Archive for the ‘Transportation’ Category
The US Department of Energy authorized additional exports of domestically produced natural gas from the Freeport LNG project on Quintana Island in Texas. The May 28 order said the project’s sponsors can export the equivalent of 262.8 bcfd of gas from t…
Delek expands midstream operations
May 29th, 2019 by Latest News
Delek US Holdings Inc. and its logistics arm Delek Logistics Partners LP are expanding midstream operations to gain access to crude oil feedstock sourced at Cushing, Okla., as part of a plan to increase and improve crude flexibility at Delek US refiner…
Court blocks BC anti-Trans Mountain bill
May 28th, 2019 by Latest News
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has ruled against provincial legislation that could have blocked expansion of the federally owned Trans Mountain Pipeline system. The legislation would have enabled the BC government to require a permit for the hand…
Venture Global LNG Inc. has received a $1.3 billion equity investment from Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners for its 10-million tonne/year Calcasieu Pass LNG export facility in Cameron Parish, La. Total committed capital to fund construction of Calcasi…
NextDecade has let an engineering, procurement, and construction contract to Bechtel for Phase 1 of the 27 million-tonne/year Rio Grande LNG plant at the Port of Brownsville in South Texas.
Aramco, Sempra sign largest LNG deal in 6 years
May 22nd, 2019 by Latest News
Sempra Energy and Saudi Aramco announced their respective subsidiaries—Sempra LNG and Aramco Services Co.—have signed a heads of agreement that anticipates the negotiation and finalisation of a definitive 20-year sale-and-purchase agreement covering 5 …
APLNG okay to buy Ironbark CSG project
May 22nd, 2019 by Latest News
The Origin Energy-operated Australia Pacific LNG group has obtained permission to acquire Origin’s undeveloped Ironbark coal seam gas project in permit ATP 788P in Queensland. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said it would not oppose …
Freeport LNG receives FERC approval for Train 4
May 17th, 2019 by Latest News
Freeport LNG Development LP reported obtaining approval from the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to site, construct, and operate its fourth natural gas liquefaction train, which will be integrated into its existing gas liquefaction and LNG expo…
Howard Energy Partners and WPX Energy have completed construction on the majority of the 50-50 joint venture’s previously announced crude oil and natural gas gathering and processing infrastructure in the Permian’s Delaware basin.
US Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) have introduced a bill on May 14 that would impose targeted sanctions against vessels involved in constructing the proposed Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline and other Russian energy projects.