Major Indian natural gas importers are discussing long-term supply deals with the biggest LNG exporting countries to lock in future supply and avoid volatility and uncertainty in case of spot price spikes, traders and executives tell Bloomberg. India plans to significantly increase its natural gas consumption as it looks to …
Read More »China-Central Asia: Turkmenistan Gas Promotes Green Development
For Turkmenistan, energy cooperation with China has injected momentum for the natural gas-rich country’s export diversity strategy and secured a stable and huge market. It has also unlocked potential in areas including green energy, natural gas utilization, energy technologies and equipment to enhance cooperation across the industrial chain. Turkmenistan is …
Read More »Europe Risks LNG Terminal Glut as Renewable Energy Edges out Gas
Europe rushed to secure liquefied natural gas in an effort to ease a crippling energy crisis. Now, there’s a chance its plans to build more import terminals for the fuel have gone too far. From France to Poland, the region is looking to build LNG infrastructure, after Russia severely curtailed …
Read More »Iran, Iraq Agree to Extend Gas Contracts in 5 Years
Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji said on Saturday that Tehran and Baghdad have agreed to extend the gas export contract for five years. The oil minister, who is on a visit to Baghdad, made the remarks following a meeting with Iraq’s Minister of Electricity Ziad Ali Fazel, saying that the …
Read More »European Natural Gas Prices are Set for a Sixth Consecutive Weekly Loss
Low demand for natural gas has sent Europe’s benchmark gas prices towards a sixth consecutive weekly loss—the longest run of weekly losses since 2020. The front-month futures at the TTF hub, the benchmark for Europe’s gas trading, fell by 3.7% to $36.80 (33.80 euros) per megawatt-hour (MWh) as of 12:27 …
Read More »EU Opens 1st Tender for Joint Gas Purchase
Speaking to reporters, Maros Sefcovic, the European Commission’s vice-president called the launch a “historic milestone” because this is “the first time ever” that the EU uses its “collective economic weight to increase our energy security and tackle high gas prices.” He explained that 77 European companies submitted requests for a …
Read More »Eni Offloads First LNG Cargo from New Italian Regassification Terminal
Eni has begun offloading the first LNG cargo into Snam’s new regasification terminal in Piombino, in the presence of the Minister of the Environment and Energy Security, Gilberto Pichetto Fratin. The terminal has a total processing capacity of 5 Bcm per year, or approximately 7% of Italy’s gas demand. The …
Read More »Norway’s Surprise Natural Gas Nationalization Plan even Broader than Expected
Norway’s plan to nationalize natural gas assets includes more than just Gassled’s natural gas pipelines, new information revealed in a letter from the Norwegian energy minister showed on Friday. The surprise move to nationalize the country’s gas assets will also include other assets—including the Nyhamna processing plant. Last Friday, Norway’s …
Read More »Japan to Increase Investments in Natural Gas Projects Offshore Mozambique
Japanese investors will be supported to increase investment in natural gas projects in Mozambique as the Southeastern African country aims to develop giant offshore projects, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said. Japan will encourage “the entry of more Japanese businessmen” in Mozambique, Kishida said on Thursday in the capital, Maputo. “Cooperation …
Read More »Russian Gas Production down 10% in 2023
Gas production in Russia decreased by 10% to 180 billion cubic meters this year mostly from Gazprom’s declining capacities, the Kommersant business daily reported Wednesday, citing an unnamed source familiar with the data. State-owned gas giant Gazprom has classified its production statistics since the start of 2023. Kommersant’s source said …
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