Therese Robinson

After suffering one of the worst April heatwaves on record with temperatures that soared above 100 degrees F, some Asian nations are preparing for an unusually hot summer that could require more LNG to cover power demand, particularly if El Niño develops as expected. India, Bangladesh,Thailand, and Vietnam issued tenders for liquified natural gas cargoes…

Despite recent European Union (EU) proposals to ban Russian LNG exports to Europe, the country’s largest independent natural gas producer, PAO Novatek, has become a key player in the export market for Moscow.  LNG exports from Novatek’s Yamal LNG in Russia’s Far North reached a record high in April, with 1.89 million tons (Mt) exported…

Depending on politics and investments, Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) natural gas producers have a chance to become globally competitive LNG exporters within the next decade. As Europe seeks to replace gas supplies previously supplied by Russia, the continent has turned to SSA for additional volumes. Many liquefied natural gas projects in the region, though, are unlikely…

European Union (EU) natural gas buyers and sellers found a match under the new AggregateEU platform launched by the European Commission (EC) for joint gas purchases. The platform was created last year to help avoid the price hikes seen last summer in Europe and to reduce reliance on Russian pipeline imports. Out of the total…

Malaysia is aiming to increase LNG capacity to 55 million metric tons/year (mmty) by 2030 with state-owned Petronas spearheading plans to expand domestic projects and find new supply sources abroad. Petronas, which reported record high earnings in March, has designated $13.5 billion for natural gas and oil developments over the next four years. A significant…

The European Union’s (EU) plans to significantly increase LNG import capacity continues to draw mixed opinions and raise concerns over whether the expansion would conflict with decarbonization targets and aspirations to dramatically boost renewable energy supplies this decade. To bring in enough LNG to gain independence from Russian natural gas, the EU aims to increase…

More than a year after the invasion of Ukraine, it still remains unlikely that Russia will regain its role as the European Union’s (EU) leading natural gas supplier, but an eventual increase in the country’s exports to the continent isn’t out of the question.  A top supplier to the EU, Russia exported about 140 billion…

Competition to secure LNG cargoes for next winter could intensify as the year progresses, but to what extent Europe and Asia face off depends heavily on a variety of factors, including plant outages, supply, demand, and of course, the weather.  The global liquified natural gas market has mixed forecasts on what direction top Asian LNG…

If European Union (EU) countries decide to limit Russian LNG imports, the decision could result in potentially disruptive outcomes for global natural gas markets, according to analysts. Last month, European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson urged EU members and companies to stop buying Russian liquified natural gas, and not to sign any new gas contracts…