Asian LNG

Cheniere Lands First Offtake Contract for Sabine Pass Expansion 

Cheniere Lands First Offtake Contract for Sabine Pass Expansion 

Cheniere Energy Inc. said Tuesday that it has already signed an agreement to supply LNG from a massive expansion of its Sabine Pass liquefaction (SPL) terminal in Louisiana just two months after it kicked off the federal permitting process.  CEO Jack Fusco told analysts during a call to discuss the company’s first quarter results that…

May 2, 2023
Emerging LNG Buyers May Struggle with Natural Gas Supply Costs as Import Projects Progress

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
Japan, China Move to Conserve Natural Gas as LNG Price Volatility Rises

Japan, China Move to Conserve Natural Gas as LNG Price Volatility Rises

Asian countries that typically buy massive volumes of LNG are moving to build contingencies for procuring expensive cargoes and reserving excess volumes as risks of colder winter weather and continued competition with Europe sustain market volatility. Asian natural gas prices have been steadily descending for more than a week, following the Dutch Title Transfer Facility…

October 19, 2022
Philippine LNG Projects Slow Despite Strong Asian Demand

Philippine LNG Projects Slow Despite Strong Asian Demand

Only one of seven proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects is due to start up this year in the Philippines despite decades of planning for imports of the super-chilled fuel in the country, demonstrating the challenges smaller Asian nations face in getting infrastructure built. “We see more progress on a wide range of projects, but…

July 8, 2022
COLUMN: Russia Conflict Creates Market Opportunity for Mexico LNG Export Projects

COLUMN: Russia Conflict Creates Market Opportunity for Mexico LNG Export Projects

Editor’s Note: NGI’s Mexico Gas Price Index, a leader tracking Mexico natural gas market reform, is offering the following column by Eduardo Prud’homme as part of a regular series on understanding this process. As part of its effort to displace Russian gas, the Biden administration has committed to sending an additional 15 Bcm of liquefied…

April 29, 2022
BP Giving Chinese Customers Direct Link to LNG Imports

BP Giving Chinese Customers Direct Link to LNG Imports

BP plc has started to link downstream customers in China with liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports, creating a fully integrated supply chain in a country that continues to lead the world in energy consumption growth.  The first LNG cargo delivered under BP’s new terminal usage agreement arrived over the weekend at the Guangdong Dapeng LNG…

January 26, 2021