Liquefied Natural Gas

QatarEnergy said Wednesday it has agreed to provide TotalEnergies SE with 3.5 million tons (Mt) of LNG annually over the course of 27 years from its massive North Field expansion projects.  The company said cargoes for TotalEnergies from the North Field East (NFE) and North Field South (NFS) projects would begin in 2026 under two…

Freeport LNG Development LP has asked FERC for permission to move forward with the next phase of its operational restart, moving its Texas export facility closer to full commercial operations for the first time since last summer. In a recent filing, the firm asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for permission to allow it to…

Baker Hughes Co. has inked a deal to supply Tellurian Inc.’s Driftwood export terminal in Louisiana with liquefaction equipment, keeping the project on track to achieve first LNG in 2027 even though it hasn’t been sanctioned yet.  Baker Hughes would provide eight gas turbines, main refrigerant compressors and the control units needed for the first…

Click here to listen to the latest episode of NGI’s Hub & Flow. NGI LNG editors Jamison Cocklin and Jacob Dick give an update about dozens of LNG export projects that are advancing across North America.  They review what projects are under construction and what’s been proposed, and examine the prospects for projects that haven’t…

United Energy Corp. (UNRG) and Houston-based Bridge Energy LLC are partnering to expand LNG processing capabilities for exploration and production (E&P) operations in Kansas and Oklahoma.  The joint venture would use scalable gas liquefaction systems from Arc Energy. The first system, to be installed by the end of the year, would produce up to 7,000…

The UK should have stable natural gas supplies through 2050, but could see more frequent price spikes as its reliance on LNG grows its exposure to global demand, according to the country’s energy systems operator. In National Grid plc’s latest future energy scenario report, the firm reported the UK’s ability to secure “diverse sources of…

The European Union (EU) and Japan, two of the world’s largest importers of natural gas, agreed this week to strengthen energy cooperation by establishing an EU-Japan energy security dialogue focused on global LNG flows. The partnership will work to improve global security of supply, transparency of markets and reduction of methane emissions in the liquefied…

The Alberta and British Columbia (BC) governments have set out to gain formal, international greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction credits for exporting LNG as a replacement for coal and oil in other countries. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith last week told attendees of the International Gas Union’s LNG2023 conference in Vancouver that she has begun talks with…

While the European Union has been working more than a year to replace Russian pipeline gas and decrease the country’s influence on the European economy, imports of Russian LNG have been ticking upward. The EU may need further sanctions on LNG if it’s serious about kicking Russian fossil fuels, according to a European think tank.…