Woodside Energy's revenue for the first quarter of 2013 jumps by 13% thanks to Senegal project.
Woodside Energy, Australia's largest gas producer, posted a 13% increase in its first-quarter revenues on Wednesday. The growth was boosted by the start-up of Senegal's Sangomar Project in July 2024 as well as strong gas hub-linked prices. The gas-hub-linked prices from which Woodside benefitted are determined by trading in specific natural-gas hubs.
JERA and Saibu Gas work together to use the expanded Japanese LNG terminal
They announced on Tuesday that JERA, Japan’s largest buyer of liquefied gas, will work with Saibu Gas Holdings to use the Hibiki LNG Terminal. This collaboration is intended to improve domestic fuel supply and expand their global business. Saibu Gas is a Japanese city gas supplier based on the southern island of Kyushu.
Hammerfest LNG Plant in Norway will be closed for maintenance from July until August
Equinor announced that its Hammerfest LNG Terminal, Europe's biggest liquefied gas export facility, was shut down on Tuesday for planned annual maintenance. According to a regulatory document, the maintenance outage, which began at 0400 GMT at the Hammerfest LNG plant (also known as Melkoeya LNG), is expected to last until 10 July.
DUH: Germany's Mukran Liquefied Natural Gas terminal is at 5% utilisation during Q1
An analysis released on Monday showed that the German LNG terminal at the Baltic Sea port Mukran was operating at only 5% of its capacity in the first three months of 2025. This is despite local opposition to the project and criticism of the environmental impact. Germany expanded its natural…
DUH: Germany's Mukran Liquefied Natural Gas terminal is at 5% utilisation during Q1
An analysis released on Monday showed that the German LNG terminal at the Baltic Sea port Mukran was operating at only 5% of its capacity in the first three months of 2025. This is despite the ongoing opposition and criticism from locals over the environmental impact of the facility and its excess capacity.
Egypt talks to Excelerate Energy about floating gas unit, says ministry
The Egyptian petroleum ministry announced on Thursday that it is in discussions with Excelerate Energy about a floating storage unit and regasification (FSRU). This will help to ensure a steady supply of natural gas for the Egyptian market. According to a statement, Steven Kobos CEO of Excelerate…
Baghdad seeks to replace Iranian gas after US action on Iraq-Iran energy trade
Baghdad, which has been unable to import electricity from Iran due to U.S. sanctions, is now looking at Qatar and Oman, should Washington also impose the same restrictions on their gas trade, according to the head of Iraq's South Gas Company. A spokesperson for the State Department said that…
Equinor Norway LNG plant will be off-line March 10-14
According to a Friday regulatory filing, Equinor will shut down its Hammerfest LNG Terminal from March 10 through March 14 to perform "corrective maintenance". This will reduce the daily production capacity from 18.4 millions cubic metres to zero. The Hammerfest plant (also known as Melkoeya…
Adani Total Dhamra terminal expansion is not imminent, CEO claims
Adani Total, an Indian joint venture, has not yet conducted feasibility studies for doubling the capacity of the LNG terminal at Dhamra. Chief Executive Surjeet S. Lamba said this on Thursday. This comes a year after Adani Total announced that it was planning to expand its terminal. Lamba stated that the 5 million tonnes per annum (mtpa)…
Poten & Partners addresses Rising LNG Terminal Costs
Rising costs of building and equipping new U.S. liquefied natural gas plants will reduce the competitiveness of U.S. gas exports, LNG analysts at Poten & Partners predicted on Tuesday.The Biden administration's export permitting pause likely will keep global LNG prices higher for longer, and benefit existing exporters…
AG&P LNG acquires Australia's Venice Energy and develops South Australian import terminal
The Singapore-based Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific LNG (AG&P LNG) has agreed to acquire the Australian energy infrastructure developer Venice Energy and build its Outer Harbor Import Terminal in South Australia. AG&P LNG aims to have the LNG import terminal at Port Adelaide operational by the first quarter 2027. This was stated in a Thursday statement.
Drill, baby, drill in Argentina's Vaca Muerta shale lands!
Argentina's new, market-friendly government, and concerns about oil supplies from the Middle East, and elsewhere, are driving a boom in drilling and production in the Patagonian South, which is home to the giant Vaca Muerta shale, Spanish for "Dead Cow". In the flat, arid terrain, the production of shale oil and gas is surging.
Sources say that India's HPCL will start a LNG terminal by the end of the year and seeks a long-term supply.
Three sources claim that India's Hindustan Petroleum Corp. (HPCL) has been in discussions with eight to nine companies about a long-term LNG supply. HPCL built the sixth LNG import terminal in India at Chhara, located in western India. New Delhi is trying to increase the use of cleaner fuels.
Bangladesh resumes LNG spot purchases as fuel demand rises
Officials said that Bangladesh had issued three tenders for the purchase of liquefied gas (LNG) on the spot market. The move was made as the fuel demand increased following the end of the anti-government demonstrations and the restart of the main Summit LNG terminal. Officials said that the…
APPEC-Taiwan CPC expects LNG imports to rise with nuclear phase-out
An official from state energy company CPC Corp stated that Taiwan's annual imports will increase as more gas-fired electricity plants are brought online in the face of the planned phase out of nuclear power by 2020. Vice president Jane Liao said that Taiwan's LNG imports this year could increase to 20 million tonnes from 19 million in 2023.
Woodside raises $ 2 billion in bonds amid growing investor concerns over capital expenditure plans
Woodside Energy, an Australian oil and gas company, raised $2 billion on the U.S. Bond Market, the company announced on Friday. This news caused its shares to fall on concerns about the company's capital spending plans. The bond issue consisted of two tranches: $1.25 billion in 10-year bonds at a coupon rate of 5.1%…
Vietnam's second LNG Terminal seeks cargo for commissioning tests
Two industry sources have confirmed that the Cai Mep terminal in Vietnam is looking for a cargo so it can begin commissioning tests. This will make the terminal the second terminal in Vietnam to receive the fuel. In order to reduce its reliance on coal and increase the amount of electricity generated by the country…
Vietnam's second LNG Terminal seeks cargo for commissioning tests
Two industry sources have confirmed that the Cai Mep terminal in Vietnam is looking for a cargo so it can begin commissioning tests. This will make the terminal the second terminal to import the fuel. In order to reduce its reliance on coal and increase the amount of electricity generated by the country…
Jordan LNG terminal awarded to AG&P consortium
A company statement said that the Singapore-based Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific, as part of a group, was awarded a contract for building an LNG terminal onshore in Jordan. The onshore Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah terminal will be constructed at the Port of Aqaba and will have a capacity of 720 millions standard cubic feet per daily (mmscfd).
Vietnam will select an investor for the $2.5 billion Nghi Son LNG Power Plant by October
A provincial official in Vietnam's Thanh Hoa Province said that authorities plan to select a developer for a $2.5billion LNG-fired energy plant by October through a competitive bidding process. The Nghi Son LNG Power Plant, located in the Nghi Son Economic zone of the province, would have a capacity of 1.5 gigawatts.
