The Barcelona LNG terminal.Spain plans to create virtual LNG hub from 2020
The country will launch the new hub in in January in a move to tackle congestion at some LNG terminals and under-utilisation at others.
View ArticleAsian spot LNG price shoots up by 50% in October
Strong oil prices, coupled with a pick-up in demand and the effect of US sanctions, saw Asia’s average spot LNG price rise sharply last month.
View ArticleRampion Offshore Wind Farm, United KingdomOffshore wind on the rise
Offshore wind trails behind onshore capacity in countries which lead in wind power generation. However, growth in offshore wind could be huge.
View ArticleJapan’s LNG imports up 2.6% year on year in September
The country’s imports of the fuel rose slightly in September but were down over the first nine months of the year.
View ArticleA shale gas liquefaction plant in China.China’s NOCs pin domestic upstream...
Greater expenditure by the country’s three largest NOCs looks set to underpin increasing domestic production as Beijing prioritises energy security.
View ArticlePrice of China’s domestic LNG shoots up by 43%
LNG produced in China hit an average price of $12.23/MMBtu in October as 80 plants increased their asking prices.
View ArticleFukushima Daiichi nuclear power stationJapan faces nuclear challenge
Nuclear generation is central to Japan’s emission reduction goals, but setbacks, further delays and potential political shifts could change the country’s plans for nuclear power.
View ArticleAfrica-Europe pipeline gas flows up 11.3% week on week
Volumes increased across all four routes last week, amounting to almost 556 million cubic metres, but were down year on year.
View ArticleA MOU signing ceremony for Northern Lights.Next five years crucial for CCS...
Higher carbon prices and policy support may boost the prospects for the commercialisation of carbon capture and storage over the coming years.
View ArticleAn anti-gas protest in Ireland in 2012Irish LNG terminal set to tackle supply...
Ireland could import US LNG starting from 2022 and boost security of supply post-Brexit, but only if it can overcome fierce domestic opposition to the Shannon regas project.
View ArticleIron ore carrier offshore Western AustraliaWoodside and Australian miners...
Global emissions limits for shipping under IMO 2020 rules are a growth opportunity for the Aussie LNG market and a rising imperative for the country’s iron ore and coking coal exporters.
View ArticleENN terminal and vessel in Zhoushan, ChinaChina’s ENN consolidates for...
The energy company’s move to combine its gas utility and upstream developer will create an integrated company better-positioned to compete in a future deregulated Chinese gas market.
View ArticleShell's offshore gas-to-power project at Malmpaya, the PhilippinesGas...
Renewable energy is expanding faster than expected in Southeast Asia, but current policies and economics tend to favour coal over gas as a back-up fuel.
View ArticleA gas platform offshore Saudi ArabiaGas expansion key to Saudi Aramco’s IPO
The Saudi NOC has spent recent months flagging up its gas expansion plans in a move to attract investors for its planned stock market listing.
View ArticleSaudi Arabian carbon capture and enhanced oil errecovery projectCoal faces...
Saudi Arabia’s plans to introduce a carbon market show carbon pricing is on a roll around the world, a trend that may threaten coal in the medium term and gas in the longer term.
View ArticlePresidential candidate Alberto Fernandez after incumbent Mauricio Macri...
Argentina’s gas production growth will remain constrained unless the incoming administration can shore up foreign investor confidence.
View ArticleCNOOC Tianjin FSRU loads 312 LNG trucks a day in October
Send-out from the Tianjin facility dipped last month, but it was still the biggest seller among Chinese terminals.
View ArticleCNOOC's Tianjin LNG terminal.Foreign interest in Chinese terminals picks up...
An agreement between the LNG storage engineering subsidiary of France’s Engie and Beijing Gas could sow the seeds of a deeper commercial partnership in the future.
View ArticleProtests at the EAGC conferenceGas industry at crossroads as protests escalate
Gas conferences in Europe are increasingly being targeted by activists, showing the industry must do better to communicate its climate objectives.
View ArticleSuppliers fret over Asia’s falling LNG demand
Declining LNG consumption in some of Asia’s key markets poses a considerable challenge to suppliers intending to boost the fuel’s popularity
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