While U.S. LNG developers navigate the fallout of a pause in new worldwide liquefied natural gas export authorizations, Sempra Infrastructure executives said they were still focusing on the best prices and partnerships, rather than permitting timelines. The LNG and Mexico infrastructure arm of San Diego-based Sempra is currently in the early phases of construction on…
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Canada Officials See American LNG Export Freeze as ‘An Opportunity for Us’
The Biden administration’s pause on LNG export licenses may have opened the door for competing projects in Canada to gain ground after years of lagging behind. Canadian officials this month have been playing up their lower emission bonafides in the wake of their southern neighbor’s pause on licenses, in a bid to push for Canada’s…
Venture Global Fighting Disclosure on Contracts, Awaiting FERC Reply on Calcasieu Pass Deadline
Long-term offtakers of Venture Global LNG Inc.’s Calcasieu Pass terminal in Louisiana are again pressing FERC to make the export project developer provide information about the facility, this time targeting a request to extend the commissioning process. Earlier this month, Venture asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the deadline for its 10 million…
Jera Inks Equity, Offtake Agreements for Woodside’s Scarborough LNG Project
Jera Co. Inc., one of the world’s largest LNG buyers, has secured a 15.1% stake in Woodside Energy Group Ltd.’s Scarborough project as it continues to look for stable long-term supply for Japanese power production. Under the transaction, valued at $1.4 billion, Jera would obtain a non-operating interest in the Scarborough partnership and offtake an…
Natural Gas Pipeline Connectivity, Electricity Top Mexico Energy Needs, Says Expert Lawyer
“A lot of the potential developments that nearshoring will bring are going to need access to natural gas,” Diana Pineda, a partner at Gónzalez Calvillo law firm in Mexico City, told NGI’s Mexico GPI. “And the truth is, we’ve now gone several years without a new natural gas pipeline.” Pineda is one of the leading…
U.S. Utilities, Industrials Seen Offsetting Gas-Fired Electric Generation Retirements
Natural gas-fired generation is forecast for roughly a 100 MW net increase this year as overall electric power plant retirements decrease to 5.2 GW, the lowest level in more than a decade, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). While gas-fired capacity is slated to make up the largest share (46%) of electric generation…
Flows Return to Freeport LNG After Train 1 Compressor Issue – The Offtake
A roundup of news and commentary from NGI’s LNG Insight Feed gas nominations to Freeport LNG started to tick up again Wednesday after being curtailed over the holiday weekend, according to Wood Mackenzie pipeline data. The Texas facility reported an outage at Train 1 on Feb. 16 caused by a compressor issue, according to a…
MVP Start Date Slips, but Finish Line in Sight as Equitrans Eyes Strong Southeast Natural Gas Demand
Recent construction setbacks will see Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC’s (MVP) long-delayed completion slip further, now into the second quarter. Still, the finish line is in sight for backer Equitrans Midstream Corp. (ETRN), and the company is also eyeing longer-term growth facilitated by the eventual start-up of the embattled Appalachia-to-Southeast natural gas conduit. Last summer, Congress…
TC Highlights ‘Good Interest’ for Asset Sales, Record Pipeline Volumes of U.S. Natural Gas
TC Energy Corp. management said it could exceed its goal of more than $2 billion in asset sales in 2024 to focus on natural gas and related segments. “For 2024, there should be no surprise that our strategic priorities will look very similar to 2023,” CEO François Poirier said on a conference call to discuss…
U.S. Utilities Expanding Infrastructure, LNG Storage Amid Surge in Energy Demand
U.S. utilities are reporting growth in residential demand, as well as commercial and industrial (C&I) consumption, underpinning investments in more natural gas-fired generation and system reliability. Atmos Energy Inc. CEO John Akers during a call to discuss the fiscal first quarter earnings highlighted capital expenditures (capex) for modernizing its natural gas distribution system to serve…