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.
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House Taking Aim at Federal Oversight of Natural Gas Export Projects
Legislation aimed at clearing a path for LNG export projects by restraining Department of Energy (DOE) oversight is under fire from the Biden administration after committee discussions Monday. House Bill 1130, authored by Ohio Republican Rep. Bill Johnson, would amend the Natural Gas Act (NGA) requirement that U.S. liquefied natural gas projects be determined as…
September 20, 2023
New Fortress Plans for LNG Imports in Ireland Meet Headwinds as Country Embraces Renewables
One of New Fortress Energy Inc.’s (NFE) avenues to expand its LNG marketing opportunities in Europe could be closed after a proposed import project in southwestern Ireland was denied. The An Bord Pleanála, Ireland’s independent planning authority, recently denied permission for NFE’s development application of the Shannon import project. In the decision, authorities wrote that…
September 19, 2023
Freeport LNG Feed Gas Deliveries Seen Rebounding as Loading Resumes
Feed gas nominations to Freeport LNG ticked up and a vessel appeared to be loading early Thursday, according to Kpler vessel-tracking data, after days of significantly reduced flows to the facility. Nominated feed gas on the Gulf South Pipeline system, the export facility’s primary supply route, was 599 MMcf/d on Wednesday, according to NGI analysis…
September 14, 2023
Freeport LNG Feed Gas Remains Depressed as Vessels Collect Around Texas Coast
Feed gas nominations to the Freeport LNG facility in Texas remain at a trickle after a significant drop on Sept. 9. Nominated feed gas on the Gulf South Pipeline system, Freeport’s primary supply route, was 203 MMcf/d on Wednesday, according to NGI analysis of pipeline data from Wood Mackenzie. It was around 11% of available…
September 13, 2023
United States Expected to Retain Top LNG Exporter Title into 2024 as Capacity Expands
The United States is expected to keep the title as the world’s largest LNG exporter into next year after shipping out more cargoes than any other country during the first six months of 2023. U.S. exports of liquefied natural gas averaged 11.6 Bcf/d from January to the end of July, boosted by the return of…
September 12, 2023
Gulf South Feed Gas Flows to Freeport LNG Remain Reduced After Significant Drop
Flows of feed gas to Freeport LNG dropped over the weekend to the lowest point since the facility restarted production earlier this year, according to pipeline data. Volumes of feed gas on the Gulf South Pipeline system, Freeport’s primary supply route, dropped 76% between Saturday and Monday, according to NGI analysis of pipeline data from…
September 11, 2023
Fifth Circuit Sides with Tellurian, Denies Driftwood LNG Permit Challenge
Tellurian Inc. has one less permit challenge to its Driftwood LNG project after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Wednesday denied a petition by environmental groups. Healthy Gulf and Sierra Club had filed last year a petition for the court to review and possibly vacate a permit issued by the Army…
September 8, 2023
EIA Anticipates Australia, Antigua to Join Growing List of LNG Importers Next Year
Four countries are expected to import LNG for the first time next year as expansion projects in the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe are expected to boost global regasification capacity by 23 Bcf/d in 2024. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates that Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Cyprus, and Nicaragua could join the list of countries…
September 7, 2023
Eni’s African Natural Gas, Oil Strategy Continues with First Production From Baleine Field
Eni SpA said this week it has produced the first natural gas and oil from the Baleine field offshore Côte d’Ivoire as the Italian supermajor progresses plans to tap African resources to recover declining natural gas sales volumes. Eni expects the first phase of Baleine production to reach a max of 15,000 b/d of oil…
September 6, 2023
Natural Gas Players Look Past Short-Term Risk to Long-Term Supply Gap with Flurry of Deals – LNG Recap
Global natural gas markets were tepid Tuesday despite growing risks of Australian LNG work stoppages. While the global natural gas community gathered in Singapore for the start of the Gastech 2023 conference, workers at Chevron Corp.’s Gorgon and Wheatstone liquefied natural gas terminals disclosed plans for walkouts. Representatives for the Offshore Alliance said workers could…
September 5, 2023