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S.Africa's Transnet Plans Tender for New Richards Bay LNG Terminal
South Africa's state-owned freight logistics firm Transnet said it will go to the market within weeks for a new LNG terminal to be built at the east coast Richards Bay port by 2026
Slovakia Says Gas Pipeline to Poland Almost Finished, Will Help Diversification
A pipeline connecting Slovakia to Poland which will allow landlocked Slovakia to tap LNG supplies is nearly complete and functional tests will start in July.
Portuguese-Danish-Dutch Consortium Plans $1.1 Billion Hydrogen Plant in Sines
Portuguese project developer Madoqua Renewables, Danish fund manager Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and Dutch firm Power2X plan to invest 1 billion euros ($1.09 billion) in a green hydrogen plant in Portugal.
Catalan Leader Confident MidCat Gas Pipeline Will Be Built This Decade
The head of the regional government of Catalonia is confident a pipeline to ship gas and potentially green hydrogen from the northeastern Spanish region to France will be built this decade.
Gas Interconnection Poland-Lithuania Pipeline Project Completed
The construction of the 508-km (315 mile) Gas Interconnection Poland-Lithuania (GIPL) pipeline has been completed, and partial capacity will be available beginning May 1, according to operator Amber Grid Corp.
Summit Says Carbon Pipeline Project Has Secured 20% of Iowa Route
Summit Carbon Solutions, the developer of what would be the world's largest carbon capture project, said it has secured 20% of its pipeline route in Iowa, the state that would host the longest stretch of pipe.
ICGB Nears Completion on Greece-Bulgaria Pipeline
The construction of the Greece-Bulgaria interconnector is progressing actively, and the linear part of the pipeline is close to completion, joint venture company ICGB AD said recently.
Pipeline Capacity Growth Fuels Record Haynesville Gas Production
Natural gas production from the Haynesville shale reached record highs in late 2021 and remained relatively strong in early 2022 on greater takeaway capacity and demand, a new government report revealed Wednesday.
Mountain Valley Pipeline Wins Federal Approval for Stream Boring
Federal regulators approved MVP's permit request to bore under about 180 streams and wetlands it must cross to complete the 300-mile natural gas pipeline.
Dow to Buy Minority Stake in German Energy Hub Constructing LNG Terminal
The investment in Hanseatic Energy Hub GmbH comes after the Biden administration pledged the supply of 15 Bcm of LNG to the European Union this year following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
OGE Plans Pipeline Link for Wilhelmshaven LNG Terminal
Germany's biggest pipeline network operator Open Grid Europe (OGE) plans to build a 30 km (18 miles) LNG link from a planned terminal at the North Sea port of Wilhelmshaven by the end of the year.
Sempra Wins Extension to Build Pipelines in Texas, Louisiana
FERC has granted Sempra Energy an extension to build two pipelines in Texas and Louisiana to connect to a Texas LNG plant, and NextDecade Corp. is also seeking more time to build a Texas LNG project.
Greece, Cyprus, Israel Continue Work on Natgas Pipeline Projects Amid Ukraine War
Greece, Cyprus and Israel will continue working together on natural gas pipeline projects with European energy dependency a new focus because of the war in Ukraine.
ClassNK Approves J-DeEP’s Design for Floating Hydrogen Production Plant Offshore Scotland
ClassNK, a Tokyo-based ship classification society, issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for the design of a floating offshore hydrogen production plant developed by Japan Offshore Design & Engineering Platform Technology & Engineering Research Association (J-DeEP).
Sempra Energy Enters Agreement for Cameron LNG Phase 2
Sempra Energy said its LNG unit has entered into an agreement with affiliates of TotalEnergies, Mitsui & Co., and Japan LNG Investment LLC to increase the capacity of its Cameron LNG Phase 2 export project in Hackberry, Louisiana.
Mexico Plans Three Gas Liquefaction Facilities, Eyes Tender Process
Mexican wants to build new gas liquefaction facilities to export excess gas and will put the plants out to tender if he does not get commitments for their construction within a month, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday.
Europe's Appetite for US Gas Fast-Tracks Two New LNG Projects
Two U.S. LNG projects took major steps toward launching this week as Russia's threats to cut energy supplies to Europe drives up demand and prices for the super-chilled fuel.
New Fortress Seeks to Build Offshore Louisiana LNG Plant by Q1 2023
The LNG export project will be located in federal waters offshore Louisiana and will be able to export about 2.8 MTPA of LNG, or almost 0.4 Bcf/d of gas using its "Fast LNG" technology.
TotalEnergies, Sempra to Co-Develop LNG and Renewable Projects
TotalEnergies and Sempra are expanding their North American strategic alliance with the signing of two deals for the Vista Pacífico LNG export project in Mexico and the the co-development of several renewables projects.
Italy's Draghi Discussed Idea of Italy-Spain Pipeline with Sanchez
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said he had discussed the idea of building a gas pipeline to Spain with his Spanish counterpart as part of plans to wean Europe off Russian gas.
Israel-Turkey Gas Pipeline an Option for Russia-Wary Europe — Sources
A Turkey-Israel gas pipeline is being discussed behind the scenes as one of Europe's alternatives to Russian energy supplies, but it will take complicated maneuvering to reach any deal.
Energy Transfer, ENN Sign 20-Year Deal for Lake Charles LNG
Lake Charles LNG will be constructed on the existing brownfield regasification facility and will capitalize on four existing LNG storage tanks, two deep water berths and other LNG infrastructure.
RGC Resources Secures $21 Million Investment to Complete Mountain Valley Pipeline
RGC Resources Inc., parent company to Roanoke Gas Co. and RGC Midstream LLC, closed a $21 million common stock investment by affiliates of The InterTech Group Inc.
Tellurian’s Driftwood LNG Facility Begins Construction
Driftwood LNG is an approximately 27.6 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) liquefaction export facility near Lake Charles, Louisiana. Phase one will include two LNG plants with an export capacity of up to 11 mtpa.
France Wants to Build Floating LNG Terminal at Le Havre
The French government is in talks with energy company TotalEnergies to build a floating LNG terminal in the northern port of Le Havre.
US Firms Want Pending Natgas Pipeline Projects Excluded from Emissions Rules
The greenhouse gas policy requires any project that would result in 100,000 metric tons per year of GHG emissions must complete an environmental impact statement, which analysts said was an expensive and time-consuming process.
Indigenous Australians Ask S.Korea Court to Block Loans to $3.6 Billion Gas Pipeline Project
A group of Indigenous Australians has gone to court in South Korea seeking to block the country's export credit agencies from funding a deep-sea gas pipeline for the $3.6 billion Barossa gas project off northern Australia.
Argentine Gas Suppliers Say New Pipeline Will Reverse Deep Energy Deficit
The pipeline is estimated to take 18 months to build with public investment of $1.59 billion and will unlock more domestic capacity from the Vaca Muerta Formation.
Australia's First LNG Import Terminal Seen Ready by Late-2023
Squadron Energy, the private company building Australia's first LNG import terminal, expects its Port Kembla facility in New South Wales to be ready to take its first gas shipment by the end of 2023.
Whiptail Midstream Acquires 525 Miles of Pipeline in San Juan Basin
Whiptail Midstream has acquired DJR Energy's oil, gas, and water gathering assets in the Gallup oil window of the San Juan Basin, doubling the company's dedicated acreage, miles of pipeline and production flowing on its assets.
- Phillips 66 to Shut LA Oil Refinery, Ending Major Gasoline Output Amid Supply Concerns
- FERC Sides with Williams in Texas-Louisiana Pipeline Dispute with Energy Transfer
- U.S. Appeals Court Blocks Kinder Morgan’s Tennessee Pipeline Permits
- ConocoPhillips Eyes Sale of $1 Billion Permian Assets Amid Marathon Acquisition
- Valero Considers All Options, Including Sale, for California Refineries Amid Regulatory Pressure
- U.S. Appeals Court Blocks Kinder Morgan’s Tennessee Pipeline Permits
- Malaysia’s Oil Exports to China Surge Amid Broader Import Decline
- U.S. LNG Export Growth Faces Uncertainty as Trump’s Tariff Proposal Looms, Analysts Say
- Marathon Oil to Lay Off Over 500 Texas Workers Ahead of ConocoPhillips Merger
- Valero Considers All Options, Including Sale, for California Refineries Amid Regulatory Pressure
