Why Project Delays, Regulatory Hurdles May Not Hamper U.S. LNG Development — Listen Now to NGI’s Hub & Flow

NO. 1: Following a series of delays, Golden Pass LNG has asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a three-year extension to finish construction of the 18 million metric tons/year export project in Texas.

European natural gas prices have strengthened over the summer amid heightened geopolitical tensions, and the trend could continue through the coming months.

Two possible cures for Mexico’s increasingly unsteady electric grid are to increase national natural gas production and allow for more private participation in the sector, according to recent reports from experts at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and the Atlantic Council.

Singapore-based LNG Alliance Pte Ltd., sponsor of the proposed Amigo LNG export project in Mexico, signed a long-term offtake agreement with Malaysia’s E&H Energy SDN BHD, the companies said.

If global natural gas demand continues at the same pace as the previous four years, rising consumption could exceed output, resulting in a steep supply shortfall by 2030 without additional investment in production, the International Gas Union (IGU) warned in its 2024 Global Gas Report.

A force majeure on the Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America LLC (NGPL) has cut feed gas deliveries to Cheniere Energy Inc.’s Sabine Pass LNG terminal through September, potentially increasing demand for natural gas from Henry Hub and Moss Bluff.