Business & Markets
INGAA CEO: Natural Gas Critical to Energy Mix Amid Renewable Push
Natural gas and related infrastructure will be critical to securing a low-carbon economy and will continue to be a significant contributor to the U.S. long-term energy mix, according to the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America’s (INGAA) President and CEO Amy Andryszak.
Tallgrass Energy Plans to Convert Natgas Pipeline into CO2 Transport System
Tallgrass Energy said it will convert its Trailblazer natural gas pipeline, which runs through Nebraska, Colorado and Wyoming, into a 400-mile carbon dioxide system capable of transporting over 10 million tons of CO2 per year.
Canacol Nears Construction Phase for $560 Million Colombian Gas Pipeline Project
Colombian gas producer Canacol is on track to begin construction on the Jobo-Medellín natural gas pipeline having received final binding offers from four interested contractors in March.
EIA Update: Last Year, 14 Liquids Pipeline Projects Completed In US
Last Year, 14 Liquids Pipeline Projects Completed In US, Crude Oil Prices Increased as Global Demand Outpaced Supply and Interstate Gas Pipeline Capacity Additions Decrease in 2021.
Germany, Netherlands Up Ambition for North Sea Hydrogen Hubs
There is no shortage of ideas when it comes to exploiting the strong winds offshore Germany and the Netherlands to produce green hydrogen.
U.S. Update: Midstream Markets Turn Up Gas on Higher Prices, Global Demand
The surge of LNG expansion activity continued in March and April after the Ukraine invasion, as President Joe Biden promised the United States would deliver at least 15 Bcm in additional LNG to Europe this year than previously planned, with more to come in future years.
Freeport LNG Seeks Extension to Build 4th Liquefaction Train at Texas Plant
Freeport LNG has asked federal regulators to extend the amount of time it has to construct a fourth liquefaction train at its export plant in Texas until August 2028.
Equinor, Exxon Expand Brazil Oil Operations, Discuss Building 100-Mile Gas Pipeline
Equinor and Exxon Mobil Corp. have taken the first steps to expand an $8 billion oil development off Brazil's coast and are considering adding a more than 100-mile-long gas pipeline as part of the next phase of the expansion.
TotalEnergies Places 3,500-km Nigerian Gas Pipeline Network Up for Sale
TotalEnergies has launched the sale of its 10% stake in Nigerian joint venture SPDC, which includes 3,500 km of pipelines that connects to two key crude export terminals, Bonny and Forcados.
Kinder Morgan’s Gulf Coast Pipeline Launches Open Season for Expansion Project
Gulf Coast Express Pipeline LLC has launched an open season to solicit commitments for an expansion project on its system, which will increase natural gas deliveries from the Permian Basin to South Texas markets.
Exxon Challenges California County's Denial of Oil Trucking Permit
Exxon Mobil Corp. has gone to court seeking to force local California government officials to allow shipment of crude oil from coastal facilities to inland refineries by dozens of tanker trucks a day until replacement of a pipeline that burst in 2015, causing a major spill.
Chevron Says World's Largest Carbon Capture Project Has 'A Ways to Go' to Meet Goals
Chevron Corp.'s Gorgon carbon capture and storage project in Australia is working at only half its capacity nearly three years after starting up and the company has no timeframe for delivering on targets.
Sempra Energy, PGNiG Ink 20-Year LNG Supply Deal
U.S. energy firm Sempra Energy has agreed to sell three million tonnes of LNG each year to Poland's PGNiG from its Cameron LNG Phase 2 project in Louisiana and the Port Arthur LNG project in Texas.
Eni Set to Open Rubles Account for Russia Gas Unless Told Otherwise by EU
Italian energy group Eni will begin the process of opening an account in rubles next week to pay for Russian gas unless it is told that would breach sanctions, three sources close to the matter said.
Canada In Talks with Repsol, Pieridae Energy About LNG Export Terminals
The Canadian government is in discussion with the companies behind two proposed east coast LNG export facilities to see how it can speed up the projects and help boost supply to Europe.
Preparing America’s Pipeline Infrastructure for the Hydrogen Economy
Hydrogen is poised to play an essential role in the global energy transition, and it holds enormous potential in helping sectors—from mobility to power generation—achieve deep decarbonization.
Latest Venture Global LNG Deals Advance Second Louisiana Facility
The long-term supply deals struck this week with Exxon and Petronas by Venture Global LNG put its second Louisiana LNG facility on the verge of construction and financing approval.
Petronet In Talks with Qatar for LNG Deal Renewal amid Turbulent Markets
India's Petronet LNG has begun talks with Qatar to renew a multiyear gas deal despite market "turbulence", making new long-term contracts difficult as sanctions on Russian fuel have squeezed an already tightly supplied market.
Technip, Saulsbury Win Contract for Exxon Mobil Carbon Capture Expansion Project
Technip Energies and Saulsbury Industries have been awarded a contract for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) to expand the carbon capture and storage at Exxon Mobil’s LaBarge, Wyoming facility.
Bulgaria to Receive US LNG Deliveries Starting in June
Bulgaria has agreed to purchase two shipments of U.S. LNG for June and is in talks for a long-term contract for U.S. deliveries after Russia's Gazprom cut off gas supplies to Sofia, Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said on Wednesday.
US Oil Pipeline Operators Gear Up for Higher Shale Output
The volume of crude oil flowing on pipelines from the top U.S. shale field to export hubs on the U.S. Gulf Coast could surge to pre-pandemic levels by October, signaling the end of desperate days for some Texas oil pipeline operators.
New Fortress Energy to Charter FSRU for Netherlands LNG Terminal
New Fortress Energy Inc. has agreed to charter a floating storage and regasification unit to Gasunie, which will begin in third-quarter 2022 and provide storage and regasification capacity for Gasunie’s new LNG import terminal in the port Eemshaven, the Netherlands.
StormFisher, Modern Niagara Partner to Deliver RNG to Canada's Building Infrastructure
StormFisher and Modern Niagara have partnered to utilize renewable natural gas (RNG) as a carbon reduction solution for building infrastructure across Canada.
Renewable Natural Gas: Pipe Dream or Industry Future?
After several decades of being a favorite of the environmental community, natural gas finds itself amid climate change worries on the outside looking in, seeking to make billions of dollars of pipeline, processing and storage infrastructure relevant in a world hungry for a carbon-free energy future by 2050.
Preventing Hydrate Formation Problems at Storage Sites
In natural gas storage facilities in underground salt caverns, hydrates can easily form in the pipes, clogging them and making regular measurement of the gas pressure difficult.
Sources: Germany, Qatar At Odds Over LNG Supply Conditions
Germany, which aims to cut its carbon emissions by 88% by 2040, is reluctant to commit to Qatar's conditions to sign deals of at least 20 years to secure the massive LNG volumes it needs to reduce its dependence on Russian gas.
Venture Global Strikes LNG Supply Deal with Exxon's Asia-Pacific Unit
Exxon's Asia Pacific unit will purchase one million tonnes of LNG each year from Venture Global's Plaquemines LNG facility, which is now under construction, and its planned Calcasieu Pass 2 facility. Both are in Louisiana.
Enbridge, Humble Midstream to Develop Low-carbon Hydrogen, Ammonia Export Facilities
Enbridge Inc. and Humble Midstream LLC have announced the joint development and marketing of a low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia production and export facility which will be located at the Enbridge Ingleside Energy Center, near Corpus Christi, Texas.
VVC Increases Natural Gas Production Capabilities with New Seven-mile Pipeline
VVC has expanded its natural gas production capabilities with the installation of seven miles of new pipeline, which will transport gas produced by the company’s natural gas wells to the Tumbleweed Midstream Ladder Creek Pipeline.
Report: LNG Supply Crisis Will Make Landfall in Winter 2022
A LNG crisis is brewing for European countries dealing with energy insecurity in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as demand will outstrip supply by the end of this year, according to a new report from Rystad Energy.
- Kinder Morgan Proposes 290-Mile Gas Pipeline Expansion Spanning Three States
- Valero Plans to Shut California Refinery, Takes $1.1 Billion Hit
- Three Killed, Two Injured in Accident at LNG Construction Site in Texas
- Tallgrass to Build New Permian-to-Rockies Pipeline, Targets 2028 Startup with 2.4 Bcf Capacity
- TC Energy Approves $900 Million Northwoods Pipeline Expansion for U.S. Midwest
- U.S. Pipeline Expansion to Add 99 Bcf/d, Mostly for LNG Export, Report Finds
- Enbridge Adds Turboexpanders at Pipeline Sites to Power Data Centers in Canada, Pennsylvania
- Great Basin Gas Expansion Draws Strong Shipper Demand in Northern Nevada
- Cheniere Seeks FERC Approval to Expand Sabine Pass LNG Facility
- US Poised to Become Net Exporter of Crude Oil in 2023
