Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Oil & Gas 360 - France’s Total and Sempra Energy Sign North America LNG Deal

Sempra’s New VP Talks LNG – an Oil & Gas 360 Exclusive

By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Sempra names Brian L. Kelly VP of federal government affairs Sempra Energy (stock ticker: SRE), an energy infrastructure company with an increasingly prevalent foothold in the LNG business, has appointed Brian L. Kelly as its new vice president of federal government affairs. Kelly will be based in Washington D.C. and will

The World's Coming Mega-Population Centers and the Energy They Will Need

100 Million Barrels of Strategic Oil Reserves to be Sold

Recent U.S. legislation has directed the sale of more than 100 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) in government fiscal years 2022 through 2027. Based on legislated sales established in multiple acts of Congress, the SPR could decline by about 40% in the coming decade while still meeting requirements for petroleum import coverage, the EIA said.

JASTA Veto Overturn Embarrasses White House, Could Spoil Saudi Bond Offering

Saudi Arabia hoped to raise at least $10 billion from bond sales next month The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA), which would allow families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia in U.S. courts, became law today by virtue of a Senate override of the earlier veto by President Obama. The legislation could interfere with the kingdom’s plans

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Shipping LNG on U.S.-Built Ships a Double-Edged Sword: 100 New LNG Carriers Required

Study looks at effects of shipping U.S. LNG using U.S.-built ships Cheniere Energy (ticker: LNG) is expected to begin shipping 3.5 Bcf/d of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its Sabine Pass terminal in Louisiana early next year, with an additional 6.27 Bcf/d of capacity expected to come online in the U.S. before 2019. The increased capacity will turn the U.S.

Texas: Battle Over Local Control

The fight over home rule moves to Texas House Municipal control over activities involved in hydraulic fracturing has become a hot topic nationwide, with the small town of Denton, Texas, being one of the focal points of the conversation about local control of oil and gas regulations. In Denton, the city passed legislation banning hydraulic fracturing, causing uproar in the

Bill Proposes New Fee on Railcars

U.S. legislators aim to phase out old railcars Crude by rail has made headlines for all the wrong reasons in recent months. Derailments and safety issues regarding older railcars has made for plenty of fear-inducing news articles for cities and towns of all sizes, even though rail accidents have actually declined.  A new bill being put forward by senators from