Gas

US Natgas Demand will Drop 4% This Year

U.S.’s natural gas consumption is set to decline 4% this year to an average of 81.7 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d), the Energy Information Administration said in its May Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) last week. The drop reflects mainly a 7.1% decrease in gas demand from the industrial sector, …

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Global LNG Sector Faced with Depressed Demand and Falling Prices

The global liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector has been hit by supply overhang followed by COVID-19-induced economic slowdown and lower demand worldwide. Haseeb Ahmed, oil and gas analyst at GlobalData, commented, “Due to the sharp fall in oil prices, spread between oil-indexed long-term LNG contracts and spot contracts have considerably …

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