Infrastructure

Tellurian Courting Natural Gas Producers Seeking LNG Exposure Through Driftwood

Tellurian Courting Natural Gas Producers Seeking LNG Exposure Through Driftwood

Tellurian Inc. is looking to join the wave of Gulf Coast LNG developers partnering with exploration and production (E&P) companies on tolling agreements to raise international exposure, executive chairman Martin Houston said Tuesday. In a letter to shareholders, the Houston-based company’s co-founder said Tellurian’s marketing team had spent last week meeting with potential customers and…

March 27, 2024
CFE, Engie Sign Yucatán Pipeline Deal, Extending Reach of Texas Natural Gas in Mexico

CFE, Engie Sign Yucatán Pipeline Deal, Extending Reach of Texas Natural Gas in Mexico

Mexican state utility Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) and French multinational Engie SA through its subsidiary Energia Mayakan signed an agreement to double the capacity on the Mayakan natural gas pipeline serving the Yucatán Peninsula. Energía Mayakan will be in charge of the development and construction of the project. The pipeline’s current capacity of 250…

March 26, 2024
Whistler, Rio Bravo Pipeline Owners Teaming Up to Advance Permian-to-Gulf Coast LNG Corridor

Whistler, Rio Bravo Pipeline Owners Teaming Up to Advance Permian-to-Gulf Coast LNG Corridor

The owners of the Whistler Pipeline system and the developers of the planned Rio Bravo Pipeline project are joining forces to connect Permian Basin natural gas supply with Gulf Coast LNG export markets.  WhiteWater Midstream, I Squared Capital, MPLX LP and Enbridge Inc. have agreed to combine Whistler and Rio Bravo in a new joint…

March 26, 2024
East Tennessee, Transco Natural Gas Pipes Approved by FERC

East Tennessee, Transco Natural Gas Pipes Approved by FERC

FERC last week granted approval for a pair of natural gas pipeline projects, including Enbridge Inc.’s East Tennessee Natural Gas LLC (ETNG) and Williams’ Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company Co. LLC, aka Transco. ETNG’s System Alignment (SA) Program is designed to improve reliability in response to shifts in customer demand that have created imbalances on…

March 26, 2024
Glenfarne Honing in on Final Supply Agreements While Targeting Texas LNG Construction Later This Year

Glenfarne Honing in on Final Supply Agreements While Targeting Texas LNG Construction Later This Year

Propelled by its latest tentative offtake agreements, Glenfarne Energy Transition LLC is looking to close deals on the remaining volumes of its 4 million metric ton/year (mmty) Texas LNG project by the end of July. With the heads of agreement (HOA) with Gunvor Group Ltd. disclosed earlier in the month, Glenfarne has 3 mmty in…

March 25, 2024
Mexico Elections Pit Energy Continuity Against Return to Open Auction Era, Expert Says

Mexico Elections Pit Energy Continuity Against Return to Open Auction Era, Expert Says

Expanding the use of natural gas tapped from Mexico’s abundant reserves would help to reduce the carbon intensity throughout many areas of the economy, said Jeremy Martin, vice president of Energy & Sustainability at the Institute of Americas. During the upcoming elections, however, Mexicans will decide whether they want more of the same or a…

March 22, 2024
Freeport LNG Boosting Spot Market Volumes, Looking for Investment-Worthy Train 4 Customers

Freeport LNG Boosting Spot Market Volumes, Looking for Investment-Worthy Train 4 Customers

A possible fourth train for Freeport LNG is expected to remain in the development phase for now, but the facility could export an additional 1.5 million metric tons/year (mmty) to the spot market by this summer, CEO Michael Smith said Wednesday. One train at the Texas facility is currently offline and another could have intermittent…

March 21, 2024
How Would a Gálvez Presidency Impact Mexico’s Natural Gas Sector? – Listen Now to NGI’s Hub & Flow

How Would a Gálvez Presidency Impact Mexico’s Natural Gas Sector? – Listen Now to NGI’s Hub & Flow

Click here to listen to the latest episode of NGI’s Hub and Flow, in which NGI’s Chris Lenton, senior editor of Mexico and Latin America, sits down with Rosanety Barrios, who heads the energy team for Mexican presidential candidate Xóchitl Gálvez.  Barrios details how Mexico’s energy sector, including state companies Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE)…

March 21, 2024
Next Big Thing for U.S. Natural Gas Demand? Power-Hungry Data Centers, Say Williams Execs 

Next Big Thing for U.S. Natural Gas Demand? Power-Hungry Data Centers, Say Williams Execs 

The U.S. natural gas demand story has been geared to LNG growth, but there’s another story that could become even bigger: fueling a proliferation of computer data centers. The power-intensive artificial intelligence (AI) computer warehouses are to be fueled mostly by abundant and reliable domestic natural gas. It’s the next big thing, according to Williams…

March 21, 2024
Mexico Presidential Hopeful Gálvez Looking to Transform Nation’s Energy Sector

Mexico Presidential Hopeful Gálvez Looking to Transform Nation’s Energy Sector

Opposition candidate Xóchitl Gálvez promises to shake up Mexico’s energy sector if she wins the elections in June. Gálvez would respect the laws of competition as enshrined in the constitution, promote the domestic production of natural gas and renewable energy and work to develop a regional energy strategy, Rosanety Barrios, the head of her energy…

March 20, 2024