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Cheniere Signs LNG Supply Deal with PetroChina International
Houston-based Cheniere signed a long-term sale and purchase agreement with PetroChina for an LNG supply deal with the Chinese company spanning 24 years.
ConocoPhillips Acquires Stake in Texas LNG Project from Sempra
The Port Arthur LNG agreement with Sempra positions ConocoPhillips as among the largest natural gas producers in the U.S., said CEO Ryan Lance, who added ConocoPhillips is also interested in expanding its LNG presence.
Marathon Seeks More Time to Build LNG Import Project in Alaska
Marathon Petroleum’s Trans-Foreland Pipeline unit said it has yet to make a final investment decision to build the Kenai LNG export project in Alaska because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine.
US Regulator Suspends Review Schedule for Venture Global LNG Plant
Venture Global LNG has said it planned to make a FID to build CP2, to be located on the Calcasieu Ship Channel in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, in mid-2023 with first LNG expected in 2026.
NextDecade to supply LNG to China Gas from Rio Grande Project
NextDecade’s supply deal with China Gas, the financial terms of which have not been disclosed yet, is for 20 years and LNG will be delivered from the second train at Rio Grande LNG.
QatarEnergy Selects Shell as Final Partner in Mega LNG Project
QatarEnergy’s agreement with Shell this month is the last related to the $28.8 billion North Field East expansion project, the world’s single largest LNG project.
US Gives NFG More Time to Build Northern Access Natgas Pipeline
Northern Access, which includes a 99-mile (159-km) pipeline, is designed to deliver about 0.49 Bcf/d of gas from the Marcellus shale in Pennsylvania to New York.
Equitrans to Complete Mountain Valley Natgas Pipeline in 2023
Mountain Valley—the only big gas pipe under construction in Appalachia—is one of several U.S. pipeline projects delayed by regulatory and legal fights with environmental and local groups.
Cheniere Eying Further LNG Growth Following Corpus Christi Expansion FID
Separately, Cheniere announced two LNG supply deals with Chevron, one of which is conditional on a positive FID of a new Corpus Christi liquefaction project, meaning the next leg of Cheniere’s expansion is in the works.
Cheniere Reaches FID on Corpus Christi Stage 3 LNG Export Plant
Cheniere Energy reached final investment decision on its Corpus Christi Stage 3 liquefication project after beginning construction on the project earlier in 2022.