LNG
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February 05, 2026
Shell reported strong cash generation and upstream resilience in Q4 2025, delivering $26 billion in annual free cash flow, boosting its dividend and extending share buybacks as it continues portfolio high-grading and disciplined upstream investment into 2026.
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February 04, 2026
Chevron and Equatorial Guinea have signed an agreement boosting GEPetrol’s stake in the Aseng gas project, strengthening state participation and supporting expanded gas monetization through existing LNG infrastructure.
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January
U.S. natural gas demand is on track to surge by roughly 30 Bcfd by 2030, driven largely by LNG exports—but can drilling keep up? In this month’s Drilling Advances column, Ford Brett breaks down what isn’t holding the industry back anymore—and the bottlenecks that could determine whether drillers can deliver the next wave of gas supply.
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January 29, 2026
Mozambique LNG has fully restarted onshore and offshore construction activities after lifting force majeure declared in 2021, with more than 4,000 workers mobilized at the Afungi site and first LNG now targeted for 2029, according to project partners and the Mozambican government.
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January 26, 2026
XRG is increasing its equity stake in the Rio Grande LNG project in Texas, expanding its exposure to one of the world’s largest LNG export developments as new U.S. liquefaction capacity moves closer to startup.
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January 19, 2026
ADNOC Gas has signed a 10-year LNG sales and purchase agreement valued at up to $3 billion with Hindustan Petroleum, supplying 0.5 MMtpa from its Das Island facility and deepening the UAE-India energy partnership.
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January 16, 2026
Mitsubishi Corporation is entering the U.S. shale gas market with a $5.2-billion acquisition of Aethon Energy’s Haynesville Shale assets in Louisiana and Texas. The deal adds about 2.1 Bcf/d of gas production and strengthens Mitsubishi’s integrated LNG value chain with access to Gulf Coast export infrastructure.
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January 12, 2026
Malaysia’s national oil company Petronas has taken its dispute with Petroleum Sarawak Bhd. to the country’s top court, seeking clarity over gas ownership and potential impacts to LNG operations in resource-rich Sarawak.
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January 05, 2026
Mozambique LNG illustrates how shifting climate policies, security assessments and political priorities in key financing countries are slowing African LNG projects, raising costs and extending development timelines across the continent.
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December 31, 2025
African producers are turning regulatory reform into real upstream gains. From Angola’s $70B project pipeline to Nigeria’s accelerated licensing and Congo’s LNG expansion, policy shifts are reshaping investment across the continent.
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December 29, 2025
Woodside and Türkiye’s BOTAŞ have finalized a long-term LNG sale and purchase agreement for 5.8 Bcm of gas, equal to 0.5 MMtpa over nine years starting in 2030.
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December 22, 2025
Baker Hughes has received a notice to proceed to supply six liquefaction trains for the 9.5-MMtpa Commonwealth LNG export project in Cameron, Louisiana.
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December 16, 2025
Subsea7 has secured a substantial subsea installation contract from Chevron Australia for the Gorgon Stage 3 project, covering engineering, fabrication and deepwater installation activities offshore Western Australia, with offshore operations planned for 2028.
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December 09, 2025
EnerMech has secured a key pre-commissioning contract from Bechtel for Woodside’s Pluto LNG Train 2 project in Western Australia. The scope includes chemical cleaning of critical systems as the 5-MMtpa LNG expansion prepares to move toward commissioning.
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December 09, 2025
ExxonMobil has raised its 2030 outlook, projecting stronger upstream earnings and cash flow growth without increasing capital spending. The updated plan highlights accelerated production growth in the Permian, Guyana and LNG, deeper cost reductions, and earlier-than-expected emissions targets.
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December 09, 2025
McDermott has secured an EPCIC contract from PETRONAS Carigali Brunei for a major offshore gas development, covering subsea systems and a gas export pipeline that will support Brunei’s LNG sector.
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December 08, 2025
Fluor and JGC have completed Train 2 at LNG Canada, marking the end of Phase 1 for the country’s first LNG megaproject and advancing a major new source of Canadian LNG to global markets.
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November 2025
As LNG export capacity surges and AI-driven power demand skyrockets, U.S. natural gas is poised for its biggest growth cycle yet. In this month’s Drilling Advances, columnist Ford Brett breaks down why “trash gas” may soon turn to gold—and what a 25% jump in gas production by 2030 means for rigs, crews and drilling technology.
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December 04, 2025
Congo is accelerating its upstream expansion, ramping LNG output and boosting oil production toward 500,000 bpd. New projects, fast-paced LNG development and pro-investment reforms are positioning the country as a rising hub in Central Africa’s energy future.
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December 01, 2025
Argentina has reached its first long-term LNG sales agreement, marking a pivotal moment for Vaca Muerta’s gas ambitions. A producer consortium led by Pan American Energy will supply up to 2 MMtpa to Germany’s SEFE beginning in 2027.
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November 24, 2025
bp’s Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) Phase 1 LNG development offshore Mauritania and Senegal has been awarded both the Engineering, Construction & Infrastructure Project of the Year and Overall Project of the Year at the 2025 APM Project Management Awards.
