LNG exports

Top Mexican officials were in Texas this week laying out their new strategy for natural gas. Speaking on Wednesday at LDC Forums’ annual US-Mexico Natural Gas Forum in San Antonio, CFEnergía head Miguel Reyes said Mexican utility Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) and international firms would now work together to solve natural gas problems. CFEnergía…

Europe is expected to continue paying exorbitant prices to attract LNG cargoes next year, particularly given how limited new supplies of the super-chilled fuel will be. A decline in sanctioned projects over the last decade during a low price environment and underinvestment in fossil fuels means new liquefaction capacity may be scarce until 2025, when…

U.S. crude oil exports drove another record quarter for the Port of Corpus Christi in South Texas as Western European buyers continue to shift away from Russian crude imports following the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine, it said Monday. A record of 48.3 million tons set in the third quarter surpassed the previous tonnage record of…

Freeport LNG Development LP is still planning to meet its previous guidance of a partial restart of its liquefaction facility later this month, according to representatives with the company, while regulators await final documentation. The 2.38 Bcf/d liquefied natural gas export terminal on the upper Texas coast has been offline since a June explosion attributed…

Southwestern Energy Co. said Friday that it was reinforcing its long term flow assurance to U.S. LNG facilities by adding 500 MMcf/d of new firm transportation starting in 2024. The transport to the Gulf Coast liquefied natural gas corridor would be on Momentum Midstream LLC’s 1.7 Bcf/d New Generation Gas Gathering system and DT Midstream…

Golden Pass LNG remains on track to start production in 2024, when the first of three liquefaction trains is expected to start ramping up on the Texas coast.  The other trains are set to begin coming online at intervals about six months apart as commissioning continues, said Chief Commercial Officer Jeff Hammad on the sidelines…

Processing plant and pipeline additions should enable natural gas production to more than double in the Montney Shale, according to the Canada Energy Regulator (CER). Expansions by 46 plants have grown capacity in northeastern British Columbia (BC) along the Alaska Highway to 9.2 Bcf/d, or 59% more than the current 5.8 Bcf/d processing volume, a…

National Grid plc, which manages the UK’s electricity and natural gas networks, is looking to secure additional gas reserves to help manage potential supply shortfalls this winter, particularly if LNG deliveries are diverted. “Due to the war in Ukraine and gas shortages in Europe, there is a significant risk that gas shortages could occur during…

As Sempra Infrastructure continues to progress its LNG export terminal projects on the Gulf Coast and in Mexico, President Dan Brouillette said demand for natural gas is also helping influence the investments in alternative fuels.  The subsidiary of San Diego-based Sempra and Avangrid Inc. disclosed a potential partnership on Wednesday to explore multiple projects to…