Woodside's new CEO must navigate LNG projects with high costs through glut risk
Woodside Energy is facing a leadership shake up after Meg O'Neill's unexpected departure for the top position at?BP. This comes at a time when the Australian company is trying to deliver on key projects in a?braced?for a glut of supply. Analysts say that the oil and gas company will continue to pursue its global growth strategy.
Woodside's new CEO must navigate LNG projects with high costs through glut risk
Woodside Energy is facing a leadership shake up after BP's?chief executive Meg O'Neill's unexpected departure for the top position at BP. This comes as the Australian 'firm' is trying to deliver key projects on a market that's braced for an oversupply. Analysts say that the oil and gas "producer" is expected to continue with its global strategy of growth…
EUROPE GAS-European gas prices rise due to a colder and less windy climate, LNG shortage
Gas prices in the Netherlands and Britain rose on Wednesday, supported by an improved weather forecast and an interruption at the Freeport Liquefied Natural Gas?plant. Storages are still 'below previous years' levels. LSEG data shows that the benchmark Dutch front-month contract was 27.50 euros per Megawatt Hour (MWh) or $9.44/mmBtu at 0941 GMT. This is an increase of 0.60 Euro.
Venture Global responds to Shell's fraudulent claims in LNG arbitration
Venture Global responded late Tuesday night to Shell's legal challenge over its loss in an arbitration case involving liquefied gas cargoes. The company rejected allegations of fraud, and accused Shell of breaching arbitration confidentiality. The legal documents filed in New York Supreme Court are the latest in a long-running…
How BP won a $1 billion plus case against Venture Global
Five sources familiar with the case said that BP's $1 billion arbitration win against liquefied gas producer Venture Global was won by arguing unfair behavior by the U.S. firm. This strategy could be used in similar cases by other claimants. BP won in October. Two months earlier, Shell had lost a similar lawsuit when it was unable to prove Venture Global's breach of long-term LNG agreements.
Woodside signs Williams as an investor for Louisiana LNG construction to accelerate
Woodside Energy, a company based in Australia, has hired U.S.-based Williams to be an investor and operator of the Louisiana Liquefied Natural Gas Plant. This is to benefit from its infrastructure expertise and reduce costs as construction increases. Williams will receive a 10% stake of Louisiana LNG Holding Company and 80% ownership in the Driftwood Pipeline…
Santos' GLNG facility will stop purchasing Australian domestic gas by 2027
Santos' Gladstone Liquefied Natural Gas plant (GLNG) in Australia will cease buying gas produced domestically to meet export contracts, according to its CEO on Tuesday. This could help ease the supply shortages on Australia's east coast. GLNG's CEO Stephen Harty stated that the company spent about A$1billion ($650m) a year on developing its own tenements…
Venture Global to add natural gas to final part of Plaquemines LNG Plant, a filing shows
Venture Global asked federal regulators to allow it to inject natural gas into the final section of its Plaquemines Liquefied Natural Gas plant by Thursday, according to an official filing made on Monday. Venture Global, if the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission gives the permission, will be producing LNG soon from its entire Plaquemines facility…
UN calls on Australia to increase climate action
The UN climate chief called on Australia set an ambitious emissions target for 2035 and to accelerate its clean energy transformation, warning that failure to act could undermine living standards and regional stabilty. Simon Stiell said that Australia should "go big" and do what is smart. "Don't settle with what is easy. "Bog standard is beneath you"…
US regulators approve construction of Venture Global CP2 liquefied natural gas plant in Louisiana
A document published by the FERC on Friday showed that US regulators had given Venture Global permission for construction to begin at its CP2 Liquefied Natural Gas plant in Louisiana. If built, CP2 would be the largest LNG export facility to the U.S. It will also help the U.S. remain the largest exporter in the world of supercooled gas. Venture Global could become the largest U.S. company for LNG.
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. Compare the key policies of the Liberal-National Coalition led by Peter Dutton and Anthony Albanese’s Labor Party, a centre-left party.
Sources say India is considering scrapping the import tax on US LNG to boost purchases.
Four government and industry sources have said that India is considering scrapping the import tax on U.S. LNG to increase purchases and reduce the trade surplus, which is a major irritation for President Donald Trump. Both sides want to increase volumes in order to meet the energy needs of India's fast-growing economy. Qatar is India's top LNG supplier.
Data shows that Russia's LNG exports between January and February fell 7.3%.
LSEG released preliminary data on Friday showing that Russia's LNG exports in the first half of this year were down 7.3% compared to a year ago, at 5.1 million metric tonnes. This was due to sanctions and the Sakhalin-2 supply cut. Due to U.S. sanctions over the conflict in Ukraine, Russia has been unable to increase LNG exports.
EUROPE GAS prices in tight range due to strong LNG flow and warmer weather forecast
The Dutch and British wholesale prices of gas traded in a narrow band on Thursday morning. Market participants expect further declines due to forecasts of warmer weather and high flows of LNG. LSEG data shows that the benchmark front-month contract for the Dutch TTF Hub was down 0.50 euro at 44.90 Euro per megawatt hour, or $13.80 /mmBtu by 0919 GMT.
Equinor's Hammerfest liquefied natural gas plant closed for a week due to compressor failure
Equinor announced on Thursday that its Hammerfest LNG facility in Arctic Northern Norway suffered an unexpected outage because of a compressor failure. The company said the plant's output was halted for a week. The Hammerfest plant (also known as Melkoeya LNG) has the ability to deliver approximately 6.5 billion cubic meters of gas each year.
TotalEnergies denies knowing about alleged torture and killings at Mozambique Liquefied Natural Gas site
PARIS, September 26 - French oil giant TotalEnergies responded to a report in the media by saying that it was unaware of the torture and killings allegedly committed on site of the future Mozambique Liquefied Natural Gas plant. Politico reported earlier Thursday that Mozambican soldiers working out of this site, which has not been completed…
Texas gas plant rejected from state funding program
Texas energy regulators denied funding requests for an electric power plant project, despite the fact that it was named as a finalist in a state program to build out natural gas-fired generation of electricity. The Public Utility Commission of Texas rejected late Wednesday the application by Aegle Power for funding from the state for a 1.3 Gigawatt natural-gas plant.
Freeport LNG Plant Suffers Explosion
A explosion occurred on Wednesday at the Freeport LNG liquefied natural gas plant on the Texas Gulf Coast, according to police, and prompting an evacuation of nearby residents in Quintana, Texas.The plant can process up to 2.1 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day into a supercooled liquid for export.Freeport LNG acknowledged an incident occurred around 11:40 a.m.
Yamal LNG Exceeds Nameplate Capacity
Yamal LNG, a liquefied natural gas plant located in Sabetta at the north-east of the Yamal Peninsula, Russia, announced that since the beginning of 2019, the LNG plant produced more than 16.5 million tons of LNG.The Project exceeded its annual nameplate production capacity during the first eleven months of the year, when all three LNG trains were in operation…
U.S. Energy Hits Records in 2018: EIA
U.S. energy consumption, production, and exports have reached record highs in 2018, said U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).The United States produced a record amount of energy from various sources in 2018, reaching 96 quadrillion British thermal units (quads), an 8% increase from 2017. This increase in production outpaced the 4% increase in U.S.