Natural Gas

TotalEnergies Sells 49% Stake in Russian Gas Field to Novatek

TotalEnergies agreed to sell to Novatek its 49% interest in Russia’s Termokarstovoye gas field back in July based on the company’s publicly shared principles of conduct for its Russian related business.

FERC Grants Mountain Valley Four-Year Extension to Build 303-Mile Pipeline

U.S. environmental group the Sierra Club said on Wednesday the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) had approved the Mountain Valley Pipeline's (MVP) request for four more years to build the natural gas line from West Virginia to Virginia.

Help Wanted: Oil Patch Operators Need Quality Workers

This spring, Lynn Helms, who has been North Dakota’s chief oil and natural gas regulator for nearly three decades, abandoned his usual bullish outlook toward the state’s more than 1 MMbpd of oil and 3 Bcf/d (85 MMcm/d) of gas production while speaking at a monthly webinar he holds for news media.

Tellurian Completes $126 Million Acquisition of Haynesville Natural Gas Assets

Tellurian Inc. subsidiary Tellurian Production LLC said on Thursday it has closed the previously announced acquisition of certain assets in the Haynesville Basin from privately held EnSight IV Energy Partners, LLC and EnSight Haynesville Partners LLC.

Executive Profile: Advocating for Natural Gas, Clean Energy Future

(P&GJ) — Former Enbridge and Spectra Energy executive and long-time midstream advocate Susan Waller has taken on the role of executive director of the Natural Allies for a Clean Energy Future.

Poland's PGNiG In Talks to Book More Gas Through Baltic Pipe

Polish gas company PGNiG said on Thursday it has contracted 800 million cubic meters (MMcm) of gas for the new Baltic Pipe linking Poland and Norway for the fourth quarter.

EIA: US Natural Gas Pipeline Exports to Mexico Reach Record High in May

Natural gas pipeline exports from West Texas to Mexico averaged 1.6 billion cubic feet per day during May 2022—the most pipeline exports from West Texas on record, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Thursday.

Archaea Inks 20-Year Renewable Natural Gas Agreement with Énergir

Archaea Energy Inc., an industry-leading renewable natural gas (RNG) company, on Monday entered a contract to deliver more than 2 MMBtu per year of RNG to Énergir LP.

Norway's July Natural Gas Exports Hit Record High as Demand, Prices Soar

Norwegian natural gas exports hit a record high of $13.26 billion in July as prices and demand in Europe surged amid disruption of Russian supplies, official data showed on Monday.

Gazprom Boosts Gas Flows to Hungary Via Turkstream Pipeline

Russia's Gazprom has ramped up flows to Hungary via the Turkstream pipeline that brings gas to Hungary via Serbia, a Hungarian foreign ministry official said on Saturday.

Australia's Santos Buys Underground Gas Pipeline to Offset Supply Crunch

Australia's Santos Ltd. said on Thursday it had bought a company that owns an approved underground pipeline route and would work with infrastructure developers to build the planned 883-km (550-mile) pipeline, which was approved to run from the Wallumbilla gas supply hub in Queensland to New South Wales.

Williams, PennEnergy Ink Deal to Market Certified Low-Emission Natural Gas

Williams and PennEnergy Resources LLC have entered into an agreement to support the marketing and delivery of certified, low-emission natural gas, the companies announced on Monday.

TC Energy, Mexican Utility Sign Deal to Build $4.5 Billion Gas Pipeline

TC Energy Corp. said on Thursday it had struck a deal with a Mexican state utility to develop a $4.5 billion natural gas pipeline. The offshore Southeast Gateway Pipeline will supply natural gas to Mexico's central and southeast regions, the Canadian pipeline operator added.

Energy Transfer Reports Pipeline Leak from Last Month in Louisiana

Energy pipeline operator Energy Transfer LP has disclosed a pipeline rupture in Louisiana last month that released 8.2 million cubic feet of natural gas, according to a report filed with the U.S. National Response Center.

Enterprise to Build Two Natural Gas Plants, Expand Shin Oak Pipeline System in Permian

Enterprise Products Partners LP has unveiled plans to build two natural gas processing plants and expand the Shin Oak natural gas liquid pipeline system in the Permian Basin to further support ongoing production growth in the basin.

Sunbridge Energy Services Launches Natural Gas Compression Station in Permian Basin

Helping to meet Permian operators’ emission reduction goals, the company’s natural gas compression station will come online on Aug. 31 in the North Midland Basin with a capacity of 50 million cubic feet per day.

Tellurian Reports 47% Increase in Natural Gas Production for Q2 2022

Tellurian said on Wednesday that the company generated $61.3 million in revenues from natural gas sales on an increase of production of approximately 47% in Q2, ending the quarter with $823 million of cash on hand.

Brightmark, Chevron Deliver First Gas at Athena Project

Brightmark RNG Holdings LLC and Chevron Corp. on Wednesday said the partnership has achieved the first delivery of renewable natural gas produced at the Athena Project in Minnehaha County, South Dakota.

Enterprise Reports Record Natural Gas Pipeline Volumes for Q2 2022

U.S. midstream energy company Enterprise Products Partners LP on Wednesday said its natural gas pipeline volumes reached a record level in the second quarter of 2022.

Italy's Eni Expects to Replace Russian Gas by 2025

Italian energy group Eni believes it will be able to completely replace Russian gas imports by 2025 as uncertainty over Moscow's energy supplies to Europe forces countries to seek alternative sources.

Perspective: Rebalancing Texas’ Grid the Right Way

On the afternoon July 11, the part of the Texas electric grid managed by the Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) produced roughly 80,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity.

Archaea Signs 5-Year Renewable Natural Gas Agreement with UGI Utilities

Archaea Energy Inc., an industry leading renewable natural gas (RNG) company, said on Wednesday it has entered a medium-term RNG purchase and sale agreement with Pennsylvania-based natural gas and electric company UGI Utilities Inc.

TC Energy Hikes 416-Mile Gas Pipeline Cost 70% to Nearly $9 Billion

TC Energy Corp. said it expects its Coastal GasLink pipeline project to cost $8.72 billion, nearly 70% higher than initially budgeted. First announced in 2018, the 416-mile pipeline is being built to transport natural gas across Canada.

US Natural Gas Futures Hold Steady Ahead of Storage Report

U.S. natural gas futures held steady on Thursday as the market waits for direction from a federal report expected to show a smaller than usual storage build last week as power generators burned lots of gas to keep air conditioners humming.

Algeria, Niger and Nigeria Sign Deal for $13 Billion Saharan Gas Pipeline

Algeria, Nigeria and Niger have signed a memorandum of understanding to build a natural gas pipeline across the Sahara Desert, Algeria's energy minister said on Thursday.

PM Sanchez: Spain Has Capacity to Become Gas Hub in Europe

Spain has the capacity to become a gas hub for Europe to help support regional efforts to curb dependence on Russian gas, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told a news conference with his Polish counterpart on Wednesday.

Australian Unions Extend Strike at Shell's LNG Facility

Unions extended industrial action on Tuesday until Aug. 11 over a long-running wage dispute at Shell Plc's Prelude floating liquefied natural gas facility.

EU Pursuing Gas from Nigeria in Preparation for Russian Supply Cuts

The European Union is seeking additional gas supplies from Nigeria as the bloc prepares for potential Russian supply cuts, Matthew Baldwin, deputy director general of the European Commission's energy department, said on Saturday.

FERC OKs Natural Gas Pipeline Projects Aimed at US Exports

In the first quarter of 2022, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved three projects intended to increase U.S. natural gas exports via pipeline and as liquefied natural gas (LNG).

Pipelines Flow Small Amounts of Natural Gas to Shuttered Freeport LNG Plant in Texas

Small amounts of natural gas were flowing from interstate pipelines to Freeport LNG's shuttered liquefied natural gas export plant in Texas this week.