Gas

Norway will nationalize all of its natural gas pipelines within the next five years, the country’s oil and energy ministry said on Friday. The nationalization plan would provide Norway with greater control over its critical infrastructure. Standing in the way of an immediate nationalization are existing concessions, which aren’t due …

Jiangnan Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, has delivered the world’s largest Very Large Liquefied Gas Carrier (VLGC) to Singapore-based shipping and trading company Petredec. This marks a significant milestone for the shipbuilding industry, as the 93,000 cubic meter VLGC is the largest VLGC in the world. The …

Germany looks to install one or two floating LNG import terminals at its largest island, Rügen in the Baltic Sea, as officials do not rule out further attacks on energy and gas pipeline infrastructure, sources with knowledge of the plans told Bloomberg on Thursday. Germany cannot rule out another attack …

Russian President Vladimir Putin belied that his invasion of Ukraine in 2022 would go largely unopposed by the U.S. and its allies for the same reason that he was able to invade the country in 2014 and annex Crimea. That is, that the non-U.S. part of the North Atlantic Treaty …

The European market is fairly balanced, with prices and renewable energy generation fairly stable. The only downside is the low level of gas injection into underground storage facilities, but the season for this has only just begun. UKRAINIAN TRANSIT Gas Transport System Operator of Ukraine, or GTSOU, has accepted a …

South Korean companies are interested in implementing projects in the gas sector in Turkmenistan, this was stated by the head of the Korea-Turkmenistan Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group Lee Dal-gon at a meeting with the President of the Supreme Council of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Azernews reports, citing Turkmen media. According to Lee …

Qatar delivered 22 more cargoes in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period last year, the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) said in its April report. In March, the total number of global LNG export cargoes increased by 8% m-o-m to 551. The total number of …

Less than a month before general elections that will decide the fate of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the government has announced that a natural gas discovery in the Black Sea will start production and deliveries as soon as April 20, helping the country move towards energy independence. The discovery, …

Iran’s gas export rose 79 percent in terms of worth, and 10 percent in terms of amount, in 2022, the managing director of National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) announced. Majid Chegeni also announced that the country’s gas swap experienced a 530 percent rise in terms of value, and a 358 …

Qatar “reclaimed” its position as the largest liquefied natural gas exporter in the world with 80mn tonnes of LNG exports in 2022, the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) has said in a report. Last year, Qatar was followed by Australia (79mn tonnes), the US (78mn tonnes), Russia (32mn tonnes) and …