Turkmenistan is on the cusp of securing a major new buyer for its natural gas: Iraq. On October 8, the Turkmen Foreign Ministry reported on a four-day visit to Baghdad by the head of the Turkmen state gas company for meetings revolving around this prospect. The plan is for Iraq …
Read More »Asian LNG Buyers Wait for War Premium in Natural Gas Markets to Fade
Amid comfortable levels of inventories for this time of the year, Asian LNG buyers have been sitting on the sidelines of the spot market this week, hoping for the surge in natural gas prices after the Hamas attack on Israel to fade. Natural gas prices in Asia and Europe jumped …
Read More »Europe’s Largest Economy may Face Wild Gas Price Volatility this Winter
LNG demand in Asia and Europe is beginning to rise ahead of the peak winter season amid a calmer market compared to last year’s chaos and record-high prices. But neither Europe nor Asia should be complacent about winter gas supply as winter weather, delivery disruptions, and geopolitical tensions could upend …
Read More »Putin Launches Russian Gas Shipments to Uzbekistan
Russian Vladimir Putin on Saturday announced the start of gas supplies to Uzbekistan via Kazakhstan, a boost for Russia’s industry hit by a flurry of Western sanctions over the offensive in Ukraine. Despite being home to a wealth of natural resources including gas, the Central Asian country of Uzbekistan has …
Read More »Rystad Energy: New Natural Gas Production is Needed to Meet Demand
Global gas demand is projected to rise in the next decade, thus influencing a 12.5% surge in production between 2023 and 2030. However, Rystad Energy forecasts that even in scenarios of 1.9 – 2.5°C warming, with rapid growth in renewable energy sources, the current set of existing gas fields will …
Read More »QatarEnergy Begins Major LNG Expansion Project to Advance Energy Transition, Security
His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar, laid the foundational stone of the North Field expansion project, which will raise the State of Qatar’s LNG production capacity from the current 77 million tons per annum (MMtpa) to 126 MMtpa by 2026. The project …
Read More »U.S. Natural Gas Prices Slip from Seven-Week High
After finishing at a seven-week high on Thursday, the benchmark U.S. natural gas prices fell by 2% early on Friday, amid expectations of above-normal temperatures in early October and as November became the front-month contract after the expiry of the October futures contract. Thursday’s weekly gas storage report from the …
Read More »Saudi Aramco Announces First Global LNG Deal
Saudi Aramco on Thursday announced its first global investment in liquefied natural gas, part of a broader bid by the energy giant to expand beyond oil. The company seen as the jewel of the Saudi economy said it would acquire a minority stake worth $500 million in MidOcean Energy, which …
Read More »Turkey Signs Deal for Natural Gas Exports to Romania
Turkey has agreed to send natural gas via pipeline to Romania starting from Oct. 1 and running until March 31, 2025, the Turkish Petroleum Pipeline Corporation (BOTAS) announced on Wednesday. The agreement between BOTAS and Romania’s OMV Petrom, one of the largest energy companies in the region, will cover the …
Read More »Winter Gas Price Rally Unlikely despite Recent Volatility
Gas prices are still expected to stabilise heading into winter despite a recent rise in spot prices on European benchmarks, energy experts have said. The UK Natural Gas Futures benchmark rose 7.2 per cent to £1.10 per therm this morning, while the Dutch TTF Futures rose 7.1 per cent to …
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