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LNG: South Asia in the driving seat
LNG imports are on the rise in South Asia. The outlook for future growth of LNG in the region is provided in this contributed feature by Ehsan Ul-Haq.
19 October 2017
Europe – time for an LNG boom?
Europe’s supply/demand gap is set to widen, making the region more dependent on imports. But with strong piped supplies expected to grow, the market for LNG could be limited.
21 April 2016
Qatar boosts LNG flexibility to fend off competition
Contract flexibility and stakes in export projects lie at the heart of Qatar’s LNG strategy as it defends its market share amid intense competition from the likes of Australia.
21 April 2016
Doha fiasco reflects geopolitical tensions
The meeting of OPEC and non-OPEC producers in the Qatari capital has only worsened the tensions between oil exporters.
21 April 2016
Saudi power sector sees future in gas
Saudi Arabia is promoting greater use of gas in its power sector to reduce its reliance on oil, but it will keep direct crude burns as a strategic option until at least 2020.
17 March 2016
Nuclear in Asia – not all doom and gloom for gas
Restarted nuclear reactors are displacing gas in Japan’s power sector, and although a similar picture can be seen in South Korea, the story is different elsewhere in Asia.
17 March 2016
Former UK energy minister lambasts poor policy
Sir Ed Davey, former secretary of state for energy and climate change, speaks to GGA about the prospects and challenges for gas in the UK and European energy markets.
16 March 2016
Southeast Asian LNG – strength in numbers
The individually small LNG markets of Southeast Asia – existing and emerging – are set to go through a period of significant growth at a time when the market needs it.
18 February 2016
US LNG exports in troubled waters
The US LNG export capacity under construction is facing a real threat of being severely underutilised until at least 2020 despite the growing influence of portfolio players.
18 February 2016
Reforms will curb LNG’s future in Argentina
Structural reforms by the Argentine government will curb energy subsidies and boost domestic gas production, reducing the country’s reliance on imported LNG.
22 January 2016
TAPI – life in the line?
Construction on the long-delayed Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India pipeline has begun. But some of the drivers of progress could support more than TAPI.
22 January 2016
UK power sector – a new path for gas?
The prospects for gas-fired power generation are looking brighter in the UK thanks to new government policies and lower prices.
17 December 2015
Chile looks beyond gas-to-power
Renewables are expected to consolidate their position in Chile’s baseload power generation mix in the coming years, while the role of gas as a peak-load fuel will diminish.
17 December 2015
GCC fertiliser industry drifting away from gas
The Gulf Cooperation Council’s growing domestic demand for gas will reduce the fuel’s use in the region’s fertiliser industry and force the sector to diversify its feedstock.
19 November 2015
Gas in CEE countries: reducing supply risk?
Central and Eastern European gas markets have been dependent on the flow of Russian gas via Ukraine for years. However, improvements to infrastructure and supplies are changing that.
19 November 2015
Singapore – moving towards being a gas hub?
Singapore is building the infrastructure and contracting supplies as it prepares to be Asia’s first LNG trading hub.
22 October 2015
Middle East and Africa favour floating LNG solutions
The growing demand for LNG in the Middle East and Africa will promote the development of floating LNG import facilities, but not all of the proposed projects will materialise.
22 October 2015
Storage in Europe – short in the long-term
Paul Bieniawski, CEO of Zechstein Midstream, discusses the challenges facing storage in Europe and what is needed in the long term, in an interview with Global Gas Analytics.
21 October 2015
JODI for Gas – growing stronger
JODI for Gas provides information that is unobtainable anywhere else – and while the dataset is not perfect, it is getting better.
17 September 2015
Latin America’s lust for LNG dissipates
Latin American LNG imports are under pressure as key consumers look for alternatives, such as boosting domestic gas production and pipeline imports.
17 September 2015
LNG supply – the outlook from MJMEnergy
GGA examines some of the findings of the LNG Supply Handbook from consultancy MJMEnergy with Nick White, principal consultant at the company and the book’s co-author.
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