Sempra

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Sempra Infrastructure said Tuesday it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with utility Entergy Texas Inc. to develop renewable energy capacity in Southeast Texas to serve Sempra’s Port Arthur LNG terminal and other projects in the area.  The companies are aiming “to accelerate the deployment of new renewable energy generation resources and to increase…

Mexico’s state utility Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) has clinched some preliminary agreements for LNG and natural gas infrastructure projects with Sempra Infrastructure, including a potential joint venture. The liquefied natural gas and energy infrastructure arm of San Diego-based Sempra may create a partnership with CFE to reroute the Guaymas-El Oro pipeline in Sonora under…

Texas environmental regulators may decide to require more stringent emissions controls for a second phase of Sempra Infrastructure’s proposed Port Arthur liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Southeast Texas after an administrative ruling. Judges with Texas’ State Office of Administrative Hearings released a decision May 20 on a challenge brought by local group Port Arthur…