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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Gulf Coast LNG Exports Outweigh Power Sector in Driving U.S. Natural Gas Demand, Says EIA
The U.S. LNG industry centered on the Gulf Coast has led to rocketing increases in the country’s natural gas demand since Lower 48 exports began from Louisiana in 2016, according to the Energy Information Administration. Even as severe seasonal heat events have increased in frequency and unconventional natural gas production has given rise to regional…
June 29, 2023
Vitol Increases Short-term Asian Supply with Indonesian SPA – The Offtake
Cheniere Energy Inc.’s Sabine Pass LNG export facility in Louisiana continues to ramp-up, with feed gas volumes hitting their highest point this week since the facility went offline for planned maintenance around June 1.
June 29, 2023
Sempra Requests Port Arthur LNG Construction Ramp-Up – The Offtake
A roundup of news and commentary from NGI’s LNG Insight Sempra Infrastructure is looking to ramp-up construction at the Port Arthur LNG site in Texas, according to a recently published filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The firm requested authorization for up to 6,000 people on site 24 hours a day as it progresses…
June 28, 2023
Cheniere Boosts Sabine Pass Expansion Offtake with 1.8 MMty ENN Deal
Cheniere Energy Inc. is continuing its marketing push for its Sabine Pass LNG expansion project with another long-term sales and purchase agreement (SPA) that builds on its partnership with one of China’s largest private natural gas buyers. Houston-based Cheniere disclosed Monday a more than 20-year, 1.8 million metric ton/year (mmty) SPA with ENN Natural Gas…
June 26, 2023
Energy Transfer Looks to Select Contractor for Lake Charles LNG Pipeline By End of Month – The Offtake
A roundup of news and commentary from NGI’s LNG Insight Energy Transfer LP is looking to select an engineering, procurement and construction contractor by the end of June for its Trunkline Pipeline system project intended to feed Lake Charles LNG, the company reported in a recent filing to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The project…
June 16, 2023
U.S. Officials Call Alaska LNG ‘Critical Piece’ in Japan, Korea Alliance
U.S. officials are continuing to pitch the Alaska LNG project as a key part of the country’s partnership with allies in Asia. U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) earlier in the month met with government officials and private firms in Japan and Korea to discuss collaboration between the countries, specifically around energy security. Like several other…
June 15, 2023
Analysts Warn Rising European Natural Gas Prices ‘Mask’ Overall Soft Demand – LNG Recap
Global natural gas prices are starting to tick upward once again as maintenance events and warmer weather appear to signal more demand for LNG, but analysts are warning a bearish summer could still lie ahead. After sliding for several weeks to the lowest points since 2021, prompt Asian and European prices began to rally again…
June 14, 2023
NextDecade Says Equity, SPA Agreements with TotalEnergies, GIP Clear Path to FID This Month
NextDecade Corp. has disclosed agreements with Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) and TotalEnergies, and now expects to reach a final investment decision (FID) for the Rio Grande LNG project in deep South Texas later this month. GIP has agreed to take an undisclosed majority stake in the first three liquefaction trains of the proposed Texas export…
June 14, 2023
U.S. to Support LNG Exports to Poland with $500M Guarantee
The Biden administration has agreed to provide $500 million in guarantees for Poland’s PKN Orlen SA to provide more domestic LNG for European countries working to replace Russian natural gas. The U.S. International Development Finance Corp. (DFC) board approved a plan to back the Polish utility’s hedges for liquefied natural gas with a European unit…
June 13, 2023
Mitsui’s LNG Shipping Unit Invests in Delfin LNG Project Ahead of Anticipated October FID
Delfin Midstream Inc. has finalized an investment agreement with shipping giant Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. (MOL) for its Delfin LNG export project ahead of a possible final investment decision (FID) later this year. Delfin disclosed MOL has agreed to take an undisclosed stake in the proposed Louisiana offshore liquefied natural gas project and will be…
June 12, 2023