Carolyn Davis

Domestic natural gas producers are going to be under increasing pressure to differentiate the methane intensity of their LNG cargoes as Europe cracks down on greenhouse gas emissions, according to experts.

The Barnett Shale’s top natural gas producer, BKV Corp., has secured a contract to develop and sell carbon sequestered gas, aka CSG, to a Texas facility at a “premium over Henry Hub prices.”

Energy executives working in the most prolific natural gas and oil region of the United States are forecasting Henry Hub prices will average $3.01/MMBtu at year’s end, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.

Global investment firm Carlyle is leveraging its expertise in carving out exploration and production (E&P) assets by building a standalone natural gas-weighted business focused in Croatia, Egypt and Italy.

Far from the madding crowd in the Permian Basin and Eagle Ford Shale, SM Energy Co. and Northern Oil and Gas Inc. (NOG) on Thursday snapped up a package of assets in Utah’s Uinta Basin for $2.55 billion.

Energy executives working in the most prolific natural gas and oil region of the United States are forecasting Henry Hub prices will average $3.01/MMBtu at year’s end, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.

In a long awaited announcement Tuesday, the Haisla Nation and Pembina Pipeline Corp. agreed to move forward with Cedar LNG Partners LP’s 3.3 million metric ton/year (mmty) export project on Canada’s west coast.

Japan’s Mitsui & Co. Ltd. is continuing to build out its Lower 48 natural gas-weighted holdings after clinching another acquisition in the Eagle Ford Shale of South Texas.

Dealmaking among U.S. natural gas and oil operators is showing few signs of slowing, as consolidation is giving rise to the question of how long the industry revamp would continue.

Shell plc is making good on ambitions to expand its global LNG business with an agreement to acquire Pavilion Energy Pte. Ltd. – and its 6.5 million metric tons/year (mmty) of contracted supply.