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Equinor ASA has halted LNG production at its Hammerfest export terminal in Norway to repair a leak only days after work was completed to resolve a separate issue that kept the plant offline for most of May. Emergency responders were dispatched to the 4.3 million metric tons/year facility early Friday, when a gas leak was…

Natural gas prices in Europe and Asia fell again on Monday, continuing six consecutive weeks of losses as both markets are well supplied and demand remains muted.  The Title Transfer Facility (TTF) prompt contract gave up another 1% Monday to finish again near $10/MMBtu after declining by 12% last week. Winter prices further out the…

Equinor ASA has discovered a 2-11 billion cubic meters (Bcm) natural gas reserve on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) as a part of its foray into deepwater exploration near existing license blocks to unlock more supplies for Europe. Dubbed the Obelix Upflank, the discovery was made around 14 miles from Equinor’s prolific Irpa discovery. Late…

RWE AG and Equinor ASA have agreed to work on a road map to phase out coal in Germany, led by a combination of more natural gas-fired power plants and a hydrogen production hub fed by Norway’s reserves. In a memorandum of understanding (MOU), RWE and Equinor agreed to collaborate on a plan that could…

Equinor ASA said it would invest $1.3 billion along with its partners in the Hammerfest LNG terminal to extend the life of the Norwegian plant and cut emissions significantly. The company has submitted its development plan to Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy to add onshore compression and electrify the terminal. It’s aiming to have…

Equinor ASA has submitted a plan to Norwegian regulators outlining a $14 billion-plus project for the country’s first planned deepwater development to boost long-term natural gas supply to Europe. Equinor and its partners told regulators they could tap the Irpa gas field in the Vøring Basin deep below the Norwegian Sea. Discovered in 2009 and…

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat in the second-largest U.S. natural gas-producing state, approved an act boosting tax credits for natural gas use by billions over decades.  Act 108, enacted from House Bill (HB) 1059 and dubbed the Pennsylvania Economic Development for a Growing Economy (PA EDGE), amends the Keystone State’s tax code to bring…

Equinor ASA’s natural gas production and related revenues continued to rise in the third quarter as it answers Europe’s call to replace lost Russian imports, but management sees more volatility on the horizon, including from potential price cap policies. CEO Anders Opedal said the firm and Norway as a whole have taken on an increased…

Cheniere Energy Inc. has begun measuring greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at its two Gulf Coast LNG export terminals to demonstrate its progress to export “cleaner” natural gas. The Houston-based liquefied natural gas exporter has joined the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Oil and Gas Methane Partnership (OGMP) 2.0. Cheniere has also initiated the quantify, monitor,…