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North American natural gas production bore the brunt of the Covid-19 pandemic’s impact on global gas output in 2020, but demand fared better in the lower price environment. In its Gas Year 2020 review, Rystad Energy said North American gas production is estimated to have fallen 47 billion cubic meters (bcm) from 2019 levels to…

James Waddell, a senior global gas analyst at London-based Energy Aspects, said severe cold, production outages, shipping constraints and a scramble to find supplies are just a few of the myriad factors that have blown into the perfect storm behind a meteoric rise in Asian liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices.  As the historic rally continues,…

An extraordinary surge in freezing temperatures across northern Asia, coupled with liquefied natural gas (LNG) delivery interruptions, are triggering a surge in prices in key U.S. export destinations such as China, Japan and South Korea. At the same time, European storage levels are drawing down quickly, and the result is mounting demand for U.S. LNG…

Construction schedules are under review in British Columbia (BC) for its entry into the global natural gas export market as a result of labor force limits that provincial public health authorities adopted to counter the impacts from the pandemic. “Long-term impacts to the overall schedule continue to be assessed,” said TC Energy Corp. Vice President…

Cold weather and a scramble to secure natural gas supplies in Asia are impacting more than only power generators, as spot prices for trucked liquefied natural gas (LNG) in China skyrocketed last month, according to Wood Mackenzie.  The consultancy said spot prices in the LNG transport space nearly doubled in only three weeks in the…

Political acrimony over the 2020 presidential election results has endured well into the new year, but the American Petroleum Institute (API) sees at least one area where U.S. voters have reached a consensus. The Democrats obtained a narrow majority in the Senate that would see them take control of both the Legislative and Executive branches…

New Fortress Energy Inc. said Wednesday it is acquiring Golar LNG Partners LP (GMLP) and Hygo Energy Transition Ltd. in a deal valued at $5 billion that expands operations in Latin America and provides liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipping assets.  Hygo is a 50-50 joint venture between Golar LNG Ltd. and a fund managed by…

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will no longer issue separate authorizations for short-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, which now are to be covered by long-term licenses, according to a policy change that took effect on Tuesday.  The move comes only days before President-elect Biden is to be sworn in and come as part…

A roundup of news and commentary from NGI’s LNG Insight The Japan Korea Marker spot price jumped 15% day/day to shatter Monday’s record at $32.494/MMBtu amid a supply shortage and severe winter weather. Trafigura Group Pte. Ltd. also reportedly purchased a cargo for delivery in the region at $39.30. The rally continued in Europe as…