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13 February 2024
With offtake deals, shareholder agreements and gas supply in place, could the country expand its LNG industry further?
31 January 2024
The NOC is looking to increase its gas output to more than 165bcm/yr by 2030 to support its hydrogen and ammonia aspirations, and to finally become a player in LNG
4 December 2023
Oil and gas companies look to defy cynics and play pivotal role in decarbonisation as the UAE hosts COP28
4 December 2023
Oil and gas companies look to defy cynics and play pivotal role in decarbonisation as the UAE hosts COP28
9 November 2023
Construction of the world’s largest-ever LNG export project is underway, but it has a long way to go to secure deals for 48mt/yr of new capacity
30 August 2023
Reliability and affordability key in price-sensitive Asian market amid renewed global dependency on natural gas
30 August 2023
Asia learns energy security lessons after counting the costs from the destination flexibility of LNG
29 August 2023
The number of supply projects under construction around the world suggests developers and buyers believe in decades of future growth
29 August 2023
Appetite among the region’s buyers for LNG that can demonstrate low greenhouse gas emissions amid recognition of long-term fossil fuels role
25 August 2023
Singapore-based global energy merchant has taken a fundamental first step towards decarbonisation by encouraging its suppliers to document their greenhouse gas emissions
7 July 2023
The US’ emergence as the world’s largest LNG producer is good news for gas-hungry Europe, but the project pipeline raises questions about how much capacity will be needed
24 February 2023
With an eye on market opportunities at home and abroad—especially Europe—Israel launches a fourth offshore bidding round, determined to expand its impressive development of Levant Basin gas
19 May 2022
Russia’s isolation following its invasion of Ukraine could lead to LNG trade growing faster than previously expected—but only if new supply and infrastructure can be realised in time to avert demand destruction, says Giignl’s Vincent Demoury
6 May 2022
Spot and short-term LNG trading have fallen sharply as concerns over price volatility and supply security make term contracts more attractive, says importers’ group Giignl
4 March 2022
Expectations for robust demand growth and constrained supply mean LNG buyers and policymakers will increasingly need to mitigate wild price swings
22 February 2022
The gap between supply and demand will be larger and happen sooner than previously thought, the major says
8 April 2021
Floating storage and regasification has reduced entry barriers for aspiring LNG importers. But opening up a new market remains a tricky business
3 April 2021
Investment in LNG liquefaction capacity got off to a flying start in 2021 with the North Field East expansion project. How much more can we expect?
31 March 2021
When the largest buyer in the largest consuming country commits to net-zero emissions by 2050, suppliers must start to respond. And they are
31 March 2021
The inexorable rise of spot trading may be losing momentum as the market finds new ways to balance
29 March 2021
The industry’s big players remain optimistic despite the headwinds of the last two years
26 February 2021
Major consuming countries’ net-zero emissions targets will drive rather than hinder growth, with trade set to double by 2040
24 November 2020
Gas’ part in the transition to a climate-neutral energy system is more controversial than for any other major source of primary energy
24 November 2020
Gas’ part in the transition to a climate-neutral energy system is more controversial than for any other major source of primary energy
24 November 2020
Gas’ part in the transition to a climate-neutral energy system is more controversial than for any other major source of primary energy
16 September 2020
The biggest opportunity for LNG growth—coal-to-gas switching in Asia—will materialise only if LNG is realistically priced
14 September 2020
The impacts of the coronavirus on energy consumption and prices hold crucial lessons for when oil and gas demand peak, says Maarten Wetselaar
10 July 2020
The proportion of LNG priced on an oil-indexed basis fell to its lowest ever level in 2019
11 June 2020
Gas will be more resilient to the effects of Covid-19 than coal and oil but is “far from immune”, says the IEA, as it forecasts the largest-ever demand decline in 2020
1 June 2020
The pandemic appears to have barely dented China’s hunger for gas. The difficulty remains building sufficient production, import, storage and transport capacity to satisfy demand
27 April 2020
The global LNG business grew much larger and more flexible during 2019. But it must now confront unprecedented challenges
8 April 2020
LNG spot trading is setting new records and in its ‘true’ form has more than doubled since 2016, according to the latest data from GIIGNL
9 March 2020
Global oil market turmoil caused by a supply war between Saudi Arabia and Russia threatens political stability—just as the world should be coming together to combat Covid-19. So says the IEA, as it launches forecasts for annual growth to 2025.
25 February 2020
LNG will bear the brunt of the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on China’s demand for natural gas in 2020. But the effects are likely to be short-lived unless there is a major escalation of mainland infections
21 February 2020
Amid the gloom and doom of a supply glut and record low prices, the major, which controls more than one-fifth of the global LNG market, sees a bright future
18 February 2020
Pakistan’s hope that the growth of LNG imports would relieve energy-induced constraints on economic growth has been dashed by project delays. Instead, it has turned to the IMF for economic help and coal to relieve energy shortages
31 January 2020
LNG will have a growing role in the electrification of the global energy economy, despite increasing headwinds from the anti-fossil fuel lobby
31 January 2020
While LNG volumes are increasing rapidly, the uneven distribution of infrastructure means that bottlenecks remain a barrier to growth
28 January 2020
Natural gas will play a pivotal role in underpinning the world’s fastest-growing major economy as the government grapples with its energy trilemma—to make its supply secure, affordable and sustainable
4 October 2019
FID on a long-awaited expansion of the Nigeria LNG project looms. But the nation’s dreams of being a premier league producer have faded, at least for now
18 September 2019
A search for scale and diversity is likely to motivate corporate moves
30 July 2019
Russian supplies to Europe via Ukraine may be heading for an interruption next year
29 July 2019
Europe’s largest coal consumer illustrates a pathway for the remaining hold-outs
23 July 2019
FID on Novatek’s second Arctic LNG production project, expected in Q3 2019, appears to be a formality
10 June 2019
Turkmenistan must overcome economic crisis and political hurdles to reverse its gas exports decline
4 June 2019
Growth in “true” LNG spot trading is set to continue, with an emergent role for portfolio players and traders
7 May 2019
The firm intends to become one of the world's largest LNG producers by 2030 via projects in the inhospitable Arctic environment
30 April 2019
The Asian giant is having difficulties emulating the US shale gas revolution, but is determined to keep developing its own resources
15 February 2019
China’s rampant gas growth revives talk in Russia of Power of Siberia 2 pipeline project
23 November 2018
The Wintershall-DEA deal brings together businesses that in 2017 had combined sales of €4.7bn
