Updated Aug 22, 2024
8/22/24
Construction of Sempra Infrastructure’s Energía Costa Azul (ECA) LNG Phase 1 in Mexico has hit a snag due to what the San Diego, CA-based company called labor and productivity challenges.
NO. 1: Feed gas nominations at Freeport LNG continued rising on Thursday along with power supply as the facility slowly ramps back up after it was shut down more than a week ago ahead of former Hurricane Beryl’s landfall.
No. 1: The European Union (EU) has approved a package of policies around the shipment of Russian LNG to member countries, marking the first official restrictions on natural gas from the country since the war in Ukraine began in 2022.
Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (Adnoc) has invested in the first phase of Rio Grande LNG and secured offtake from a future expansion as it looks to boost its international natural gas portfolio.
Tellurian Inc. has made another executive leadership change, this time choosing to part ways with its CEO, as it tries to fast track development of its Driftwood LNG project.
Baker Hughes Co. has inked a deal to supply Tellurian Inc.’s Driftwood export terminal in Louisiana with liquefaction equipment, keeping the project on track to achieve first LNG in 2027 even though it hasn’t been sanctioned yet.
NextDecade Corp. has officially reached a final investment decision (FID) and given a notice to proceed on construction of the first phase of its Rio Grande LNG (RGLNG) facility.
Sempra on Monday gave the green light to the first phase of the $13 billion Port Arthur LNG export project in Texas, announcing a positive final investment decision (FID) for the facility and closing the necessary financing to move ahead.
As U.S. LNG producers continue to progress a bevy of Gulf Coast export projects to meet global demand for natural gas volumes, Bechtel Energy President Paul Marsden said the engineering firm is focusing on innovative solutions for the region’s ballooning labor issues during the next wave of infrastructure build-out.
Sempra Infrastructure has formalized an agreement with ConocoPhillips, giving the independent 5 million metric tons/year (mmty) of offtake and a 30% stake in its planned Texas export project east of Houston.