Australian LNG exposed as virus hits demand
Australia’s LNG sector risks being significantly impacted as China – and potentially other Asian nations – works to contain the coronavirus by locking down civilian movement.
13 February 2020
Brazil’s giant leap as an LNG importer
Privately owned LNG-to-power projects, such as those at Sergipe and Açu, will drive growth in Brazil’s LNG demand.
11 February 2020
LNG challenges coal in Asia’s power growth
LNG imports into Asia may soon be cheap enough to trigger fuel-switching in regional power generation, supporting newbuild LNG and gas-to-power projects.
30 January 2020
Algeria ramps up LNG exports despite plant outages
Algeria’s shifting focus on bolstering spot LNG supplies highlights the challenges faced by its LNG and pipeline gas exports under oil-indexed, long-term contracts.
28 January 2020
US may seek China’s help to ease Mideast tensions
The initial trade deal between Washington and Beijing may not be a victory for the US, but it could help defuse tensions in the Middle East as Donald Trump searches for a pre-election success story.
23 January 2020
LNG trade takes a hit as Gulf tensions rise
LNG suppliers are taking a cautious approach to exports via chokepoints in the Middle East, but further escalation in geopolitical tensions could significantly hit trade.
10 January 2020
Coal set for relief in 2020 after a turbulent 2019
Coal demand for power generation plunged in 2019 but seems likely to stabilise this year as switching to gas is beginning to plateau.
9 January 2020
Nigeria LNG expansion – an FID with caution
An FID on the NLNG expansion project marks a key milestone in Nigeria’s ambition to boost LNG exports, but market-related and financing hurdles remain.
6 January 2020
COP talks fail, but carbon linking set to continue
Many countries will plough ahead with their own plans for multilateral carbon markets after UN talks on a set of overarching rules failed yet again.
19 December 2019
Qatar embarks on aggressive LNG strategy
The country’s decision to further expand its liquefaction capacity is a clear signal to competitors that it will vigorously defend its share of the LNG market.
29 November 2019
Carbon capture may be too late for coal and gas
The technology may not develop quickly enough to save coal, and it may even be too late for gas.
28 November 2019
US coal decline in figures
A number of coal-fired power plants in the United States have closed since 2010, taking a combined capacity of more than 100 GW offline.
18 November 2019
Woodside eyes increased LNG exports from Western Australia
FID on a new interconnector linking the Pluto and NWS LNG plants – plus a scaling up of resources at Scarborough – indicates Woodside is focusing on boosting LNG output from Western Australia.
14 November 2019
Australia tipped to boost shale and CBM exploration
The latest acreage releases in Queensland and seismic surveys in the Northern Territory are designed to spur shale and CBM extraction to meet local and LNG export needs.
8 November 2019
Gas expansion key to Saudi Aramco’s IPO
The Saudi NOC has spent recent months flagging up its gas expansion plans in a move to attract investors for its planned stock market listing.
7 November 2019
Woodside and Australian miners gear up for IMO 2020
Global emissions limits for shipping under IMO 2020 rules are a growth opportunity for the Aussie LNG market and a rising imperative for the country’s iron ore and coking coal exporters.
7 November 2019
European coal plants see improved profit margins in October
Higher prices for front-month power contracts and relatively low coal prices have resulted in better profit margins for coal-fired generators this month.
24 October 2019
Small users prop up Latin America’s LNG demand
Imported LNG will make further inroads in Latin America and the Caribbean as the region’s small buyers diversify their power mixes away from hydro, oil and oil products.
23 October 2019
China LNG price up 13.2% in advance of heating season
The price of LNG produced in China rose to an average of $10.34/MMBtu last week after 85 plants in various provinces hiked prices.
23 October 2019
Key trends to watch during the 2019-2020 gas year
Global Gas Analytics lists the key factors it believes will shape gas and LNG fundamentals and prices in the year ahead.
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