Gas

Japan Targets Import of 100Mt of LNG by 2030

Japan plans to handle 100 million tonnes (Mt) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports by 2030, as it sees the supercooled fuel playing an important role in tackling global climate issues, Kallanish Energy reports. According to analysts at IHS Markit, the Japanese government is currently working to revise its LNG …

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China Boosts Daily Gas Intake from Gazprom by 20%

China appetite for Russian gas is surging, with daily supplies from the Power of Siberia pipeline exceeding its contractual volumes by 20%, Kallanish Energy reports. Russian gas giant Gazprom said in a note on Monday that it continues increasing its gas supplies to China via the pipeline, with volumes from …

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German Consumers to Pay more for Gas in 2021

Higher costs for gas infrastructure and the new CO2 price in the heating sector are set to increase gas costs for German households in 2021, consumer comparison site Verivox has calculated. The platform estimates a two percent increase in gas grid fees, amounting to eight euros more per average household …

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India Set to Lose Farzad-B Gas Field in Iran

India has all but lost the ONGC Videsh Ltd-discovered Farzad-B gas field in the Persian Gulf after Iran decided to prefer domestic companies over foreign firms for development of the field, sources said. ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL), the overseas investment arm of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), had …

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Iran to Recover 1bcm of Gas from Sarajeh Facility

CEO of the Iranian Central Oil Fields Company Ramin Hatami said the ICOFC had planned to produce over a billion cubic meters of gas from Sarajeh gas storage facility in winter. “A sum of 902 million cubic meters of gas was recovered from Sarajeh facility last year,” Hatami said, adding, …

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Gas Market Buys Merkel and Putin Time on Nord Stream 2

Germany won’t need additional gas flows this season, giving Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin another reason to bide their time on the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline. After two warm winters and the coronavirus pandemic, demand for the fuel used for heat and power generation is sagging …

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Turkey to Raise Estimates on Black Sea Discovery

Turkey is likely to raise the estimated amount of natural gas from its recent discovery in the Black Sea, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing sources familiar with the matter. Ankara may issue a new guidance on the discovery as early as next week, Bloomberg said, after the completion of exploratory …

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