International

Global steel manufacturer Tenaris SA has won a contract for the natural gas pipeline that would connect Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale formation to capital Buenos Aires and other large consumption areas. After three years of “low activity,” Tenaris’s mill in Valentín Alsina, Buenos Aires, is set to start operations to supply welded pipes for the…

European natural gas prices hit their highest point in months on Tuesday, extending a series of gains as the continent continues to face the threat of supply shortages on a number of fronts. A prolonged shutdown of the Freeport liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal in the United States, reduced flows from Russia on the…

NextDecade Corp. announced its third long-term contract with a Chinese company for liquefied natural gas (LNG) offtake as it prepares to possibly sanction the first two trains of its Rio Grande LNG project this year. Houston-based NextDecade disclosed Tuesday it has clinched a 1.0 million metric ton/year (mmty), 20-year sales and purchase agreement (SPA) with…

Ferrari SpA has become the frontrunner in Bloom Energy Corp.’s race to expand into Europe after the luxury sports car manufacturer announced it has installed solid oxide fuel cells at its headquarters in Maranello, Italy.  The Bloom Energy Server 5 now generates about 5% of the energy needed at the facility, with the potential for…

Russia is moving to further tighten its grip on the nation’s oil and natural gas supplies, issuing a decree for the country to take over the Sakhalin-2 liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project on Sakhalin Island north of Japan.  An executive order signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin to “protect the national interests” calls for…

Korea Gas Corp., aka Kogas, is partnering with TotalEnergies under a tentative agreement to develop more liquefied natural gas (LNG) marketing and development opportunities. Under a memorandum of understanding (MOU), South Korea’s state-run Kogas and the French supermajor could cooperate on improving LNG and low-carbon energy trading to increase price stability for the country. Kogas…

While investments in the global energy industry are expected to jump 8% from 2021 to 2022, investments in fossil fuels have not returned to pre-pandemic levels, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). Investments in upstream oil and natural gas activities are projected to rise 10% year/year in 2022, but are likely to fall short…

The Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility offshore Western Australia has canceled cargo deliveries through mid-July as labor unions representing workers on the vessel initiate work stoppages. Shell plc told multiple news outlets this week that it has notified customers of the cancellations, citing the impacts of a strike that started on June…

Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations on Tuesday culminated a three-day summit emphasizing they were united in a commitment to back Ukraine for “as long as it takes” to expel Russia, though they stopped short of finalizing the centerpiece of new sanctions that would cap prices on Kremlin-backed oil. Members of the consortium…