Qatar supplies 96% of UK LNG in May
The Middle Eastern country provided almost all of the UK’s LNG imports in May, with Algeria being the only other supplier.
View ArticleMoldova turns to Ukraine to avert gas supply crisis
Chisinau and Kiev are negotiating an agreement that would allow Ukraine to ship gas to Moldova if supplies are disrupted by Ukraine’s failure to reach a deal on Russian transit.
View ArticleAsian LNG price slump shows little sign of abating
Slowing demand in Asia and rising global supplies look set to keep prices down until 2021.
View ArticleAsian spot LNG prices climb slightly in July
The average spot price for LNG delivered to Asia registered a slight increase last month but was still well down on an annual basis
View ArticlePertamina struggles to absorb LNG cargoes
The Indonesian NOC may send its surplus cargoes into neighbouring markets as a result of weaker-than-expected domestic gas demand.
View ArticleVolumes surge on GreenStream pipeline
Deliveries via the Libya-Italy connection were up by almost 40% last week, but the increase was offset by declines on the Maghreb-Europe pipeline.
View ArticleSHPGX smashes pipeline gas sales record in July
The Shanghai Petroleum & Gas Exchange sold 11.6 bcm of piped volumes last month, more than three times the total of the previous monthly record
View ArticleCNOOC’s Tianjin terminal sees sharp rise in trucked LNG sales in July
The facility sold an average of 368 tanker trucks of LNG per day last month compared with an average of 262 in June.
View ArticleSkills gap challenges oil and gas majors
Companies are finding it difficult to recruit high-powered graduates with the right skills to meet the challenges of the energy transition.
View ArticleVietnam’s first LNG terminal faces headwinds
Although construction work has started on the 1 mtpa Thi Vai facility, PV Gas may face difficulties before it is commissioned.
View ArticleLeviathan players re-examine FLNG option
With rival FEED bids invited for the construction of an F LNG facility, the developers of Israel’s largest gas field believe they can find global buyers where local and regional options are limited.
View ArticleChina embraces reform to bolster energy security
China’s leadership is turning to sweeping industry reform to spark a domestic energy output boom, as heightened geopolitical tensions with the US have forced Beijing to consider its energy security.
View ArticleEIB U-turn risks gas infrastructure investment
The EIB is taking an important leap forward to become a ‘climate bank’ – at the expense of gas projects. It intends to phase out loans to all fossil fuel projects, including gas, from 2021.
View ArticleSweeping reform on cards for eastern Australia
Under sustained pressure from consumers, the federal government has initiated a host of initiatives designed to tackle gas supply shortages and rising prices and to spur upstream investment
View ArticleTraders eye Equus floating liquefaction plans
Bucking the past preference for mega-sized export trains, Western Australia could soon be host to a small-scale floating LNG facility – and one that is looking to toll third-party gas from onshore as...
View ArticleBalticconnector on track to commission by end-2019
The completion of the offshore section means the pipeline is close to commissioning, potentially allowing Finland to receive gas from the Baltic states from 2020.
View ArticleGreek LNG bunkering hub ambitions take step forward
DEPA has received approval to build a small-scale LNG facility at Patras as part of a wider EU-led project to promote LNG as a marine fuel in southeastern Europe.
View ArticleLNG spot freefall puts Asian buyers on the offensive
Companies such as Petronet and Osaka Gas are looking to renegotiate their term contracts in the light of low spot prices.
View ArticleCNPC targets Sichuan in gas production drive
The state energy giant is ramping up output in the province, reflecting a broader move to strengthen energy security in the wake of China’s trade spat with the US.
View ArticleEuropean storage levels near 90% full
The high stocks reflect a warm winter and a relatively high influx of LNG – but the expiry of the Russia-Ukraine transit agreement this winter is also a concern.
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