Gas

QatarEnergy, Exxon Move to Remove Contractor from Texas Gas Project Amid Bankruptcy

Joint venture partners QatarEnergy and ExxonMobil are urgently seeking court action to remove contractor Zachry Industrial from their $10-billion Golden Pass LNG project in Texas.

TGS Proposes $500 Million Expansion of Vaca Muerta Gas Pipeline

Argentine gas transportation firm TGS said on Wednesday it has proposed investing $500 million to expand the capacity of a government-owned natural gas pipeline that connects to the country's massive Vaca Muerta shale oil and gas formation.

Russian Court Orders $102 Million Award of Commerzbank Assets to Pipeline Firm

A Russian court has ordered that Commerzbank assets worth $101.86 million be awarded in damages to a company overseeing construction of a gas processing plant in northwest Russia, court documents showed.

TotalEnergies, NNPC to Invest $550 Million in Nigeria Gas Facility

The investment would include a gas processing plant and a pipeline, said the source who is privy to the agreement but could not be named as they were not authorized to speak on the issue.

Indonesia to Begin Construction of 152-Mile Java Gas Pipeline in July

Indonesia plans to start in July construction of a 245-km (152.24 miles) gas pipeline in Java to connect excess supply in eastern part of the island to buyers in the west, an energy ministry official said on Wednesday.

Geospatial Analytics: Predictions, Trends, and A.I. Applications for Pipeline Management

Geospatial analytics is revolutionizing pipeline management for oil and gas companies, enabling efficient monitoring of vast infrastructure. Utilizing A.I.-powered technologies, this approach detects potential leaks, encroachments, and chemical traces, ensuring early detection and minimizing environmental impact.

Biden Administration Offers $200 Million in Grants to Fix Aging Gas Pipelines

(P&GJ) — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is now accepting applications for nearly $200 million in grants aimed at repairing and modernizing aging natural gas pipes.

Shell to Acquire Singaporean LNG Firm Pavilion Energy from Temasek

Shell has agreed to buy Singaporean LNG company Pavilion Energy from global investment company Temasek in a move the oil major said will strengthen its leadership position in LNG, according to statements on Tuesday.

Energy Transfer Submits HSR Act Filing for WTG Acquisition; Adjusts Purchase Price to $3.1 Billion

WTG owns and operates the largest private Permian Basin gas gathering and processing business with assets located in the core of the Midland Basin.

Colonial Pipeline Owners Explore Stake Sales at $10 Billion Valuation: Sources

Some of Colonial Pipeline's owners are exploring divesting their stakes, hoping they can fetch prices that would value the largest U.S. fuel transportation system in excess of $10 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.

Sound Energy Sells Moroccan Gas Assets to Managem for $45.2 Million

Managem plans to further increase production there to 280 million cubic meters, when the field will be connected to an existing gas pipeline that connects Morocco to Spain, Managem added.

Mexican President: Billionaire Slim Interested in Pemex Natural Gas Project

Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday that businessman Carlos Slim is interested in participating in the country's first deepwater natural gas project, working alongside state energy company Pemex.

New Fortress to Begin LNG Production at Mexico Plant by the End of June

New Fortress Energy said on Friday it expects to start production of LNG at its offshore Altamira-based plant in Mexico in the next ten days and would begin shipping the gas in July.

Allseas Completes 163-Mile Barossa Gas Export Pipeline in Timor Sea

Allseas has completed the 262-kilometer (163-mile) Barossa gas export pipeline in the southern Timor Sea.

Phillips 66 to Sell 25% Stake in Rockies Pipeline for $1.28 Billion to Tallgrass Energy Unit

Phillips 66 said it would sell its 25% stake in the 1,714-mile Rockies Express Pipeline (REX) for about $1.28 billion to Tallgrass Energy.

Editor’s Notebook: Permian’s New Kid on the Block?

As the 580-mile Matterhorn Express prepares to go into service next quarter, a new long-haul gas pipeline is looking to step forward as the next major Gulf Coast midstream project.

BP's Archaea Energy and Republic Services Launch Indiana RNG Facility

Archaea Energy and Republic Services have started operations at their Indiana RNG facility, leveraging AMD technology to convert landfill gas into renewable natural gas (RNG).

Ukraine Secures First LNG Supply Deal with U.S. Firm Venture Global Amid Energy Crisis

Ukraine signed on Thursday its first LNG deal with a U.S. company to help to avert an energy supply crunch amid a war with its bigger neighbor Russia.

Temasek Nears Completion of Pavilion Energy LNG Sale to Shell, Sources Say

Singapore's Temasek Holdings is finalizing the sale of some assets from LNG trading firm Pavilion Energy to Shell with a deal set to be completed in the coming days, two sources with knowledge of the matter said.

Arizona Utility Regulators Overturn Committee Decision, Approve Black Mountain Gas Expansion Project

This ruling permits the construction of new gas power plants in Arizona without the explicit review of environmental impacts and customer costs.

FERC Approves Mountain Valley's $7.85 Billion Virginia Gas Pipeline, Operations Set to Begin Soon

Mountain Valley can begin operating its $7.85 billion Virginia natural gas pipeline after receiving approval from the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), according to a filing on Tuesday.

ADNOC Awards $5.5 Billion of Contracts for Ruwais LNG Plant

ADNOC has awarded contracts worth $5.5 billion to build its Ruwais project which will more than double the United Arab Emirates LNG output, the Abu Dhabi Media Office said on Wednesday.

Mountain Valley Pipeline Startup Approval Leads to 2% Drop in U.S. Natural Gas Prices

U.S. natural gas futures slid about 2% on Wednesday on expectations the startup of the Mountain Valley Pipeline will soon allow more cheap gas from the Appalachia shale basin to flow to markets.

Clean Energy Expands Boron LNG Plant Capacity in California

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has completed the construction of a third production train at its liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Boron, California, boosting the plant’s volume capacity by 50 percent.

Kinder Morgan Launches Open Season for Texas-to-Arizona Pipeline Expansion

SFPP, a subsidiary of Kinder Morgan Inc., has announced the launch of a binding open season to solicit commitments to support a proposed expansion of the East Line portion of its pipeline system from El Paso, Texas to Tucson, Arizona.

Mountain Valley Pipeline Nears Completion, Seeks FERC Approval for June 11 Start

The company reported in a filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that the final segments of the project were undergoing final preparations, including purging and packing with natural gas.

Williams Seeks Approval to Expand Regional Energy Access Natural Gas Project

U.S. energy company Williams sought permission from a federal energy regulator on Friday to put more of the Regional Energy Access natural gas project already under construction into service by July 1.

CNOOC Announces Major Gas Discovery in South China Sea

CNOOC Ltd. has achieved a major exploration breakthrough in an ultra-shallow gas play in ultra-deep water South China Sea, the state-owned oil and gas firm said on Thursday.

Analysis: How Devon Energy Missed the Boat on U.S. Oil and Gas Mega-Deals

U.S. oil and gas producer Devon Energy has lost bids to acquire at least three of its peers in the last 12 months because its shares were spurned as acquisition currency, according to people familiar with the negotiations.

Sinopec Unit Secures $1.1 Billion Deal to Build Gas Pipelines for Saudi Aramco

A Sinopec service unit said on Thursday it has signed a $1.10 billion deal to build natural gas pipelines for Saudi state oil company Aramco.