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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Alaska LNG Joined by Hilcorp, Asian Firms to Study Ammonia, CCS
The state-owned organization developing the Alaska LNG export project on the Kenai Peninsula has signed an agreement with Mitsubishi Corp., Toyo Engineering Corp. and Hilcorp Alaska to study creating zero-carbon ammonia and carbon capture and sequestration projects. Alaska Gasline Development Corp. (AGDC) said the Japanese firms and Houston-based Hilcorp, the largest natural gas producer in…
October 5, 2022
Chevron Affiliate Delivers First Fully Offset LNG Cargo from Gorgon Natural Gas Project
Chevron Corp.’s natural gas marketing subsidiary has delivered its first cargo of LNG with fully certified offsets from three projects across Asia. The shipment of liquefied natural gas was delivered from the Gorgon project offshore of northwest Australia to state-owned CPC Corp.’s terminal in Taiwan. Chevron disclosed the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the cargo…
October 4, 2022
Russian Natural Gas Halt Threatens LNG Market Tightness, European Storage Shortfalls, Says IEA
European natural gas prices have continued to decline since the Nord Stream (NS) pipeline systems connected to previously vital Russian gas were damaged, but the International Energy Agency (IEA) warned LNG markets could be drastically impacted into next year. In the IEA’s latest natural gas market report, researchers said the blows to Russian gas imports…
October 3, 2022
Germany Secures LNG Supply from UAE, Possible First Cargo by December
German utility RWE AG has secured another LNG supply source in an agreement with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) that could bring additional cargoes to Germany’s developing import terminals as soon as December. RWE and the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) state-owned ADNOC agreed to a multi-year supply contract for liquefied natural gas starting in…
September 30, 2022
Jim Beam Distiller Taps RNG Project to Cut Emissions in Kentucky Expansion
Every bottle of Jim Beam Kentucky Straight Bourbon could be a little greener in the near future thanks to Beam Suntory Inc.’s inclusion of a renewable natural gas (RNG) project as a part of an expansion at its iconic Kentucky distillery. The Chicago-based producer of spirit brands like Jim Beam and Maker’s Mark has announced…
September 30, 2022
European Natural Gas Prices Fall as Nord Stream Probe, Onset of Winter Fuel ‘High Uncertainty’
European natural gas prices fell sharply Thursday after a brief gain, despite more damage discovered on the Nord Stream (NS) natural gas pipelines and calls for more energy conservation in Germany. Details of a fourth leak were released by the Swedish Coast Guard and other agencies investigating a possible explosion on Tuesday that damaged the…
September 29, 2022
U.S. LNG Imports Reach 15-Year Low Amid Natural Gas Production Growth, Capacity Gains
LNG imports to the United States reached their lowest levels in 15 years during the first half of 2022, according to the Energy Information Administration, a possible sign that domestic production and infrastructure projects could be improving supply issues in the Northeast. Recent EIA data showed U.S. imports of liquefied natural gas averaging 77 MMcf/d…
September 28, 2022
TotalEnergies Expanding North Field Investment with Qatar to Build LNG Capacity
TotalEnergies is expanding its investment in Qatar’s next wave of natural gas and LNG development as the first international stakeholder in the North Field South (NFS) project. The French major agreed to take a more than 9% stake in the 16 million metric ton/year (mmty) liquefied natural gas project planned for the waters off of…
September 27, 2022
Nord Stream Pipe Damage Sparks European Natural Gas Price Surge
European natural gas and power prices reversed a nearly week-long decline on Tuesday as news of potential damage to the Nord Stream 1 (NS1) and Nord Stream 2 (NS2) pipeline networks stoked concern about the future of Russian supply to the continent. The operator of NS1, Nord Stream AG, detected a drop in pressure late…
September 27, 2022
API: European LNG Demand, Role of U.S. Natural Gas Outpaces Previous Estimates
The European Union has made significant progress to replace Russian natural gas, but an abrupt stop to pipeline flows could mean future U.S. LNG projects will be the key to rebalancing energy markets on the continent, industry groups highlighted in a new analysis. In a new report by Rystad Energy AS, conducted for the American…
September 26, 2022