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Cheniere Energy Inc. has received permission from federal regulators to introduce feed gas to the sixth train at its Sabine Pass liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Louisiana, raising the likelihood that U.S. exports will increase further by year’s end.  The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission granted Cheniere’s Sept. 15 request to introduce feed gas for…

A roundup of news and commentary from NGI’s LNG Insight  U.S. manufacturer CF Industries Holdings Inc. and Norwegian chemical producer Yara International ASA announced closures of their facilities because of extraordinarily high European natural gas prices, which neared $30/MMBtu this week. Yara said 40% of its European ammonia production capacity would be shut down next…

Though still early for a full assessment of former Hurricane Ida, natural gas futures traders on Monday focused squarely on the destruction of natural gas demand brought about by the catastrophic Category 4 storm. The October Nymex gas futures contract, on its first day in the prompt position, settled at $4.305, off 8.3 cents from…

This winter is shaping up to be one of the tightest in years for the global natural gas market as strong demand has continued throughout the year and left inventories woefully short.  Liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply disruptions in Angola, Brunei, Nigeria and Trinidad and Tobago, to name a few, have also led to incremental…

Several Oklahoma landowners are pressing FERC to investigate what they say amounts to collusion involving an environmental compliance monitor, a Cheniere Energy Inc. pipeline subsidiary and the agency’s own Office of Energy Projects (OEP). Central Land Consulting LLC (CLC), which represents landowners on right-of-way for the Midcontinent Subheader Interstate Pipeline (Midship), said in recent filings…

Cheniere Energy Inc. reported record liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from its terminals in Louisiana and Texas during the second quarter, when demand surpassed expectations as the global market tightened further.  The largest U.S. gas exporter loaded 139 cargoes, or 496 TBtu of LNG, in the second quarter. Results shattered a previous record of 133…

U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) developers are going to greater lengths to attract customers, setting the stage for American supplies to increasingly be tied to foreign benchmarks and testing traditional commercial models with new agreements that could make project financing even harder to come by.  The question is, why?  Why would U.S. LNG buyers purchase…

Cheniere Energy Inc. has signed an agreement for Tourmaline Oil Corp. to supply natural gas for an expansion project at Cheniere’s Corpus Christi export terminal in South Texas at prices linked to the Asian spot market.  The deal brings Cheniere another step closer to sanctioning the Stage 3 liquefied natural gas (LNG) export expansion project,…

Cheniere Energy Inc., the largest producer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the United States, is partnering with some of the country’s leading oil and natural gas producers to better understand and cut greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) upstream from its export terminals.  The project brings together Aethon Energy Management, Ascent Resources Utica LLC, EQT Corp.,…