liquefied natural gas (LNG) News

Environmental Group Turns to Oyster Shells to Rebuild Sinking Louisiana Coastline

Jonathan Phillips says he thinks about Louisiana’s disappearing coastline every day. As a commercial fisherman and member of the Atakapa-Ishak/Chawasha tribe, he sees water levels rising in Plaquemines Parish firsthand. He grew up in Marrero but spent a lot of …

Biggest LNG Exporter in the US Wants to Define Emission Rules

Cheniere Energy Inc.’s top executive Jack Fusco wants the biggest gas exporter in the US to set the rules to measure the environmental impact of liquefied natural gas, using a fleet of methane tracking technologies and the company’s clout as …

Court Orders Regulators to Fix Process, Reconsider Gas Export Projects in South Texas

McALLEN — A federal court struck down a regulatory agency’s authorization of two controversial, multi-billion-dollar gas export projects in far South Texas, one of which is already under construction. The ruling orders federal regulators to correct procedural deficiencies before reconsidering …

Exxon Delays Golden Pass LNG to Late 2025 on Contractor Dispute

Exxon Mobil Corp. and QatarEnergy delayed the start of a $10 billion natural gas export project in Texas to the end of next year after lead contractor Zachry Holdings Inc. declared bankruptcy. The companies agreed other contractors could finish work …

Ruling Paves Way to Restart Work on Exxon’s Texas LNG Plant

A bankruptcy judge on Wednesday approved a settlement between the joint venture building Exxon Mobil Corp.’s $10 billion gas export project in Texas and lead contractor Zachry Holdings Inc., allowing other companies to finish work on the plant. The decision …

Judge Blocks Biden’s Bid to Halt LNG Export Licenses Over Climate

A federal judge halted Joe Biden’s temporary moratorium on new licenses for exports of US liquefied natural gas, though the decision is unlikely to immediately jump start approvals. US District Judge James D. Cain Jr. in Louisiana issued a preliminary …

Biden’s LNG-Permit Halt Challenged by 16 States in Lawsuit

Texas, Louisiana and more than a dozen other US states challenged the Biden administration’s suspension of new licenses to export natural gas via ocean-going tankers. A lawsuit filed against President Joe Biden and the US Department of Energy in Louisiana …

Oil Heavyweights Take Aim at Biden’s LNG Permitting Freeze

Top oil industry lobbying groups set the stage for a potential lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s pause in approving new liquefied natural gas exports. In a petition filed Monday with the Energy Department, the American Petroleum Institute and six other …

Insurers’ LNG Support at Odds With Their Climate Ambition, Report Says

The underwriting of liquefied natural gas (LNG) capacity in the US by major global insurers is at odds with their climate ambition, according to a report from activist groups including Public Citizen and Rainforest Action Network. Chubb, American International Group …

Texas Freeport LNG Unit Faces Month-Long Outage After Winter Storm

U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) company Freeport LNG said on Friday it expects one of three liquefaction units at its Texas plant will be out of service for about a month after it faced a technical issue during last week’s …