Australia

A roundup of news and commentary from NGI’s LNG Insight Wood Mackenzie said feed gas deliveries to U.S. terminals fell by nearly 730 MMcf day/day to 8.93 Bcf on Thursday based on evening cycle nominations. The declines are concentrated at Cheniere Energy Inc.’s Sabine Pass terminal, “where heavy fog has significantly affected visibility” and disrupted…

A roundup of news and commentary from NGI’s LNG Insight Trafigura Group Pte. Ltd. has reportedly bid $26.15/MMbtu for an early February LNG cargo delivery to South Korea. The trading firm has reportedly bought cargoes on the Asian spot market at $21.70 and $20.80 in recent days for February delivery, shattering previous Japan Korea Marker…

Australian Prime Minister (PM) Scott Morrison wants to create a transparent domestic natural gas hub along the east coast similar to Henry Hub in order to lower gas prices in the region and spur an economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. The idea was among a number of measures that Morrison proposed earlier this month…

Chevron Corp. plans to shutdown Train 1 at the Gorgon liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Australia to inspect for damage after the second train is placed back online, a spokesperson said Thursday. Chevron, which operates the three-train facility and has a 47.3% stake, is progressing on repairs to Train 2, which was shut in…

Spot prices in Eastern Australia’s domestic natural gas auctions generally are close to marginal supply prices even though three large firms dominate the markets, according to a market expert. Regulated auctions with bids and offers set the daily prices for wholesale gas in four eastern Australian markets, with prices typically a netback to Asian liquefied…

Following a record year of low prices driven by increasing liquefied natural gas (LNG) production in 2019, the global supply glut is likely to persist for at least another two years, according to the International Gas Union (IGU) in its annual report this week.

An affiliate of Royal Dutch Shell plc has made a final investment decision (FID) to move ahead with the first phase of a multi-billion dollar project to expand natural gas production in the Surat Basin of Eastern Australia to supply domestic and export markets.

LNG Ltd. (LNGL), which is developing natural gas export terminals on the Gulf Coast and in Canada, is facing a cash crunch and warned Tuesday that it might not be in business much longer after a Singapore-based company backed out of a deal to acquire it.

LNG Ltd. (LNGL), which is developing natural gas export terminals on the Gulf Coast and in Canada, is facing a cash crunch and warned Tuesday that it might not be in business much longer after a Singapore-based company backed out of a deal to acquire it.