Caroline Evans joined NGI as an associate LNG editor in March 2021. Prior to NGI, she was a reporter for five years at oil & gas newspaper Upstream, where she covered North American LNG and shale. Caroline holds a bachelor of arts degree in history from McGill University and a master of arts degree in journalism from the University of Missouri.
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Qatar Petroleum Inks 15-Year Deal to Supply More LNG to China
Qatar Petroleum (QP) is set to supply even more liquefied natural gas (LNG) to China starting next year under an agreement announced Wednesday. Under the sale and purchase agreement (SPA), QP would supply 3.5 million tons/year (Mty) over a 15-year term starting in January 2022 to the marketing subsidiary of China National Offshore Oil Corp.…
September 29, 2021
Enbridge Makes $100M Investment in Vanguard for RNG ‘Virtuous Circle’
Canadian midstream giant Enbridge Inc. is investing up to $100 million in the U.S. renewable natural gas (RNG) sector as part of its strategy to lower its carbon footprint. The company is partnering with Vanguard Renewables, a developer of farm-based anaerobic digestion facilities that convert food waste and dairy manure into RNG. The agreement announced…
September 29, 2021
Vitol Taps into European LNG-for-Transport Market with Liquind Deal
Global energy trading giant Vitol Group is extending its reach in the liquefied natural gas (LNG)-for-transport market with the acquisition of a majority stake in a German supplier. Vitol said Tuesday it had purchased a share in Liquind GmbH, which has a network of 15 filling stations serving the trucking industry in Germany, for an…
September 28, 2021
Chinese NOCs Plan Drilling Splurge to Increase Domestic Natural Gas, Oil Output
Drilling activity in China is expected to intensify over the next five years as the nation’s producers are under pressure to boost domestic natural gas and oil production and reduce reliance on imports. According to a recent report by Rystad Energy, China’s top three national oil companies (NOCs) are expected to spend about $123 billion…
September 27, 2021
ICE Reports Fresh Records for Asian, European Natural Gas Futures Trades
Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (ICE) has reported fresh records for Asian natural gas futures in August, with Japan-Korea Marker (JKM) volumes surpassing 100,000 lots traded during the month. ICE said JKM futures reached 106,529 lots traded, close to double August 2020 volumes. In addition, open interest ended the month at a record 114,531 lots. The news…
September 27, 2021
Tourmaline Raises Capex Plan, Accelerates Montney Drilling
Tourmaline Oil Corp., Canada’s largest natural gas producer, plans to boost spending and pull forward some drilling in the Montney Shale originally scheduled for next year into the final weeks of 2021. The company credited “materially reduced drilling times,” particularly at its northeastern British Columbia assets, with the decision. Tourmaline reported a 20% reduction in…
September 24, 2021
FERC Accused of ‘Shirking’ Environmental Review for Alaska LNG Authorization
Environmental groups have asked a federal court to order FERC to vacate its authorization for the proposed Alaska liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, arguing the Commission did not adequately review the development’s environmental impacts. In a petition filed last week in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (DC), the Center for…
September 21, 2021
Boardwalk Pipeline Targets Southwest Louisiana with Varibus Deal
Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP is boosting its footprint in Louisiana with the acquisition of natural gas pipeline assets from Varibus LLC. The Houston-based midstreamer said last week its newly formed subsidiary Boardwalk Louisiana Gas Transmission LLC acquired the assets for an undisclosed sum earlier this month. Details on the transaction were scarce, but Boardwalk said…
September 20, 2021
‘Return of North American LNG FIDs’ Seen in 2022 — LNG Spotlight
The environment for North American liquefied natural gas (LNG) final investment decisions is looking brighter in 2022, with buyer interest in long-term contracts on the rise amid record-high spot prices. While the Covid-19 pandemic caused global demand to soften and resulted in project delays in 2020 and 2021, a handful of North American projects are…
September 17, 2021
Pipeline Integrity Programs a ‘Growing Business’ for CNG, Small-Scale LNG Providers
Outages caused by maintenance, repair or replacement of aging pipelines is giving a boost to providers that don’t rely on pipes to transport natural gas to customers, industry experts said Tuesday. Pipeline integrity programs are a growing business for small-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) specialist Stabilis Solutions Inc. to keep molecules flowing to end users…
September 15, 2021