The last year has been a chaotic one for the liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade, and it could be a preview of what’s to come in the years ahead as the super-chilled fuel is further commoditized, according to Flex LNG Ltd. CEO Oystein Kalleklev. Flex owns a fleet of 13 LNG carriers. Like others in…
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Bio, Synthetic LNG Seen as Key to Super-Chilled Fuel’s Long-Term Role in Marine Sector
Renewable energy is likely to generate more marine fuels in the future, and natural gas will factor heavily into the mix, according to SEA-LNG COO Stephen Cadden. Cadden’s organization advocates for the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel. SEA-LNG promotes the economic and environmental benefits of LNG. The organization was founded…

Vortexa’s New LNG Chief Sees Strong ‘Momentum’ in Global Natural Gas Market
Vortexa Ltd.’s Felix Booth, head of liquefied natural gas (LNG), doesn’t expect the global market to loosen anytime soon as supplies remain scarce and demand rebounds from lows of the Covid-19 pandemic. Based in Singapore, Booth recently joined energy analytics firm Vortexa, which is aiming to cast a wider net in the evolving LNG business.…

Baltic Exchange Chief Sees No Need to ‘Reinvent the Wheel’ When it Comes to LNG Freight Markets
Baltic Exchange CEO Mark Jackson believes the nearly 300-year-old organization “sells trust” to the maritime industry, something that has factored heavily into its entry into the liquefied natural gas (LNG) market. Founded in 1744, the Baltic had its beginnings in the coffee houses of London where merchants and shipowners met. It provided rules for backroom…

After Winning ICE Listing, Spark Commodities Zeroes in on Building Liquid LNG Freight Contracts
Tim Mendelssohn, managing director and co-founder of Spark Commodities, believes the liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade needs more options to manage risk as the market continues to evolve and more players buy and sell the super-chilled fuel. He launched Spark in early 2019 along with Charles Vallantin Dulac with the backing of commodity data and…

LNG Q&A: GECF Secretary Says World’s Leading Natural Gas Exporters Weathering Covid-19 ‘Storm’
Editor’s Note: The following segment is one in a series by NGI’s LNG Insight focused on exploring how the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) market works. The conversations in this series will also analyze news and the issues that matter most to the industry in North America and beyond. Yury Sentyurin is the secretary general…

LNG Q&A: Pilot LNG Chief Sees Big Opportunities in North American Bunkering
Editor’s Note: The following segment is one in a series by NGI’s LNG Insight focused on exploring how the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) market works. The conversations in this series will also analyze news and the issues that matter most to the industry in North America and beyond. Pilot LNG LLC CEO Jonathan Cook…

LNG Q&A: Emsurge Founder Talks Technology, Better Connecting Global Natural Gas Market
Editor’s Note: The following segment is one in a series by NGI’s LNG Insight focused on exploring how the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) market works. The conversations in this series will also analyze news and the issues that matter most to the industry in North America and beyond. Melissa Lindsay is the founder of…

Report Reveals Support for Tackling Climate Change, Increased Renewable Sources in Energy Sector
A recent publication from the Pew Research Center reveals that while a majority of American adults acknowledge the effects of climate change in their communities and believe the federal government does too little to reduce its consequences, an even greater majority (79%) say developing alternative energy sources should take precedence over other issues for the…

LNG Q&A: Delfin Execs See Offshore Exports as Game Changer for North American NatGas Supply
Editor’s Note: The following segment is one in a series by NGI’s LNG Insight focused on exploring how the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) market works. The conversations in this series will also analyze news and the issues that matter most to the industry in North America and beyond.