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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Sempra Targeting Mid-2025 In-Service for Mexico LNG Export Project
Construction of the 3 million metric tons/year (mmty) first phase of Sempra Infrastructure’s Energia Costa Azul (ECA) LNG export project in Baja California, Mexico, is progressing, but could be several months behind schedule because of delays, according to management of parent company Sempra. “We recently began erecting the first structural steel onsite,” Sempra Infrastructure CEO…
November 7, 2022
Uniper Sees LNG as Stabilizing Force After Record Losses from Russian Natural Gas Curtailment
Germany’s Uniper SE reported record losses from January to September as it was battered by Russia’s curtailment of natural gas volumes, but management said the firm is on a path to stability with LNG as a stepping stone. Uniper, Germany’s largest importer of Russian gas, has been navigating a geopolitical and economic crisis since before…
November 4, 2022
Sempra Aims for Port Arthur LNG FID Early Next Year as Offtaker Interest Grows
Riding the wave of strong U.S. natural gas demand and project development milestones, Sempra management reported it is now targeting a final investment decision (FID) for its Port Arthur LNG project during 1Q2023 and is currently marketing its proposed expansion. San Diego-based Sempra’s liquefied natural gas subsidiary, Sempra Infrastructure, has been developing the project southeast…
November 3, 2022
Nord Stream Operator Says Devices Made Massive Craters Along Natural Gas System – The Offtake
Nord Stream AG disclosed Wednesday it has discovered craters 10-16 feet deep along Line 1 of its natural gas pipeline system previously used to transport Russian supplies to Europe
November 2, 2022
Freeport LNG Still Aiming for Restart This Month as it Prepares Site, Documentation
Freeport LNG Development LP is still planning to meet its previous guidance of a partial restart of its liquefaction facility later this month, according to representatives with the company, while regulators await final documentation. The 2.38 Bcf/d liquefied natural gas export terminal on the upper Texas coast has been offline since a June explosion attributed…
November 2, 2022
Equinor Remains Cautious of Volatility, Price Caps as Natural Gas Volumes Rise
Equinor ASA’s natural gas production and related revenues continued to rise in the third quarter as it answers Europe’s call to replace lost Russian imports, but management sees more volatility on the horizon, including from potential price cap policies. CEO Anders Opedal said the firm and Norway as a whole have taken on an increased…
November 1, 2022
ConocoPhillips Takes Third, Final Stake in North Field South LNG Project
ConocoPhillips has been selected as a partner in QatarEnergy’s North Field South (NFS) LNG expansion project with a 6.25% stake awarded to one of the world’s largest independents. ConocoPhillips is the third company to sign on to the two-train, 16 million metric ton/year (mmty) capacity liquefied natural gas project planned from Qatar’s prolific North Field.…
October 31, 2022
Santos Looks to Balance Domestic Natural Gas Demand, Future LNG Prospects
Santos Ltd. management said strong domestic natural gas demand and persisting high global LNG prices helped the company continue breaking performance records in the third quarter as it navigated progress and potential setbacks for its major projects. Like other integrated Australian producers, Santos has had to straddle the line between heightened global demand for liquefied…
October 31, 2022
Japanese Natural Gas Buyers Meet with U.S., State Officials Over Alaska LNG Project
Some of the largest Japanese offtakers of U.S. LNG met with federal and Alaskan officials during a summit in Japan to discuss developing an export project that could connect North Slope natural gas to a supply-short Asian market. At a summit convened in Tokyo by U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel, Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska)…
October 28, 2022
ICE Plans European LNG Contracts to Bridge Natural Gas Price Divide
Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (ICE) plans to offer two LNG futures contracts to Europe aimed at bridging the growing price divide between exports landing on the continent and natural gas transported through pipelines ICE could begin offering futures contracts for liquefied natural gas to Northwest and Southwest Europe on Dec. 5, pending regulatory approval, according to…
October 27, 2022