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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Venture Global Eyes Construction Ramp Up for Plaquemines LNG – The Offtake
Venture Global LNG Inc. has asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for permission to ramp up construction at its Plaquemines LNG facility and associated pipeline project.
January 6, 2023
Russia Allows Natural Gas Buyers to Pay Debts in Foreign Currency – The Offtake
Russia will allow natural gas buyers to pay debts for delivered supplies in currencies other than the ruble after a decree from President Vladimir Putin.
January 3, 2023
Woodside, Western Gas Eyeing More Australian Supply, Pluto LNG Exports
Woodside Energy Group Ltd. has tentative agreements with Western Gas, an Australian offshore natural gas producer, to supply more volumes and boost production from its Pluto LNG terminal. Woodside disclosed several nonbinding agreements with Western Gas in the North West Shelf Project. Western Gas is developing the Equus Gas Project in the Carnarvon Basin. Under…
December 28, 2022
BP Makes 20-Year Indonesia Commitment as it Boosts Tangguh LNG Production
BP plc’s production contract in Indonesia’s most prolific gas fields, collectively called the Tangguh block, has been extended to 2050, paving the way for further development as the firm works to boost its LNG production from the region. A 20-year extension for BP and its partners in the Tangguh was approved by the government of…
December 27, 2022
Freeport LNG Restart Slips to Mid-January as Regulatory Review Continues
Freeport LNG Development LP has adjusted the restart timeline for its Texas terminal again, this time pushing start-up to sometime after mid-January as it responds to a bevy of questions from regulators. Freeport representatives said the majority of the work to restart operations after a June explosion knocked the 2.38 Bcf/d terminal offline was “substantially…
December 23, 2022
Osaka Gas, Green Plains, Tallgrass Study Exporting Synthetic Methane Through Freeport LNG
A unit of Osaka Gas Co. Ltd., one of the largest global LNG buyers, is partnering with midstreamer Tallgrass Energy Partners and Green Plains Inc. to explore creating a hub of low-carbon gas that could be exported to Japan through Freeport LNG. In an agreement disclosed Wednesday, the firms outlined a partnership to study the…
December 22, 2022
Eni Plans Second Republic of Congo FLNG Unit in Bid to ‘Leverage Gas Equity’
Eni SpA is moving forward with plans to increase natural gas exports from the Republic of Congo with a second floating LNG (FLNG) terminal provided by Wison Heavy Industry Co. Ltd. The Italian supermajor disclosed a contract Thursday with the unit of Shanghai-based Wison to construct and install a 2.4 million metric tons/year (mmty) capacity…
December 22, 2022
Novatek Discovery Boosts Natural Gas Reserves for Arctic LNG 1
PAO Novatek has discovered a prolific natural gas and condensate field it plans to use to boost the resource base for its Arctic LNG 1 project as it furthers its goal of growing Russian exports. Novatek, Russia’s largest independent natural gas producer, reported it has found a field on the Gydan Peninsula in the far…
December 21, 2022
Sempra’s ECA and Vista Pacifico Mexico LNG Export Permits Gain Approval
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has granted Sempra Infrastructure’s request for two LNG export permits for terminal projects planned to provide a swift channel for U.S. natural gas to Asia from the Mexican Pacific Coast. Published by the DOE Tuesday, the orders expanded non-Free Trade Agreement (FTA) export volumes for Sempra’s Energia Costa Azul…
December 21, 2022
NextDecade Targets Rio Grande FID Early Next Year After Latest SPA
With its latest sales and purchase agreement (SPA) with Galp Trading SA, NextDecade Corp. is targeting a final investment decision for its Rio Grande LNG terminal early next year. Houston-based NextDecade disclosed Tuesday that it has inked a 20-year, 1 million metric ton/year (mmty) SPA at prices linked to Henry Hub with the unit of…
December 20, 2022