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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Eni Moves to Replace Russian Gas with Expanded Supplies from Egypt, Algeria
Italy’s Eni SpA is expanding partnerships and exploration in some of its existing territories in order to boost natural gas deliveries to Europe. Eni announced it is working closely with the state-owned Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Co. to increase gas production and liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from the country, with a specific target of…
April 20, 2022
Latvian Gas Importer Examines Cracks in Baltic Effort to Halt Russian Gas
Leaders of Baltic nations and their partners in the regional gas market have been increasingly signaling an end to Russian gas imports in support of a besieged Ukraine, but one of the area’s gas importers is raising red flags. A/S Latvijas Gāze, a Latvian importer and trader of natural gas, released a statement April 13…
April 19, 2022
Excelerate Energy Makes Waves with First Major LNG IPO Since Ukraine War Began
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure company Excelerate Energy Inc. announced Wednesday it could net $361.9 million with the first major initial public offering (IPO) from a U.S. LNG company since the war in Ukraine began. The Woodlands, TX-based firm said Tuesday that it priced 16 million shares at $24/share. The offering came in at the…
April 13, 2022
Sempra’s Louisiana Natural Gas Storage Gains FEIS OK from FERC, but No Climate Analysis
Sempra Infrastructure’s proposed natural gas storage and distribution project in Louisiana could be built with limited impacts to the environment, according to analysis from FERC. In a final environmental impact statement (FEIS) published last week, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission environmental staff concluded that most of the impacts during construction “would be temporary or short-term” (No.…
April 12, 2022
Woodside’s Australian Scarborough Field Given Green Light as More LNG Exports Eyed
Woodside Petroleum Ltd. has received federal approval to expand the Scarborough field in Australia, where reserves could help to expand natural gas exports. The Australia-based producer said the Commonwealth-Western Australian Joint Authority granted permission to begin developing the field, estimated to hold 11.1 Tcf of natural gas. The Scarborough field is about 230 miles offshore…
April 11, 2022
NextDecade Gaining Momentum for Rio Grande LNG in Rebound from Financial Issues
NextDecade Corp., which was facing concerns about its financial strength at the beginning of the year, has received a $30 million injection and taken major steps in the last few weeks toward sanctioning a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project in South Texas. The Houston-based LNG developer in March said in its annual report it…
April 8, 2022
NextDecade Nets Another SPA for Rio Grande with China’s ENN
NextDecade Corp. has landed its second long-term agreement for liquefied natural gas (LNG) with a Chinese buyer in less than two weeks as it shores up offtake ahead of a possible summer sanctioning of its South Texas export project. The Houston-based company announced Wednesday a 20-year sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with ENN LNG Pte…
April 6, 2022
German Utility EnBW Considers Buying LNG from Proposed European Import Hub
German utility EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG could buy natural gas from a proposed import terminal in the country near Stade after committing to shunning supplies from Russia. EnBW signed a memorandum of understanding with the developer Hanseatic Energy Hub to possibly buy 3 billion cubic meters/year (Bcm/y) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) after it ramps…
April 5, 2022
Offtaker Interest Heating Up for Mexico LNG Projects
Two liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects planned for Mexico’s Pacific Coast have reached significant milestones in recent days. The projects comprise Sempra Infrastructure’s Vista Pacífico LNG terminal planned for Topolobampo, Sinaloa, and Mexico Pacific Ltd.’s (MPL) liquefaction project envisioned for Puerto Libertad, Sonora. Sempra Infrastructure and TotalEnergies SE are expanding their “strategic alliance” in…
April 4, 2022
Sempra Taps TotalEnergies, Mitsui and Japan LNG for Cameron Expansion
Sempra Infrastructure announced a bevy of development agreements Monday, including expanding its Cameron liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal on the Gulf Coast with the help of existing partners. The affiliate of San Diego-based Sempra secured a heads of agreement (HOA) with TotalEnergies, Mitsui & Co. and Japan LNG Investment LLC to develop a fourth liquefaction…
April 4, 2022