India will not buy liquefied natural gas from the sanctioned Russian project Arctic LNG 2, India’s Oil Secretary Pankaj Jain said on Friday. “We will not buy (supply from) Arctic LNG 2. We are not buying any sanctioned commodity. Something which has broad-based sanctions, we are not touching it,” the …
Read More »Will Turkey’s LNG Deals Derail Turkmenistan’s Gas Export Dreams?
Turkmenistan’s hopes of arranging a swap deal to carry the first small volumes of its gas to Turkey, and possibly on to Europe, have been dealt a blow, as Ankara has inked its third long-term LNG purchase agreement in five months. September 18 saw Turkey’s state gas importer Botas agree …
Read More »U.S. LNG Permit Freeze Sparks Export Boom in Canada and Mexico
Canada and Mexico are rushing to fill the natural gas vacuum left by the United States’ ongoing moratorium on new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export permits introduced by the Biden Administration in January of this year. The country’s neighbors to the north and south are speeding up their own export …
Read More »Gazprom Accelerates Pipeline Gas Transports to China
Russia is accelerating its natural gas exports to China through the Power of Siberia pipeline, aiming to hit maximum capacity by the end of 2024—a full year ahead of schedule. Gazprom, Russia’s state-run energy giant, has agreed with China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) to boost December supplies, reaching the pipeline’s …
Read More »TotalEnergies Starts Natural Gas Production from Argentinian Offshore Field
French supermajor TotalEnergies announced on Friday the start of natural gas production from the Fenix gas field offshore in southern Argentina. The Fenix field has been developed to have a production capacity of 10 million cubic meters per day, or 70,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, (boe/d). The field, …
Read More »Europe’s Natural Gas Demand and Inventories Rose in July
Natural gas demand in the EU and UK rose in July compared to June, but inventories increased at a faster clip as Europe is moving to stockpile gas ahead of the winter, the latest data by the Joint Organizations Data Initiative (JODI) showed on Wednesday. EU and UK natural gas …
Read More »Turkey Signs 10-Year LNG Supply Deal with TotalEnergies
Turkey’s ambitions to become a regional gas hub just received a fresh boost after the country signed a 10-year agreement with French energy giant TotalEnergies (NYSE:TTE), Turkey’s Daily Sabah reported on Wednesday. Under the terms of the deal, the oil and gas supermajor will supply Turkish state energy firm BOTAS …
Read More »Gazprom-Friendly Hungary Blames EU for Failing to End Russian Gas Dependence
Hungary’s energy security chief on Wednesday (18 September) slammed the European Union for not providing enough support to help smaller, landlocked countries move away from Russian natural gas. Csaba Marosvari, Hungary’s deputy state secretary for energy security, told attendees at the Gastech conference in Houston that smaller, landlocked states, including …
Read More »Turkmenistan’s High Gas Prices Hinder Export Deals
It’s been just over a year since Turkmenistan, a country boasting the world’s fourth or fifth biggest largest natural gas reserves, ended decades of indecision and finally announced it was serious about exporting to Western markets. For just about any other country, such an announcement would have touched off a …
Read More »U.S. Natural Gas Power is Booming Thanks to AI
U.S. power-generating companies are announcing plans for the highest volume of new natural gas-fired capacity in years as the AI boom is driving demand for electricity. During the first half of 2024, electricity-generating firms unveiled plans for the new gas-powered capacity equal to all capacity announced in 2020, according to …
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