Chesapeake says Southwestern merger to create biggest US gas company on track amid LNG deals and profit falls
Chesapeake Energy Corp., the US natural gas producer completing a merger with smaller peer Southwestern Energy to create American’s biggest natural gas company, reported declines in fourth-quarter and annual net income as it also advanced with various LNG deals.
EQT tolling deal
Jan 12 (LNGJ) - Texas LNG Brownsville, a subsidiary of Glenfarne Energy Transition, has signed a Heads of Agreement with US shale-gas company EQT Corp. for natural gas liquefaction services. The HOA anticipates the finalization of a definitive 15-year LNG tolling agreement for 500,000 tonnes per annum of LNG from the first Train of the Texas venture. Texas LNG has proposed annual output of 4 million tonnes per annum from the facility at the Port of Brownsville in Texas.
“We are proud to welcome EQT as a customer and partner for Texas LNG, with our industry-leading low-emissions facility liquefying US natural gas for global markets,” said Brendan Duval, Glenfarne Chief Executive and Founder. “This is an important milestone for Texas LNG, with additional agreements to be announced in the near-term as we progress towards a final investment decision,” Duval added. Glenfarne is also the owner and developer of the 8.8 MTPA Magnolia LNG project in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Texas pipeline project approved for start-up and will provide feed-gas for Freeport LNG plant
US regulators have approved the start-up of the Texas Eastern Transmission’s portion of the Stratton Ridge Expansion pipeline project designed to provide feed-gas to the Freeport LNG export plant at Quintana Island in Texas.
