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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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
‘Time Is Running Out’ on Colombia Natural Gas Market as Supply Shortfall Looms
Colombia needs to expand domestic natural gas production and/or add more LNG import capacity to avoid a potential gas supply deficit, energy experts are warning. “Currently, Colombia is on course to run short of domestic gas this decade, with a gap between gas supply, including import capacity, and demand of 560 MMcf/d projected for 2030,”…
October 11, 2023
Lack of Investor Interest Inhibits Colombia’s Plan to Boost LNG Imports
Colombia needs more natural gas imports to meet growing power demand as El Niño-influenced weather conditions have resulted in water shortages, necessitating a shift away from hydroelectricity. The trend has put pressure on already constrained gas supplies in the country. But a recent proposal to add import capacity with a second LNG terminal received only…
October 3, 2023
Developing Path for More Eastern Mediterranean Natural Gas to Reach Europe Could Take Years
Israel continues to review which transportation route is best to export natural gas to Europe, with a final decision on the path expected sometime next year. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently met with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Cyprus’ President Nikos Christodoulides to discuss how to get more natural gas to Europe. Netanyahu…
September 29, 2023
Germany Seeking LNG Delivery Obligations to Ensure Security of Supply
Germany wants to secure the delivery of future LNG supply contracts for its floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs) with a contractual delivery obligation to guarantee security of supply for at least 50% of the capacity offered in a series of auctions starting next month. Many liquified natural gas supply contracts do not have a…
September 27, 2023
France Expected to Boost Europe’s LNG Imports with FSRU Arrival
The recent arrival of France’s first floating regasification and storage unit (FSRU) at the port of Le Havre comes as high gas stocks and a rebound in nuclear power output have limited the country’s need for natural gas. “Given the current healthy gas stock situation and improved nuclear availability in France, we would expect the…
September 26, 2023
Europe Continues to Lean Heavily on Russian LNG Imports
Europe continues to rely on Russian LNG imports to compensate for the decline in pipeline deliveries from the country, despite calls to ban the super-chilled fuel. For the first eight months of the year, Russian liquefied natural gas exports totaled 20.58 million tons (Mt), according to Kpler. The European Union’s (EU) 27 countries imported more…
September 21, 2023
Thailand Aiming to Diversify LNG Supply with More Long-Term Contracts
Thailand is aiming to secure long-term LNG supply contracts from global LNG suppliers based on different price benchmarks to diversify supply. The country plans to buy 50% of its liquefied natural gas via term contracts and the remaining 50% from the spot market, PTT Public Co. Ltd.’s M. L. Peekthong Thongyai, senior vice president, said…
September 13, 2023
European Regulators Considering Permanent Joint Natural Gas Purchasing Platform
Following the success of the first two natural gas supply tenders under the European Union’s (EU) joint purchasing initiative this year, the European Commission (EC) is considering whether to extend or make the scheme permanent when it is due to expire in December. The Joint Participation Platform (JPP) was created in 2022 and launched this…
September 12, 2023
First LNG from Indonesia’s Tangguh Train 3 Expansion Targeted for Mid-September
First LNG production from the Tangguh Train 3 project is targeted to start next month after several years of delays, according to Indonesia’s energy regulator SKK Migas. SKK Migas spokesperson Hudi Suryodipuro told news media last week that first LNG from the train is expected in the second week of September. The BP plc-led project…
August 31, 2023