LNG

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports drove another record year for the Port of Corpus Christi, with the South Texas gateway ending 2021 with record tonnage. The port saw an 81.2% year/year increase in LNG shipments, while crude oil exports averaged a record 1.76 million b/d in 2021, a slight increase over its 2020 record performance.…

Global oil and gas investment is expected to grow by $26 billion this year as the industry continues to recover from the worst of the coronavirus, according to new analysis from Rystad Energy. Overall oil and gas investment is forecast to climb by 4% to $628 billion this year from $602 billion in 2021. “The…

New natural gas and nuclear energy projects could be classified as “green” investments to help the European Union (EU) reach its net-zero emissions target by 2050, according to a draft proposal by the European Commission (EC) published this month. Regulations proposed under the EC’s taxonomy draft, part of a set of policy initiatives called the…

Argentina continues to ramp up its oil and gas production amid high prices and a push from the government to increase output. November oil production was up 15% year/year to 557,000 b/d, the highest monthly figure in nine years, Energy Secretary Darío Martínez said recently. The improvement is mainly because of the Vaca Muerta formation…

With the latest weather model runs continuing to advertise a shift to frigid temperatures to start the new year, natural gas futures climbed in early trading Wednesday. The January Nymex contract was up 14.2 cents to $4.011/MMBtu at around 8:55 a.m. ET. The latest data from the American and European weather models continued to show…

Although investment in Mexico’s energy sector has slowed, the country’s demand for U.S. natural gas continues to rise, and its gas infrastructure continues to grow, albeit in fits and starts. NGI’s Mexico GPI has compiled a list of five pending projects to watch in 2022:

As overnight forecasts fueled uncertainty over how much cold air will find its way into the Lower 48 late this month, natural gas futures skidded lower in early trading Tuesday. The January Nymex contract was down 6.5 cents to $3.729/MMBtu at around 8:50 a.m. ET. The weather data produced a mix of trends overnight, including…

TC Energy Corp. expects North American natural gas demand to grow 25% by 2030, a top pipeline executive told investors earlier this month. Demand would mainly be driven by coal-to-gas switching in the power sector and global demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG), TC’s Tracy Robinson, president of the Canada natural gas pipelines unit, said…

Natural gas futures climbed in early trading Monday as chillier forecasts over the weekend bolstered expectations for heating demand later this month. Coming off an 11.1-cent rally in Friday’s session, the January Nymex contract was up another 9.8 cents to $4.023/MMBtu at around 8:50 a.m. ET.  Colder changes to the forecast provided the impetus to…