Tag Archives: Asia

Europe has accelerated its purchases of liquefied natural gas to refill its storage caverns for the winter, and once again, this has driven prices higher, sapping demand in Asia. This could turn into a seasonal pattern until new LNG capacity comes online—and it will definitely add to Europe’s energy cost …

Despite the Western push to diversify critical minerals supply away from China, Beijing is set to further tighten its grip on the market of key battery metal lithium. China is poised to become the world’s biggest lithium miner by next year, surpassing Australia, commodity price reporting agency Fastmarkets forecasts. China …

Refiners in Asia have asked for additional oil supply under term contracts this summer as the conflict between Israel and Iran is hiking premiums for spot supply, Reuters reported on Friday, citing sources in the oil trade industry. As hostilities escalate, spot premiums for oil supply from the Middle East …

Asia’s currently tepid LNG demand is set to become robust during the summer months as models suggest higher-than-usual temperatures across north Asia. A rise in Asian demand will support increased U.S. exports of liquefied natural gas, which are already at record highs, Reuters columnist Gavin Maguire notes. Early this month, …

Most Asian countries are racing to pledge increased imports of U.S. energy to avoid the high tariffs slapped on them in early April. Delegations from many Asian countries are heading to Washington D.C. these days to discuss the U.S. tariffs, now suspended for 90 days, which are the highest for …

Saudi Arabia, the world’s top crude oil exporter, is expected to slash the price of its oil loading for Asia in May to the lowest level in three months amid a slide in regional benchmarks, a Reuters survey of Asian refining and trading sources showed on Friday. Saudi oil giant …

Saudi Arabia just dialed back its crude prices for Asia, according to Aramco’s just-published rate sheet. The company has trimmed official selling prices (OSPs) for the first time in three months, with Aramco’s April price sheet now showing Arab Light at $3.50 per barrel over Oman/Dubai, a 40-cent cut. That’s …

Major LNG buyers in Asia are seeking lower prices for Qatar’s new long-term supply than the Gulf exporter is offering, complicating negotiations over offtake volumes from the massive Qatari expansion projects, sources familiar with the talks have told Bloomberg. Qatar has a huge expansion program underway to boost its export …

The top buyers of Russian and Iranian crude in Asia, China, and India, have been buying more crude from the Middle East and Africa, expecting fresh sanctions on Iran and Russia to cripple supply from these two exporters, traders have told Bloomberg. In the past few weeks, supply of Russian …

Asian stock markets continued to surge in popularity in 2024, outperforming the languishing UK market in IPOs. Throughout this year, Asia has dominated on stock exchange floats, with over 600 IPOs throughout the year, more than two thirds of the 867 floats globally in 2024, according to data from Globaldata. …