Jacob Dick

The U.S. government has committed to exporting up to 353 Bcf of natural gas to the UK next year as part of a strategic partnership aimed at strengthening commodity markets in Europe. As a part of the initiative disclosed Wednesday, called the UK-US Energy Security and Affordability Partnership, the countries have formed a joint action…

A third LNG vessel, the Grace Fressia, has declared Freeport LNG as its destination with an estimated arrival sometime around Dec. 20, according to ship-tracking data from Kpler.

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy has announced two discoveries by state-controlled Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Aramco) that officials said could help it continue to build natural gas reserves for domestic use. Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud called the discoveries an important part of “increasing the kingdom’s natural gas reserves” and helping Saudi Arabia…

Sempra Infrastructure has inked a sales and purchase agreement (SPA) with Engie SA, shoring up offtake for the first phase of its Port Arthur LNG project near Houston and agreeing to source supplies from producers whose gas has been certified by an independent third party. Sempra could supply France’s Engie 0.875 million metric tons/year (mmty)…

Santos Ltd. may be facing an extended delay before it can proceed with its $3.6 billion Barossa project to extend LNG exports from northern Australia after a federal court denied an appeal. The Barossa project, sanctioned last year, is intended to provide more gas supply for the 3.7 million metric ton/year Darwin LNG terminal, possibly…

A potential obstacle to construct the proposed Rio Grande and Texas LNG facilities in South Texas has been cleared after an appellate court upheld a decision to dismiss a lawsuit over leases. The Thirteenth Court of Appeals, which serves the South Texas area, ruled that a trial court correctly dismissed a case against the Brownsville…

A group of Japanese firms, including some of the largest buyers of LNG, agreed to study the production and export of hydrogen blended with carbon dioxide (CO2) in Texas and Louisiana. Mitsubishi Corp., Osaka Gas Co. Ltd., Toho Gas Co. Ltd. and Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd. have disclosed an agreement to explore a U.S.-based supply…

Sempra Infrastructure and a unit of UK’s Ineos Group Ltd. have inked a long-term sales and purchase agreement (SPA) for 1.4 million metric tons/year (mmty)  of LNG from the proposed Port Arthur export project southeast of Houston.  The liquefied natural gas arm of San Diego-based Sempra said Ineos agreed to a 20-year SPA, formalizing a…

Germany’s recently nationalized utility Uniper SE, previously one of Europe’s largest buyers of Russian pipeline natural gas, is moving to recover some of its monumental losses from Gazprom PJSC while it continues to divest from the country. Uniper management announced in Düsseldorf Wednesday the company is pursuing arbitration to recover damages from Gazprom it claims…

The United Arab Emirates’ Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (Adnoc), is planning to combine its natural gas processing and LNG units into one partially public company as a part of its plans to modernize its structure and boost production. Dubbed Adnoc Gas, the new entity would incorporate all of the group’s gas processing operations and…