Chevron CorpChevron announced expanded LNG goals, eyeing projects on four continents and ~20 million tons of supply capacity, betting on long-term global demand growth.
Chevron and ExxonMobil both used the Gastech conference in Bangkok to announce expanded liquefied natural gas goals, betting that long-term global demand growth will continue despite supply disruptions. Chevron's President of Global Gas, Freeman Shaheen, told Reuters the company is eyeing expansion on four continents — Argentina, the eastern Mediterranean, Africa, and Australia — and will have approximately 20 million metric tons of LNG supply capacity, split between 16 million tons of net production from its own projects and 4 million tons contracted from the US Gulf Coast, a deal that began ramping up in February. ExxonMobil's senior vice president for LNG, Peter Clarke, told Bloomberg the company is raising its 2030 LNG sales forecast to approximately 50 million tons per year, up from a previous aim of 40 million tons, a larger figure reflecting its existing footprint including the Golden Pass export terminal in Texas and projects in Papua New Guinea and Mozambique. The two companies are already partners in Australia, where Chevron operates the Gorgon LNG project with a 47.3% stake and ExxonMobil owns 25%, even as they compete for customers and growth opportunities elsewhere. Neither announcement included a specific capital figure or project-level commitment, so both should be read as strategic direction rather than verified spending plans, with the real test being which projects convert from stated ambition to sanctioned, funded developments over the next few quarters.
Chevron CorpChevron announced expanded LNG goals, eyeing projects on four continents and ~20 million tons of supply capacity, betting on long-term global demand growth.
Exxon Mobil CorpExxonMobil raised its 2030 LNG sales forecast to ~50 million tons/year from 40 million, reflecting its Golden Pass, Papua New Guinea and Mozambique footprint.