Gas

Islamabad is contemplating to kick-off construction work on 80 kilometre portion of Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project — from Iranian border to Gwa¬dar — to escape a potential penalty of $18 billion, in case Tehran decided to move to the Paris-based International Arbi¬tration for non-execution of the project. It has also …

India’s industry expansion and rising oil refining to meet higher fuel demand are set to drive a tripling of the country’s natural gas consumption by 2050, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Wednesday. In 2022, India’s natural gas consumption amounted to 7.0 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d), …

Global demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) is estimated to rise by more than 50% by 2040, as China and countries in South and Southeast Asia use LNG to support their economic growth, Shell said on Wednesday. The market remains “structurally tight”, with prices and price volatility remaining above historic …

Austria, one of the few EU countries still receiving Russian natural gas by pipeline, is looking to reduce its dependence on Moscow, including by seeking to end a long-term deal that Austria-based energy giant OMV has with Gazprom, Austrian Energy Minister Leonore Gewessler said on Monday. “Austria has become massively …

The recent pause on new permits for LNG export projects has divided America in the latest controversy surrounding the Biden Administration’s energy policies. Environmentalists hailed the decision as a win for the climate and a step toward weaning the world off fossil fuels. A group of U.S. industrial gas consumers …

Novatek, Russia’s largest producer of liquefied natural gas (LNG), will start loading first cargo from the Arctic LNG 2 plant no earlier than March, Russia’s Kommersant daily reported on Thursday, citing anonymous sources. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak has earlier said the first shipment would happen in February, but, …

Germany will tender 10 gigawatts (GW) of new natural gas-fired capacity from power plants that could be converted to hydrogen in the 2030s, as part of plans to ensure stable electricity supply as wind and solar power generation and installations grow. The plan for Germany’s power plants is in its …

Russian natural gas producer Novatek is building a new China-based team to explore marketing the fuel, sources familiar with the plans said, as U.S. sanctions thwart plans for exports from its new multi-billion dollar Arctic project. The move illustrates Russian energy companies’ continued pivot to Asia, especially China, after the …

India is likely to sign on Tuesday a multi-billion dollar deal to extend LNG imports from Qatar till 2048 at rates that are lower than current prices, sources said. Petronet LNG Ltd will sign the deal with QatarEnergy to extend import of 7.5 million tonne a year on sidelines of …

European industries continue to be hesitant about boosting natural gas consumption, although prices are now a fraction of the records seen in 2022 and Europe appears to have put the worst of the energy crisis behind. The still high volatility in gas futures prices, compared to historical averages, and uncertainties …