Japanese LNG buyers look to joint purchasing
Spurred by rising competition in Japan’s deregulated gas and power retail market, companies are increasingly pooling resources to jointly purchase smaller volumes over shorter timeframes.
19 December 2019
Containers make inroads in China’s LNG market
Containerised LNG has the potential to extend its market share at a faster-than-expected rate in China as rising adoption looks set to coincide with tepid growth in the LNG road tanker fleet.
19 December 2019
Sinopec sets out long-term gas ambitions in home market
China’s second-largest gas producer plans to take a larger share of its domestic market, buoyed by increasing production and favourable regulatory changes.
12 December 2019
Solar surge puts gas in the shade in Vietnam
LNG-to-power projects in Vietnam are facing tough competition from a subsidy-funded solar boom.
12 December 2019
CNOOC aims to turn around China's Hainan LNG terminal
State-owned CNOOC hopes its LNG terminal on the southern island province of Hainan will eke out a profit by the end of this year after enduring years of losses.
12 December 2019
Potential for six new trains at Darwin LNG
With strong government backing, Australia is moving swiftly to maximise a narrow window to expand LNG exports ahead of a wave of low-priced LNG from the US and other regions.
5 December 2019
CEE eyes new regional funding for gas projects
Regional private investment funds may help offset the potential reduction in EU funding for gas projects in Central and Eastern Europe.
5 December 2019
Chinese LNG demand growth no longer a safe bet
The outlook for China’s LNG imports has changed dramatically over the past year, and continued growth is not a foregone conclusion.
4 December 2019
China embraces new era of Russian piped gas imports
Startup of gas flows along the Power of Siberia pipeline will provide China with greater supply diversity and may put downward pressure on LNG imports.
2 December 2019
Exxon abandons Aussie LNG import plans to focus on liquefaction
The company is no longer considering funding a terminal in the state of Victoria as it looks to refocus its operations on large-scale LNG export projects in the US, Mozambique, PNG and Brazil.
2 December 2019
South Korea coal shutdown offers winter LNG demand boost
The suspension of up to 15 of the country’s coal power plants will create an opening for gas-fired generation.
28 November 2019
China’s LNG imports down for first time in three years
Volumes fell to 4 mt in October after an outage at an eastern terminal limited flows, but the failure of other sources to pick up the slack suggests the market is oversupplied.
25 November 2019
Vietnam’s energy challenge in figures
Vietnam is seeing a rush to build LNG terminals in a move to displace coal in power generation and meet booming electricity demand.
25 November 2019
Converging factors to slow China’s LNG demand growth this winter
Insufficient regasification capacity, coupled with stronger domestic production and imports from Russia, will restrain the rise in China’s LNG imports over the cold season.
22 November 2019
Vietnam backs private LNG to beat power crunch
Vietnam is supporting US-backed LNG-to-power projects that are close to taking FID.
21 November 2019
Thailand and Cambodia eye joint development
With Thailand fast running out of hydrocarbon reserves, the settlement of a dispute with Cambodia over gas-rich waters could be imminent.
14 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
Foreign interest in Chinese terminals picks up with GTT MOU
An agreement between the LNG storage engineering subsidiary of France’s Engie and Beijing Gas could sow the seeds of a deeper commercial partnership in the future.
7 November 2019
China’s ENN consolidates for competitive edge
The energy company’s move to combine its gas utility and upstream developer will create an integrated company better-positioned to compete in a future deregulated Chinese gas market.
7 November 2019
China’s NOCs pin domestic upstream growth on spending boom
Greater expenditure by the country’s three largest NOCs looks set to underpin increasing domestic production as Beijing prioritises energy security.
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