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US Gulf Coast Energy Facilities Brace for Storm Francine

Sep 10, 2024

Energy facilities along the U.S. Gulf Coast have begun scaling back operations and evacuating some production sites as Tropical Storm Francine swept through the energy-rich region, and was poised to strengthen into a hurricane later Tuesday.Francine was advancing toward the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, set to become the fourth hurricane of the Atlantic season, which concludes on November 30. Francine could intensify into a Category 2 hurricane…

ADNOC Signs 15-Year LNG Supply Deal with Indian Oil

Sep 10, 2024

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has signed long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply agreement with Indian Oil for the delivery of delivery of 1 million metric tonnes per annum (mmtpa) of LNG, to be primarily sourced from the Ruwais project…

Niger Delta Oil Field to Supply Gas for Nigeria’s First FLNG

Sep 08, 2024

Nigeria's oil regulator on Friday granted UTM Offshore Limited the first license to operate a floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) plant, to tap flared gas from an ExxonMobil oil field in the Niger Delta.Such plants are springing up on the continent as Africa seeks to tap its gas resources…

Santos Pens Mid-Term LNG Supply Deal

Sep 05, 2024

Australian oil and gas major Santos has signed a mid-term LNG supply contract with Glencore Singapore.The contract is to supply 19 LNG cargoes, or up to approximately 0.5 million tonnes of LNG per annum over a period of three years plus one quarter…

Turkey's Botas Strikes 10-Year LNG Supply Deal with Shell

Sep 02, 2024

Turkish state energy company Botas and British oil major Shell signed a 10-year LNG agreement on Monday, the Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said.'A total of 40 LNG cargoes of approximately 4 billion cubic meters will be delivered…

Woodside Profit, Dividend Beat Estimates

Aug 27, 2024

Australia's Woodside Energy reported on Tuesday a decline of 14% in half-year profit, hit by lower oil prices, but the result and its dividend beat market expectations, sending shares up 4%.Chief Executive Meg O'Neill said there had been a flood…

Indonesia Green Lights Eni Gas Projects

Aug 23, 2024

Indonesia has approved a development plan for the first phase of the Geng North gas field operated by Italy's Eni in the Makassar Strait, the upstream oil and gas regulator SKK Migas said in a statement on Friday.The approval also covered the development of the nearby Gehem field…

Chevron Awarded Greenhouse Gas Assessment Permit Offshore Australia

Aug 22, 2024

U.S.-based supermajor Chevron announced it has been awarded a greenhouse gas (GHG) assessment permit offshore Western Australia.The G-18-AP permit is offshore from Onslow, Western Australia and covers an area of approximately 8,467 km2 with water depths of 50-1100m…

Environmental Group Backs Out of Scarborough Litigation

Aug 19, 2024

Woodside and the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) have agreed to dismiss the ACF’s challenge to a primary environmental approval for Woodside’s Scarborough Energy Project.The Scarborough Energy Project has all primary environmental approvals in place and offshore work is progressing well…

Heat Drives Asian LNG Spot Price Spike

Aug 16, 2024

Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices rose to their highest in over eight months, with warmer temperatures across the region boosting power demand for cooling purposes.The average LNG price for October delivery into north-east Asia LNG-AS was at $14…

First LNG Cargo Sets Sail from New Fortress Energy’s Mexico FLNG (Video)

Aug 13, 2024

One of the world’s leading LNG project developers New Fortress Energy (NFE) has completed the first cargo load and sail operation from its floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) unit offshore Altamira in Mexico.The first cargo has been loaded…

New Fortress Energy's Stock Goes Down Amid Q2 Net Loss Report

Aug 12, 2024

New Fortress Energy missed second-quarter earnings estimates on Friday after delays in starting up a floating LNG export facility off the coast of Altamira in Mexico.New Fortress stock was down 25% on Friday morning on Nasdaq.The company reported…

ADNOC Signs LNG Supply Agreement with Osaka Gas for Ruwais LNG Project

Aug 06, 2024

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has signed a long-term heads of agreement with Osaka Gas for the delivery of up to 0.8 million metric tonnes per annum (mmtpa) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Ruwais LNG project.The LNG will primarily…

BP and Golar LNG Settle Cash Disputes for FLNG Gimi

Aug 06, 2024

BP and Golar LNG have reached a commercial reset agreement for the floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) vessel Gimi, a core component of BP’s the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) LNG project, offshore Mauritania and Senegal.The Gimi FLNG vessel art of the GTA Phase 1 development…

Portuguese Firm Inks Deal for Access to US LNG

Aug 05, 2024

Portuguese oil and gas company Galp has signed a sales and purchase agreement (SPA) with liquefied natural gas (LNG) producer and exporter Cheniere for access to U.S. LNG.The agreement includes a 20-year 0.5 mtpa delivery contingent to FID of…

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