Gas

Global natural gas demand will sputter for the next three years, as soaring prices and the threat of further Russian supply cuts discourage consumption. Gas use is expected to slip 0.5% this year as reduced economic activity in Asia and a sharp drop in European gas demand overshadows more buoyant …

Four floating storage and regasification units are planned for deployment offshore Germany along with two permanent onshore sites, with an emphasis upon the FSRUs to help secure near-term and medium-term gas supplies. The German government has earmarked 2.94 billion euros ($3.07 billion) for the projects, set to be developed by …

For the first time, the US is supplying more natural gas to Europe than Russia sends by pipelines, according to the International Energy Agency. Europe is seeking alternatives such as US liquefied natural gas to Russian supplies after Gazprom PJSC slashed shipments through Nord Stream, its biggest pipeline to Europe, …

Algeria said it reached a deal with three “partners” to increase prices of its natural gas exports, as Europe races to boost supplies from the North African country. “We are confident that we will soon reach agreements to review the prices with other partners,” Toufik Hakkar, the chief executive officer …

For the first time, the U.S. provided more liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Europe than Russia sends by pipelines, according to the latest data released by the International Energy Agency (IEA). Russia ships about 150 billion cubic meters of gas to Europe via pipelines every year, and another 14 billion …

Gas supplies to Europe are holding firm despite ongoing troubles at the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, leaving the market in equilibrium, albeit temporarily. That’s according to Rystad Energy analyst Lu Ming Pang, who made the statement in a market note sent to Rigzone late Wednesday. The Rystad analyst outlined in …

Shell Plc is set to follow other Western energy majors by taking a stake in a $29 billion project to boost Qatar’s exports of liquefied natural gas, just as Europe races to shore up new supplies of the fuel. The London-based company will probably announce its partnership with state-controlled Qatar …

European natural gas prices fluctuated, with traders weighing the return of flows via Turkey against the risk of a further deterioration in supplies to the continent. Gas shipments via the TurkStream pipeline resumed after maintenance ended on Monday, Russia’s Gazprom said on Telegram. The link, which has an annual transport …

European Union governments are confronting the risk of a splintering energy market as Russian cuts in natural-gas supplies test EU unity in response to the war on Ukraine. An increase in gas supply disruptions following EU sanctions on Russia is prompting member countries to step up winter preparations as they …

The German section of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline may be repurposed to connect to a floating LNG terminal in the Baltic Sea, the German Economics Ministry is studying such plans, the German weekly Der Spiegel reported. According to the plans, the section of the pipeline laid on German …