Obstacles to German onshore wind could aid gas
Slower growth in new onshore wind installations in Germany could mean gas will play a bigger role than some had anticipated in the country’s energy transition.
View ArticleCNOOC steps up LNG bunkering in China
Construction has started on CNOOC’s first pair of LNG bunkering vessels, which once finished will enable the state-owned LNG importer to start realising its ambitions of building out a national...
View ArticleKogas sees opportunities in small-scale LNG
The delivery of a small-scale LNG vessel this month will allow Kogas to start operations at its Jeju LNG terminal and a second will offer ship-to-ship bunkering at the port of Busan.
View ArticleChinese finance bolsters East Timor LNG plan
China International Capital Corp. has agreed to help finance the East Timor's Greater Sunrise gas project.
View ArticleArgentina struggling with Vaca Muerta pipeline
Government money for the $1.5 billion connection will be fundamental if the much-needed project is to go forward.
View ArticleFrance and Spain show strong appetite for US LNG
The two countries imported a total of 1.9 bcm of US gas as LNG in the first four months of 2019, according to preliminary data.
View ArticleTariff hike leaves US-China LNG trade dead in the water
With no end to the US-China trade talks in sight, American access to the fastest-growing major LNG market will be curtailed for the foreseeable future.
View ArticleEC presses on with overhaul of Energy Charter Treaty
The European Commission wants to push through changes to the Energy Charter Treaty, but it will need support from EU member states as well as non-EU countries to get its way.
View ArticleWilhelmshaven LNG terminal to move onshore if demand high enough – Uniper
Uniper will replace its planned Wilhelmshaven FSRU with an onshore terminal at a second stage if there is enough demand from the market.
View ArticleChina gas distributors set for steady profitability
Gross margins on gas sales, an important driver of earnings growth for China’s gas distributors, will remain stable this year despite concerns they could be compressed by retail gas price cuts.
View ArticleMalaysian LNG exports up 7% in Q1
Malaysia sent out more LNG in Q1 2019 than it did in the same period in both 2018 and 2017, but pipeline problems could once again see disappointing results for the year as a whole.
View ArticleAsian spot LNG prices drop by just over 4%
The average price of spot LNG in major Asian markets ended last week at $5.32/MMBtu, down from $8.55/MMBtu at the same point last year.
View ArticleAfrica-Europe pipeline flows down 2.9% year on year
Volumes inched down on an annual basis in Week 20 and were largely unchanged week on week.
View ArticleSpain continues clampdown on energy market abuse
The Spanish regulator has again fined energy companies for market rigging, this time invoking national legislation and levying fairly substantial fines.
View ArticleChinese domestic LNG prices rise on strong demand
Increased offtake from the industrial and power sectors helped lift the price of China’s domestic LNG to $10.44/MMBtu last week
View ArticleSouth Korea’s LNG imports up 5% in April
South Korea imported 3.36 mt of LNG in April, bringing an end to a three-month streak of imports falling on an annual basis.
View ArticleTianjin terminal ranks first for Chinese trucked LNG sales
CNOOC’s Tianjin regasification facility sold an average of 274 truckloads of LNG per day last week
View ArticlePakistan reliant on LNG as Eni’s Kekra 1 well comes up dry
Eni and ExxonMobil have failed to find hydrocarbons in the Kekra 1 well in Pakistan, leaving the country reliant on imported LNG to meet its growing demand for gas.
View ArticleMexican government makes call for private cash for E&P
Greater private investment is seen as necessary for Mexico to meet its targets for boosting domestic gas production.
View ArticleHubei Energy’s gas supply to stall in short term
The main energy company of central China’s Hubei province has made recent moves to beef up local gas supplies, but the actions arrive too late to provide a boost in the short term.
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