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Eni Starts Up Phase 2 of Congo LNG Ahead of Schedule

Dec 02, 2025

Eni has started up Phase 2 of its Congo LNG project ahead of schedule, following the arrival of the Nguya floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) unit into Congolese waters and the introduction of gas into the new infrastructure.Eni said it expects the first LNG cargo to be exported in early 2026.Phase 2 includes three production platforms, the Scarabeo 5 gas treatment and compression unit, and the Nguya FLNG…

Chevron's Gorgon LNG Project Gets $2B Investment Go-Ahead

Dec 05, 2025

The Australian unit of U.S. oil giant Chevron said on Friday that the partners of the Gorgon Joint Venture have approved the A$3 billion ($1.98 billion) Gorgon Stage 3 development off Western Australia's northwest coast.The development will…

Australian Union Members Back Pluto LNG 2 Strike

Dec 04, 2025

An overwhelming 99% of Offshore Alliance members have voted to strike at Woodside Energy's Pluto LNG 2 facility, according to results released on the organisation's Facebook page on Thursday.Around 400 members of the Electrical Trades Union…

TotalEnergies, Partners to Plug Financing Gap at $20B Mozambique LNG Project

Dec 03, 2025

French oil major TotalEnergies and its fellow partners on the $20 billion Mozambique LNG project have agreed to provide additional equity to replace the previous contributions of British and Dutch export credit agencies, it said on Tuesday.The UK and Dutch agencies represented about 10% of the $15…

BOTAS Inks 10-Year LNG Supply Deals with SEFE and Eni

Dec 03, 2025

Turkey's state energy company BOTAS has signed two separate 10-year LNG supply agreements with Germany's state-owned SEFE and Italy's Eni on the margins of the World LNG Summit in Istanbul, the company said on Wednesday.Under the BOTAS–SEFE deal…

EU Moves to Ban Russian Gas Imports by 2027

Dec 03, 2025

The European Council said on Wednesday it reached an agreement with the European Parliament on phasing out Russian gas imports by 2027 as part of an effort to end dependency on Russian energy.The agreement will include a legally binding, stepwise…

TotalEnergies’ Mozambique LNG Loses $2.2B UK, Dutch Support

Dec 01, 2025

Britain and the Netherlands are withdrawing a combined $2.2 billion in support for the TotalEnergies-led Mozambique LNG project, they said separately on Monday, after both hired firms to probe human rights concerns surrounding the development…

Europe’s Drilling Revival Tests US Energy Pledges and Import Boom

Dec 01, 2025

European countries are loosening their strict opposition to new oil and gas drilling, reversing years of climate-driven resistance to fossil fuels as governments seek to reduce a heavy reliance on costly energy imports, including from the U…

Venture Global, Tokyo Gas Ink 20-Year LNG Supply Deal

Nov 26, 2025

U.S.-based Venture Global and Japan’s Tokyo Gas have signed a new long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) sales and purchase agreement (SPA).Under the SPA, Tokyo Gas will procure 1 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of LNG from Venture Global for 20 years…

TotalEnergies to Relocate Le Havre Floating LNG Terminal

Nov 25, 2025

French oil major TotalEnergies will relocate its floating LNG storage and regasification unit currently stationed in northwest France, it said on Tuesday.The FSRU, which has a capacity of 5 billion cubic metres, or 10% of French gas demand,…

Golar LNG Announces Successful Completion of $1.2b FLNG Gimi Bank Facility

Nov 25, 2025

Golar LNG Limited has announced that it has successfully closed and drawn a new $1.2 billion asset backed debt facility agreement with a consortium of banks including ABN AMRO, Citibank, DNB, Goldman Sachs and Standard Chartered Bank for the refinancing of FLNG Gimi…

Greater Sunrise Moves to Next Phase with Timor-Leste, Woodside Deal

Nov 25, 2025

Timor-Leste’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources and Woodside Energy have signed a cooperation agreement to advance studies for a Timor-based liquefied natural gas (LNG) development concept for the long-stalled Greater Sunrise fields…

ExxonMobil Ends Force Majeure, Targets First LNG From Mozambique in 2030

Nov 21, 2025

Exxon Mobil said on Thursday it has lifted force majeure on a large liquefied natural gas project in Mozambique called Rovuma LNG.The company paused work after French oil major TotalEnergies also declared force majeure on its separate LNG project…

Aramco Expands US Partnerships with $30B in New Deals

Nov 20, 2025

Saudi Aramco has signed 17 memoranda of understanding and agreements with U.S. companies, with a potential total value exceeding $30 billion, expanding its network of partnerships in sectors ranging from LNG and advanced materials to financial services…

Strike Threat Looms Over Woodside’s Pluto 2 LNG Expansion

Nov 20, 2025

A union group applied to Australia's labour tribunal on Thursday for permission to strike at Woodside Energy's Pluto 2 project before the end of the year, in a battle over pay at the under-construction facility.A strike by construction workers…

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