European natural gas prices jumped as workers serving a key export project in Australia prepare for a strike that could put a significant dent in global supplies in the run-up to winter. Disruptions in Australia risk impacting 10% of global liquefied natural gas exports, a prospect that has kept European …
Read More »China LNG Buyers Expand Trading after Adding more US, Qatari Contracts
China’s liquefied natural (LNG) gas importers are starting up or expanding trading desks in London and Singapore to better manage their growing and diversified supply portfolios in an increasingly volatile global market. The beefed-up trading presence of Chinese importers puts them in direct competition with such global heavyweights as Shell, …
Read More »Iran’s Natural Gas Export Rises 16%
Iran’s natural gas exports in the current Iranian calendar year (started on March 21) increased by 16 percent compared to the previous year, according to the managing director of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC). According to Majid Chegeni, the country’s annual liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) exports also registered a …
Read More »Qatar Set to Export LNG to Hungary from 2027
Qatar is set to provide Hungary with liquified natural gas (LNG) starting from 2027 as the European country seeks to diversify its energy resources, Budapest’s Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto confirmed on Friday. “We have reached a political agreement, which is now followed by talks between energy companies Qatargas and Hungary’s …
Read More »Europe Gas Set for Third Weekly Gain on Australia Strike Jitters
European natural gas futures headed for a third weekly gain as concerns over potential strikes in Australia inject renewed volatility into the market. The possibility of walkouts at three liquefied natural gas facilities operated by Chevron Corp. and Woodside Energy Group Ltd. has taken center stage in recent days, as …
Read More »European Gas Price Spike Highlights Painful Exposure to Global Markets
Earlier this month, the price of natural gas in Europe spiked by as much as 40% on the news that gas platform workers in Australia may launch industrial action. The strike could affect a tenth of global LNG, media reported last week, which would send prices higher. Indeed, the very …
Read More »Iran’s LPG Export Increasing
The managing director of the National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC) announced about the increasing trend of Iran’s liquified petroleum gas (LPG) export. Making the remarks in a press conference on Saturday, Jalil Salari said that currently, about five billion liters of liquid fuel have been stored in …
Read More »Iran’s Gas Sector Investment at $1.35bn in 2 Years to July
Iran has invested the equivalent of $1.35 billion in its natural gas sector in the two years to July this year, according to the CEO of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC). Majid Chegeni said on Monday that Iran had spent some 680 trillion rials to expand its natural gas …
Read More »Ukraine will not Renew the Contract for the Transit of Russian Gas to the EU after 2024
Ukraine has warned Austria that it does not plan to extend the gas transit contract, DW economic expert Andriy Gurkov said. He notes that the Ukrainian route mainly serves Austria, with some small gas volumes that ship to Hungary and Italy. Therefore, the Austrian OMV company has already reserved transit …
Read More »Gas Prices Inch Higher as TotalEnergies Shuts down Port Arthur Refinery
French supermajor TotalEnergies was forced to shut down a unit at its 225,000-barrels-per-day refinery at Port Arthur in Texas due to a leaky pump, adding to other refinery outages that have pushed U.S. gasoline prices higher in recent days alongside the rise in crude oil prices. Total’s U.S. unit of …
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