When U.S. President Joe Biden promised European leaders in March that he would help secure new supplies of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to offset shortages from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, his pledge was greeted with scepticism. After all, the U.S. LNG industry was already hitting its export limits and the …
Read More »Azerbaijan Ready to Double Gas Supplies to Bulgaria
According to SeeNews, Azerbaijan is ready to supply to Bulgaria 0.5 – 1 billion m3 (bcm) of natural gas per year in addition to the amount of 1 bcm it has already agreed to deliver, outgoing Bulgarian prime minister Kiril Petkov said. Azerbaijan’s state-owned oil and gas company Socar has …
Read More »EU Close to Gas Rationing Deal amid Fears of Cutting off Gas Supplies from Russia
The European Union’s proposal to countries to reduce gas demand by 15% will not be enough to survive the winter in the face of continued cuts in Russian gas supplies. This was stated by the Minister of the environment of Ireland, Eamon Ryan, Reuters reported. Fifteen percent will probably not …
Read More »EU Faces Solidarity Test over Forced Cuts in Russian Gas Fight
European Union countries are set to tussle over emergency regulation that could force 15% cuts in gas consumption through the winter if Russia escalates its showdown with the bloc by halting deliveries. Energy ministers from the bloc’s 27 member states will meet on Tuesday to wrangle over backing a proposal …
Read More »Russian Gas Supply Uncertainty Sends Asian Fuel Prices Surging
Asian natural gas prices are rallying on fears that Russia will slash supply again and worsen a global fuel shortage. The North Asia liquefied natural gas benchmark jumped 12% Friday, and is trading near the highest level since Russia’s war in Ukraine upended the global market, according to data from …
Read More »Germany’s Gas Supply Situation Stabilizes after Restart of Nord Stream 1
During the temporary halt to Russian gas supplies via Nord Stream 1, gas flows to Germany were significantly reduced, putting further pressure on prices. The German government aims to fill storage to 95 percent of capacity by November. BERLIN, July 25 (Xinhua) — German gas supplies are solid again as …
Read More »Global Competition for LNG Intensifies on New Russia Supply Cut
Russia’s latest move to cut natural gas supply to Europe is intensifying global competition for seaborne shipments of the fuel, threatening higher prices and shortages from Asia to South America. Utilities in South Korea and Japan are accelerating plans to purchase more liquefied natural gas cargoes for winter out of …
Read More »US Becomes Top LNG Exporter in First-Half 2022
The United States became the top liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter in the first half of 2022, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said, citing data from Cedigaz, as the country increased supply to Europe amid the Ukraine crisis. US LNG exports rose 12% to average 11.2 billion cubic feet per …
Read More »Iran Announces Discovery of New Gas Field
The spokesman of the Energy Commission of Iranian Parliament Malek Shahriati announced the discovery of a new gas field north of the South Pars gas field in southern Iran, Trend reports citing YJC. The gas field is estimated to hold 1 trillion cubic meter of natural gas in its reserve. …
Read More »Russia Becomes China’s Largest Oil Supplier as Prices Drop
Russia surpassed Saudi Arabia as the largest crude oil supplier to China over the past two months as Western sanctions due to Moscow’s war with Ukraine dragged down prices of its petroleum exports, boosting their appeal among Asian buyers. Last month, China imported 7.3 million tons of crude oil from …
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