Germany may have to take drastic measures such as gas rationing if levels of gas in storage drop below 40% by February 1st next year, according to the German Federal Network Agency, which will enact such measures if necessary. Germany’s gas storage sites were 99% full at the start of …
Read More »EU to Resume Talks on Russia’s Oil Price Cap
After failing to reach an agreement on a price cap for Russian gas, the EU is set to resume talks on limiting the price of Russian crude on Friday night. And, just as was the case for natural gas, the bloc has so far failed to agree on how strict …
Read More »Qatar Signs 27-Year Deal with China as LNG Competition Heats up
QatarEnergy has signed a 27-year deal to supply China’s Sinopec with liquefied natural gas (LNG), the longest such LNG agreement so far as volatile markets drive buyers to seek long-term deals. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, competition for LNG has become intense, with Europe in particular needing vast …
Read More »Europe’s Dash for Energy Means Rigging Up LNG Plants at Sea
As Europe scrambles to replace Russian gas with supplies from across the globe, producers are turning to a new technology to drill quickly and cheaply: small floating plants out at sea, often made out of old tankers. While liquefied natural gas is conventionally made at large plants on the coast, …
Read More »Turkey Announces Its Readiness to Supply Turkmen Gas to Europe in Transit
Ankara is ready to transit natural gas from Turkmenistan to Europe, the Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper reported on Saturday, following the visit of Chairman of the Grand National Assembly (Parliament) of Turkey Mustafa Sentop to Ashgabat. According to the newspaper, the parliament speaker said that there are broad prospects for increasing …
Read More »Gazprom could Supply up to 1 bcm of Gas to Azerbaijan this Winter
Gazprom could supply up to one billion cubic meters of gas to Azerbaijan this winter, the Russian state-owned company said in a statement. “Deliveries of Russian gas to Azerbaijan began on November 15 as per the new gas sale-and purchase-agreement. Gazprom Export LLC and the State Oil Company of the …
Read More »Iran Ramping up Gas Production Eying New Export Markets
Iran has been ramping up its natural gas production with the aim of increasing exports to global markets as the demand in Europe for natural gas is surging ahead of winter, an Oilprice.com report stated. “Iran last week made it clear that it is ramping up its gas production operations …
Read More »European Gas Prices Drop as Weather Predicted to Turn Warmer
Natural gas prices in Europe extended losses on Thursday as weather forecasts pointed to warmer temperatures, further delaying the start of the heating season in the region. Benchmark futures declined as much as 9.1%, following a slump of 8.2% on Wednesday. Warmer weather is expected in Scandinavia while above normal …
Read More »Germany’s Gas Turbine Capacity Expansion Moving Too Slow
Germany is behind in its plan to expand its gas turbine capacity to 30 GW by 2030—the amount needed to stabilize its electricity distribution networks, according to General Electric. Just 4 GW of turbine capacity are in the planning stages. But the timeframes needed to get from the planning stage …
Read More »The East Mediterranean is Primed for a Natural Gas Boom
The Eastern Mediterranean could become a “stable supplier of energy” to the European Union if the recent maritime border agreement between Israel and Lebanon spurs more investment in the region, the head of the company that launched the latest gas production project says. “I think there is a lot more …
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