Jamison Cocklin

Cheniere Energy Inc. said Tuesday that it has already signed an agreement to supply LNG from a massive expansion of its Sabine Pass liquefaction (SPL) terminal in Louisiana just two months after it kicked off the federal permitting process. 

NextDecade Corp. CEO Matthew Schatzman said FERC’s recent order reaffirming its approval for Rio Grande LNG was a crucial milestone that’s likely to vault sanctioning of the project across the finish line.

The LNG market was again muted as the week got underway with hotter weather and restocking demand still in the offing.

TotalEnergies SE said its LNG sales slipped in the first quarter as a result of lower spot volumes linked to a decline in European demand during a mild winter.

Jera Co. Inc. has signed on as an offtaker from Venture Global LNG Inc.’s CP2 export project under development in Cameron Parish, LA. 

NextDecade Corp. CEO Matthew Schatzman said this week that FERC’s order reaffirming its approval for Rio Grande LNG was a crucial milestone that’s likely to vault sanctioning of the project across the finish line.

Sendout at French LNG terminals has returned to normal levels as labor strikes that started early last month have for now ended, boosting European import capacity and helping to keep the lid on natural gas prices there. 

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has denied an Energy Transfer LP affiliate’s request to again extend the deadline for starting exports from its proposed Lake Charles LNG facility in Louisiana. 

Delfin Midstream Inc. on Monday announced another binding agreement to sell LNG to an affiliate of commodity trader Hartree Partners LP and said it expects to sanction its floating offshore production facility in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) by the middle of the year.

Natural gas demand in the European Union (EU) has dropped significantly over the last eight months, surpassing a voluntary target to cut consumption that was adopted by the bloc last August, according to data released by Eurostat.