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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Japan Weighs Energy Security Impacts After U.S. Sanctions Arctic LNG 2
The latest round of U.S. sanctions against Russian energy assets targeted at the Arctic LNG 2 project is creating uncertainty for Japanese stakeholders. PAO Novatek, Russia’s largest independent natural gas producer, launched development of the three-train, 19.8 million metric ton/year Arctic LNG 2 on the Gydan Peninsula in 2018 with plans to boost liquefied natural…
November 27, 2023
Qatar Pulls Europe Closer with Spate of LNG Supply Deals
Even as Qatar faces criticism over its links to Palestinian militant group Hamas, Europe is increasingly tying its future energy security to the natural gas-rich state. Energy Aspects’ James Waddell said Israel’s war against Hamas is “concerning for European buyers,” but not enough for them to stop signing long-term liquefied natural gas deals with Qatar.…
November 21, 2023
BP Exits Senegal’s Yakaar-Teranga Natural Gas Field as Greater Tortue LNG Project Faces Delay
BP plc has reshuffled its priorities for West African natural gas development as it progresses offshore activities and the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) LNG project. Kosmos Energy Ltd., BP’s partner in Senegal’s estimated 25 Tcf Yakaar-Teranga gas discoveries, has assumed majority ownership and operator status with acquisition of BP’s working interest earlier in the month.…
November 15, 2023
U.S. LNG Exporters Seek Alternative Routes to Asia as Panama Canal Bottleneck Worsens
A persistent drought impacting the Panama Canal has left LNG shippers with a few alternatives; either wait for weeks in a growing queue, pay exorbitant prices to jump the line or take a long detour. The water levels at Alajuela and Gatun, the two artificial lakes that supply water to the canal, have continued to…
November 15, 2023
Singapore Plans for Second LNG Import Terminal to Secure Power Generation
Singapore’s plan for a second LNG terminal by the end of the decade is forecast to meet almost all of the country’s power generation, and it could help extend Singapore’s role as a key trading hub for the super-chilled fuel. Although peak utilization was only at 60% this year at Singapore’s Jurong import terminal, concerns…
November 14, 2023
EU Considers Extending Natural Gas Price Cap as Supply Concerns Persist
Despite record high European Union (EU ) natural gas storage levels and lower prices, the bloc’s executive arm may extend an emergency limit on the cost of gas that was implemented earlier this year to avoid any potential price hikes this winter. The European Commission (EC) is reportedly considering an extension as an investigation of…
October 27, 2023
Algerian Natural Gas Exports Surge, Providing Additional Supply Cushion for Europe
Algeria is keeping its promise to supply Europe with additional natural gas as the continent continues replacing Russian imports. Algeria LNG exports reached record highs during the first nine months of this year, increasing 35% year-over-year to 9.94 million tons (Mt), according to Kpler data. Algeria liquefied natural gas exports are being supported by a…
October 25, 2023
Gazprom’s Plans for Reviving Russian Natural Gas Production Challenged by Financing, Competition
Future prospects for Russia’s largest natural gas producer, Gazprom PJSC, are challenging as it works to outpace both foreign sanctions and domestic competition from independent firms. Unhappy over the Kremlin granting an LNG export license to Russia’s second largest natural gas producer, PAO Novatek, Gazprom told Russian regulator’s the Murmansk liquified natural gas project would…
October 20, 2023
Russian, Australian Supply Uncertainty Drives Japanese to Diversify LNG Suppliers
Japan is looking to further diversify its LNG supply to shore up energy security as sanctions against Russian terminals, labor strikes in Australia and now a conflict in the Middle East, provide more threats for the global LNG market. “The Group of Seven (G7) Partners are committed to working jointly to deny Russia future energy…
October 17, 2023
Initial Phase of New EU Carbon Import Tax Not Expected to Impact Natural Gas
Natural gas is not included in the initial phase of the world’s first carbon import tax in the European Union (EU) that kicked off this month, but plans to start charging tariffs on specific imports by 2026 has raised political and economic issues for companies in and outside of the bloc. The first round of…
October 13, 2023