Energy09/24/2026@EnergyDesk
Aramco Signs US LNG Deals With Commonwealth LNG and MidOcean
Saudi AramcoDavis Road, Cameron Parish, Louisiana, 70631, United States
Starts 11/19/2025CONFIRMED 80% CONFIDENCE309 days agoStated as firm, per aramco.com^[1]'s release dated "DHAHRAN|NOVEMBER 19, 2025": Aramco "has announced 17 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) and agreements", announced "today" to coincide with "the US-Saudi Investment Forum 2025 in Washington, DC".
Aramco signed a preliminary agreement with Commonwealth LNG, developer of a planned 9.5 mtpa export plant near Cameron, Louisiana, on Aramco Trading potentially buying its LNG, and Aramco-backed MidOcean Energy signed an MoU on investing in Lake Charles LNG. Both were among 17 US deals Aramco announced at the US-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington.
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Energy09/24/2026@EnergyDesk
Aramco's Zuluf Crude Oil Increment Completes
Saudi AramcoZuluf Oilfield
Starts 12/31/2026ESTIMATED 69% CONFIDENCEin 98 daysA target year, per Aramco's^[2][3] Q2 2026 results release: 'Zuluf crude oil increment and Fadhili Gas Plant expansion on track for completion in 2026 and 2027, respectively' - a bare year, so its last day.
The offshore Zuluf increment, whose associated gas feeds the new Tanajib Gas Plant, is on track for completion in 2026 after Marjan came on stream in December 2025.
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Energy09/22/2026@EnergyDesk
LNG Canada Ships First LNG From Kitimat Terminal
LNG CanadaLNG Canada, Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada
Starts 07/01/2025CONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE1.2 years agoThe first cargo, loaded aboard the GasLog Glasgow, left Kitimat for Asia on 1 July 2025 (Shell's^[2] 'First cargo leaves LNG Canada' release, with CBC^[3] and The Globe and Mail reporting the departure the same day). The previous date of 23 June 2025 was the announcement of first production, with cargo loading still ahead of it.
Canada's first large-scale liquefied natural gas export terminal, built by a Shell-led joint venture in Kitimat, British Columbia, produced and shipped its first LNG cargo in 2025.
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Energy09/24/2026@EnergyDesk
Huajin Aramco's Panjin Refinery and Petrochemical Complex Starts Up
Dawa District, Panjin City, Liaoning, ChinaSaudi Aramco
Starts 12/31/2026ESTIMATED 69% CONFIDENCEin 98 daysEstimated, per aramco.com^[1]: the complex "is expected to be fully operational by 2026" (a bare year, so its last day); Energy Intelligence (Oct 2025) says it is on track to come "on line next year", and Splash (Sep 2026) reports it in "final commissioning and start-up preparations" with no date.
A 300,000 b/d refinery with 1.65 million tonnes a year of ethylene and 2 million tonnes of paraxylene in Panjin, Liaoning, built by Aramco's joint venture with NORINCO and Panjin Xincheng for RMB 83.7 billion. Aramco will supply up to 210,000 barrels a day of its crude.
CN¥83.7B
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Energy09/22/2026@EnergyDesk
Maersk Peregrino FPSO Begins Producing Oil at Brazil's Peregrino Field
MaerskPeregrino Field, Campos Basin, offshore Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Starts 04/01/2011ESTIMATED 70% CONFIDENCE15.5 years agoOffshore Technology^[2] and Offshore magazine both report first oil from the Peregrino field was achieved in April 2011, but neither publishes the exact day.
Keppel Shipyard converted the VLCC Maersk Nova into the Maersk Peregrino FPSO, and the converted supertanker began pumping oil at the Peregrino field 85km off Rio de Janeiro in April 2011.
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Marine09/15/2026@BuildDesk
CMA CGM Jacques Saadé Debuts as the First LNG-Powered Megamax
Shanghai, ChinaCMA CGM
Starts 09/22/2020CONFIRMED 83% CONFIDENCE6.0 years agoShipbuilding trade press dates the CMA CGM Jacques Saadé's delivery in Shanghai to 22 September 2020.^[1]
CSSC's Hudong-Zhonghua yard in Shanghai delivered the CMA CGM Jacques Saadé, the first of nine 23,000-TEU ships and the world's first ultra-large container vessel powered mainly by liquefied natural gas. At 400 meters long, it became CMA CGM's new flagship.
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Marine09/15/2026@BuildDesk
Le Commandant Charcot Becomes First LNG-Powered Ship to Reach the North Pole
Geographic North Pole, Arctic OceanPonant
Starts 09/06/2021CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE5.0 years agoConfirmed by Cruise Industry News^[4] and Seatrade Cruise^[2], which both report Le Commandant Charcot reached the Geographic North Pole on 6 September 2021.
Ponant's hybrid-electric icebreaker Le Commandant Charcot reached the Geographic North Pole on 6 September 2021, the first French vessel and the first LNG-propelled ship ever to do so.
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Transport09/15/2026@BuildDesk
Etihad Rail Launches First UAE Passenger Trains
Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesEtihad Rail
Starts 06/30/2026CONFIRMED 83% CONFIDENCE86 days agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "the first phase of its passenger train services will begin on June 30".
Etihad Rail began passenger service in the UAE, launching an introductory Abu Dhabi-to-Fujairah route ahead of its full national network opening.
$11B
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Energy09/23/2026@EnergyDesk
Sable Restarts Santa Ynez Pipeline Oil Flow Under DPA Order
Sable Offshore…Las Flores Canyon, Santa Barbara County, California, 93463, United States
Starts 03/14/2026CONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE194 days agoStated as accomplished fact, per sableoffshore.com^[1]: "on March 14, 2026, the Company resumed the transportation of hydrocarbons (oil) produced at the Santa Ynez Unit ... through the ... Santa Ynez Pipeline System".
Sable Offshore resumed shipping crude from Las Flores Canyon to Pentland Station through the Santa Ynez Pipeline System on March 14, 2026, complying with a Defense Production Act order issued by Energy Secretary Chris Wright. The company expects first sales by April 1, 2026 at a gross oil rate of 50,000 Bbls/d, which it says would raise domestic crude supply into the California market by about 17%.
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Energy09/22/2026@EnergyDesk
Vogtle Unit 4 Enters Commercial Operation
Georgia PowerVogtle Electric Generating Plant, Waynesboro, Georgia, USA
Starts 04/29/2024CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE2.4 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "Vogtle Unit 4 enters commercial operation" on "April 29, 2024".
Georgia's Plant Vogtle Unit 4 entered commercial operation in April 2024, completing the first new nuclear reactors built from scratch in the US in over three decades.
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Energy09/24/2026@EnergyDesk
S-Oil's Shaheen Petrochemical Complex Starts Commercial Operation
S-OilS-oil, Onsan-eup, Ulju-gun, Ulsan, 45001, South Korea
Starts 01/31/2027DELAYED4 weeks late66% CONFIDENCEin 129 daysDelayed, per iusm.co.kr^[1]: S-Oil told its 3 August 2026 call it is "2027년 초 상업가동을 목표로" (targeting commercial operation in early 2027) after pre-commissioning and start-up; KBS (Feb 2026) gives the target as January 2027, so the month's last day.
S-Oil's 9.26 trillion won Shaheen complex at its Onsan refinery in Ulsan, with the world's first commercial Thermal Crude-to-Chemicals unit and a 1.8 million-tonne ethylene cracker, is due to start commercial operation in early 2027. Aramco is S-Oil's largest shareholder.
₩9.3T
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Mining09/21/2026@BuildDesk
Thacker Pass Finishes Its First Phase
Thacker Pass, Humboldt County, Nevada, United StatesLithium Americas…
Starts 12/31/2027ESTIMATED 70% CONFIDENCEin 1.3 yearsLithium Americas targets mechanical completion of Phase 1 in "late 2027", with the production ramp following in 2028. Only a half-year is given, so the pin takes the last day of 2027.^[1]
Lithium Americas targets mechanical completion of Thacker Pass Phase 1 in late 2027, a 40,000-tonne-a-year lithium carbonate plant in northern Nevada.
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Estimated, per NextDecade's FID release: "The guaranteed substantial completion date for Train 4, as well as the date of first commercial delivery (DFCD) under the Train 4 LNG SPAs, is anticipated in the second half of 2030" - a half-year, so its last day.^[1]

Start: Dec 31, 203050% CONFIDENCEfrom the source

Rio Grande LNG Train 4 Starts Commercial Deliveries, Including to Aramco

NextDecade's 6 mtpa Train 4 at Rio Grande LNG near Brownsville, Texas, a $6.7 billion expansion, is due to reach substantial completion and begin deliveries under its 20-year contracts in the second half of 2030. Aramco buys 1.2 mtpa of its output, alongside ADNOC and TotalEnergies.

NextDecade took a positive final investment decision on Train 4 on 9 September 2025 and gave Bechtel full notice to proceed under a lump-sum EPC contract^[1]
Train 4's substantial completion and the first commercial delivery under its contracts are anticipated in the second half of 2030^[1]
Train 4 is backed by 4.6 mtpa of 20-year LNG sale and purchase agreements with ADNOC, TotalEnergies and Aramco^[1]
Aramco's contract, signed in April 2025, is for 1.2 mtpa for 20 years on a free-on-board basis priced against Henry Hub, and was conditional on the Train 4 FID^[3]
The $6.7 billion Train 4 was funded with a $3.85 billion term loan and equity from NextDecade, Global Infrastructure Partners, GIC, Mubadala and TotalEnergies^[1]
NextDecade's second-quarter 2026 filing confirms Train 4 construction began in September 2025 and all its SPAs are effective, with deliveries starting on each train's first commercial delivery date^[2]

Notable features

Train 4 capacity: about 6 mtpa, taking Rio Grande LNG to about 24 mtpa under construction^[1]
Contracted: 4.6 mtpa for 20 years^[1]
NextDecade's initial economic interest: 40%, rising to 60% once financial investors reach set returns^[1]

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Cost $6.7B

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sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1612720/000162828025041869/pressrelease-train4fid.htm
sec.gov· Posted Sep 24, 2026· Starts Dec 31, 2030 ✓· 47% of score
Estimated, per NextDecade's FID release: "The guaranteed substantial completion date for Train 4, as well as the date of first commercial delivery (DFCD) under the Train 4 LNG SPAs, is anticipated in the second half of 2030" - a half-year, so its last day.
[2]80%
NextDecade Corporation Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2026
sec.gov· Published Jul 30, 2026· 38% of score
Latest filing: Train 4 construction commenced September 2025; every Trains 1-5 SPA is effective, with deliveries starting on each train's date of first commercial delivery, tied to substantial completion.^[1]
[3]80%
Aramco seals new US LNG deals during Washington visit
oilandgasmiddleeast.com· Published Nov 17, 2025· 14% of score
States that in April 2025 NextDecade signed a 20-year SPA with an Aramco subsidiary for 1.2 mtpa from Train 4, FOB and Henry Hub-linked, conditional on the Train 4 FID (taken in September), with deliveries from substantial completion in the second half of 2030.^[1]

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Energy09/24/2026@EnergyDesk
Aramco Signs US LNG Deals With Commonwealth LNG and MidOcean
Saudi AramcoDavis Road, Cameron Parish, Louisiana, 70631, United States
Starts 11/19/2025CONFIRMED 80% CONFIDENCE309 days agoStated as firm, per aramco.com^[1]'s release dated "DHAHRAN|NOVEMBER 19, 2025": Aramco "has announced 17 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) and agreements", announced "today" to coincide with "the US-Saudi Investment Forum 2025 in Washington, DC".
Aramco signed a preliminary agreement with Commonwealth LNG, developer of a planned 9.5 mtpa export plant near Cameron, Louisiana, on Aramco Trading potentially buying its LNG, and Aramco-backed MidOcean Energy signed an MoU on investing in Lake Charles LNG. Both were among 17 US deals Aramco announced at the US-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington.
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Energy09/24/2026@EnergyDesk
Aramco's Zuluf Crude Oil Increment Completes
Saudi AramcoZuluf Oilfield
Starts 12/31/2026ESTIMATED 69% CONFIDENCEin 98 daysA target year, per Aramco's^[2][3] Q2 2026 results release: 'Zuluf crude oil increment and Fadhili Gas Plant expansion on track for completion in 2026 and 2027, respectively' - a bare year, so its last day.
The offshore Zuluf increment, whose associated gas feeds the new Tanajib Gas Plant, is on track for completion in 2026 after Marjan came on stream in December 2025.
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Energy09/22/2026@EnergyDesk
LNG Canada Ships First LNG From Kitimat Terminal
LNG CanadaLNG Canada, Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada
Starts 07/01/2025CONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE1.2 years agoThe first cargo, loaded aboard the GasLog Glasgow, left Kitimat for Asia on 1 July 2025 (Shell's^[2] 'First cargo leaves LNG Canada' release, with CBC^[3] and The Globe and Mail reporting the departure the same day). The previous date of 23 June 2025 was the announcement of first production, with cargo loading still ahead of it.
Canada's first large-scale liquefied natural gas export terminal, built by a Shell-led joint venture in Kitimat, British Columbia, produced and shipped its first LNG cargo in 2025.
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Energy09/24/2026@EnergyDesk
Huajin Aramco's Panjin Refinery and Petrochemical Complex Starts Up
Dawa District, Panjin City, Liaoning, ChinaSaudi Aramco
Starts 12/31/2026ESTIMATED 69% CONFIDENCEin 98 daysEstimated, per aramco.com^[1]: the complex "is expected to be fully operational by 2026" (a bare year, so its last day); Energy Intelligence (Oct 2025) says it is on track to come "on line next year", and Splash (Sep 2026) reports it in "final commissioning and start-up preparations" with no date.
A 300,000 b/d refinery with 1.65 million tonnes a year of ethylene and 2 million tonnes of paraxylene in Panjin, Liaoning, built by Aramco's joint venture with NORINCO and Panjin Xincheng for RMB 83.7 billion. Aramco will supply up to 210,000 barrels a day of its crude.
CN¥83.7B
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Energy09/22/2026@EnergyDesk
Maersk Peregrino FPSO Begins Producing Oil at Brazil's Peregrino Field
MaerskPeregrino Field, Campos Basin, offshore Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Starts 04/01/2011ESTIMATED 70% CONFIDENCE15.5 years agoOffshore Technology^[2] and Offshore magazine both report first oil from the Peregrino field was achieved in April 2011, but neither publishes the exact day.
Keppel Shipyard converted the VLCC Maersk Nova into the Maersk Peregrino FPSO, and the converted supertanker began pumping oil at the Peregrino field 85km off Rio de Janeiro in April 2011.
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Marine09/15/2026@BuildDesk
CMA CGM Jacques Saadé Debuts as the First LNG-Powered Megamax
Shanghai, ChinaCMA CGM
Starts 09/22/2020CONFIRMED 83% CONFIDENCE6.0 years agoShipbuilding trade press dates the CMA CGM Jacques Saadé's delivery in Shanghai to 22 September 2020.^[1]
CSSC's Hudong-Zhonghua yard in Shanghai delivered the CMA CGM Jacques Saadé, the first of nine 23,000-TEU ships and the world's first ultra-large container vessel powered mainly by liquefied natural gas. At 400 meters long, it became CMA CGM's new flagship.
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Marine09/15/2026@BuildDesk
Le Commandant Charcot Becomes First LNG-Powered Ship to Reach the North Pole
Geographic North Pole, Arctic OceanPonant
Starts 09/06/2021CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE5.0 years agoConfirmed by Cruise Industry News^[4] and Seatrade Cruise^[2], which both report Le Commandant Charcot reached the Geographic North Pole on 6 September 2021.
Ponant's hybrid-electric icebreaker Le Commandant Charcot reached the Geographic North Pole on 6 September 2021, the first French vessel and the first LNG-propelled ship ever to do so.
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Transport09/15/2026@BuildDesk
Etihad Rail Launches First UAE Passenger Trains
Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesEtihad Rail
Starts 06/30/2026CONFIRMED 83% CONFIDENCE86 days agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "the first phase of its passenger train services will begin on June 30".
Etihad Rail began passenger service in the UAE, launching an introductory Abu Dhabi-to-Fujairah route ahead of its full national network opening.
$11B
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Energy09/23/2026@EnergyDesk
Sable Restarts Santa Ynez Pipeline Oil Flow Under DPA Order
Sable Offshore…Las Flores Canyon, Santa Barbara County, California, 93463, United States
Starts 03/14/2026CONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE194 days agoStated as accomplished fact, per sableoffshore.com^[1]: "on March 14, 2026, the Company resumed the transportation of hydrocarbons (oil) produced at the Santa Ynez Unit ... through the ... Santa Ynez Pipeline System".
Sable Offshore resumed shipping crude from Las Flores Canyon to Pentland Station through the Santa Ynez Pipeline System on March 14, 2026, complying with a Defense Production Act order issued by Energy Secretary Chris Wright. The company expects first sales by April 1, 2026 at a gross oil rate of 50,000 Bbls/d, which it says would raise domestic crude supply into the California market by about 17%.
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Energy09/22/2026@EnergyDesk
Vogtle Unit 4 Enters Commercial Operation
Georgia PowerVogtle Electric Generating Plant, Waynesboro, Georgia, USA
Starts 04/29/2024CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE2.4 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "Vogtle Unit 4 enters commercial operation" on "April 29, 2024".
Georgia's Plant Vogtle Unit 4 entered commercial operation in April 2024, completing the first new nuclear reactors built from scratch in the US in over three decades.
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Energy09/24/2026@EnergyDesk
S-Oil's Shaheen Petrochemical Complex Starts Commercial Operation
S-OilS-oil, Onsan-eup, Ulju-gun, Ulsan, 45001, South Korea
Starts 01/31/2027DELAYED4 weeks late66% CONFIDENCEin 129 daysDelayed, per iusm.co.kr^[1]: S-Oil told its 3 August 2026 call it is "2027년 초 상업가동을 목표로" (targeting commercial operation in early 2027) after pre-commissioning and start-up; KBS (Feb 2026) gives the target as January 2027, so the month's last day.
S-Oil's 9.26 trillion won Shaheen complex at its Onsan refinery in Ulsan, with the world's first commercial Thermal Crude-to-Chemicals unit and a 1.8 million-tonne ethylene cracker, is due to start commercial operation in early 2027. Aramco is S-Oil's largest shareholder.
₩9.3T
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Mining09/21/2026@BuildDesk
Thacker Pass Finishes Its First Phase
Thacker Pass, Humboldt County, Nevada, United StatesLithium Americas…
Starts 12/31/2027ESTIMATED 70% CONFIDENCEin 1.3 yearsLithium Americas targets mechanical completion of Phase 1 in "late 2027", with the production ramp following in 2028. Only a half-year is given, so the pin takes the last day of 2027.^[1]
Lithium Americas targets mechanical completion of Thacker Pass Phase 1 in late 2027, a 40,000-tonne-a-year lithium carbonate plant in northern Nevada.
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