The European Union is in talks with its trading partners in search of viable options to increase supplies of natural gas to its member states, according to the bloc’s Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson. “The gas storage levels in the EU are significantly lower than usual at this time of the …
Read More »European Union Fears Gas Supply Crunch
European Union Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson after a meeting with energy ministers of EU member-countries in Amiens in France on Saturday, said that the gas storage for this time of the year was less than usual, and announced that she will visit Washington and Azerbaijan next month to discuss the …
Read More »China Looks to Resell LNG as World Grapples with Gas Shortage
China, the world’s biggest buyer of liquefied natural gas, kicked off an unprecedented effort to resell its supply, alleviating global fuel shortage fears that have sparked record prices this winter. Two of China’s biggest state-owned LNG importers released tenders this week offering to sell dozens of cargoes for delivery through …
Read More »Kurdistan’s Gas Reserves are among the Top Ten in the World
The Kurdistan Region sits upon the world’s seventh-largest gas reserves-one rank behind Saudi Arabia, member of Kurdistan’s Parliament Ali Hama Saleh said on Saturday, citing the benefits of the Region’s future replacement of oil if exploited properly. “The Kurdistan Region, in comparison to the world’s countries, enlists as the seventh-largest …
Read More »Qatar to Regain Its Top Slot in LNG Exports by 2026
Qatar is all slated to regain its position as the preeminent and largest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by 2026 with the North Field (NFE) output coming on stream, according to the latest Qatar Economic Outlook (QEO) Qatar’s LNG exports competed with Australia’s for the first place in 2020, …
Read More »Arctic Cold Snap could Push U.S. Natural Gas Prices Higher
Forecasts of frigid temperatures later this month sent U.S. natural gas prices surging in the middle of last week to above $4.85 per million British thermal units (MMBtu)—the highest level since November. If the cold snap expected over the next two weeks holds and forecasts for additional Arctic blasts this …
Read More »US Talks to EU Energy Firms on Contingency Gas Supply in Case of Russia Conflict
The US government has held talks with several international energy companies on contingency plans for supplying natural gas to Europe if conflict between Russia and Ukraine disrupts Russian supplies, two US officials and two industry sources said. The United States is concerned Russia is preparing for the possibility of a …
Read More »Japan to Explore 1.4 Tcf of Recoverable Gas Reserves for 46.7 Bcf/Year Output
Japan intends to explore 1.4 Tcf of estimated recoverable natural gas reserves offshore Shimane and Yamaguchi prefectures in the west that could produce 46.7 Bcf/year of gas after starting output in 2032, an official at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry told S&P Global Platts Jan. 17. The move …
Read More »Yamal Gas Pipeline Continues Flowing Eastwards from Germany to Poland
The Yamal-Europe pipeline, which usually sends Russian gas west into Europe, flowed east from Germany to Poland for a 26th successive day on Saturday, data from German network operator Gascade showed. Since Dec. 21, the link between Poland and Germany had been operating in reverse mode, putting upward pressure on …
Read More »US Voices Skepticism on EastMed Gas Pipeline
The US on Friday voiced misgivings over the Eastern Mediterranean (EastMed) Pipeline, a planned gas pipeline that would ferry Israeli fuel from the eastern Mediterranean to Greece. A State Department spokesperson who commented on the matter on condition of anonymity told Anadolu Agency that the Biden administration is looking “critically …
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