrogen Systems

thyssenkrupp nucera has successfully completed the acquisition of key technology assets from Danish company Green Hydrogen Systems (GHS)

Poland gauges interest in expansion of planned floating LNG terminal

Poland is gauging interest in the expansion of a floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal being built near Gdansk as more European players are interested in supplies via Poland

Sinopec wins engineering contract for Saudi Arabian green hydrogen project

China's Sinopec said it has agreed to provide engineering services for Saudi Arabia's ACWA Power to build the world’s largest integrated green hydrogen and green ammonia project in the kingdom.

CPC Corp. awards CTCI EPC contract for LNG build in Taiwan

CTCI announced that it was awarded another major LNG terminal-related EPC contract to help the state-owned oil company CPC Corporation build regasification facility at Kaohsiung Intercontinental LNG Receiving Terminal in southern Taiwan