Less than three years ago, Kan-based Tallgrass Energy accepted a $4 billion investor buyout led by Blackstone that took the midstream company private. A name change to simply “Tallgrass,” and appointment of a new CEO quickly followed, along with a fresh strategy to diversify the business from an oil-and-gas pipeline transporter and processor, to an infrastructure company with an eye on new-energy frontiers. ...

The giddy-up is on for new U.S. LNG export terminal projects and expansions as Europe and China duke it out for long-term supplies. Reese Energy Consulting today is studying a blizzard of activity by both U.S. operators and two large buyers rivaling for shipments as 2023 marks its seventh month and colder seasons draw closer. ...