Therese Robinson started her energy career in London covering international oil and gas markets. She was managing editor-Europe at Platts, director of Standard & Poor’s Credit Ratings division, and managing editor at UK consultancy, Gas Strategies. She also served as business development and crude editor for Argus. As both project director and managing editor, she launched Natural Gas Daily for Interfax Energy Services. She is from New England.
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Iran Faces Uphill Battle in Push to Revive LNG Export Projects
Despite holding the world’s second largest natural gas reserves and having Russia as a new partner, Iran faces challenges to revive one of its three LNG export projects. Iran, the world’s third largest gas producer, shares the giant North Dome/South Pars field with Qatar, but it has fallen far behind in developing its reserves to…
March 29, 2023
Emerging LNG Buyers May Struggle with Natural Gas Supply Costs as Import Projects Progress
New Asian LNG buyers are making forays into the spot market amid a drop in regional prices, but global volatility and the risk of more price spikes could create hurdles for government policies to reduce reliance on coal. Asian spot prices fell in February and March because of a mild winter, lower demand from Europe…
March 23, 2023
Russia Wants to Triple LNG Exports by Opening More of Its Natural Gas Fields
Russia aims to nearly triple LNG exports to 100 million metric tons/year (mmty) by 2030 by expanding the list of natural gas fields allowed to export the super-chilled fuel, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said in a televised government meeting earlier this month. Draft amendments aimed at achieving that goal would “legally free up reserves for…
March 22, 2023
Qilak LNG Still Sees Quicker Path to Alaska LNG Exports With Smaller, $5B Project
Qilak LNG is pushing ahead with a plan to invest $5 billion to develop a liquefied natural gas export terminal offshore Alaska that management believes can better compete for Asian demand with PAO Novatek’s Yamal facility in Russia. As offtakers in the Far East are looking to diversify supplies, Qilak plans to differentiate itself from…
March 21, 2023
Nigeria’s LNG Output Still Weak Despite Europe’s Thirst for Spot Supplies
Heavy flooding, upstream gas supply issues and pipeline vandalism left the six-train Nigeria LNG (NLNG) facility on Bonny Island producing far below capacity last year, and the trend has largely continued in 2023. Liquefied natural gas exports have been “protractedly declining” since the 22 million metric tons/year NLNG declared a force majeure in October 2022…
March 14, 2023
Thailand Takes Advantage of Weaker Asian Spot Market in LNG Buying Spree
To fill the natural gas supply deficit made by the country’s declining domestic production and lower pipeline imports from Myanmar, Thailand has returned to the LNG spot market and so far been one of this year’s strongest buyers in Southeast Asia. “We expect Thailand to continue to buy spot liquefied natural gas cargoes over the…
March 9, 2023
Russia Facing Financial Turmoil Without European Natural Gas Customers
Gazprom PJSC was the largest contributor to Russia’s budget in 2022 despite a sharp drop in natural gas export volumes, but 2023 could prove more difficult as global prices have declined and the country searches for new customers to replace those lost in Europe. Although Russia’s LNG exports remained strong last year and are expected…
March 6, 2023
France ‘Stepping Up’ Role as Top Entry Point for European LNG
To help Europe replace gas supplies cut by Russia, France’s liquified natural gas (LNG) imports nearly doubled last year, as the country delivered four times as much pipeline gas to neighboring European countries compared to 2021. “France is stepping up its role as a point of entry and transit country for supplying Europe with gas,”…
March 1, 2023
Australia Natural Gas Producers Balk as East Coast LNG Export Diversion Seen Possible
Australian LNG producers are concerned about diverting exports to meet natural gas shortages in the country’s east coast market under recently proposed changes to the Australian Domestic Gas Security Mechanism (ADGSM). The latest changes to the ADSGM would allow the federal government to activate the mechanism and impose liquefied natural gas export restrictions more frequently.…
February 24, 2023
Qatar Moves Ahead with International Growth in Race to Lead Global LNG Trade
QatarEnergy is continuing work to expand its LNG portfolio outside Qatar, acquiring regasification assets and stakes in global energy projects to achieve “a globally diversified portfolio of third party and equity LNG.” The work follows the state-owned company’s rebranding from Qatar Petroleum to QatarEnergy in 2021 and the formation of a global trading arm in…
February 16, 2023