Shell may export U.S. LNG or turn gas to motor fuel, chemicals
Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSA) may export U.S. natural gas in liquid form, convert it into chemicals or build a gas-to-liquids plant to produce fuel, said the company’s country chairman for Dubai and the northern emirates. More »
Floating is the wave of the future for LNG
Liquefied natural gas importers and exporters are turning to floating terminals because of the higher costs of building fixed, land-based facilities More »
Natural gas demand will push price to $5, analyst says
Potential exports and increased transportation and industrial use of natural gas will continue to push natural gas prices up to more sustainable prices, experts said Tuesday morning at a energy conference in Houston. More »
Exxon and Qatar Petroleum sign LNG export deal
Exxon Mobil Corp. and Qatar Petroleum International inked a deal Thursday that sets the stage for a new, $10 billion terminal to export liquefied natural gas from Texas. More »
Cheniere: LNG facility ahead of schedule
Cheniere Energy Inc. says construction is ahead of schedule on the first two units of its Sabine Pass liquefied natural gas facility, with around 26 percent of the work complete as of March 31. More »
Moody’s: U.S. will be a top liquefied natural gas exporter by 2020
The U.S. is expected to become one of the top exporters of liquefied natural gas in the next five years, with new export facilities becoming the catalyst for a steady stream of shipments to Asia, according to a Moody’s report issued Wednesday. More »
Woodside says floating LNG may allow fastest browse development
Woodside Petroleum Ltd. (WPL), Australia’s second-largest oil producer, said producing liquefied natural gas on a ship off the country’s coast may be the fastest way to develop its Browse project. More »
Surge in US natural gas pushes other countries to diversify (video)
The shale gale that has put the United States on track to soon be a net exporter of natural gas also is shaking up the international market for the fossil fuel, forcing Trinidad and Tobago to adapt by selling more of its supplies to Europe and Asia. More »
Highest-paid workers driving Shell off Australian shores
Escalating costs to build liquefied natural gas plants on land in Australia, where energy workers earn the highest salaries in the world, are driving developers out to sea in search of billions of dollars in savings. More »
Guest Commentary: Natural gas exports would halt US manufacturing comeback
Using domestic natural gas to expand United States manufacturing and export more value-added products would provide a bigger boost to the economy than exporting natural gas, writes Daniel DiMicco, executive chairman of steel products manufacturer Nucor Corp. More »
Natural gas industry experiencing ‘paradigm shift’
There is tremendous upside potential for using liquefied natural gas as a transportation fuel over the next several decades, industry officials were told Friday on the closing day of a mega conference in Houston. More »
Skepticism over lower LNG prices
After two days of excited arguments for market changes that would lower prices, world buyers of liquefied natural gas got a snappy retort Wednesday from executives and experts at the LNG 17 conference in Houston. More »
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