Gas

Gas transmission through Iran’s natural gas network reached 133 billion cubic meters (bcm) in the first six months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-September 21), Iranian Gas Transmission Company (IGTC)’s Managing Director Peyman Khazraei announced. Khazraei said 74 percent of the overhaul plans and development goals of the …

U.S. refining and chemicals giant Phillips 66 booked higher-than-expected earnings for the third quarter even if earnings plunged from a year earlier, as expected, due to weak refining margins and fuel demand. Phillips 66 reported on Tuesday adjusted earnings of $859 million, or $2.04 per share, for the third quarter, …

Europe’s benchmark natural gas prices slumped on Monday from their 2024 high from last week as Israel’s retaliation for the Iranian missile strike was limited in scope and targets and avoided energy infrastructure in Iran. Dutch TTF Natural Gas Futures, the benchmark for Europe’s gas trading, were trading down by …

Egypt has played a leading role in the global energy market for several decades, as a major producer of both oil and gas, as well as a vital transportation hub for energy products. Despite disruptions, caused mainly by national political unrest and geopolitical challenges in recent years, Egypt remains a …

Russia is pressing ahead with a whole new form of gas transport, unveiling designs for nuclear-powered submarines to ferry LNG from the Arctic to Asia. The Kurchatov Institute, Russia’s leading research and development institution in the field of nuclear energy, is working with energy giant Gazprom to build the underwater …

U.S. natural gas production from shale and tight formations, which accounts for 79% of dry natural gas production, decreased slightly in the first nine months of 2024 compared with the same period in 2023. If this trend holds for the remainder of 2024, it would mark the first annual decrease …

Russia’s Novatek recently halted operations at its Arctic LNG 2 project, and it has no plans to restart it this winter, according to an anonymous Reuters source familiar with the matter. The development is a significant setback for the country’s gas ambitions. This project, primarily located on the Gydan Peninsula …

Chinese demand for natural gas is set to jump by more than 50% by 2040, from 400 billion cubic meters (bcm) now to more than 600 bcm, according to an executive at the top U.S. LNG exporter, Cheniere Energy. “There’s no doubt that gas demand growth in China, in absolute …

The EU’s natural gas storage is already at 95% full, data from Gas Infrastructure Europe show, after the bloc reached in August its target to have 90% full storage well ahead of its self-imposed binding deadline, November 1. In the middle of August, the EU reached its target of filling …

Russia’s role in the European Union’s liquefied natural gas market is growing, even as the bloc weighs how to clamp down on supplies from the nation. Moscow’s share of the EU’s LNG imports climbed to 20% in the first half of the year, compared with 14% a year earlier, according …