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Go-ahead for Pelican State’s multibillion-dollar LNG project to up its export ante

16 Mar, 2026
Venture Global, an American producer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) sourced from North American basins, has received the green light from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to augment exports from its LNG facility south of New Orleans, Lou...

NYK Line comes aboard Stolt-Nielsen’s Avenir LNG

16 Mar, 2026
Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) has taken steps to acquire a stake in Avenir LNG, an owner and operator of small-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers and LNG bunker vessels, thanks to its deal with Stolt-Nielsen Gas, ...

‘Lengthy’ farm-out for African oil & gas assets edging closer to finish line

16 Mar, 2026
Tower Resources, the AIM-listed oil and gas company focused on Africa, is making inroads in closing its farm-out deals for assets off the coasts of Namibia and Cameroon. Illustration; Source: Tower Resources Tower Resources has shed light o...

With $8.6 billion for next chapter, US LNG project has $20.7B financing in the bag

16 Mar, 2026
Venture Global, an American producer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) sourced from North American basins, has unveiled a final investment decision (FID) and closing of a multibillion-dollar project financing for the second phase of its third ...

Methanol and ethanol storage expansion project begins at Port of Rotterdam

16 Mar, 2026
Evos Rotterdam, a European provider of storage infrastructure for liquid energy and chemicals, established in 2019, has kicked off an expansion project for (low-carbon) methanol and ethanol storage at the Port of Rotterdam. Daan Vos, CEO of...

Petrobras gives out $736M worth of vessel contracts to compatriot firm

16 Mar, 2026
Brazil’s oil & gas giant Petrobras and compatriot Oceanica Engenharia e Consultoria have expanded their decades-long partnership with new long-term contracts that have a total value of R$4.2 billion (approximately $736 million). Oceanic...

US scoops up nearly $47M in high bids for second Gulf of America oil & gas lease sale

13 Mar, 2026
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has held the second out of thirty Gulf of America (U.S. Gulf of Mexico) oil and gas lease sales under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, gathering $46.9 million in high bids from multiple playe...

FPSO on its way back to Côte d’Ivoire as US firm continues its drilling ops in Gabon

13 Mar, 2026
Houston-based energy player Vaalco Energy is weeks away from witnessing the return of a revamped floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel to a field off the coast of Côte d’Ivoire, while its drilling program offshore Gabon...