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Jacob Dick

Jacob Dick joined the NGI staff in January 2022 and was promoted to Senior Editor, LNG in February 2024. He previously covered business with a focus on oil and gas in Southeast Texas for the Beaumont Enterprise, a Hearst newspaper. Jacob is a native of Kentucky and holds a bachelor’s Degree in journalism from Western Kentucky University.

Freeport LNG Seeks FERC Permission to Progress Return of Full Commercial Operations

Freeport LNG Seeks FERC Permission to Progress Return of Full Commercial Operations

Freeport LNG Development LP has asked FERC for permission to move forward with the next phase of its operational restart, moving its Texas export facility closer to full commercial operations for the first time since last summer. In a recent filing, the firm asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for permission to allow it to…

October 4, 2023
Aemetis Completes $53M IRA Tax Deal for RNG, Biofuel Project Investors

Aemetis Completes $53M IRA Tax Deal for RNG, Biofuel Project Investors

Renewable natural gas (RNG) and biofuels producer Aemetis Inc. has closed the sale of $53 million in investment tax credits created through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) as a part of its first wave of projects expected to be accelerated by the legislative program. The California-based company disclosed that it wrapped up at the end…

October 2, 2023
U.S., Mexico Projects Driving TotalEnergies Plan to Grow LNG Business by 50%

U.S., Mexico Projects Driving TotalEnergies Plan to Grow LNG Business by 50%

Boosted by North American projects, TotalEnergies plans to use LNG as one of its key “pillars” as it aims to grow natural gas and oil production by at least 2% annually until the end of the decade. In an outlook presentation as a part of TotalEnergies’ investor day in New York, executives outlined how the…

October 2, 2023
Ukraine’s Natural Gas Storage Sees Uptick in Usage from European Traders

Ukraine’s Natural Gas Storage Sees Uptick in Usage from European Traders

Ukraine’s storage contracts with western European gas traders are rising along with transported gas volumes despite Russia’s heightened campaign against the country’s energy infrastructure. As European Union storage has continued to outpace seasonal averages through the year, traders have been relying on Ukraine’s substantial underground storage facilities as a sink for the glut of liquefied…

September 29, 2023
LM Energy Pivots to Delaware Basin Natural Gas with Sale of Touchdown Crude Gathering Assets

LM Energy Pivots to Delaware Basin Natural Gas with Sale of Touchdown Crude Gathering Assets

LM Energy Holdings LLC is aiming to sell parts of its crude oil gathering business in the New Mexico portion of the Permian Basin to help fuel a focus shift to natural gas. The Dallas-based midstreamer disclosed it has entered into agreements to sell assets and subsidiaries of its Touchdown crude oil gathering system in…

September 29, 2023
TotalEnergies’ Plans to Grow LNG Portfolio by 50% Through Decade Backed By U.S., Mexico Projects

TotalEnergies’ Plans to Grow LNG Portfolio by 50% Through Decade Backed By U.S., Mexico Projects

Boosted by North American projects, TotalEnergies plans to use LNG as one of its key “pillars” as it aims to grow natural gas and oil production by at least 2% annually until the end of the decade. In an outlook presentation as a part of TotalEnergies’ investor day in New York, executives outlined how the…

September 28, 2023
Australia’s East Coast LNG Exports, Domestic Natural Gas Supply Forecast to Rise Early Next Year

Australia’s East Coast LNG Exports, Domestic Natural Gas Supply Forecast to Rise Early Next Year

Australia’s competition watchdog expects a slight natural gas supply surplus for domestic markets early next year, but the supply balance remains tight as LNG exports from the East Coast are expected to rise. In the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) outlook for 1Q2024, researchers reported the east coast gas market should have a 1.4…

September 26, 2023
Australian LNG Union Workers End Strikes at Chevron’s Gorgon, Wheatstone Facilities

Australian LNG Union Workers End Strikes at Chevron’s Gorgon, Wheatstone Facilities

Work stoppages at two of Chevron Corp.’s Australian LNG terminals have ended while union members finalize negotiations with the company after almost two months of labor disputes. The Australian Workers’ Union (AWU), one of two organizations representing offshore and liquefied natural gas workers at Chevron facilities, disclosed Friday that the two labor groups have endorsed…

September 22, 2023
Chevron Agrees to Mediator’s Terms in Australian LNG Labor Dispute

Chevron Agrees to Mediator’s Terms in Australian LNG Labor Dispute

Chevron Corp. disclosed it has agreed to the terms of a deal with union workers at its Australia LNG facilities that was brokered by the country’s Fair Work Commission (FWC). Union workers at Chevron’s Gorgon and Wheatstone liquefied natural gas facilities in Western Australia have been escalating tactics since labor action started earlier this month,…

September 21, 2023
European Natural Gas Prices Forecast to Slump into Next Summer Before Market Tightens

European Natural Gas Prices Forecast to Slump into Next Summer Before Market Tightens

Despite continued supply volatility over the next several years, European natural gas prices could fall next summer by 20% from current prices as high storage and soft demand play out in the market, according to Wood Mackenzie. In the consultancy’s short-term outlook report,  researchers said the Dutch Title Transfer Facility (TTF) price could fall by…

September 21, 2023