Day: May 12, 2025

Spanish LNG imports continue to rise

Energy News Beat LNG imports rose by 39.2 percent year-on-year to 22.4 TWh in April and accounted for 71.5 percent of the total gas imports, according to the preliminary monthly report by LNG terminal operator Enagas. Imports dropped compared to 25.2 TWh in March, which marked a 39.8 percent year-on-year rise. Including pipeline imports from […]

Canada’s Woodfibre LNG prepares for first module delivery

Energy News Beat Woodfibre LNG posted on social media over the weekend that its pipe racks had left the fabrication yard docks in China and were on their way to the Woodfibre LNG project site. This first module delivery marks a shift to vertical construction, the LNG terminal developer said. Woodifibre LNG did not provide […]

Sempra still targets Port Arthur LNG expansion FID in 2025

Energy News Beat Sempra and Sempra Infrastructure’s management discussed the Port Arthur LNG project during Sempra’s first-quarter earnings call on Friday. Bechtel is currently building the first phase of the Port Arthur LNG export terminal with a capacity of some 13 mtpa under an EPC deal worth about $10.5 billion. The development of the proposed […]

Taiwan’s LNG imports jump in April

Energy News Beat Preliminary data from the Directorate General of Customs shows that the country received 1.98 million tonnes of LNG in April. This is up by 46.7 percent year-on-year compared to 1.35 million mt in April 2024. April LNG imports dropped compared to 2.08 million tonnes of LNG in March. Still, the imports rose compared […]

Cheniere nears first LNG at second Corpus Christi expansion train

Energy News Beat Cheniere made the final investment decision on the CCL Stage 3 expansion project, worth about $8 billion, in June 2022. The project includes building seven midscale trains, each with an expected liquefaction capacity of about 1.49 mtpa, adding to the three operational trains, each with a capacity of about 5 mtpa. In March, Cheniere’s […]

Valaris rig told to stop drilling at Santos’ gas project over blowout concerns

Energy News Beat AmericasOffshore Valaris Valaris Australia’s offshore safety regulator NOPSEMA has ordered driller Valaris to stop drilling at the Barossa gas field 300 km north of Darwin over concerns regarding crucial safety equipment. Valaris’ 2011-built MS-1 semisub drilling rig was told to halt drilling due to concerns about the blowout preventer (BOP) that is […]

Shelf Drilling bags a pair of jackup extensions

Energy News Beat Middle EastOffshore Shelf Drilling Shelf Drilling United Arab Emirates-based jackup rig pure-play Shelf Drilling has revealed a couple of extensions for its rigs and some news regarding its fleet in its latest status report. The company said that its Trident 16 rig secured a three-month extension with the Belayim Petroleum Company (Petrobel) in Egypt […]

Paper tigers at sea

Energy News Beat Darren Shelton from FuelTrust discusses why shipping prefers the illusion of regulation. In global shipping, we often talk about regulation as a good thing – and rightly so. Rules are meant to protect the environment, improve safety and support fair labour conditions. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and other bodies have spent […]

China approves 10 new nuclear reactors bringing their grid to 68 upon completion

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: If China can build a reactor for 2.74 billion each, and build them for that, we had better get a huge plan together from the leadership at the U.S. Department of Energy. The last reactor activated in the United States is part of the $35 billion project. That was […]