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New Fortress to Bring Online ‘More Than Half’ of World’s New LNG Export Capacity in 2023-2024

New Fortress to Bring Online ‘More Than Half’ of World’s New LNG Export Capacity in 2023-2024

New Fortress Energy Inc. (NFE) expects to finish building its first “Fast LNG” unit by March and start operations by the middle of next year offshore Mexico’s east coast, with several more units to follow shortly thereafter. NFE has finalized a series of liquefied natural gas agreements with Mexican state electricity firm Comisión Federal de…

November 9, 2022
Can Natural Gas Carry the Post-Coal Electricity Market? – Listen Now to NGI’s Hub & Flow

Can Natural Gas Carry the Post-Coal Electricity Market? – Listen Now to NGI’s Hub & Flow

Click here to listen to the latest episode of NGI’s Hub & Flow, which delves into Europe’s current energy crisis, the post-coal power market and what this could mean for the future of natural gas. In this episode, NGI Senior Energy Analyst Shaylon Stolk lays out the status of coal-fired power generation and the intersection…

November 9, 2022
Eni Moves to Replace Russian Natural Gas Imports as High Prices Sustain Profits

Eni Moves to Replace Russian Natural Gas Imports as High Prices Sustain Profits

Italy’s Eni SpA saw its natural gas sales drop by almost a quarter in the third quarter of 2022 compared to year-prior levels, but soaring commodity prices led it to another high profit period as it progresses efforts to replace Russian imports and optimize its LNG business. The firm’s natural gas sales plummeted during the…

November 8, 2022
ConocoPhillips Building Global LNG Portfolio as Long-Term Resource in Energy Transition

ConocoPhillips Building Global LNG Portfolio as Long-Term Resource in Energy Transition

Management for Houston-based ConocoPhillips during a quarterly earnings call highlighted the independent’s progress as it expanded its LNG activities while achieving record production. CEO Ryan Lance told investors “the world is going to need investments in medium- and long-term production in addition to U.S. shale plays.” ConocoPhillips’ portfolio is “well positioned to meet these long-term…

November 8, 2022
Is Mexico’s Natural Gas Market Adapting to the New World Order? Listen Now to NGI’s Hub & Flow

Is Mexico’s Natural Gas Market Adapting to the New World Order? Listen Now to NGI’s Hub & Flow

Click here to listen to the latest episode of NGI’s Hub & Flow. NGI Latin America editor Christoper Lenton sits down with Mexico energy expert Rosanety Barrios to talk about Mexico’s natural gas market in light of global turmoil after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.  Lenton and Barrios discuss how Mexico is now competing for natural…

November 8, 2022
Domestic Crude Production Dips as Biden Trumpets ‘Windfall’ Tax on Natural Gas, Oil Majors

Domestic Crude Production Dips as Biden Trumpets ‘Windfall’ Tax on Natural Gas, Oil Majors

Domestic crude production ticked lower last week along with demand, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Wednesday. The latest government snapshot followed President Biden’s assertion this week that energy majors are keeping a lid on output in order to maintain high oil and natural gas prices to bolster profits. Biden on Monday floated a…

November 2, 2022
Equinor Remains Cautious of Volatility, Price Caps as Natural Gas Volumes Rise

Equinor Remains Cautious of Volatility, Price Caps as Natural Gas Volumes Rise

Equinor ASA’s natural gas production and related revenues continued to rise in the third quarter as it answers Europe’s call to replace lost Russian imports, but management sees more volatility on the horizon, including from potential price cap policies. CEO Anders Opedal said the firm and Norway as a whole have taken on an increased…

November 1, 2022
IEA says Energy Markets Changed ‘for Decades to Come,’ Sees Fossil Fuels Declining by mid-2020s

IEA says Energy Markets Changed ‘for Decades to Come,’ Sees Fossil Fuels Declining by mid-2020s

Amid a “profound reorientation” in international energy markets due to a supply disruption following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, global demand for natural gas, coal and oil is expected to peak or plateau by the mid-2030s, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Monday. In its annual World Energy Outlook (WEO-2022), the IEA said the global energy…

November 1, 2022
ConocoPhillips Takes Third, Final Stake in North Field South LNG Project

ConocoPhillips Takes Third, Final Stake in North Field South LNG Project

ConocoPhillips has been selected as a partner in QatarEnergy’s North Field South (NFS) LNG expansion project with a 6.25% stake awarded to one of the world’s largest independents. ConocoPhillips is the third company to sign on to the two-train, 16 million metric ton/year (mmty) capacity liquefied natural gas project planned from Qatar’s prolific North Field.…

October 31, 2022
Global Natural Gas Trading Helped Lift TotalEnergies to Record Profit in 3Q

Global Natural Gas Trading Helped Lift TotalEnergies to Record Profit in 3Q

TotalEnergies SE reported a 10% sequential decline in second quarter LNG sales, but stronger prices for the super-chilled fuel helped the company cruise to a record profit. The sales decline was mainly due to the outage at the Freeport liquefied natural gas terminal on the Upper Texas coast, where TotalEnergies has long-term offtake agreements in…

October 31, 2022