Some of Russia’s natural gas customers have agreed to pay in rubles for Russian gas, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Friday. Last month, Vladimir Putin said that “unfriendly” nations should pay in rubles for natural gas. Russia had set a March 31 deadline for the countries it considers …
Read More »Japan to Boost Investment Role in upstream LNG Projects
Japan plans to step up its investment role in upstream projects for liquefied natural gas (LNG), to spur new development and boost fuel offtake by its companies, the industry minister said on Friday. Investment in new LNG development worldwide has dropped significantly as a global trend toward decarbonisation grows, although …
Read More »The Threat of Russian Cyberattacks on Western Infrastructure is Growing
Back in early February, reports were mounting that Russia was preparing to invade Ukraine. Videos of Russian troops training, working out, and preparing for battle were circulating around the internet, and Vladimir Putin was giving veiled and vague warnings and threats of the impending war. As it became clear that …
Read More »Libya can Hike Gas Production by 30% with a $1 Billion Investment
Libya can raise its natural gas production by 30 percent with an investment of up to $1 billion, Italy’s Ambassador to Libya, Giuseppe Buccino, said at a round table discussion at the LUISS University in Rome this week. If Libya manages to overcome political disputes, it would have more stability …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Looks to Position NEOM as a Hydrogen Leader
At the first-ever conference devoted exclusively to carbon-free hydrogen in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), participants looked in depth at the technical and financial complexities of getting major projects off the ground. They covered projects announced by various consortiums worldwide, all in early-stage development. An exception appeared in …
Read More »Europe’s Gas Prices Jump as Ukraine Transit Demand Drops
After more than a week of consecutive declines, Europe’s benchmark natural gas prices rose on Tuesday amid lower orders for Russian gas supply transiting Ukraine. In morning trade in Amsterdam on Tuesday, the front-month gas futures price at the Dutch TTF hub, the benchmark gas price for Europe, was up …
Read More »China may Spend $100 Billion more on Crude Oil Imports in 2022 amid Surging Global Oil Prices
With the high volatility of international oil prices, China’s year-on-year increase in spending on oil and gas imports may exceed $100 billion, while further pressuring downstream business operations in addition to commercial consumption, financial media outlet Caixin reported on Wednesday, citing multiple experts. China may spend $100 billion more on …
Read More »China Slashes LNG Purchases
China is slashing liquefied natural gas purchases as soaring global prices deepen import losses and pandemic lockdowns throttle domestic demand. Imports in the first quarter fell 14% from the same period last year, according to shipping data, and private companies are spurning offers to use once-highly coveted slots at state-owned …
Read More »OPEC Tells EU It’s not Possible to Replace Potential Russian Oil Supply Loss
OPEC told the European Union on Monday (11 April) that current and future sanctions on Russia could create one of the worst ever oil supply shocks and it would be impossible to replace those volumes, and signalled it would not pump more. European Union officials held talks in Vienna with …
Read More »Hungary Escalates Spat with EU over Paying for Russian Gas
Hungary can pay for Russian natural gas without violating European Union sanctions against Russia, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in a Facebook post in response to a warning from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Earlier this week Premier Viktor Orban said Hungary was ready to pay for Russian …
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