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Subsidiaries of Chevron U.S.A. Inc. and Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday they will join forces to develop “viable” and “large-scale businesses” to capitalize on the ascension of hydrogen as a clean source of fuel, including to meet expected future demand for fuel cell electric vehicles. The energy and auto majors said in a joint release…

Chevron Corp. said Wednesday that it has signed a binding sales and purchase agreement (SPA) to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to a utility in Hokkaido, Japan, beginning in 2022. Under the deal, affiliate Chevron U.S.A. Inc. would provide 500,000 tons of LNG from 2022 to 2026 to Hokkaido Gas Co. Ltd. With harsh winters,…

The first British Columbia (BC) project in Kitimat to move liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports overseas is no longer on the funding list for Chevron Corp., which has been partnering in the proposal with Australia’s Woodside Energy Ltd. The Kitimat LNG project owner and would-be operator announced a halt to all of its spending on…

Chevron Corp. disclosed this week that both of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities in Australia are producing above their nameplate capacity. The San Ramon, CA-based supermajor has increased the initial capacity of the three-train Gorgon development by 5%, while the capacity at the two-train Wheatstone project has grown to 9% above nameplate. Upstream chief…

The Alen Gas Monetization Project offshore Equatorial Guinea, with capacity to move 930 MMcfe/d, has achieved its first natural gas flows, Chevron Corp. said Friday. The project, overseen by Chevron’s Noble Energy EG Ltd., runs 70 kilometers (43.5 miles) from the field in the Douala Basin. Processing is done at existing onshore facilities, maximizing how…

An affiliate of Chevron Corp. has signed a deal to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) that requires it to detail the emissions generated to produce and deliver the cargoes as more countries scrutinize their energy consumption and climate impacts.  Chevron U.S.A. Inc. has agreed to supply Pavilion Energy Trading & Supply Pte. Ltd. with 500,000…

ExxonMobil on Tuesday pledged $3 billion to lower emissions in a bid to bolster its environmental record even as it slashed overall capital spending and vowed to safeguard its dividend. Executives, while declining to directly address a news report that ExxonMobil and fellow supermajor Chevron Corp. had discussed a potential tie-up, also said they continue…

Chevron Corp. CEO Mike Wirth on Friday was optimistic that the supermajor could navigate near-term under a potential cap on federal leasing in the United States but he warned that if conditions were to deteriorate, “we have other places to take our dollars.” Wirth helmed a conference call with CFO Pierre Breber on Friday to…

A roundup of news and commentary from NGI’s LNG Insight Trafigura Group Pte. Ltd. has reportedly bid $26.15/MMbtu for an early February LNG cargo delivery to South Korea. The trading firm has reportedly bought cargoes on the Asian spot market at $21.70 and $20.80 in recent days for February delivery, shattering previous Japan Korea Marker…