Andrew joined NGI in 2018 to support coverage of Mexico’s newly liberalized oil and gas sector, and his role has since expanded to include the rest of North America. Before joining NGI, Andrew covered Latin America’s hydrocarbon and electric power industries from 2014 to 2018 for Business News Americas in Santiago, Chile. He speaks fluent Spanish, and holds a B.A. in journalism and mass communications from the University of Minnesota.
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Electrification Alone Won’t Cut It for Decarbonization, Say Natural Gas Experts
Electrification alone will be insufficient to decarbonize the energy sector, said speakers at the LDC Gas Forums Northeast event in late July. Enbridge Inc.’s Steve Elliott, director of business development, told the Boston conference that about 80% of the world’s energy is currently consumed as a molecule, with the remaining 20% consumed as an electron.…
July 30, 2021
Natural Gas Pipeliners Tout Hydrogen Production, Blending Plans
North America’s largest natural gas transporters and distributors are advancing projects to produce clean hydrogen and blend it into their mix to help achieve decarbonization goals. Managers from industry heavyweights including Enbridge Inc. and Williams gave updates on their progress at the LDC Gas Forums Northeast event this month in Boston. Although hydrogen offers “great…
July 29, 2021
Natural Gas, Oil Found to Support Sizeable Chunk of U.S. GDP, Including Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania’s oil and natural gas industry supported 6.1% of the total jobs and 9.7% of its gross domestic product (GDP) in 2019, according to a new study commissioned by the American Petroleum Institute (API). The industry overall supported 480,000 total jobs (102,500 direct and 377,800 indirect) and contributed $78.4 billion ($39.4 billion direct and $38.9…
July 28, 2021
U.S. Pipeline Natural Gas Exports to Mexico Hit New Monthly Record in June
Natural gas exports via pipeline from the United States to Mexico recorded a new monthly record in June, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in a note Friday, citing data from Wood Mackenzie. Pipeline exports averaged 6.8 Bcf/d for the month, up 25% from June 2020 and 44% from the previous five-year (2016-2020) monthly…
July 26, 2021
As Prompt-Month Henry Hub Surpasses $4, North American Gas Buyers Say Price Surge a Mixed Bag
Changes in regional and global natural gas pricing, along with the transition to low-carbon energy, are creating challenges and opportunities for large natural gas buyers in North America, a panel of experts agreed Wednesday (July 21). The discussion at the LDC Gas Forums-Northeast event in Boston came a day before prompt-month Henry Hub prices surpassed…
July 23, 2021
Mexico Demand Helping Drive U.S. Natural Gas Price Rally
U.S. natural gas demand and prices are “off to the races,” driven by a convergence of supply and demand-related factors as the world emerges from Covid-19, IHS Markit’s Jack Weixel, senior director, said Monday. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to the global market, pipeline exports to Mexico and capital discipline by upstream producers all have…
July 21, 2021
BP Delivers its First Carbon Offset LNG to Mexico
Mexico received its first cargo of carbon offset liquefied natural gas (LNG) last week, according to BP plc and Sempra. Subsidiaries of the firms inked a contract for delivery of the cargo to Sempra’s Energía Costa Azul (ECA) terminal on Mexico’s Pacific Coast. It was expected to arrive last Friday (July 16). Greenhouse gas (GHG)…
July 20, 2021
U.S. Natural Gas ‘Off to the Races’ on Strong LNG, Mexico Demand and Producer Discipline
U.S. natural gas demand and prices are “off to the races,” driven by a convergence of supply and demand-related factors as the world emerges from Covid-19, IHS Markit’s Jack Weixel, senior director, said Monday. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to the global market, pipeline exports to Mexico, and capital discipline by upstream producers all have…
July 19, 2021
Sempra, BP Procure Mexico’s First Carbon Offset LNG Cargo
Mexico was set to receive its first cargo of carbon offset liquefied natural gas on Friday (July 16), according to a Thursday announcement by BP plc and Sempra. Subsidiaries of the firms inked a contract for delivery of the cargo to Sempra’s Energía Costa Azul (ECA) terminal on Mexico’s Pacific Coast. Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions…
July 19, 2021
Pemex Intervention Could Harm Mexico LPG Market, Experts Warn
Plans for Mexico’s state oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) to enter the retail liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) business bode poorly for competition, consumers and the company itself, according to local energy sector stakeholders. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced last week that Pemex would launch a subsidiary called “Gas Bienestar” or “Gas Wellbeing” within three…
July 14, 2021