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The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) has ordered Delfin LNG LLC to submit an updated application to build and operate its proposed export project in the Gulf of Mexico. Seven years after the agency granted Delfin a record of decision (ROD) for the more than 13 million metric tons/year (mmty) capacity project offshore Louisiana, MARAD staff…

Creating credible, transparent emissions profiles to differentiate natural gas supply has come a long way from the “responsibly sourced” days, as decarbonization as a service, or DaaS, moves beyond a nice-to-have for operators to a must-have to gain customers, according to experts. Natural gas heavies EQT Corp. and Williams have been at the forefront of…

PJM Interconnection, the largest U.S. regional transmission organization (RTO), recorded all-time lows for various greenhouse gas emissions last year while natural gas-fired generation continued to grow as the Mid-Atlantic region’s primary power source.  PJM, the RTO managing the electric grid for 13 Mid-Atlantic states and Washington, DC, said carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2023 tumbled…

With the market continuing to balance near-term oversupply against longer term bullishness, natural gas futures moved slightly lower at the front of the curve in early trading Tuesday. The May Nymex contract was down 1.7 cents to $1.774/MMBtu at around 8:45 a.m. ET. June was off 1.7 cents to $2.048. A recently updated outlook from…

Natural gas futures resumed their climb on Monday, buoyed by a recovery in Gulf Coast LNG feed gas demand above 12 Bcf/d and Lower 48 gas production staying subdued. A jump in Henry Hub cash prices also added support. At A Glance: NGI estimates 86 Bcf injection Freeport restarts LNG exports Production at 98.2 Bcf/d …

Strong natural gas production in the Rockies and anemic heating demand over long stretches of the 2023-2024 winter resulted in an abundance of supply in the Mountain region and, by extension, suppressed prices. NGI’s Rocky Mtns. Regional Avg. cash prices averaged $1.235/MMBtu to finish trading last week, down from around $3.00 as the winter season…

Asian and European natural gas prices declined Monday as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East eased and the supply outlook strengthened. Prices were stable last week when the market shrugged off the impacts of attacks carried out by Israel and Iran. With no apparent threat to production in the Eastern Mediterranean or shipping in the…

Operations at Freeport LNG could be ramping up again after more than a week of near-zero gas flows to the Texas facility drove speculation that multiple trains were offline, according to pipeline and vessel data. Feed gas nominations for the liquefied natural gas terminal started rising over the weekend and have grown to about 17%…

SLB Ltd., the world’s leading oilfield services operator, is forecasting “softness” to continue across North America’s oil and gas basins, but offshore activity is ticking higher.  CEO Olivier Le Peuch held a conference call on Friday to discuss first quarter performance. Because the business reaches into every onshore and offshore area of the globe, SLB…