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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Novatek Inks Two More Supply Deals for Arctic LNG 2 Offtake
Russia’s second largest natural gas producer, PAO Novatek, has signed two long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply contracts from its Arctic LNG 2 project with two Chinese distributors. A subsidiary of China’s largest independent gas distributor, ENN Natural Gas Co. Ltd., agreed to purchase 0.6 million metric tons/year (mmty) for 11 years from Novatek. Volumes…
January 12, 2022
Netherlands May Double Groningen Natural Gas Output to Meet Increasing Demand
Natural gas production from the Groningen field in the Netherlands may nearly double from 3.9 billion cubic meters (Bcm) to 7.6 Bcm this year because of a request from Germany for additional supplies and a delay in the start-up of the Zuidbroek nitrogen facility. Germany approached the Dutch government as the country “expects to need…
January 11, 2022
Fault Lines Emerging in EU Plan to Label Natural Gas, Nuclear as Green Investments
New natural gas and nuclear energy projects could be classified as “green” investments to help the European Union (EU) reach its net-zero emissions target by 2050, according to a draft proposal by the European Commission (EC) published this month. Regulations proposed under the EC’s taxonomy draft, part of a set of policy initiatives called the…
January 10, 2022
Natural Gas Projects in Asia, Middle East Advance in Series of Year-End Deals
A number of deals were signed across Asia and the Middle East in recent weeks to further expand the availability of natural gas and develop new resources. BP plc has signed a 10-year natural gas supply agreement with a subsidiary of China’s State Power Investment Corp. (SPIC) to supply 200,000 metric tons/year (mty) starting in…
December 27, 2021
Qatar Strengthening Grip on Asian LNG Market in Series of Deals
State-owned Qatar Energy (QE) is moving aggressively to secure long-term contracts to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to buyers throughout Asia as it plows ahead with a plan to significantly boost its output and preserve its leading role in a growing global market. Over the last year, Qatar has signed at least 10 long-term sales…
December 23, 2021
European Commission Moves to Ban Long-Term Natural Gas Contracts After 2049
European Union (EU) long-term natural gas contracts would not be extended after 2049 under a package of legislative proposals put forward by the European Commission (EC) last week to decarbonize EU gas markets, promote hydrogen and reduce methane emissions. The proposals are part of a broader strategy to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 55%…
December 20, 2021
Panama Canal Congestion Easing as Europe Drawing More LNG Cargoes
Shipping congestion that has slowed passage through the Panama Canal since last year amid strong demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) and other goods between Asia and the United States has finally eased, after wait times peaked at 16 days for vessels with unreserved slots. The historic cold that left Asian inventories depleted last winter…
December 16, 2021
Egypt Aims to Meet Growing Global LNG Demand as Output Ramps Up
Egypt is moving forward with its plans to become a regional natural gas hub as its two liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants are running at full capacity for the first time in more than a decade. Egypt’s Petroleum Minister Tarek El Molla told news media at the East Mediterranean Gas Forum last month that the…
December 14, 2021
Squeezed by Plant Outages, Asia’s LNG Buyers Return to Spot Market for Replacement Cargoes
Asian liquefied natural gas (LNG) offtakers that have contracts with Malaysia’s state-owned Petroliam Nasional Berhad, aka Petronas, are looking to cover peak winter demand after cargoes were canceled and deferred from the Bintulu LNG complex in Sarawak. With a colder-than-normal winter predicted for Asia, plus recent unplanned outages at Australia’s Gorgon LNG and the Prelude…
December 9, 2021