The U.S. oil and gas industry is urging policymakers to support LNG exports, permitting reform for energy infrastructure, and increased leasing in federal lands and waters. The sector’s most prominent lobbying group, the American Petroleum Institute (API), laid out its policy priorities during a recent industry event and subsequent call with reporters. As the industry…
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New Cenagas Rates Step Toward More Trading Options in Mexico Natural Gas Market — Column
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. The Comisión Reguladora de Energía (CRE) has given Cenagas authorization for a new list of rates for Mexico’s national pipeline system known…
Germany Investigating Potential Sabotage of LNG Pipeline
Germany has launched an investigation into whether a natural gas pipeline intended to connect a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) to the regional grid was sabotaged ahead of its operational launch. German newspaper group SHZ first reported a roughly 34-mile section of pipeline under construction by Dutch network operator Gasunie appeared to have several…
Mexico’s Carso Developing Sonora-Baja California Natural Gas Pipeline
Mexican conglomerate Grupo Carso SAB has signed a deal with state utility Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) to build and operate a natural gas pipeline in the northwestern portion of the country. The natural gas pipeline would run across the states of Sonora and Baja California for a distance of about 416 kilometers, or around…
Kinder Morgan’s Dang Touts ‘Fantastic Tailwinds’ for Natural Gas Transport, Storage Business
Demand is surging for natural gas pipeline and storage capacity in North America, and as a purveyor of both, that’s good news for Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI), CEO Kim Dang said Thursday. Dang, a KMI veteran who took over the top job this year, said there are “a lot of fantastic tailwinds” for the company…
Mexico Pacific LNG Project Could Have Positive Impacts on Overall Natural Gas Market — Column
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. In the last decade, monumental infrastructure projects in Mexico have changed the landscape of the natural gas industry. The Ramones system bringing…
Mexico Pacific Nears Sold-Out Capacity for Saguaro LNG with Woodside SPA
Woodside is further diversifying its LNG portfolio with more U.S.-sourced gas from a new supply agreement with Mexico Pacific Ltd. (MPL), tallying another major offtaker for the proposed Mexican terminal. Woodside has inked a 20-year, 1.3 million metric ton/year (mmty) sales and purchase agreement (SPA) for offtake from the Saguaro Energia LNG terminal on a…
Top Economist Sees Natural Gas Fueling Growth in Southeast Mexico Amid Nearshoring Boom
“The Southeast Gateway project represents a significant long-term investment for the people of southern Mexico by providing them with a new dedicated gas pipeline featuring state-of-the-art technology for natural gas transportation, while addressing the country’s growing energy demand,” Alexis Milo, one of Mexico’s top economists, told NGI’s Mexico GPI. “The development of this project should…
North Dakota Natural Gas Production Breaking Records as Takeaway Projects Advance
North Dakota natural gas production hit another record high in September, with growth poised to continue as pipeline egress projects come online. Production averaged 3.44 Bcf/d in September, up 4% versus August, data from the state’s Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) show. Producers captured and marketed 3.26 Bcf/d or 95% of total production, in line…
Algeria’s Growing Role as a European Natural Gas Supply Wild Card is Rooted in its LNG Origins – Column
Algerian pipeline and LNG imports have recently been a wild card in European gas projections.