Gas

As China’s natural gas demand growth slows, domestic gas producers are lobbying the authorities to raise the number of gas-fired power plants, which they see as the key growth driver going forward, sources involved in advising on energy policy have told Bloomberg. China’s gas demand growth has weakened in recent …

Iran has started gas production from another infill well in its section of South Pars, the world’s largest gas field, which straddles the maritime border between the country and Qatar in the Persian Gulf. The Iranian company Petropars, which is in charge of operations in Phase 1 of South Pars, …

Russian gas monopoly Gazprom increased its gas supplies to Europe via the TurkStream pipeline in May by 10.3% compared to April, from 41.7 million to 46 million cubic meters per day, Reuters reported on June 2. After the cessation of supplies through the Yamal-Europe pipeline and Nord Stream, and the …

Turkey’s first floating natural gas production platform, Osman Gazi, arrived Saturday at Filyos Port in Zonguldak on Turkey’s Black Sea coast. The massive platform was sent off from the Presidential Dolmabahce Office in Istanbul on May 29 — the 572nd anniversary of Istanbul’s conquest — in a ceremony attended by …

Europe’s benchmark natural gas prices rose early on Monday following an unplanned cut to capacity of the giant Troll gas field in Norway, the single largest supplier of gas to Europe. Dutch TTF Natural Gas Futures, the benchmark for Europe’s gas trading, jumped by 2.2% at trade open in Amsterdam …

As the U.S. tariff threats have prompted Canada to seek alternative export markets for its oil and gas, even the province of Quebec in eastern Canada—which ditched an LNG export plan four years ago—is entertaining the idea once again. While an LNG project on Canada’s West Coast is close to …

Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, Minister of State for Energy Affairs and President and CEO of QatarEnergy, underlined the continued importance of natural gas in the global energy mix during a leadership dialogue at the World Gas Conference (WGC) in Beijing, Trend reports. Speaking at the event, Minister Al-Kaabi said that economic …

On Saturday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the find, which was made during recent exploration efforts in the Black Sea. The Goktepe-3 well is located 69 kilometers (42.8 miles) west of the Sakarya Gas Field and 165 kilometers (102 miles) from the shore. The discovery was made at a depth …

Egypt is once again facing a resurgence of natural gas shortages, drawing headlines as the country enters the peak summer season. With soaring temperatures above 40°C expected in the coming months, electricity demand—driven largely by air conditioning—is putting intense pressure on the national grid. In response, the Cairo government is …

The race has been on between the world’s leading powers to secure as much of the globe’s current and future liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies ever since Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022. Oil and gas prices started to rise quickly from that point, driving inflation higher across the …