Europe has raised its imports of fuels from the Middle East and the United States in preparation for the EU ban on seaborne imports of Russian refined petroleum products. Just ahead of the ban, Europe was still the biggest buyer of Russian diesel and it will have to boost imports …
Read More »LNG Interest from Asia’s Emerging Gas Markets Rises as Prices Ease
Energy companies in Asian emerging markets are returning to the market for liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes as prices have fallen to their lowest in more than a year. Buyers in Thailand, India and Bangladesh have been on the sidelines for months as prices soared following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, …
Read More »Russia’s Pipeline Gas Exports to Europe Slump to Record Low
Russia’s pipeline gas exports to Europe slumped to a new monthly record-low in January, falling by nearly 30% from December due to lower prices on the spot market, according to Reuters calculations. Russia’s gas giant Gazprom has seen exports to Europe decline since the Russian invasion of Ukraine last year …
Read More »European Gas Jumps with some Weather Forecasts Turning Cooler
European natural gas rose as forecasts showed the weather turning cooler than previously estimated next week. Futures for delivery in March rose as much as 11%. Some weather models are showing temperatures dropping again after a warm spell, potentially boosting demand for gas and forcing more withdrawals from fuller-than-normal storage …
Read More »Total CEO Sees Tight Gas Market, Pricey Diesel in Europe in 2023
Europe’s natural gas market will tighten again in 2023 as stockpiles will have to be replenished over the summer without the usual Russian supply, according to TotalEnergies SE CEO Patrick Pouyanne. “Europe will get less Russian gas than in 2022 and will have to again massively re-import LNG,” Pouyanne told …
Read More »Europe Gas Drops as Mild Weather Forecast Eases Supply Concerns
European natural gas dropped with fuller-than-normal stockpiles countering higher demand, while an ongoing icy spell was forecast to end next week. Benchmark futures fell as much as 11%, extending Monday’s decline. The frigid weather has raised gas usage for heating, but high storage levels and strong deliveries of liquefied natural …
Read More »Gas Price Cap Risks Curbing Market Liquidity, EU Regulators Warn
The European Union’s gas price cap, which launches next month, could impact financial stability and potentially curb liquidity in Europe’s exchange-traded gas markets, the bloc’s financial and energy market regulators said on Monday (23 January). EU countries agreed in December to a gas price cap that, from 15 February, will …
Read More »Uzbekistan Resumes Gas Imports from Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan has resumed gas imports from Turkmenistan, Trend reports via Uzbek Uztransgaz Company. According to the source, on January 21, 2023, Turkmenistan’s Türkmengaz state-owned company resumed gas supplies to Uzbekistan. Due to an accident that occurred at the Galkanish gas field of Turkmenistan since January 12, 2023 gas supply to …
Read More »Europe Gas Swings amid Crimped Norway Supplies and Cold Weather
European natural gas fluctuated with Norwegian supplies expected to drop to the lowest in more than two months in the middle of a cold snap that’s boosting demand. Available capacity at several Norwegian facilities has been reduced by works and orders for shipments have fallen. While flows from the country …
Read More »IEA Considers Forming Special Unit for Security of TAPI Project
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) said on Saturday it is ready to form a special unit to safeguard the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project. In a statement, the office of deputy prime minister for economic affairs, noted that TAPI as a significant regional economic project was initiated during the …
Read More »