LNG

INPEX Corp. has announced that the Abadi LNG project in the Masela Block in Indonesia has commenced FEED work.

The U.S. Secretary of Energy has signed a final authorisation for additional LNG exports to non-free trade agreement countries from Venture Global’s Calcasieu Pass project in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.

Uniper and Tourmaline Oil Corp. have finalised an eight-year physical gas agreement for 80 000 million Btu/d beginning in November 2028.

Sempra Infrastructure and JERA Co., Inc. have announced a 20-year sale and purchase agreement for the supply of 1.5 million tpy of LNG offtake from the Port Arthur LNG Phase 2 development project.

Woodfibre LNG has made significant progress on both land and sea, including the commencement of the project’s first permanent marine pile for the floating storage tank.

Baker Hughes and Chart Industries have entered into a definitive agreement under which Baker Hughes will acquire all outstanding shares of Chart’s common stock for US$210 per share in cash, equivalent to a total enterprise value of US$13.6 billion.

In its Annual Energy Outlook 2025, the U.S. Energy Information Administration projects regional differences in natural gas markets will encourage increased natural gas flows from the mid-Atlantic to the southern Gulf Coast in the coming decades.

Argent LNG has begun assembling a team of regulatory, legal, environmental, and engineering experts to guide the company through the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission pre-filing process.

Venture Global, Inc. has announced a final investment decision and closing of the US$15.1 billion project financing for the first phase of Venture Global CP2 LNG, together with the associated CP Express Pipeline.

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has entered into a 20-year lease agreement with McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana, as the site of the PHMSA National Center of Excellence for LNG Safety.

An analysis of market and government data by Reuters shows the Philippines is on track for an annual decline in coal-fired electricity output for the first time in nearly two decades, driven by rising LNG-fired power generation.

Following a slowdown in 2025, growth in global demand for natural gas is expected to rise in 2026, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest quarterly Gas Market Report.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved Gulfstream LNG’s filing application to construct a 4 million tpy onshore greenfield LNG export project in southern Louisiana.

MT Group has been awarded a major contract for the execution of all topside and onshore-based infrastructure at the new jetty in Brunsbüttel FSRU LNG terminal in Germany.

Argent LNG has selected GIS Engineering as its ‘below-the-bolts’ engineering partner to spearhead FEED, site preparation, and regulatory development for the company’s flagship project at Port Fourchon.