Gas

China Starts Production at Massive Deepwater Gas Field

China’s CNOOC this week started production from the first deepwater gas field it operates fully, Reuters has reported, adding that the field is expected to yield some 4.39 billion cubic meters of natural gas, representing 2 percent of China’s total output. The Chenhai-1 well was drilled at the Lingshui 17-2 …

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Egypt Wants to Export Surplus Gas to Europe Through Greece

Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said he wanted to work with the Greek government to export surplus natural gas to Europe. It is part of a wider push to boost cooperation across energy and electrical grid interconnection across the island of Crete, which lies midway between the North African country …

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Turkish Stream Gas Flow to Halt for Annual Maintenance

Russia-to-Turkey natural gas pipeline Turkish Stream will temporarily halt gas flow on June 22-29 on its offshore lines for annual maintenance and routine diagnostics, the project company TurkStream, said today. The works will be carried out by South Stream Transport B.V., the operator of the offshore pipeline system. TurkStream consists …

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Europe Gas Shortage Boosts Coal Comeback

Europe is so short of natural gas that the continent — usually seen as the poster child for the global fight against emissions — is turning to coal to meet electricity demand that is now back to pre-pandemic levels. Coal usage in the continent jumped 10% to 15% this year …

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China About to Become Top LNG Importer This Year

China will this year overtake Japan as the world’s largest importer of liquefied natural gas, ICIS Edge, a service of market intelligence provider ICIS, said this week, as quoted by Reuters. China is already catching up with Japan in terms of LNG imports: • Japan imported 76.32 million tons of …

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GCC Gas Demand for Power Generation on the Rise

Gas demand for power generation consumed above 13 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd) in 2020, representing almost 50% of the total demand in the Gulf countries. It is expected that this demand will increase by 14% by 2029, according a report by GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. …

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China Starts Work on the World’s Largest LNG Storage Unit

China’s National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has expanded the construction of what will be the world’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage tanks in Yancheng Binhai Port Industrial Park in Jiangsu province. Overall, six tanks will be built at a cost of 6.1 billion yuan ($955 million), the company said. …

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