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Trump promised swift action on LNG exports, but advisers preaching patience

January 7, 2025

(Investing) – Advisers to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump are urging him to take a patient approach to restarting approvals for liquefied natural gas export licenses, fearing rapid approvals will only get overturned in court, according to two sources familiar with the discussions. The recommendations offer a preview of the challenges Trump will face as his bold campaign promises to slash regulation and unfetter

Cheniere achieves first LNG at the Corpus Christi stage 3 project

December 30, 2024

(Oil & Gas 360) – HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Cheniere Energy, Inc. (“Cheniere” or the “Company”) (NYSE: LNG) today announced that liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) was produced for the first time from the first train (“Train 1”) of the Company’s Corpus Christi Stage 3 Liquefaction Project (“CCL Stage 3”). The commissioning process continues, and Cheniere expects substantial completion of Train 1 to be

Ukraine gets its first U.S. LNG cargo via Greek terminal

December 27, 2024

(Oil Price) – Ukraine has taken delivery of its first U.S. LNG cargo at a Greek terminal as Ukraine and Europe look to bolster their energy security by reducing their dependence on Russian gas, Ukraine’s largest private energy company, DTEK, said on Friday. The delivery of approximately 100 million cubic meters of gas, or 1 TWh of energy, onboard the Gaslog Savannah arrived

U.S. remains the world’s top LNG exporter as shipments hit record high

December 17, 2024

(Oil Price) – The United States will remain the world’s largest LNG exporter in 2024 ahead of Qatar and Australia as America’s liquefied natural gas shipments are set to increase to a new record high from the previous all-time high of 2023. The United States is on track to export a total of 86.9 million metric tons of LNG this year,

Venture Global’s new plant set for first LNG production

December 13, 2024

(Oil Price) – U.S. LNG developer and producer Venture Global is set to produce the first liquefied natural gas from its newest project, Plaquemines LNG, as soon as this week, but the commissioning phase will last up to two years during which Venture Global will keep all revenues. The first production at Plaquemines LNG, possibly this week, would be the first

Egypt seeking long-term LNG deals with U.S. companies

November 20, 2024

(Oil Price) – Egypt is currently in talks with U.S. and other foreign companies to purchase long-term volumes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) instead of relying on the more costly spot market, according to an exclusive Reuters report, as the country’s gas production continues to decline. “The ministry (of Petroleum) is seeking three or four years of supply to hedge from

US natgas flows to LNG export plants on track to hit 9-month high

November 14, 2024

(BOE Report) – The amount of gas flowing to the seven big operating U.S. liquefied natural gas export plants was on track to rise to a nine-month high on Thursday as feedgas to a few plants hit multi-week highs, according to data from financial firm LSEG. The energy market cares about feedgas flows to U.S. LNG plants because exports have

Biden officials ask EU to align methane rules with US to ease LNG flows, letter says

November 13, 2024

(BOE Report) – President Joe Biden’s administration has asked the European Union to ensure liquefied natural gas shipments that meet U.S. methane regulations automatically comply with Europe’s standards for imports, according to a letter seen by Reuters. Linking U.S. and EU methane standards would safeguard United States’ growing LNG trade with Europe while also cementing Biden’s methane rules, even if

Guyana, Suriname could emerge as key LNG exporters by 2030s

November 12, 2024

(Oil Price) – Two of the world’s latest oil exploration hotspots, South American neighbors Guyana and Suriname, could become major LNG exporters early next decade if they develop the vast non-associated natural gas resources discovered in their offshore blocks. The resource is there, the costs could be competitive, and export destinations plentiful—from other countries in central and South America to Southeast

The TotalEnergies French connection-U.S. LNG

November 6, 2024

( Oil & Gas 360) – TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne has cautioned that Europe is facing a new energy reality and “must find a way to restore its energy competitiveness.” The head of the French oil giant based his assessment of the continent’s energy squeeze on the loss of Russian gas from its war with Ukraine and steep production drops from

EU hits 95% full natural gas storage ahead of winter

October 21, 2024

(Oil Price) – The EU’s natural gas storage is already at 95% full, data from Gas Infrastructure Europe show, after the bloc reached in August its target to have 90% full storage well ahead of its self-imposed binding deadline, November 1. In the middle of August, the EU reached its target of filling gas storage facilities to 90% of capacity 10 weeks ahead of

Eni attracts substantial funding interest for next floating LNG plant

October 14, 2024

(World Oil) – Eni SpA has received substantial interest for its next floating liquefied natural gas project in Mozambique, even as international lenders face growing pressure to reduce exposure to fossil fuels. Luca Vignati, director of Eni’s upstream business, said in an interview that the plant will cost about the same as its $7 billion Coral South project, inaugurated in 2022.

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