Iraq’s Ministry of Electricity says it will settle its debts for 2020 gas purchases from Iran “within two days,” as part of measures to avoid a halt in the flow of much-needed gas into the Arab country. In a statement carried by the Iraqi News Agency on Tuesday, Ahmed Musa, …
Read More »Turkey to Start Transferring Natural Gas from Black Sea in 1st Quarter of 2023
Turkey will start transferring 10 million cubic meters (mcm) of natural gas daily from the Sakarya Gas Field in the Black Sea to the national transmission system in the first quarter of 2023, the country’s president said on Monday. The production in Sakarya Gas Field will “hopefully reach its peak …
Read More »European Gas Prices Drop as Muted Demand Offsets Supply Concerns
European natural gas prices declined on Monday as muted demand helped to ease a tight market. Warm weather across the region is expected to keep a lid on gas use for heating over the coming week, while a forecast for increased solar energy production in the UK, Germany and Spain …
Read More »Europe cannot Ban Russian Gas anytime soon
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has ruled out the prospect of a Russian gas ban in the European Union’s next package of sanctions, calling it “impossible”. Landlocked Hungary is overwhelmingly dependent on Russian hydrocarbons. Szijjarto’s comments come as Russian President Vladimir Putin says he believes the West will not be …
Read More »Can Azerbaijan Help Solve Europe’s Gas Crisis?
The Russia-Ukraine war disrupted global supply chains and weakened economies worldwide, but it spells opportunity for Azerbaijan, the hinge of Europe and Asia. The U.S. and Europe sanctioned Russian oil and natural gas, but Azerbaijan is on track to increase gas exports in 2022 and the following years, via the …
Read More »Big Oil Set to Win Stakes in Qatar’s Huge LNG Expansion Projects
Some of the biggest international oil and gas majors, including ExxonMobil, Shell, and TotalEnergies, are expected to be awarded stakes in the major expansion projects of one of the world’s top LNG exporters, Qatar, sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg on Tuesday. Qatar announced last year the world’s largest …
Read More »U.S. Natural Gas Prices Slump after Fire at Texas LNG Terminal
U.S. natural gas prices tumbled after a fire broke out at a Texas export terminal, threatening to leave supplies of the fuel stranded in shale basins despite surging overseas demand. The fire is under control at Freeport LNG’s terminal in Quintana, Texas, about 65 miles (105 kilometers) south of Houston, …
Read More »European Gas Prices on the Decline
European natural gas prices have been on the slide for several days now as an early start of summer combines with ample LNG supplies to quench supply worries. According to a Bloomberg report, natural gas prices in Europe have been on the decline for five days now as demand eases …
Read More »Russia Gas Sanctions could Cost Germany Extra $5.4B a Year
Russia’s sanctions against Gazprom Germania and its subsidiaries could cost German taxpayers and gas users an extra $5.4 billion (5 billion euros) a year to pay for replacement gas. The estimated cost was reported by German Welt am Sonntag weekly on Sunday, citing industry representatives. In May, Russia decided to …
Read More »Qatar LNG Output Falls as Desperate Market in Crisis Begs for more
LNG production in Qatar has fallen this year, even with increased calls for the fuel amid an energy crisis in Europe as the bloc attempts to wean itself off Russian gas, Bloomberg reported on Friday. Qatar exported less than 35 million tons of LNG from January to May—a loss of …
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