Supply & Demand

US LNG no fix for high European gas prices – VTB

Although Europe’s supply picture will be buoyed in years to come by United States LNG exports, the number of cargoes heading east across the Atlantic will be “limited”, according to a report rel
By Tom Hoskyns 3 July 2013 0 2663

Although Europe’s supply picture will be buoyed in years to come by United States LNG exports, the number of cargoes heading east across the Atlantic will be “limited”, according to a report released by Russian investment bank VTB Capital on Wednesday.

“We do not expect [US LNG] to be a panacea to comparatively high European gas prices,” said VTB in its European Gas Market Outlook, pointing to the potentially flawed economics of delivering US cargoes to Europe.

VTB estimates show a US gas price of $5/MMBtu could be delivered...