Thailand

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…

After suffering one of the worst April heatwaves on record with temperatures that soared above 100 degrees F, some Asian nations are preparing for an unusually hot summer that could require more LNG to cover power demand, particularly if El Niño develops as expected. India, Bangladesh,Thailand, and Vietnam issued tenders for liquified natural gas cargoes…

Pockets of spot LNG demand continue emerging across Asia, particularly among price-sensitive natural gas buyers, but the market remains loose heading into summer as larger buyers across the region and in Europe remain on the sidelines.  Thailand’s PTT LNG Co. Ltd. bought nine summer cargoes for about $13/MMBtu in a tender that closed last week,…

U.S. natural gas prices continued to slide Monday after hitting their lowest point since 2021 last week, following other global benchmarks lower during a warm winter. Henry Hub fell below $3/MMBtu last week for the first time since May 2021. The March contract closed at $2.677 on Monday. Warm weather, a strong rebound in U.S.…

Italy’s Eni SpA expects to beat previous guidance on new exploration volumes and continue its pace of securing new natural gas sources for European markets as it seeks to reverse the hit its LNG and European gas marketing businesses took in the second quarter. The Rome-based supermajor, majority-owned by the Italian government, has been focusing…

In the article titledJordan Cove LNG Export Project Still on Track, CEO Says, NGI misquoted Jordan Cove CEO Elizabeth Spomer as saying Thailand doubled its LNG production last year. Spomer actually said Thailand doubled its LNG consumption last year to nearly 3 million metric tonnes per annum. NGI regrets the error.

Colorado and Thailand are the top two locations in the world for oil and gas exploration and development investments, according to energy industry experts surveyed by The Fraser Institute, a Calgary-based research organization. This was one of the points the institute highlighted in its first global survey of upstream petroleum companies.

Colorado and Thailand are the top two locations in the world for oil and gas exploration and development investments, according to energy industry experts surveyed by The Fraser Institute, a Calgary-based research organization. This was one of the points the institute highlighted in its first global survey of upstream petroleum companies.