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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Origin Energy Likely to Write Off $200M for Australia Pacific LNG Stake
Australia’s Origin Energy Ltd. expects to write off $190-200 million by selling a 10% stake in the Australia Pacific liquefied natural gas (LNG) venture. Ahead of the release of its half-year results on Thursday, the integrated energy company disclosed that the completion of the sale by the end of March will likely leave the company…
February 15, 2022
PG&E Bets Big on Infrastructure Projects to Move Utility into ‘New Era’
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E), riding on the momentum of a positive fourth quarter of 2021 and shrinking annual losses, has shifted focus to ambitious projects it hopes will reduce risks of wildfire events that have plagued the company. In what CEO Patti Poppe called a “new era” for PG&E during a Thursday 4Q2021…
February 14, 2022
PG&E Kicks Off ‘Accelerated’ Hunt to Track Down Methane Leaks
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) is getting the jump on its methane leak detection requirements and employing new tools to detect the greenhouse gas as it aims to inspect 1.2 million pieces of equipment this year throughout its California distribution system. The San Francisco-based utility has started the next leg of its three-year methane…
February 11, 2022
Permian Production Called ‘Indisputable Driver’ of U.S. NGL Growth
U.S. natural gas liquids (NGL) production, particularly from the Permian Basin, hit record levels near the end of last year, propelling hydrocarbon liquid totals to almost pre-pandemic numbers. According to research by Rystad Energy, domestic NGL output soared to 5.84 million b/d in November, mostly from improving ethane recovery and Gulf Coast supplies rebounding following…
February 11, 2022
Texas Found Still on Top of Oil, Gas Jobs and Volumes Despite Employment Decline
For most of the U.S. oil and gas industry, 2021 brought recovery in both production and demand, but key sectors still experienced shrinking employment, according to the yearly report from the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO). In its 2022 State of Energy, Texas’ advocate for oil and gas independents reported the U.S.…
February 10, 2022
Researchers Shed New Light on Methane ‘Ultra-Emitters’ with Satellite Analysis
Using what they call “groundbreaking” methods, researchers in a new paper claimed to have found up to 12% of the globe’s methane emissions are coming from massive but often overlooked releases from major oil and gas producing regions. The paper, published Thursday in the peer-reviewed journal Science, used thousands of daily images from a European…
February 9, 2022
Biden Warns Nord Stream 2 to ‘End’ if Russia Invades Ukraine
President Biden on Monday warned that if Russia invades Ukraine, the 5.3 Bcf/d Nord Stream 2 (NS2) pipeline project will not proceed. The president made the remarks at a press conference, held with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on his first visit to the White House. The future of the critical energy infrastructure project to deliver…
February 8, 2022
Alaska LNG Said Competitive with Gulf Coast Exports – Under Right Conditions
The long-planned Alaska liquefied natural gas (LNG) project could competitively rival both foreign and Gulf Coast competitors with deliveries to Asia, according to a new cost analysis by Wood Mackenzie. Alaska LNG could deliver super-chilled gas to Japan with a cost of supply (CoS) of $6.70/MMBtu, under the conditions studied by the consultancy. The latest…
February 3, 2022
Covid-19 Pushes Hammerfest LNG Restart Into Spring
The almost 16-month-long repair operation at Equinor ASA’s Hammerfest liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Norway has been extended a few months more as the company deals with impacts from the latest Covid-19 variant. The Norwegian company reported plans Monday to push start-up of the 4.3 million metric tons/year terminal from the end of March…
January 31, 2022
Sempra, Entergy Plan Renewables for Cameron LNG
Liquified natural gas (LNG) produced at Cameron LNG could have a deep cut in its carbon footprint after Sempra Infrastructure secured a deal for renewable energy at Louisiana facilities. The company signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with utility Entergy Louisiana LLC to develop and procure renewable energy to help power the 12 million metric…
January 31, 2022