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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EPA Petitioned to Deny Tellurian’s Driftwood LNG Operating Permit
The Sierra Club has filed a petition on behalf of a coalition of Louisiana environmental groups requesting the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) deny Tellurian Inc.’s Title V operating permit request for the proposed Driftwood liquified natural gas (LNG) terminal. In the petition filed last week, the Sierra Club argued that the company’s permit for the…
January 24, 2022
Commonwealth LNG Signs HOA to Potentially Supply Australia’s Woodside
Commonwealth Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) has signed a heads of agreement (HOA) to negotiate the future purchase of 2.0 million metric tons/year (mmty) of LNG by Woodside Energy Trading Singapore Pte Ltd. from its proposed terminal near Cameron, Louisiana. Australia’s Woodside could secure a contract for 20 years of the project’s lifespan if it follows…
January 20, 2022
Freeport LNG Reports Outage Impacting Feed Gas Demand
Feed gas demand was disrupted at the Freeport liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Texas last week after the facility reported an outage to state regulators. The LNG terminal east of Houston, on Quintana Island near Freeport, experienced an outage at the Train 1 liquefaction unit last week. The outage led to a cooldown and…
January 18, 2022
Senate Votes Against Nord Stream 2 Sanctions as Political Tensions and European Prices Continue to Rise
Russian aggression toward Ukraine continued to stress European alliances and global natural gas prices Friday following the defeat of sanctions for the 5.3 Bcf/d Nord Stream 2 (NS2) pipeline in the Senate. The sanctions – brought by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) Thursday night as part of a deal with Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New…
January 14, 2022
Volatile Natural Gas Market Led to Coal Generation Growth in 2021, Say Researchers
A new report from Rhodium Group suggested that the United States may have to play catch-up to regain progress in the fight against climate change following a year of volatile natural gas prices that led to more reliance on less expensive coal increased greenhouse gas emissions in 2021. In its report published on Monday, researchers…
January 13, 2022
API Working to Ensure Federal Natural Gas, Oil Leasing Continues, Emissions Drop
To ensure the United States holds its mantle as a top natural gas and oil producer, the American Petroleum Institute (API) plans to push for continued access to federal leasing and advocate that producers advance their work to reduce carbon emissions.
January 13, 2022
Enterprise Buys Natural Gas-Heavy Navitas as Entry Point in ‘Attractive’ Permian Midland
Houston’s Enterprise Products Partners LP has agreed to acquire Navitas Midstream Partners LLC for $3.25 billion, giving the giant partnership an entry point in the Permian Basin of West Texas and an additional 1 Bcf/d of natural gas processing capacity. The agreement to acquire Navitas, headquartered north of Houston in The Woodlands, could be completed…
January 11, 2022
Enterprise Opens Door to Permian Midland with $3.25B Navitas Takeover
Houston’s Enterprise Products Partners LP has agreed to acquire Navitas Midstream Partners LLC for $3.25 billion, giving the giant partnership an entry point in the Permian Basin of West Texas and an additional 1 Bcf/d of natural gas processing capacity. The agreement to acquire Navitas, headquartered north of Houston in The Woodlands, could be completed…
January 10, 2022
LNG Cargoes Continue Diverting Toward Europe
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers previously en route to Asia are still diverting toward Europe as the western part of the continent continues to deal with reduced pipeline flows and low storage inventories that have supported high prices. After diverted LNG vessels made headlines last month, market research firm Kpler has continued to track 14…
January 7, 2022
U.S. Could Pass Australia, Qatar as Top LNG Exporter, Says IHS Markit
The United States has the potential to be the world’s largest liquified natural gas (LNG) exporter in 2022, according to new analysis, boosted by swelling supplies and growing LNG terminal capacity. In a new report by researchers at IHS Markit, the United States could jump from the third largest exporter in 2021 to the top…
January 6, 2022