The expansion, which will take Qatar’s LNG production capacity to 110 mtpa from 77 million mtpa, is the largest single LNG project ever to be sanctioned, according to consultancy Wood Mackenzie.
The proposed $5.9 billion pipeline would run roughly 500 miles (800 km) and could start delivering natural gas into central Alaska in 2025, according to a report.
The agency expects global demand growth for 2021, but the market is challenged by a host of uncertainties.
U.S. LNG pioneer Charif Souki backs carbon price and methane curbs, saying: ‘We have to increase our standards.’
U.S.-based New Fortress Energy Inc. said on Jan. 13 it would buy natural gas company Hygo Energy Transition Ltd. and its controlling company Golar LNG Partners LP, expanding its presence in Brazil.
Driftwood will help meet soaring demand for LNG, says co-founder Souki.
Congestion delaying LNG shipments via the Panama Canal is expected to last through the peak demand winter months, traders close to the situation said on Jan. 14, although the canal’s regulator said it had made changes to speed up transit.
If the EIA outlook is correct, 2021 would be the first time U.S. natural gas output falls for two years in a row since 2005, and 2022 would be the first time consumption falls for three consecutive years since 1983.
Gas prices have more than doubled since the start of the year.
The U.S. has become a major LNG exporter, mostly due to the ramp up of Cheniere's Sabine Pass terminal in Louisiana.