Friday, October 24, 2025

Gas Export News

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Cove Point in Maryland LNG export plant is back in service

According to a notice sent to customers by the company and data provided by financial firm LSEG, on October 13, U.S. energy giant Berkshire Hathaway Energy’s Cove Point liquefied gas export plant (LNG) in Maryland resumed service after a planned maintenance outage. The LSEG data revealed that the amount of natural gases flowing into the plant after it shut down around September 20 rose from zero to 0.9 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd), on October 12.

Sources say that Unipec was involved in the arbitration award announced by Venture Global on Oct 9.

Two sources familiar with the matter say that Venture Global announced on 9 October the settlement of an arbitral case involving Unipec. Unipec is a trading division of Sinopec - a Chinese state-owned oil company. Venture Global announced the resolution first on Thursday, without disclosing who the other parties involved were. Venture Global added that the agreement will have no material impact to its business.

Italy's Minister says Eni and Argentina's YPF are progressing with the Vaca Muerta Gas Project

Eni and Argentina’s YPF have made progress in the Vaca Muerta liquefied gas project, Italy’s foreign minister announced on Tuesday. A final investment decision is expected for this initiative soon. Eni and YPF signed an agreement in June to collaborate on the development of the gas resources at the Vaca Muerta Field. Eni announced at the time that it would cover production and treatment of gas, transportation…

Norway Approves New Gas Export Pipeline from Troll B

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The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted consent to start up a new pipeline from the Troll B platform that will help reduce the decline in gas production in coming years, it said on Thursday.The tie-in connects Troll B to the Kvitebjoern gas export pipeline, which runs to the onshore Kollsnes processing plant, with start-up expected during the fourth quarter of this year, the NOD said.The gas from Troll B was previously exported via the Troll A platform to Kollsnes, and some of the g

NGSA: US natgas production to reach record levels this winter

According to the Natural Gas Supply Association’s Winter Outlook 2025-2026, U.S. Natural Gas production will reach record levels this winter. This will help meet domestic demand and a growing liquefied gas export market. This winter, the U.S. Natural Gas Market faces a balance act: increasing supply versus growing demand. The NGSA stated that while production and storage is strong, wildcards could cause price pressure.

Canada and BC approve Ksi Lisims Liquefied natural gas project on Pacific Coast

The federal government of Canada and the province British Columbia have approved Ksi LNG, a project to build a liquefied gas export terminal on Canada's northwest Pacific Coast. The Canadian government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Mark Carney, aims to speed up the construction and completion of natural resources projects in order to increase the economy's potential impact from U.S. Tariffs.

Germany Looks to Meet European Demand with Canadian LNG

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German companies are looking to buy and swap Canadian LNG cargoes shipped off the Pacific coast to help meet European demand, Canada's Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson said on Wednesday.Canada, the world's fifth-largest natural gas producer, shipped its first-ever liquefied natural gas export cargo in June from the recently constructed LNG Canada facility in British Columbia, which…

ConocoPhillips to Buy 4 Million Tons LNG from Sempra's Port Arthur Phase 2 Project

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U.S. oil and gas producer ConocoPhillips said on Thursday it would secure 4 million tonnes per annum of liquefied natural gas from Sempra's Port Arthur LNG Phase 2 project in Texas to serve key global markets.Commercial activity in the U.S. LNG sector has picked up pace after President Donald Trump lifted a moratorium on new liquefied natural gas export permits soon after taking office in January.ConocoPhillips will buy LNG over a 20-year term on a free-on-board basis…

US Natural Gas Prices Drop 4% on Record Output

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U.S. natural gas futures fell about 4% to a nine-month low on Tuesday on near-record output, ample fuel in stockpiles and forecasts for less hot weather and lower demand through early September than previously expected.Another factor weighing on gas prices was a decline in the amount of gas flowing to liquefied natural gas export plants due to small reductions at several facilities.Front-month gas futures for September delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange fell 10.8 cents…

Demand at Two Top US LNG Plants Declines

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Two of the United States' largest liquefied natural gas export plants recorded major declines in demand for natural gas on Monday, suggesting parts of their facilities might be down, according to data from financial firm LSEG.Cheniere's Sabine Pass export facility in Texas, which utilizes up to 4.5 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day, was down to 3.7 bcf, and Sempra's Cameron LNG plant in Louisiana…

TotalEnergies sold 45% of its oil and gas blocks in Argentina to YPF at $500 million

TotalEnergies announced on Wednesday that Total Austral, its affiliate company, had agreed to sell 45% of its interest in two unconventional gas and oil blocks to YPF Argentina. TotalEnergies announced that the deal was valued at $500m. It represents 20% of TotalEnergies' acreage within Argentina's Vaca Muerta shale, which is the second largest unconventional gas reserve in the world. TotalEnergies…

Coterra Energy's profit beats expectations in the second quarter due to higher gas prices and strong output

Coterra Energy beat Wall Street expectations for the second quarter profit on Monday as higher production volumes, a rebound of U.S. Natural Gas prices and lower oil prices were offset. Houston-based shale producers benefited from increased production across the Permian basin and Anadarko Basin. The total production increased to 783.900 barrels equivalent of oil per day (boepd), from 669.200 boepd, during the second quarter.

Construction costs at Canada's Woodfibre Liquefied Gas project are rising

Enbridge, a Canadian pipeline company, reported that the construction costs of Canada's Woodfibre Liquefied Gas project have increased, causing capital costs to increase for all parties involved. Woodfibre is a project to build a liquefied gas export facility near Squamish in British Columbia. This project is part of a series of new LNG facilities that are planned along Canada's Pacific Coast. It is expected to be completed in 2027.

Prices of EUROPE GAS stable amid unchanged short-term outlook

After some initial gains in the short term, Dutch and British gas wholesale contracts were mostly stable. However, increased competition for LNG could pose a threat. LSEG data show that the benchmark Dutch front-month at TTF hub fell 0.25 euros to 33.80 Euros per Megawatt Hour (MWh) or $11.45/mmBtu at 0909 GMT. The price reached as high as 34.99 euro/MWh during the morning. The Dutch contract for September was down by 0.28 euros at 34.45 Euros/MWh…

Equinor extends Norway LNG Outage until August 3

Equinor, a Norwegian company, has extended a maintenance outage to its Hammerfest LNG Terminal, Europe's biggest liquefied gas export facility by another five days, until August 3. The company announced this in a filing with the regulatory authorities on Saturday. The Melkoeya plant, which is also known as Hammerfest in Arctic Norway, was scheduled to resume operation on July 19, but went offline on April 22 for maintenance.

Equinor Extends Maintenance Outage at Hammerfest LNG Plant

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Norway's Equinor has extended the maintenance outage at its Hammerfest LNG terminal, Europe's largest liquefied natural gas export facility, by 10 days to July 29, the company said on Monday.The Hammerfest plant in Arctic Norway, also known as Melkoeya LNG, went offline for annual maintenance on April 22, and was initially scheduled to return to operation on July 19.However, the facility will remain offline until July 29…

Canada's New LNG Exports Have Yet to Lift Gas Prices

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Last month's start-up of LNG Canada, the country's first large-scale liquefied natural gas export facility, has failed to lift Western Canadian natural gas prices as quickly as some market participants and observers expected, due to a persistent supply glut and the gradual pace of the facility's ramp-up.Shell-led Canada shipped its first cargo of 70,000 metric tons from the country's Pacific coast on June 30…

Executive of Malaysian energy company Petronas says that the company has no plans to leave Canada

The CEO of Petronas' Canadian subsidiary, who spoke on Tuesday, said that the Malaysian company has no plans to abandon Canada. He added that the company was committed to exporting LNG off Canada's West Coast for decades. Petronas Canada's CEO Mark Fitzgerald said that the rumor of Petronas leaving Canada was "absolutely not true" on the sidelines an energy conference held in Calgary. Bloomberg reported that Petronas is considering selling its Canadian company Progress Energy Resources Corp.

EUROPE GAS - Prices hold firm on the elusive Ukraine ceasefire and muted supply

The Dutch and British wholesale prices for gas were slightly higher on Tuesday morning, as a weaker demand was countered by the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Also, there was a reduced supply of liquefied gas from Norway and the United States. LSEG data shows that the benchmark Dutch front-month contract was 35.45 euros per Megawatt Hour (MWh), or $11.86/mmBtu at 0836 GMT. This is an increase of 0.48 Euro. The British day-ahead contract increased by 1.50 pence, to 83.00 pence per thermo.

US Regulators Recommend That Venture Global's CP2 LNG Project Gets Greenlight

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U.S. federal regulators recommended in a final environmental report that Venture Global's proposed CP2 liquefied natural gas export project in Louisiana get the go-ahead, according to a government document filed on Friday.If constructed, CP2 will be the single largest LNG export facility in the U.S. and help the country remain the world's largest exporter of the superchilled gas.Venture Global already obtained approval to construct the 28 million tonnes per annum plant…