Gas

Azerbaijan’s promise to double its annual gas exports to Europe by 2027 may be a step closer to realization with the news that BP has found new gas reservoirs beneath its existing Azeri–Chirag–Gunashli oil field (ACG) in the Caspian Sea. BP has confirmed to Eurasianet that the appraisal well it …

Qatar this year will sign record volumes of long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) offtake contracts, the country’s energy minister said on Tuesday at a conference in Vancouver. About 40% of new global LNG output will come from Qatar by 2029, said Minister of Energy Saad al-Kaabi at the LNG 2023 …

Iraq will begin trading crude oil for Iranian gas to end the recurring issue of payment delays to Tehran due to the need for US approval, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Sudani said on Tuesday (July 11). He said Iran had cut gas exports to Iraq by more than 50% …

India has initiated exploratory talks with Iraq to assess the possibility of building facilities to liquefy natural gas that is flared at the West Asian country’s oil and gas facilities, and transporting it as liquefied natural gas (LNG) to India, a senior government official said. The proposal came up during …

Iran’s state-run Petropars company has awarded a contract for the construction of a large platform that will be installed at the Belal gas field in the Persian Gulf near the maritime border with Qatar. In a ceremony on Sunday, the Iranian Offshore Engineering and Construction Company (IOEC) won the contract …

China’s imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) hit 5-month highs in June, but weak demand, especially in Europe, kept a lid on prices. Last month, China imported 5.96 million metric tons of LNG, 28% higher than the 4.64 million the country purchased a year ago and also higher than 5.54 …

Concerned about energy security, Europe and China are in an intensifying competition to sign long-term supply deals with U.S. LNG developers and exporters. The race for LNG supply indexed to Henry Hub prices and with flexibility clauses to resell the cargoes if not needed gives buyers certainty about long-term supply …

Iran’s natural gas exports to Iraq exceeded 9 billion cubic meters in 2022, according to the International Energy Institute. In a report released today, the official Iranian news agency IRNA stated that the country’s natural gas exports reached approximately 19 billion cubic meters last year, representing a growth rate of …

China is on a natural gas shopping spree, and officials are happy for importers to keep striking deals even after a global energy crisis has eased. The government continues to back efforts by state-owned buyers to sign long-term contracts and even invest in export facilities, in order to bolster energy …

Europe’s expenditure on Azerbaijani gas imports in April 2023 have reached nearly 490 million euros, Trend learned from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In April 2023, Azerbaijan supplied 1.047 billion cubic meters of natural gas to Europe, resulting in export revenues of 488,241,329 euros. Meanwhile, Azerbaijan’s energy …