Northwest European natural gas markets face massive investments in infrastructure as the region will have to accommodate new supply sources that don’t align with the current output coming from the European Union’s largest soon-to-be-shut gas field, according to Wood Mackenzie.
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Lower LNG Prices Could Boost South Asia Demand, With Strings Attached, Says Analyst
South Asian liquefied natural gas (LNG) markets stand to benefit from the recent shift to a globally oversupplied and lower-priced environment that has resulted from a mild winter and recent supply additions, particularly in the United States.
Global LNG Trading Gaining Another Platform for Physical Cargoes
Australia-based GLX, an online trading platform for liquefied natural gas (LNG), plans to work with the energy price-reporting arm of IHS Markit to start up an end-to-end trading solution to transact physical cargoes.
21st Century Transportation Fueled by All of the Above, Says Shell Exec
The 20th century was the Oil Age, but the 21st century will be a mix of the old and the new, from natural gas to batteries to renewables, according to the chief of Royal Dutch Shell’s integrated gas and new technologies division.
Alaska Gasline Signs LNG Collaboration Agreement with BP, ExxonMobil
The Alaska Gasline Development Corp. (AGDC) has signed an agreement with BP plc and ExxonMobil Corp. to collaborate on ways to advance the state-owned corporation’s Alaska LNG project, including identifying ways to improve the project’s competitiveness and secure FERC authorization to build the project.
EU’s U.S. LNG Imports Soar as Diplomatic Talks Continue
In a move to illustrate the European Union’s (EU) commitment to its joint agreement to strengthen diplomatic ties with the United States, the European Commission reported Friday that the EU has boosted U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports by 181% to 7.9 billion cubic meters (Bcm) since the agreement was announced last July.
FERC Delays EIS for Jordan Cove, OKs Feed Gas at Elba Island
FERC said the 35-day partial shutdown of the federal government has forced it to delay by more than 40 days completion of an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Jordan Cove liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility and the companion Pacific Connector Pipeline project in Oregon.
DOE Approves Calcasieu Pass for 1.7 Bcf/d of Global LNG Exports
Hot on the heels of approval by FERC, Venture Global’s Calcasieu Pass LNG export project in Cameron Parish, LA, has been issued a long-term order by the Department of Energy (DOE) authorizing it to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) globally.
Clarification — Canada’s LNG Imports
The article tiled Canada’s Eastern Seaboard Becomes Sabine Pass LNG Customer needs clarification. Imported natural gas has replaced depleted offshore production on Canada’s Atlantic seaboard, but the new sources do not yet include tanker deliveries from the United States as Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB) and NGI originally reported. A report by the NEB on the New Brunswick and Nova Scotia markets has been corrected by dropping a previous reference to an initial liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo from Cheniere Energy Inc.’s Sabine Pass operation in Louisiana.Tanker deliveries to date at the Canaport LNG terminal in New Brunswick arrived from Trinidad, Norway and the Netherlands, according to the revised NEB summary. The LNG cargos supplement Atlantic Canadian imports by reversed flows on the Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline.
Europe Emerging as Marginal Player in Global LNG Market, Says Societe Generale
While China is expected to remain the major growth engine for liquefied natural gas (LNG) through 2025, Europe is becoming an integral part of the global market as well, with imports reaching record levels in December, according to Societe Generale.