Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Gas Projects News

Source: Mozambique's TotalEnergies has requested that Exxon LNG put its decision on hold.

According to a source with knowledge of the situation, Exxon Mobil cannot make a final decision about a $30 billion project for liquefied gas in Mozambique named Rovuma LNG before TotalEnergies resumes its work on an adjacent project.

Exxon-related jitters cause Mozambique international bonds to tumble

Mozambique’s only international bond fell on Thursday, after ExxonMobil executives cancelled abruptly a media appearance the day before with the president of the country. Investors said that the…

Report: Oil and gas projects will be delayed by 2026 due to rising tariffs.

A Deloitte report released on Wednesday showed that the U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs will raise operating costs in 2026. They will also disrupt supply chains, and reduce investment momentum.

Mozambique to give its position on the revised budget of TotalEnergies Liquefied Natural Gas project later

A government spokesperson stated that the cabinet of Mozambique met on Tuesday but did not express a position regarding the revised budget and schedule for TotalEnergies' mammoth project to produce liquefied gas in the country.

Venezuela suspends energy agreements with Trinidad including gas projects

Venezuela's Oil Ministry will ask the President to suspend an agreement for a broad cooperation with Trinidad and Tobago in the energy sector, including the joint gas projects that are currently being negotiated…

Galp Energia's quarterly core profit rises 11%, surpassing estimates

Galp Energia, a Portuguese company, reported a 11% rise in its adjusted core profit for the third quarter on Monday. This was a better result than expected, thanks to a surge in refinery margins and a robust gas trading.

The Norwegian budget shows that the costs of Aker's offshore projects are rising.

Norway's Budget Proposal showed that the cost of Aker BP’s major oil and gas projects, Yggdrasil, and Valhall-Fenris have risen 32% and 25% respectively from nominal estimates a month ago. The Yggdrasil Project…

Shell begins production at Victory gas fields in the North Sea

Shell announced on Tuesday that it has begun production at its Victory field in the North Sea. At peak production, this gas can heat nearly 900,000 households per year. The gas field is capable…

BP abandons plans for Rotterdam biofuels facility

A company spokesperson announced on Monday that BP had stopped working on its Rotterdam Biofuels Plant. This is the latest in a series of abandoned biofuels by oil companies like BP and Shell due to weak demand.

EQT CEO: US could experience LNG oversupply between 2027 and 2029

Toby Rice told reporters on Thursday that the U.S. may experience a glut of liquefied gas in 2027-2029 but it will be tightening by 2030. Rice spoke on the sidelines a conference held in Houston.

IEA: Global oil and gas production is declining rapidly, IEA reports

International Energy Agency (IEA) said Tuesday that the decline in oil and gas production from mature fields around the world is increasing due to a greater reliance on deep-ocean and shale resources.

The IEA reports that the decline rates of global oil and gas fields are increasing.

International Energy Agency reported on Tuesday that the natural rate of decline for oil and gas production is increasing, due to a greater reliance on deep-ocean and shale resources. The International…

Azule Energy to Invest $5b in Angola

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Azule Energy, the joint venture between Italian oil and gas explorer Eni and BP, expects to invest another $5 billion in Angola over the next four to five years, Eni's Chief Operating Officer Guido Brusco told Reuters on Wednesday.The lates

Nigeria's TotalEnergies deal marks shift to gas development

The Nigerian production-sharing agreement with TotalEnergies will be a model for future agreements, according to the oil regulator. It is the first contract based on a new law aimed at boosting the gas production of the OPEC country.

Kazakhstan continues to fine Kashagan consortium $4.4 billion

A source and an official document indicate that Kazakhstan's regional environmental department has imposed a fine of $4.4 billion on an international consortium working to develop the giant Kashagan oilfield.

World Bank will end nuclear energy ban, but still debate upstream gas

Ajay Banaga, president of the World Bank, said that its board had agreed to lift a ban on financing nuclear energy projects for developing countries. This is part of an effort to meet the growing demand for electricity.

Woodside, Australia's largest coal company, faces protests and investor anger at its annual meeting

On Thursday, climate change activists shouted and blew whistles as they disrupted the annual general meeting of Australian gas producer Woodside Energy. They also heckled Chief Executive Meg O'Neill.

The policies of Australia's major political parties in a single glance

Australians will cast their votes on Saturday, in a tight-run national vote marked by concerns about the cost of housing and living as well as the trade tensions caused by U.S. president Donald Trump's tariffs.

Shell completes survey of Venezuelan gas field as winding down of license approaches

Shell, the oil and gas company, plans to finish a marine survey of the offshore Dragon gas field in Venezuela before the May deadline set by the United States to close all energy licenses in the country.

Mubadala Energy acquires Kimmeridge LNG and gas projects in the US

Mubadala Energy is an arm of Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund. It signed a deal with Kimmeridge, a US-based energy investor, on Thursday that gives it stakes in American gas assets. This marks its entry into the United States market…