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 Exporters Say Nitrogen from Permian Feed Gas Challenges Industry
Major U.S. LNG exporters and project developers on the Gulf Coast are exploring how to tackle the costly problem of rising nitrogen and heavy hydrocarbon levels from Permian Basin feed gas. During a panel discussion at the LNG Export Engineering and Construction Conference in Houston last week, management from Freeport LNG Development LP, Sempra Infrastructure,…
June 7, 2023
Hammerfest LNG Pushes Restart By a Week – The Offtake
The estimated restart of Equinor ASA’s Hammerfest LNG plant has moved again, this time to next Wednesday (June 14), according to Norway’s gas network operator Gassco AS.
June 7, 2023
Commonwealth LNG In Final Stretch of Commercialization, Anticipates FID This Year
As Commonwealth LNG LLC awaits its last regulatory approval from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), management said it has also entered the final stages of commercializing the more than 9 million metric tons/year (mmty) project ahead of a final investment decision (FID) later this year. Executive Chairman Paul Varello told NGI the company is…
June 7, 2023
QatarEnergy Signs on Bangladesh as Marketing Push Starts for Massive North Field LNG Projects
QatarEnergy has signed a 1.8 million metric ton/year (mmty), 15-year contract with Bangladesh’s national natural gas company as the marketing push for North Field LNG continues. Under the agreement, QatarEnergy’s liquefied natural gas trading arm could begin delivering cargoes to the Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corp. (Petrobangla) starting in 2026. Supply is to be…
June 1, 2023
EIA Expects Global Natural Gas Prices to ‘Moderately’ Drive Henry Hub Through 2050
U.S. LNG exports would have an inherent but limited impact on domestic natural gas prices through the next several decades, possibly driving the Henry Hub to a range between $3.30 and $4.30/MMBtu by 2050, according to a recent U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) analysis. Using several scenarios and the EIA’s latest Annual Energy Outlook (AEO)…
May 31, 2023
LNG Vessel Owners Looking Beyond Winter Spot Market to Mid-Decade Export Boom, CoolCo Says
Despite a current lull in LNG prices and trading activity, shipping company Cool Co. Ltd. (CoolCo) expects the long-term focus on natural gas supply security to make independent vessel owners think twice about short-term commitments for this winter. The Bermuda-based company recently reported in a market outlook that vessel owners could have more incentive to…
May 26, 2023
Freeport LNG Eyes Summer Return for Second Berth, Third Storage Tank – The Offtake
Freeport LNG Development LP is aiming to return a second berth and its third storage tank to service this summer, according to a company update. The final restart would require regulatory approval.
May 25, 2023
Lake Charles LNG Seeks Rehearing, Alleges DOE Export Extension Denial was ‘Arbitrary’
Energy Transfer LP has filed a request for rehearing with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) after the agency denied an export authorization extension last month for the company’s proposed Lake Charles LNG project in Louisiana. In the filing, officially published by the DOE Monday, Energy Transfer’s lawyers asked that the agency reconsider its April…
May 23, 2023
Western Midstream Greenlights 250 MMcf/d Processing Plant on Expected Permian Growth
Bolstered by recent long-term agreements, Western Midstream Partners LP (WES) said it is expanding the natural gas processing capacity of its West Texas complex with a 250 MMcf/d cryogenic processing plant. WES, based in The Woodlands, TX, disclosed it is sanctioning a plant envisioned for the North Loving area, adding a fifth facility to its…
May 23, 2023
Germany OKs Additional FSRU Site as U.S. Natural Gas Imports Climb
Germany’s government is moving to site another floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) as the volume of U.S. natural gas entering the country reaches new heights. In a recently approved bill, Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action amended plans to ramp up short-term LNG import capacity by including an FSRU terminal at…
May 22, 2023