Pakistan is eyeing Central Asia as its energy trade partner, especially Turkmenistan, and is seeking gas supplies for Gwadar in an effort to make it an international energy hub by encouraging China and European countries to establish liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants and export the fuel. “We want to be …
Read More »Iraq Announces New Bidding Round to Explore and Develop Gas Reserves
Iraq is inviting international energy companies to take part in an energy bidding round to explore and develop natural gas reserves, the country’s oil minister said on Sunday. Hayan Abdel-Ghani said 11 gas exploration blocks in different parts of the country would be on offer and described them as “promising”. …
Read More »Azerbaijan to Increase Gas Supplies to Turkey by about 17%
With the expansion capacity of the Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) Project, Azerbaijan will correspondingly increase its gas exports to Turkey to 10.2 billion cubic meters (bcm) per year, Azerbaijan’s Ambassador to Türkiye, Rashad Mammadov, told Anadolu Agency in an exclusive interview. According to the Natural Gas Market 2022 Sector …
Read More »Europe Gas Surges more than 20% as Supply Risks Rattle Market
European natural gas futures soared as traders reassessed supply risks amid signs of global competition for the fuel and a heat wave bearing down on the region. The benchmark contract ended the week 35% higher, the most since last August, at the height of Europe’s energy crisis. It’s also the …
Read More »U.S. Exports of LNG Dip in May
LNG exports out of the United States fell in May to 7.66 million tonnes, according to shipping data cited by Reuters. That’s a 0.35 million tonne dropoff from the previous month. The United States shipped less LNG to Europe in May, while increasing LNG exports to Asia and Latin America. …
Read More »Gazprom to Send 40.3 mcm of Gas to Europe via Ukraine on Saturday
Russia’s Gazprom will send 40.3 million cubic metres (mcm) of gas to Europe via Ukraine on Saturday, the company said, down from 40.6 mcm on Friday.
Read More »Asian Gas Premium Puts Europe in Competiton for LNG this Summer
Spot prices for liquefied natural gas in Asia are trading at a consistent premium over the European benchmark for the rest of this year, signaling that competition for the fuel could tighten if demand rebounds. Exports from the US are currently more profitable to Asia in July, August and September, …
Read More »Europe Gas Drops again as Industries Struggle, Solar Hits Record
European natural gas prices dropped to the lowest levels in over two years as demand was hit further by record solar power in Germany. Benchmark futures tumbled as much as 4.3%. Gas posted its longest stretch of weekly declines since 2007 on Friday, a sharp turnaround from the energy crisis …
Read More »Natural Gas Prices could Fall below Zero in Parts of Europe
As tepid demand for gas from power generation and industry has sent European natural gas prices into a freefall in recent weeks, traders and industry officials are not ruling out the possibility that Europe may see a brief dip to below zero for day-ahead prices in some markets this summer. …
Read More »Europe’s Natural Gas Prices Set for Longest Weekly Losing Streak in a Decade
Benchmark natural gas prices in Europe continued their freefall this week and were headed to post the longest weekly losing streak since 2013 amid weak demand. The front-month futures at the TTF hub, the benchmark for Europe’s gas trading, plunged by 5.7% to $25.75 (24 euros) per megawatt-hour (MWh) as …
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