LNG
Suspended by force majeure since the spring of 2021, work on the Mozambique LNG project has restarted with over 4,000 workers now engaged onshore and offshore to meet a 2029 deadline for first LNG.
Despite a 2.8% drop in liquefied natural gas exports in 2025 because of lost market share in China, Australia anticipates a 2026 rebound as new North West Shelf capacity comes online. Meanwhile, East Coast operators brace for a tsunami of wells entering the decommissioning pipeline and potential energy shortfalls necessitating LNG imports.
A series of major advances will move Phase One of the Alaska LNG Project from the development phase into execution.
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The sale of the minority stake is part of its larger 2021 program to raise an average of $4 billion annually by shedding noncore holdings. -
Russia’s largest oil company is moving quickly to shed underperforming brownfield assets to raise capital and transform itself into a major LNG player this decade. The state-owned giant is making the move as natural gas positions itself for a growing role in the energy transition.
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WaveCrest Energy will develop, build, and own LNG assets to service underserved markets.
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China is seen as leading the way for consumption growth in the coming decades.
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Disputes that closed the plant 8 years ago are now resolved, said Italy’s Eni.
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Driftwood gets the green light, as demand rebounds and the stars align at last.
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This year gas is expected to look only a bit better, but after 2019 that is a relief.
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The US Department of Energy has extended export terms for seven long-term LNG licenses until 2050. The extension affects projects currently under construction or pending the start of construction.
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China independent distributor Jiasheng Gas Co. is set to build a $380-million LNG storage and receiving facility in east China, as the country opens up to more private participation and investments surge in LNG import terminals.
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Shale-based associated gas production is behind the phenomenon. When oil prices do not support production, associated natural gas production also stops, with little to no consideration of natural gas prices.
