ADNOC Gas chief executive Fatema Al Nuaimi said, “This long-term agreement with HPCL, our third with Indian companies in the past year, reflects the robust energy partnership between the UAE and India. This milestone underscores ADNOC Gas’ ability to reliably meet rising global demand for LNG and support India’s ambition to increase natural gas to 15 percent of its primary energy mix by 2030”.
Floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) terminals are gaining momentum on the global LNG market, with capacity expected to triple by 2030 according to research from Rystad Energy. Once hindered by technical and operational challenges, FLNG projects are now achieving utilization rates comparable to onshore terminals.
Puerto Rico’s government has pulled the plug on contract talks with New Fortress Energy after the island’s federally appointed oversight board declined to approve a proposed $20-billion LNG supply deal, upending years of negotiations and raising questions about the future shape of its energy transition.
Eisa Abdulrahman Al Maraghi, CEO of Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (KUFPEC), talks to The Energy Year about investment plans to triple the company’s portfolio and banking on gas and LNG to gain international competitiveness. As Kuwait’s international upstream company, KUFPEC engages in oil and gas exploration and production globally.
State-owned GAIL (India) Limited has signed a long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) sales and purchase agreement with Vitol Asia Pte. Ltd. GAIL said in a media release that the deal for the supply of approximately 1 million tonnes per annum of LNG for 10 years resulted from a binding Term Sheet signed in January 2024.
Weeks after New Fortress Energy rallied on news of a temporary contract extension for LNG supply to Puerto Rico, Bloomberg now reports the island has idled temporary power plants after the company abruptly halted a critical gas shipment, raising the risk of power outages at the peak of summer demand.
The LNG will be sourced from the company’s Das Island liquefaction facility, with the total deal valued at approximately USD 400 million. The site has exported over 3,500 LNG cargoes globally since 1977 and produces up to 6 million tonnes per year.
This marks the strongest signal yet that Aramco intends to take a material position in the U.S. LNG sector. It also follows earlier exploratory efforts with projects such as Delfin LNG and Energy Transfer’s Lake Charles facility, though those discussions have not resulted in formal agreements. The Commonwealth negotiations, if concluded, would give Aramco a direct channel into the fast-growing U.S. Gulf Coast export market, amid rising demand in Asia and Europe.
Announcing its maiden dispatch from the project, Petronas said, “LNG Canada is a critical component of PETRONAS’ global LNG strategy to diversify its supply portfolio and increase market flexibility. Strategically located on Canada’s west coast and connected to PETRONAS’ upstream gas assets in Northeast B.C., LNG Canada offers a direct and efficient shipping corridor to key North Asian markets including Japan, South Korea and China”.
Mozambican President Daniel Chapo said his government and private companies will have to collectively ensure the necessary security is in place to enable TotalEnergies to restart construction of a $20 billion gas project that has stalled due to a militant insurgency — and even then risks will remain.