European energy crisis

Natural Gas Market Not Ruling Out U.S. Cargo Cancellations This Summer as LNG Floods Europe

Natural Gas Market Not Ruling Out U.S. Cargo Cancellations This Summer as LNG Floods Europe

European natural gas storage inventories are so full heading into injection season and Asian demand remains weak enough that there is a remote possibility of U.S. LNG cargo cancellations later this summer. Even a limited number of cargo cancellations would mark an extraordinary turnaround from a tight market that’s been shaped by supply fears since…

April 12, 2023
Europe’s Reliance on Diverse Pool of LNG Sources Continues Year After Ukraine Invasion

Europe’s Reliance on Diverse Pool of LNG Sources Continues Year After Ukraine Invasion

A year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine splintered the energy landscape in Europe, the region is continuing to diversify its natural gas supply, thanks in part to a wave of LNG imports. However, it still faces years of possible shortages as global export capacity remains tight. Since last February, liquefied natural gas imports have taken…

February 22, 2023
EU Again Postpones Natural Gas Price Cap as Ministers Search for Consensus

EU Again Postpones Natural Gas Price Cap as Ministers Search for Consensus

European Union (EU) energy ministers on Tuesday failed to reach an agreement on a bloc-wide cap on natural gas prices at an emergency Energy Council meeting in Brussels. Since the European Commission proposed a gas price cap last month, the 27 member states have been split over how to reach a compromise on setting a…

December 14, 2022
U.S. Agrees to Boost UK’s LNG Imports Via ‘Energy Security’ Partnership

U.S. Agrees to Boost UK’s LNG Imports Via ‘Energy Security’ Partnership

The U.S. government has committed to exporting up to 353 Bcf of natural gas to the UK next year as part of a strategic partnership aimed at strengthening commodity markets in Europe. As a part of the initiative disclosed Wednesday, called the UK-US Energy Security and Affordability Partnership, the countries have formed a joint action…

December 7, 2022
Can Natural Gas Carry the Post-Coal Electricity Market? – Listen Now to NGI’s Hub & Flow

Can Natural Gas Carry the Post-Coal Electricity Market? – Listen Now to NGI’s Hub & Flow

Click here to listen to the latest episode of NGI’s Hub & Flow, which delves into Europe’s current energy crisis, the post-coal power market and what this could mean for the future of natural gas. In this episode, NGI Senior Energy Analyst Shaylon Stolk lays out the status of coal-fired power generation and the intersection…

November 16, 2022