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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on Wednesday extended through 2050 three long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) export licenses to countries without free-trade agreements (FTA). The extensions were issued for two Cheniere Energy Inc. facilities, Sabine Pass LNG in Louisiana and Corpus Christi LNG in South Texas. Sempra Energy’s proposed Port Arthur LNG terminal east…

A Sempra Energy affiliate has launched a binding open season soliciting bids for additional long-term firm transportation service on the Texas Connector Project, which would link the proposed Port Arthur liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility to various interstate pipelines.  The 34.2 mile-system was approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission last year and its…

A Sempra Energy affiliate has launched a nonbinding open season to gauge interest in natural gas storage capacity that would feed export terminals on the Gulf Coast.  Sempra LNG launched the open season Tuesday for its proposed Hackberry Gas Storage project in Hackberry, LA. The facility would be on a 160-acre parcel and would include…

Mexican business chamber Confederación Patronal de la República (Coparmex) has issued a statement warning that Mexican energy policy as outlined in a memorandum from President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to energy sector regulators is damaging to investor confidence at a time when the country desperately needs to jumpstart economic activity. Mexico’s gross domestic product (GDP)…

With phase one of the Cameron, LA, liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project now complete, top executives at San Diego-based Sempra Energy on Tuesday talked bullishly about natural gas, as well as the future prospects for hydrogen. CEO Jeff Martin said during a quarterly conference call the Cameron export facility was “substantially completed,” with commercial…

Sempra Energy has revealed a one-time $72 million charge for litigation related to the 2015-16 methane leak at the Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) Aliso Canyon Storage Field.

While some liquefied natural gas (LNG) and Mexican operations have been slowed, Sempra Energy’s U.S. utilities helped carry the energy infrastructure holding company to increased profits in 1Q2020.

Sempra Energy on Monday said it would delay a final investment decision (FID) on its Port Arthur liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project under development east of Houston.

Sempra Energy’s management team is pinning growth on California and Texas utilities, as well as a revival in liquefied natural gas (LNG) growth.