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U.S. Natgas Prices Slide 3% to Nine-Month Low on Rising Output, Lower Demand

U.S. natural gas futures slid about 3% to a nine-month low on Tuesday as output slowly rises, the amount of gas flowing to liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plants declines and on forecasts for lower demand this week than previously expected. Prices fell even though the latest forecasts called for colder weather and more heating …

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Tellurian Explores Sale of Upstream Business to Finance Driftwood LNG

Tellurian is exploring the sale of its Haynesville upstream business, the liquefied natural gas (LNG) firm said on Tuesday, as it looks to raise capital for its Driftwood LNG project. The company has been trying to develop a 27.6 million metric-tons-per-annum LNG plant, which has suffered multiple delays, in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and earlier said …

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U.S. Sanctions Halt Delivery of New Vessels to Russian LNG Plant

MOL says efforts to charter or sell ice-breakers face curbs Operator Novatek PJSC already forced to delay maiden voyage The delivery of specialized ships to a new Russian liquefied natural gas facility is being upended by US sanctions, according to Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd., threatening exports. The Japanese shipping line can no longer charter the three ice-breaker …

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U.S. Lawmakers Hold First of Two Hearings on Biden’s LNG Pause

US lawmakers hold first of two hearings on Biden’s LNG pause (Reuters) – As Republican and some Democratic U.S. lawmakers slam President Joe Biden’s pause on approvals of exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) a House subcommittee will hold a hearing on the issue on Tuesday, the first of two in Congress this week. The House Energy, …

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Biden’s Natural Gas Export Project Freeze Is a ‘Mistake,’ Exxon CFO Says

The Biden administration’s decision to halt new natural gas-export licenses is a “mistake” that will slow efforts to reduce climate-damaging emissions, according to Exxon Mobil Corp. “Reducing production of LNG actually harms the world achieving net zero sooner rather than later,” Chief Financial Officer Kathy Mikells said during an interview. “It’s a mistake.” Although natural gas that is liquefied …

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Asia LNG Imports are Robust, But Record Supply Keeps Spot Prices Muted

(Reuters) – The spot price of liquefied natural gas (LNG) is continuing to meander at low levels amid ample supply from major exporters and signs that winter demand is easing in the top-importing regions of Asia and Europe. The spot price for LNG delivered to north Asia ended at $9.60 per million British thermal units …

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European and Asian Companies Affected by U.S. Pause on LNG Export Permits

(Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration announced a pause on pending and future permits to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to non-Free Trade Agreement countries until the Department of Energy finishes a new review of climate impacts. In 2023, roughly 67% of U.S. LNG exports went to Europe and 26% went to Asia, LSEG data …

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U.S. LNG Export Pause Leaves EU, Industry at Odds Over Energy Security

Europe will have enough gas supply for the next 10 years and thereafter despite a move by the U.S. administration to pause approvals on new liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants, EU energy officials and analysts said, dismissing industry’s warnings. Gas companies – and lobby groups who learned of the move ahead of the decision and …

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U.S. Energy Department Official to Testify at Senate Hearing Looking into Biden’s LNG Pause

A top U.S. Energy Department official will testify at Feb. 8 Senate Energy Committee hearing looking into President Joe Biden’s pause on new approvals for liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, the Energy Department said on Thursday. Biden paused the approvals last week so his administration can look into the environmental and economic impacts of the …

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Japan Worried U.S Pause of LNG Export Approvals May Delay New Projects

Japan, the world’s second-biggest buyer of liquefied natural gas (LNG), is concerned that a temporary suspension of U.S. export permits may delay the launch of new LNG facilities in the United States, industry minister Ken Saito said on Tuesday. U.S. President Joe Biden last week paused approvals for pending and future applications to export LNG …

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