Saturday, February 22, 2025

Gas Production News

After the Russian attacks, Ukraine plans to import 800 million cubic meters of gas by April.

Ukraine will import 800 million cubic meters (mcms) of gas in February and march to compensate for the sometimes 40% decrease in production following Russian missile attacks on the sector. A senior industry source said on Friday.

Tokyo Gas sells US shale-gas stake to Shizuoka Gas at $130 million

Tokyo Gas, Japan’s largest city gas supplier, has announced that it will sell Shizuoka Gas its 25% stake in the Eagle Ford shale project in South Texas for $130m as part of an asset portfolio review in order to improve efficiency.

Exxon to build large-scale gas projects in Guyana, a country dominated by oil

Exxon Mobil, the U.S. oil giant, announced a massive project on Wednesday to increase natural-gas production and supply in Guyana. This follows the government's request for more gas as fuel to power onshore projects and petrochemical ones.

Sources say that RPT-Australian Woodside is in talks with three partners about Louisiana LNG.

Multiple sources have confirmed that Woodside Energy is in talks with several potential investors to buy stakes in the Louisiana liquefied gas plant. These include Tokyo Gas, Japan’s JERA, and Saudi Aramco-backed MidOcean Energy.

Sources: Woodside Australia is in talks with three partners about Louisiana LNG.

Multiple sources have confirmed that Woodside Energy is in talks with several potential investors to buy stakes in the Louisiana liquefied gas plant. These include Tokyo Gas, Japan’s JERA, and Saudi Aramco’s MidOcean Energy.

Egypt, Cyprus sign gas export deals, boosting Eastern Mediterranean energy cooperation

Egypt and Cyprus signed an agreement on Monday that allows the export of natural gas from Cyprus offshore fields to Egypt, for liquefaction, and then re-export into Europe. Both countries are seeking to strengthen…

Trump creates Energy Council to promote US oil and gas

The administration of President Donald Trump announced on Friday that it had granted a licence to Commonwealth LNG for the export of liquefied gas in Louisiana. This is the first time since former president…

US drillers added oil and gas drilling rigs in the third week of a row, according to Baker Hughes

Baker Hughes, a leading energy services company, said that U.S. firms added oil and gas rigs this week for the third consecutive week for the first since December 2023. The number of oil and gas rigs, a good indicator of future production…

Data shows that Ukraine gas imports will increase by 10% on Thursday.

Data provided by the operator for gas transmission systems shows that Ukraine will increase its gas imports by 10% to 25 million cubic metres on Thursday, following Russian missile attacks which damaged Ukrainian gas production plants earlier in the week.

Prices fall in Europe amid profit-taking and temperature revision

The wholesale gas prices in the Netherlands and Britain fell Wednesday morning, as profit-taking took place after Tuesday's new two-year peak. According to LSEG, the benchmark front-month contract for the Dutch TTF Hub was 1…

EIA: US natgas production and demand will reach record highs by 2025

The U.S. Energy Information Administration released its Short-Term Energy Outlook Tuesday, predicting that both the U.S. Natural Gas output and demand would reach record highs by 2025. EIA's projected dry…

Woodside and Trinidad have agreed to initial commercial terms for deepwater natural gas, an executive says

According to three sources with knowledge of the discussions, a Woodside executive and a Trinidad and Tobago government official have agreed on an initial commercial agreement for the development of Woodside's Calypso gas deepwater discoveries.

Data show that Ukraine kept its gas imports high on Sunday.

The operator of the state-owned gas transmission system revealed that Ukraine will maintain its gas imports to a high level, 16,3 million cubic meters (mcm), on Sunday. Data suggested that Ukraine would import gas from Hungary, Slovakia and Poland.

US Energy Secretary criticizes net-zero policy in new order

According to a Wednesday order by Energy Secretary Chris Wright, the U.S. Department of Energy prioritizes expanding energy production above achieving net-zero emissions of greenhouse gases. The secretarial…

Equinor Q4 profit beats forecast, raises 2030 oil output target

Equinor reported slightly higher profits than expected for the final quarter in 2024. It also increased its oil and natural gas production forecast, and scaled back plans to expand renewable energy capacity.

Senate confirms Chris Wright, a fracking executive, as Trump's Energy Secretary

The U.S. Senate confirmed Chris Wright as President Donald Trump's Energy Secretary on Monday. Wright is a fracking executive. Seven Democrats and an Independent who caucuses alongside Democrats crossed the aisle.

Petrobras Q4 total production down 10.5%; sales and exports are also down

Petrobras, the state-owned oil company in Brazil, reported a 10.5% drop in its fourth-quarter total oil and gas production compared to a year ago. Sales and exports were also down. Petrobras, Latin America’s largest oil company…

Colombia's Ecopetrol extends joint venture agreement with Occidental Petroleum for Permian Basin

Ecopetrol, a Colombian energy firm, announced on Monday that it had reached an agreement with Occidental Petroleum to renew their oil joint venture in the U.S. Permian Basin in Texas. The future of the joint…

Infinity Natural, backed by Pearl Energy, valued at $1.3 Billion as shares soar in NYSE debut

Infinity Natural Resources, a company owned by private equity, was valued at $1.3 billion after its shares rose 10.8% on their New York Stock Exchange debut on Friday. Morgantown, West Virginia based company opened its stock at $22.16…

Baker Hughes reports that US drillers have added oil and gas rigs to their fleet for the first time in 8 weeks.

Baker Hughes, a leading energy services company, said that the U.S. added oil and gas rigs this week for the first eight-week period. The number of oil and gas drilling rigs, a good indicator of future production…

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