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Energy / Natural Gas

Russia Pushes Ahead With Controversial Nord Stream 2

Jun 21, 2018 at 10:11 | Tim Daiss

Russia is talking up its yet to be built Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline that has put the U.S. at odds, not only against Russia, but against many of…

Australia Looks To Tackle Its Looming Gas Shortage

Jun 19, 2018 at 14:30 | Tim Daiss

In a strange about-face for the world’s soon to be top liquified natural gas (LNG) exporter, Australia is now considering importing the fuel. On Monday, ExxonMobil, Australia’s top gas supplier,…

LNG Spot Prices In Asia Spike To Four-Year Highs

Jun 18, 2018 at 11:41 | Tim Daiss

Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices continue their upward trajectory, reaching seasonal highs not seen since mid-2014 when global oil prices were trading over $100 per barrel. This time,…

Azerbaijan’s Pipeline Conundrum

Jun 15, 2018 at 16:47 | Eurasianet

Upwards of a thousand dignitaries – including the presidents of Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, and Serbia – assembled June 12 at a barren site outside the northwestern Turkish city of…

U.S. LNG: Fulfilling A Strategic Role In Transatlantic Trade

Jun 13, 2018 at 13:35 | Liubov Georges

Europe’s liquefied natural gas imports have surged sixteen percent (from 40.9 bcm in 2016 to 47.4 bcm in 2017) to become the third largest source of gas supply after Russia…

The Permian Faces A Long Term Natural Gas Crisis

Jun 13, 2018 at 12:02 | Nick Cunningham

The bottlenecks in the Permian have created a widening chasm between not just Brent and WTI, but also WTI in Cushing or Houston and prices fetched for oil in the…

Why LNG Prices Are Poised To Soar

Jun 07, 2018 at 11:43 | Tim Daiss

Global liquefied natural gas (LNG) markets in Asia are convulsing, undergoing yet another fundamental shift amid increased demand for the super-cooled fuel. Last week, spot prices for LNG in Asia,…

Trump’s Tariffs On EU Are Great News For Russia

Jun 06, 2018 at 14:09 | Tsvetana Paraskova

The trade relations between the U.S. and the European Union took a turn for the worse last week, after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed steel and aluminum tariffs on…

Is A Natural Gas Pipeline Between Alaska And China Realistic?

May 31, 2018 at 14:19 | Irina Slav

When Alaska’s governor Bill Walker headed with a trade delegation to China earlier this week, he must have hoped to bring back good news about an 800-mile gas pipeline project…

Turkmenistan’s Natural Gas Dilemma

May 29, 2018 at 13:41 | Viktor Katona

Amid much (obligatory) fanfare, Turkmenistan has intensified its spin campaign on TAPI, the long-delayed pipe dream of President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov which is supposed to supply Afghanistan, Pakistan and India with…

Russia Just Won Big In The European Gas War

May 28, 2018 at 12:57 | Tim Daiss

There’s been a lot of talk on both sides of the Atlantic about the U.S. pivot and efforts at locking in natural as market share in Europe. Much of this…

LNG Remains In Tight Supply In This Key Market

May 18, 2018 at 11:05 | Irina Slav

PetroChina has begun cutting natural gas deliveries to certain industrial clients signaling still tight supply of the fuel that caused rather severe shortages in northern China in December. Reuters quotes…

This Major LNG Exporter Is Facing A Gas Shortage

May 16, 2018 at 14:42 | Irina Slav

Australia is on track to become the world’s largest LNG exporter by next year. Home to several giant offshore projects such as the Gorgon, Wheatstone, Prelude, and Ichthys, the…

Can The U.S. Avoid The LNG Export Trap?

May 15, 2018 at 15:40 | Irina Slav

The United States began exporting LNG just two years ago, and last year it was already a net exporter of the fuel, despite a global glut. By the end of…

Germany Moves Forward With Controversial Nord Stream Two

May 11, 2018 at 16:31 | The Jamestown Foundation

Vladimir Putin started his fourth term as Russia’s president by promising ambitious new social programs (Kremlin.ru, May 7). He may be able to deliver on these promises because the…

India Is The Best Bet For National Oil Companies

May 10, 2018 at 14:13 | Nick Cunningham

The prospect of peak oil demand is a threat to oil companies around the world, but a much more serious threat to national oil companies, who are responsible for keeping…

Europe Buys More Russian Gas Despite Strained Relations

May 08, 2018 at 16:00 | Tsvetana Paraskova

The West-Russia relations have reached a new low since the Cold War amid the spy poisoning scandal in the UK, allegations of Russian meddling in elections, and fresh U.S. sanctions…

Qatar Petroleum To Boost Production Despite Blockade

May 08, 2018 at 12:03 | Irina Slav

Despite an ongoing blockade by the neighbors of Qatar, its state oil and gas company plans to increase its daily production capacity to 6.5 million barrels per day of oil…

Why Russian Gas Is Critical For The UK

May 07, 2018 at 13:59 | Viktor Katona

Although some companies have learned to ride the waves of geopolitics quite efficiently, still in most cases political tensions only complicate the dealings of energy companies. The Skripal poisoning case…

The Top Natural Gas Players In 2018

Apr 27, 2018 at 17:03 | Dan Steffens

Upstream companies that get the majority of their revenues from the sale of natural gas and the associated natural gas liquids have been out of favour for at least three…

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