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NextDecade Corp. has requested FERC respond to a court’s 18-month-old order to revisit the approval of Rio Grande LNG as it seeks to move the Texas export terminal project forward. In a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, NextDecade CEO Matthew Schatzman urged Acting Chairman Willie Phillips to act on the remand issued by…

Mexico Pacific Limited LLC (MPL) and ExxonMobil LNG Asia Pacific have signed two long-term offtake agreements for MPL’s Saguaro Energía liquefied natural gas export terminal proposed for Puerto Libertad in Mexico’s Sonora State. Under the 20-year sales and purchase agreements (SPA), the ExxonMobil subsidiary would purchase a combined 2.0 million metric tons/year (mmty) of LNG…

In a nod to the steep decline in natural gas prices following mild weather this winter, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) is slashing its 2023 Henry Hub forecast, with the agency now modeling a 50% discount versus 2022 prices. The “significantly warmer-than-normal” weather in January depressed space heating demand and padded storage inventories, EIA said…

BP plc, one of the first majors committed to reducing oil and natural gas production in the transition to net-zero carbon, has reversed course to ensure global energy security. The goal to cut fossil fuels output to net-zero carbon by 2050 remains in place. However, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and other global events have reduced…

Repsol SA has moved closer to providing LNG to Europe from the east coast of Canada after securing an export license amendment despite objections from a Nova Scotia natural gas distributor. The Canada Energy Regulator (CER) granted Repsol’s Saint John LNG Development Co. (SJLNG) a six-year extension, giving the company until May 2032 to begin…

The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) has enlisted Wärtsilä Energy to construct a new natural gas-fired peaker plant in Central Texas to support the region’s increased electricity demand amid a booming population. The plant, expected to come online in 2025, could be called on in minutes to be used for brief periods of time when…

Helped along by colder trends in the forecast for later this month, natural gas futures advanced in early trading Tuesday as analysts saw potential for a modest rebound in prices in the wake of relentless selling. After eking out a 4.7 cent gain in the previous session, the March Nymex contract was up 7.1 cents…

Coming off a week in which natural gas futures tumbled nearly 30 cents at the front of the curve, the Nymex March contract appears to be trying to find a bottom. The prompt month traded mostly range bound throughout Monday’s session before ultimately settling 4.7 cents higher at $2.457/MMBtu. At A Glance: Production recovering Weather…

New Fortress Energy Inc. (NFE) has agreed to sell its stake in Golar LNG Ltd.’s floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) production platform in Cameroon as it focuses on increasing utilization of its fleet and strengthening returns to investors. New York-based NFE will sell its stake in the 2.4 million metric ton/year platform Hilli Episeyo for…