Supply & Demand
Supply & Demand
Italian volumes fall as Spanish deliveries rebound
North African pipeline exports to Europe fell by 2.9% week on week in Week 24, driven by lower deliveries to Italy.
20 June 2017
Supply & Demand
Cheap LNG winning over industry fans in Shandong
Gas-on-gas competition is rising in the Chinese province of Shandong, as LNG prices lure customers away from piped supplies.
8 June 2017Kazmunaigas will ship 5 bcm to CNPC in 2017-2018
Kazakhstan’s Kazmunaigas will supply China National Petroleum Corp. with 5 billion cubic metres of gas this year and next, TSO Kaztransgas has said.
7 June 2017US EIA lowers 2017 gas production outlook
The United States Energy Information Administration revised its 2017 gas production outlook downwards to reflect the drop in gas prices last month.
7 June 2017Sinopec’s Yuanba and Chuanxi output up by 17.4%
Sinopec has announced that its Southwest Petroleum Bureau produced 17.4% more gas year on year in the first five months of 2017.
6 June 2017US coal consumption hits lowest level since 1984
The power sector in the United States consumed 677 mt of coal in 2016 – the lowest amount since 1984 – the US Energy Information Administration said on Friday.
5 June 2017
Supply & Demand
Romania’s gas reforms worry Brussels
Romania’s proposed regulations to restrict gas exports in times of crisis are setting it against the EU’s plans for energy security.
31 May 2017Mexican gas production in freefall
Mexico has let gas production slide in favour of cheap imports from Texas. It is a risky strategy as NAFTA hangs in the balance.
31 May 2017Drop in Trans-Med gas cuts Africa-Europe exports
North African pipeline exports to Europe fell by 8.8% last week as a result of lower volumes of Algerian gas supplied to Italy.
30 May 2017OMV and ADNOC to cooperate on downstream projects
OMV and Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. have agreed to explore opportunities for cooperation in downstream projects, refining and petrochemicals.
26 May 2017Indonesia’s gas imports up by 33% in Q1 2017
Indonesia and Malaysia increased their gas exports in Q1 2017, but Brunei saw export volumes fall over the first two months of the year.
26 May 2017Bolivia meeting gas commitments to Argentina – YPFB president
Bolivia is meeting its gas export obligations to Argentina, Bolivia’s state-run YPFB claimed in a press release on Thursday.
25 May 2017Philippines to become LNG importer – Posadas
The Philippines will become an LNG importer as a result of its growing demand for gas and declining domestic production.
25 May 2017China imports 2.17 mt of LNG in April – customs data
China imported 2.17 mt of LNG in April, up by 9.04% from March and 15.03% from a year ago.
23 May 2017Chongqing consumes 3.29 bcm of gas in Jan-Apr
The Chinese municipality of Chongqing consumed 3.29 billion cubic metres of gas in the first four months of this year, 10% more than in the same period last year.
23 May 2017Shell and Engie exit Kakinada LNG on gas demand fears
Shell and Engie have exited the Kakinada LNG import project in the state of Andhra Pradesh over concerns about India’s demand for gas imports.
23 May 2017China aiming to triple gas supply by 2030
China is aiming to triple its gas supply by 2030 and to equip more power plants to run on the fuel to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.
22 May 2017Chinese gas consumption rockets by 21.7% in April
China’s gas consumption surged by 21.7% year on year in April, to 16.9 billion cubic metres, bringing the total for the first four months of 2017 to 80.5 bcm.
19 May 2017Ukraine increases gas production by 78 MMcm so far this year
Ukrgasvydobuvannya, a subsidiary of Ukrainian national energy company Naftogaz Ukrainy, increased its gas production by 78 million cubic metres over the first four-and-a-half months of 2017.
19 May 2017Rosneft not seeking to supply Europe with piped gas – Sechin
Russian state oil major Rosneft is not seeking to supply pipeline gas to Europe because of legal limitations, but it is not ruling out supplying gas from its international projects or from its Pechora LNG project.
19 May 2017Jiangsu’s gas consumption up 20% in Q1 2017
Gas consumption in China’s Jiangsu province increased by 20% year on year in the first quarter of 2017, to 5.2 billion cubic metres.
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