LNG Insight

With an official natural gas storage plan by the European Union (EU) in hand, member countries are bearing down on filling reserves while the market keeps a wary eye on volumes from Russia and U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) producers. The European Commission (EC) solidified on Monday a plan that directs storage facilities in member…

Click here to listen to the latest episode of NGI’s Hub & Flow podcast. In this episode, senior editor Kevin Dobbs delves into NGI’s latest NGI Top North American Natural Gas Marketers rankings. Leading marketers collectively boosted sales volumes in 1Q2022, gaining ground amid robust domestic activity and an acceleration of global demand for exports…

Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations on Tuesday culminated a three-day summit emphasizing they were united in a commitment to back Ukraine for “as long as it takes” to expel Russia, though they stopped short of finalizing the centerpiece of new sanctions that would cap prices on Kremlin-backed oil. Members of the consortium…

With people back to work and on the road following the relentless Covid restrictions in 2020, energy consumption made a historic comeback last year – particularly natural gas and renewables – according to BP plc. Primary energy demand rebounded overall by 5.8%, eclipsing the pre-Covid levels in 2019, according to the 71st edition of the…

The Group of Seven (G7) nations on Monday pursued new sanctions, notably including a potential price cap on Russian oil, in an effort to cripple the Kremlin’s vital energy complex and hamstring its ability to finance the war in Ukraine. The United States, as part of the three-day G7 gathering that started Sunday, also vowed…

After slightly cooling on an apparent price correction, European energy markets started the week with another leap upward as the European Union (EU) formalized its winter natural gas storage plan. The EU countries officially ratified a plan Monday to reach 80% of natural gas storage capacity available among the 27-country bloc by the winter heating…

As Egypt’s role as an option for sending more natural gas to Europe solidifies, the country’s petroleum ministry has announced a new tentative partnership with Chevron Corp. to explore ways to boost its liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. In a memorandum of understanding (MOU) announced by Egypt’s Ministry of Oil and Mineral Resources, Chevron and…

As summer heat failed to provide the spark needed to sustain higher prices, lost demand from the Freeport liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal outage continued to erode value in the natural gas forwards market during the June 16-22 trading period. According to NGI’s Forward Look data, benchmark Henry Hub fell 56.2 cents week/week to average…

Russian pipe gas flows to Europe fell again and will likely remain heavily curtailed over the coming weeks. This was a key driver behind price rises at the ICIS TTF which in turn lifted the ICIS East Asia Index (EAX) back to prices last seen in March.