Sempra on Monday gave the green light to the first phase of the $13 billion Port Arthur LNG export project in Texas, announcing a positive final investment decision (FID) for the facility and closing the necessary financing to move ahead. The company said it also issued a final notice to proceed with the project to…
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FERC Authorizes Amended Design for Sempra’s Cameron LNG Expansion
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has authorized Sempra Infrastructure’s amended design for the expansion of its Cameron LNG facility as the firm aims for a final investment decision (FID) this summer for the project. In early 2022, Sempra filed a request to amend the approval for its proposed 6.75 million metric tons/year expansion of the…

European Demand Changes Priorities for Sempra’s Future Mexico LNG Expansions
Sempra Infrastructure’s construction of a Mexico LNG terminal is on track as it furthers partnerships in the country, but future Pacific Coast export expansions may take a backseat to its Gulf Coast projects. The first phase of Energia Costa Azul (ECA) LNG in Baja California should be completed in the summer of 2025, Sempra Infrastructure…

Sempra Pursues Two Gulf Coast FIDs as European Demand Reshuffles ‘Pecking Order’
With its backlog of developing LNG terminal projects hitting successive milestones over the past year, Sempra Infrastructure is poised to make two final investment decisions (FID) this year while gauging interest for the next phase of its Texas project. The infrastructure and liquefied natural gas arm of San Diego-based Sempra previously disclosed last year that…

Sempra Says Port Arthur LNG Phase 1 ‘Fully Subscribed’ After SPA with Poland’s PKN Orlen
Sempra Infrastructure reported the first phase of its Port Arthur LNG project has reached its required offtake subscription for a final investment decision (FID) after it inked another long-term agreement with a European firm. Polish refiner PKN Orlen SA signed a 20-year sales and purchase agreement (SPA) for 1 million metric ton/year (mmty) of liquefied…

Sempra’s ECA and Vista Pacifico Mexico LNG Export Permits Gain Approval
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has granted Sempra Infrastructure’s request for two LNG export permits for terminal projects planned to provide a swift channel for U.S. natural gas to Asia from the Mexican Pacific Coast. Published by the DOE Tuesday, the orders expanded non-Free Trade Agreement (FTA) export volumes for Sempra’s Energia Costa Azul…

ConocoPhillips Lands 5 MMty of Offtake, 30% Port Arthur LNG Stake in Sempra Agreement
Sempra Infrastructure has formalized an agreement with ConocoPhillips, giving the independent 5 million metric tons/year (mmty) of offtake and a 30% stake in its planned Texas export project east of Houston. The subsidiary of San Diego-based Sempra disclosed Tuesday that it executed a 20-year sales and purchase agreement (SPA) with ConocoPhillips for supply from Port…

Sempra Aims for Port Arthur LNG FID Early Next Year as Offtaker Interest Grows
Riding the wave of strong U.S. natural gas demand and project development milestones, Sempra management reported it is now targeting a final investment decision (FID) for its Port Arthur LNG project during 1Q2023 and is currently marketing its proposed expansion. San Diego-based Sempra’s liquefied natural gas subsidiary, Sempra Infrastructure, has been developing the project southeast…

U.S. LNG Export Development Opens Door to Hydrogen, Sempra’s Brouillette Says
As Sempra Infrastructure continues to progress its LNG export terminal projects on the Gulf Coast and in Mexico, President Dan Brouillette said demand for natural gas is also helping influence the investments in alternative fuels. The subsidiary of San Diego-based Sempra and Avangrid Inc. disclosed a potential partnership on Wednesday to explore multiple projects to…

TotalEnergies Sees U.S. as Growth Engine for Global LNG, Renewables
LNG and renewables are the core of TotalEnergies SE’s U.S. strategy as it inks alliances to expand the global trading arm, executives said Wednesday. The French supermajor is “profitably expanding,” with liquefied natural gas equity production in the United States and Mexico, said CFO Jean-Pierre Sbraire. He and CEO Patrick Pouyanné shared the stage in…