Tellurian Inc. could begin construction on certain elements of its Driftwood liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Louisiana as early as this summer, CEO Octávio Simões said recently. “We’re aiming to start construction of the owner obligation costs this summer,” Simões told NGI. Those owner obligations are not covered by the company’s engineering, procurement and…
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As Pacific LNG Exports Beckon, KKR Acquiring Stakes in Sempra’s Mexico, Gulf Coast Projects
Global investment firm KKR is buying a stake in a Sempra Energy business unit that manages liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects in Mexico and along the U.S. Gulf Coast as it anticipates growth in North American energy infrastructure. Under the terms of the deal announced Monday, KKR will pay $3.37 billion for a 20% non-controlling…

KKR Eyes Infrastructure Growth with Stakes in Sempra’s Gulf Coast, Mexico LNG Projects
Global investment firm KKR is buying a stake in a Sempra Energy business unit that manages liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects on the Gulf Coast and in Mexico as it anticipates growth in North American energy infrastructure. Under the terms of the deal announced Monday, KKR will pay $3.37 billion for a 20% non-controlling interest…

Weather Outlook Little Changed as Natural Gas Futures Trade Close to Even Early
With little change to the temperature outlook in the latest round of forecast data, natural gas futures hovered close to even in early trading Tuesday. The May Nymex contract was up 0.1 cents to $2.654/MMBtu at around 8:45 a.m. ET. There were no major changes in the overnight weather data, according to NatGasWeather. Both the…

Natural Gas Futures Called Slightly Higher, But Weak Near-Term Demand Expected
Natural gas futures crept higher in early trading Monday as markets continued to monitor the obstruction in the Suez Canal. While projections continued to point to weak near-term demand for gas, the expiring April contract picked up 2.5 cents to trade at $2.582/MMBtu at around 8:50 a.m. ET. The May contract was up 2.2 cents…

Stabilis Sees LNG Supply Deals, Customer Inquiries Up for South Texas Plant
Stabilis Solutions Inc., which produces and distributes small-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG), said Wednesday it has three long-term sales contracts that represent up to 40% of the liquefaction capacity at its George West, TX, plant. The company said the contracts are with customers in the infrastructure and mining markets. Combined with existing contracted and uncontracted…

Regulatory Uncertainty Said Holding Back Brazil’s Potential Regasification Boom
Brazil is being seen increasingly as an attractive destination for liquefied natural gas (LNG), but regulatory barriers are hindering development of the country’s market. According to analysts at shipbroker Poten & Partners, regasification project developers and infrastructure owners are “pushing back against what they see as regulatory barriers” holding back the promised liberalization of the…

Mild Weather This Week Keeps Pressure on Natural Gas Futures Early
Mild temperatures in the near-term and lingering balance concerns following a surprisingly bearish government inventory report last week helped send natural gas futures several cents lower in early trading Monday. The April Nymex contract was down 5.6 cents to $2.645/MMBtu at around 8:45 a.m. ET. The April contract closed out last week on a down…

COLUMN: Energy Security is About Diversification and Sound System Management
Editor’s Note: NGI’s Mexico Gas Price Index, a leader tracking Mexico natural gas market reform, is offering the following column by Eduardo Prud’homme as part of a regular series on understanding this process. Prud’homme was central to the development of Cenagas, the nation’s natural gas pipeline operator, an entity formed in 2015 as part of…

Natural Gas Futures Ease Lower as Traders Await Latest EIA Print
With no major changes to the weather outlook overnight, and with traders awaiting the latest government inventory data to get an updated read on balances, natural gas futures were trading slightly lower early Thursday. The April Nymex contract was off 2.5 cents to $2.791/MMBtu at around 8:45 a.m. ET. Predictions ahead of today’s Energy Information…