Lukoil has started diverting Caspian crude shipments from Azerbaijan’s Baku port to Russia’s Makhachkala terminal to avoid Western sanctions, shifting roughly 130,000 tons per month away from Azeri routes.
The Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council added Kinder Morgan’s Mississippi Crossing and South System Expansion 4 projects to the FAST-41 program, expediting reviews for two major pipeline expansions that will boost natural gas capacity across the Southeastern U.S.
INEOS marked the 50th anniversary of the Forties Pipeline System, calling it a cornerstone of UK energy security while warning that high taxes and restrictive energy policies risk undermining future investment in the North Sea.
ExxonMobil is preparing to lift force majeure on its $30 billion Rovuma LNG project in Mozambique as security improves, paving the way for a 2026 final investment decision and positioning the country as a rising global LNG hub.
A second LNG carrier has departed Russia’s U.S.-sanctioned Portovaya LNG plant on the Baltic Sea, LSEG data shows. The move signals renewed export activity from the 1.5-million-ton-per-year facility, as Russia continues to seek buyers through alternative shipping routes despite sanctions.
The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee has advanced a bipartisan bill from Sen. Gary Peters to boost PHMSA funding, expand leak detection research, and strengthen cybersecurity protections for U.S. pipelines.
Final DOE approval clears the way for Venture Global’s CP2 LNG exports from Louisiana — authorizing up to 3.96 Bcf/d to non-FTA markets.
The $43 billion project would move North Slope gas to the Gulf of Alaska for export.
Venture Global has requested FERC approval to begin introducing natural gas into the final section of its Plaquemines LNG plant in Louisiana, which would mark full commissioning of the 27.2-MTPA export facility—over a year ahead of contracted delivery timelines.
The Pipeline Safety Trust called it the most sweeping initiative since the federal pipeline safety code’s creation in 1970.
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich warned that the Trump administration’s cancellation of $8 billion in Energy Department grants could drive up electricity prices and constrain future power supply.
New York lawmakers are urging state regulators to reject Williams’ Northeast Supply Enhancement gas pipeline, citing environmental and safety concerns as the project faces renewed scrutiny from the NYSDEC.
Crude oil tankers are being diverted from China’s sanctioned Lanshan terminal, raising fears of congestion at alternative ports like Zhoushan and Tianjin. The U.S. sanctions target Sinopec-linked Rizhao Shihua terminal for receiving Iranian oil.
NextDecade has made a final investment decision and closed $6.7 billion in financing for Train 5 at its Rio Grande LNG facility in Texas, advancing the company’s expansion to 30 MTPA of LNG capacity.
Federal regulators have approved Venture Global’s request to extend the commissioning period for its Plaquemines LNG export terminal in Louisiana through 2027, allowing continued spot-market LNG sales before full commercial operations begin.
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