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Texas’ Freeport LNG hub to restart three production trains in early August following Hurricane Beryl
July 25, 2024
Two production trains are increasing production already. They will be followed by the third train as early as the end of next week. Full production is expected in August, people said, asking not to be identified because the information was not made public.
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July 25, 2024
A bankruptcy judge on Wednesday approved a settlement between the joint venture building Exxon Mobil Corp.’s $10 billion gas export project in Texas and lead contractor Zachry Holdings Inc., allowing other companies to finish work on the plant.
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July 23, 2024
Saudi Aramco, which had previously been in talks to purchase a stake in Tellurian, is another potential partner, said Saul Kavonic, an energy analyst at MST Marquee in Sydney. Abu Dhabi National Oil Co., as well as Japanese buyers and U.S. infrastructure players, could also invest in Driftwood, he said.
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July 22, 2024
NFE’s proprietary Fast LNG design is the first of its kind, pairing the latest advancements in modular liquefaction technology with jack up rigs or similar offshore infrastructure to enable a faster deployment schedule than traditional liquefaction facilities.
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July 22, 2024
Woodside is targeting a final investment decision for the first phase of the Driftwood project from the first quarter of 2025. If all four phases are completed, the Louisiana facility would be able to export 27.6 million tons a year — almost triple Woodside’s current capacity and nearly 6% of the global total at the end of last year.
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July 18, 2024
The companies hardest hit by the outage at Freeport LNG, which began on July 6, include Japanese companies Jera Co. and Osaka Gas Co., oil majors bp Plc. and TotalEnergies SE, and South Korea’s SK E&S Co., people familiar with the matter said.
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July 17, 2024
The company plans to restart its first production line this week, with the intent to start the remaining units shortly thereafter, Browne said. Still, production is expected to be at reduced rates, a spokesperson said, without saying how long the reduction would last. The plant is designed to produce 15 million metric tons of LNG annually.
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July 15, 2024
Wood has secured a six-year contract to provide brownfield engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCm) solutions for Shell’s Prelude Floating Liquified Natural Gas (FLNG) facility in Western Australia.
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July 14, 2024
On Shell’s Capital Market Day in 2023, Shell committed to deliver upstream and integrated gas projects coming on stream between 2023 to 2025, with a total peak production of greater than 500,000 boed. Jerun is expected to contribute to this commitment.
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July 11, 2024
Honeywell’s new holistic offering will encompass natural gas pre-treatment and state-of-the-art liquefaction, utilizing digital automation technologies unified under the Honeywell Forge and Experion platforms. This full-service solution will enable efficient, reliable and optimized management of natural gas assets.
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July 10, 2024
ADNOC has signed several new long-term LNG sales commitments with international partners, including for the delivery of 1 million tonnes per annum (MMtpa) with Shell and 0.6mtpa with Mitsui & Co., taking the committed Ruwais LNG production capacity to 70%.
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July 06, 2024
Shell Plc, TotalEnergies SE, bp Plc and Mitsui & Co. will each take a 10% stake in the Ruwais LNG plant, said the people, who asked not to be named as the information isn’t public. Agreements may be signed as soon as next week, the people said.
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July 04, 2024
U.S. LNG exports yield significant economic advantages by bolstering natural gas production, thereby enhancing labor income within the sector and driving down the costs of imported goods while bolstering the value of the dollar, consequently stimulating heightened economic activity, according to the Center for LNG.
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July 03, 2024
DeepOcean’s scope of work includes trenching, transport and installation of all inter-array cables with adjacent services for all wind turbines of Nordseecluster A.
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July 03, 2024
Texas LNG Brownsville LLC, a subsidiary of Glenfarne Energy Transition, LLC, has signed a non-binding Heads of Agreement (“HOA”) a long-term LNG free-on-board (“FOB”) sale and purchase agreement (“SPA”) for 0.5 MMtpa of LNG from Texas LNG.
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July 02, 2024
U.S. District Judge James D. Cain Jr. in Louisiana issued a preliminary injunction Monday in a lawsuit filed by 16 states, which argued Biden violated federal law by halting licenses in January to assess impact of shipments on climate change.
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June 30, 2024
Under the multi-year services frame agreement, Baker Hughes will provide spare parts and field service resources for onsite turbomachinery equipment maintenance and upgrades, equipment refurbishment and advanced digital asset performance services.
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June 26, 2024
Aramco and Sempra have executed a non-binding Heads of Agreement (HoA) for a 20-year sale and purchase agreement (SPA) for liquefied natural gas (LNG) offtake of 5.0 million tonnes per annum (MMtpa) from the Port Arthur LNG Phase 2 expansion project.
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June 26, 2024
Kimmeridge is buying out Commonwealth LNG founder Paul Varello’s share in the company as he retires and boosting the firm’s stake to 90%. The company also is appointing David Lawler — who resigned from bp in the wake of Bernard Looney’s departure in 2023 — as chief executive officer of the Kimmeridge Texas Gas unit, which would run Commonwealth LNG.
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June 25, 2024
Following recent reports that the Biden Administration’s federal moratorium on new liquified natural gas (LNG) export plants is prohibiting Ukraine from purchasing American LNG, Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian slammed the administration’s policy and called on the president to rescind the ban.
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June 20, 2024
Golden Pass, in its motion, urged the court to force Zachry — which filed for Chapter 11 proceedings in May and laid off thousands of workers from the Golden Pass site — to walk away from its contract and allow the joint venture to hire replacement workers.
