Natural gas news

Williams has closed its acquisition of Momentum Midstream in a transaction valued at approximately US$5.5 billion, expanding the company’s integrated natural gas infrastructure platform in the Haynesville.

Santos has executed a binding agreement to acquire an additional 3.3% participating interest in PRL15 and the Papua LNG project from TotalEnergies.

The hyperscale data centre boom sweeping Asia is generating materially divergent outcomes for LNG demand across the region, with Southeast Asia emerging as a compelling new demand driver while South Asia remains structurally out of reach for gas, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie.

TotalEnergies has announced that Papua LNG has achieved major contractual and commercial milestones, marking decisive steps towards a final investment decision.

NYK has completed the acquisition of a 50% stake in Avenir LNG Ltd from Stolt-Nielsen Gas.

Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Group has secured a contract with CS Gas North to provide 16 submerged motor pumps for German LNG Terminal in Brunsbüttel.

Datacentrex, Inc. has entered into a common unit purchase agreement and invested US$30 million in ELNG Equity LLC, the equity holding company of Eagle LNG Partners LLC.

US LNG exports averaged 17.4 billion ft3/d in 1H26, 23% more than the same period in 2025, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s Natural Gas Monthly.

Harvest Midstream is continuing to advance Kenai LNG, with commercial discussions with Alaska utilities progressing alongside necessary regulatory and engineering work.

The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis has released an update of its Australian Gas and LNG Tracker.