.October 21, 2025

 

 

FERC approves commissioning extension for Plaquemines LNG plant

The U.S. FERC has granted Venture Global an extension to continue the commissioning phase of its Plaquemines LNG plant in Louisiana, according to a regulatory filing.

North America's LNG export capacity could more than double by 2029, EIA says

LNG exporters in the U.S. have announced plans to more than double U.S. liquefaction capacity, adding an estimated 13.9 bcf/d by 2029, the U.S. EIA said.

NEMO Industries to develop 3B pig iron facility in Louisiana

The company said Ironworks I, phase one of the project, will supply about 2.3M mt of efficiently produced pig iron annually to both domestic and global partners. 

U.S. energy department ends grant for American Battery's lithium hydroxide project

American Battery Technology said the U.S. DOE has terminated its grant for the setting up of a facility for the manufacturing of battery cathode-grade lithium hydroxide.

 

UK sanctions Russia's Lukoil and Rosneft, targets shadow fleet

Britain targeted Russia's two largest oil companies, Lukoil and Rosneft, and 44 shadow fleet tankers in what it described as a new bid to tighten energy sanctions and choke off Kremlin revenues.

Texas New Materials to build polyacrylamide plant in Big Spring, Texas, with NNA Polymers

Texas New Materials Inc., a Texas-based manufacturer of specialty polymers, announced plans to build a 200,000 mt/yr polyacrylamide production facility in Big Spring, Texas, 40 miles northeast of Midland, with NNA Polymers as the channel to market. 

 
 

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