China’s imports of natural gas, including via pipeline and LNG cargoes, increased by 14.3% in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period of last year. China imported 64.65 million tons of natural gas in the first six months of 2024, LNG Prime reported on Friday, citing data …
Read More »Russia’s Novatek Looks to Market LNG in China
Russia’s natural gas producer Novatek is offering liquefied natural gas to potential Chinese customers through a new marketing team, although it’s uncertain whether the Russian company would attract many clients with attractive prices, Chinese traders told Reuters on Wednesday. Novatek is now offering part of an LNG cargo from its …
Read More »Argentina Moves Closer to LNG Exports from Vaca Muerta Shale
Argentina could be a step closer to start exporting LNG and monetizing its huge resource in the Vaca Muerta shale play after maritime LNG infrastructure firm Golar LNG signed a 20-year deal with Pan American Energy (PAE) for the deployment of a Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) vessel in Argentina. …
Read More »Qatar Continues to Drive Middle East’s International LNG Trade Flow
Qatar continues to drive the Middle East’s international LNG trade flow, Asia in particular, according to the International Gas Union. In its latest report, IGU noted that the LNG trade flow between the Middle East and Asia accounted for 43.29mn tonnes in 2023, driven by Qatar LNG supplies to China, …
Read More »Australia could be Hit by Natural Gas Shortage in 2027
Australia’s east coast could see shortages of natural gas as early as in 2027 unless more supply is made available soon, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said in a report on Thursday, adding another warning about the domestic market of one of the world’s biggest LNG exporters. “Long-term …
Read More »European Reliance on Russian Gas Persists despite Sanctions
A British business that trades in Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) by operating an “unusual ship”, has not been breaching the sanctions put in place after the Russian invasion into Ukraine. An investigation by Sky News revealed that one of the largest owner-operators of liquefied gas vessels, Seapeak, has its …
Read More »EU Gas Imports in First Quarter down YoY
The volume of natural gas imported into the European Union fell by over 11 percent in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same three-month period a year ago, while the value was more than halved, official figures showed. “The significant decrease in value reflected the declining prices of …
Read More »China’s Largest LNG Reserve Base Completed in East China
The Green Energy Port, China’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) reserve base, was completed on Sunday in Yancheng City of east China’s Jiangsu Province. Independently designed and constructed by China, the mega project was constructed by the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC). It is crucial to improving energy security …
Read More »Soaring Costs Put New U.S. LNG Export Projects at Risk of Delays
Surging labor and construction costs are plaguing some major U.S. LNG export projects, threatening to delay new LNG supply to international markets. Wage growth since 2021, a shortage of skilled workers, and rising costs of materials with the inflation over the past three years have increased overall contractor costs for …
Read More »India Seeks Tighter Regulatory Control over LNG Import Terminals
The Indian Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) is considering increasing regulatory control over India’s LNG import terminals, which could slow investments in the sector due to the potentially tightened oversight. PNGRB has issued a draft proposal of new regulations which include certification of registration by PNGRB for each …
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