LNG

U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports ticked upward over the last week, building on a strong month in October for the global market as colder weather set in.

The United States will add a total of 16-17 Bcf/d of capacity from an estimated 46 new natural gas pipeline projects this year, most built to provide additional takeaway capacity, which will increase deliveries to Mexico or liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities in the Gulf Coast region, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA).

In keeping with its record of bringing online liquefaction capacity ahead of time and on budget, Cheniere Energy Inc. said the third production unit at the Corpus Christi liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in South Texas is expected to achieve substantial completion in the first half of 2021, several months earlier than its original target.

PV Gas, a subsidiary of state-run PetroVietnam, on Monday started construction on the 1 million metric ton/year Thi Vai liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province in southern Vietnam.

Net U.S. natural gas exports through the first six months of 2019 more than doubled year-ago levels, according to data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), showing the rapid transformation underway for a country that only became a net exporter in 2017.

Saudi Arabian Oil Co., aka Saudi Aramco, and Riyadh-based ACWA Power signed a memorandum of understanding last week with the Bangladesh Power Development Board to build a 3,600 MW liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fueled power plant and terminal in the south Asian country.

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking establishing a set of regulations for the shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by rail tanker cars.

West Delta LNG LLC, an affiliate of Houston-based LNG 21, has applied for federal authorizations to build, own and operate a fixed-platform deepwater port in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) offshore Louisiana and onshore facilities to export liquefied natural gas (LNG).

BP plc, the longtime No. 1 natural gas marketer in North America, is chasing a larger position in the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) market with two new supply agreements, including one with the world’s third largest LNG importer.