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Fundamentals

Chinese ex-works LNG prices up 20% in December

The average ex-plant price for Chinese LNG hit RMB 5,404/t last month, its highest level since January 2018.

9 January 2019
Fundamentals

High inventories push down Asian LNG prices

High inventories at terminals last month limited the ability of Asian LNG buyers to absorb more imports

8 January 2019
Fundamentals

Japan’s 2018 LNG imports set to match 2017 levels

Japan’s LNG imports fell year on year in November, but 2018 volumes are largely on track to match 2017’s total.

7 January 2019
Fundamentals

LNG plants in southwest China set to resume production

China's LNG output is forecast to average 28,253 tons per day this week as several plants are set to restart.

4 January 2019
Kozienice power plant in Poland. (Enea) Policy & Politics

EU agrees coal subsidy phase-out, but loopholes remain

A new EU regulation designed to phase out national subsidies for coal-fired power plants may benefit the gas industry even if loopholes remain.

3 January 2019
Policy & Politics

Bangladesh struggling under subsidy burden – World Bank

Gas subsidies are putting a huge burden on Bangladesh’s finances, a report from the World Bank has concluded.

21 December 2018
Companies

Shell calls for Malampaya tax case verdict within six months

Shell Philippines Exploration is looking for a verdict on its PHP 53 billion tax case relating to production from the Malampaya field within the next six months

21 December 2018
Maputo skyline, Mozambique Fundamentals

Anadarko, Exxon LNG race heats up in Mozambique

Exxon has submitted a revised LNG development plan to the Mozambique government, while Anadarko has secured 9.5 mtpa of LNG offtake.

20 December 2018
Petronas’s PFLNG facility off the coast of Sarawak. (Petronas) Fundamentals

Sarawak’s proposed sales tax is a bitter pill for IOCs

The Sarawak state government’s proposed sales tax risks deterring potential developers.

20 December 2018
Fundamentals

Malaysia’s October exports up 27% month on month

Malaysia’s LNG exports returned to normal levels in October, following four months of year-on-year declines.

20 December 2018
Policy & Politics

FGSZ reveals plans for Turkish Stream extension

FGSZ has presented a project that will allow the second leg of Turkish Stream to extend into Hungary.

19 December 2018
Work on the Turkish Stream pipeline Fundamentals

Serbia’s non-EU status crucial for South Stream Lite

Routing the project through Serbia will allow Gazprom to avoid key EU rules for new pipelines, helping it to transport volumes from Turkish Stream further into Europe.

19 December 2018
Fundamentals

Lack of investment puts Australia’s east coast gas market at risk

Australian gas suppliers are delaying investment in exploration needed to stave off longer-term concerns about prices in the country’s east coast gas market, the ACCC has said.

19 December 2018
Fundamentals

Growing heating demand boosts Chinese LNG prices

The average ex-works price of LNG from Chinese wholesalers increased last week as growing heating-related demand prompted plants to raise their prices.

19 December 2018
Policy & Politics

China and Japan agree to restart talks on East China Sea development

China and Japan plan to discuss resuming long-stalled talks on the joint development of a disputed gas field in the East China Sea.

18 December 2018
Companies

BP and Sonangol reach agreement for further investments

BP has signed an agreement with Angola’s Sonangol that will allow it to make FIDs on several offshore blocks in the country.

18 December 2018
The Map Ta Phut LNG terminal in Thailand Fundamentals

Thailand commits to gas in latest power plan

Opposition to coal in Thailand has caused the country’s energy ministry to prioritise gas and renewables.

18 December 2018
Market Trading

North African pipeline exports to Europe rebound

Pipeline gas deliveries from North Africa to Europe increased last week after three consecutive weeks of decline.

18 December 2018
Fundamentals

Wildcat’s Pick of the Week

Wildcat gives you a head-start on the week and a round-up of what mattered last week.

17 December 2018
Policy & Politics

Bangladeshi political party promises to freeze gas prices after election

Bangladesh’s Jatiya Oikya Front party has announced it would freeze gas and electricity prices for a year if it wins the country’s general election later this month

17 December 2018

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