Tagged With LNG
7 May 2025
From China blocking US LNG to Trump demanding that various countries import more of the fuel, the politicisation of LNG is on the rise
2 May 2025
Fast-tracking US project approvals and increased trade pressures have already changed the LNG landscape since Trump came to office, with further transformation ahead
2 May 2025
The scars of the Russia crisis have accelerated Europe’s push to wean itself off gas dependence as the growing globalisation of LNG becomes a double-edged sword
30 April 2025
With a new board appointed to lead NNPC and moves by President Tinubu to exert control in the Delta region, there is renewed hope the country will be able to turn the corner and rebuild production to former peaks
15 April 2025
Long-delayed prospects for onshore LNG production in Mozambique have improved thanks to US financing approval, but security challenges blight way ahead
13 March 2025
Gas will become a more important part of the energy mix longer-term, raising the alarm for much-need investment as supply struggles to keep up with demand
28 February 2025
Dip in reserves amid soaring power needs raise concerns about the country’s plans for a new LNG train
25 February 2025
The buildout of LNG infrastructure and projects provides a potential anti-hero story in the next decade as the fuel provides crucial energy security, navigates market cycles and faces tricky climate questions
21 February 2025
While large-scale planned LNG schemes in sub-Saharan Africa have faced fresh problems, FLNG projects are stepping into that space
14 February 2025
The start of private LNG imports may trigger an evolution in the country’s policy of energy security to encompass commercial exploitation
5 February 2025
Growing appetite for LNG reinvigorates discussions between China and Myanmar, but civil war may prevent talk becoming action
17 January 2025
The CEO of QatarEnergy has highlighted the potential impact a new EU directive could have on energy exports to the continent
13 January 2025
Significant expansions are underway in both liquefaction and regasification capacity as LNG firms up its position as a long-term solution for the world’s energy needs
9 January 2025
The disconnect between export terminals coming online and vessels being available to transport cargoes means shipping rates are not looking so good, at least in the short term
9 January 2025
With substantial volumes of liquefaction capacity on the horizon and buyers holding more of the cards, the LNG market is evolving in unpredictable ways
9 January 2025
The role of gas is changing from being a provider of a large volume of energy to peaking supply backing up expanding renewables
3 January 2025
Supporters of the LNG industry need to concentrate on the areas with the most potential before the sector runs out of time to make its mark
17 December 2024
The incoming administration is expected to quickly change-up the LNG approvals process and boost several major projects to FID. But market fundamentals still matter
13 December 2024
Flexibility and sharing of risk in gas buying and selling is becoming more essential
3 December 2024
Papua New Guinea’s LNG sector appears to be back on track, with other projects in the pipeline
2 December 2024
Crucial role of gas means country is laying the foundations to control physical and trading supply chains
27 November 2024
Warnings in 2022 of a potential three-winter European gas price crisis remain pertinent amid push-pull from the US and Russia
18 November 2024
The company is on track to boost import terminal capacity by 40% in three years, CEO Akshay Kumar Singh tells Petroleum Economist
11 November 2024
The lack of a gas supply contract means the development is likely to face further delays
7 November 2024
The move could have major ramifications for the LNG sector
6 November 2024
The crumbling of the country’s postwar political consensus may bolster the country’s LNG demand outlook by stymieing planned nuclear restarts
9 October 2024
Saudi Arabia has made major advances in realising its gas ambitions this year, but challenges remain
7 October 2024
Geopolitical developments and market shifts mean US LNG will be a vital component in Europe's energy strategy and decarbonisation efforts
27 September 2024
A sanctions-defying ‘shadow fleet’ is being assembled, but it remains unclear where Russia will sell the liquefied gas while Arctic LNG 2 remains strangled by sanctions
27 September 2024
The country faces big challenges as it seeks to replace Western suppliers when it comes to LNG carriers, while sanctions have all-but halted its petrochemicals expansion
25 September 2024
Purchasing from region will help determine if prices will stay buoyant in the second half of this decade as supply increases, with significant volumes due online in the next three years
23 September 2024
The country’s stalled liquefaction projects are inching forward, even as upcoming elections and persistent security problems in the resource-rich north continue to pose significant hurdles
16 September 2024
The third part of our fourth chapter on the history of oil takes the story of gas to the present day with the rise of LNG and the creation of a truly global market
16 September 2024
Gas is difficult to move compared with oil, requiring additional infrastructure. The second part of our history of gas examines how expanding pipeline networks made it possible to monetise the fuel
16 September 2024
The first part of our fourth chapter on the history of oil looks at the origins of gas and LNG—once considered a nuisance, now a fuel of the future
11 September 2024
But the young nation may have to go through a fallow period before that project comes online as the Bayu-Undan field nears exhaustion
2 September 2024
The island nation plans to phase out nuclear energy and substitute coal for gas, but must first overcome import capacity constraints
2 September 2024
Nuclear availability in Japan and South Korea will also be an important factor in determining overall LNG requirements
29 August 2024
The country’s hunger for energy will continue to compete with its LNG exports, even as more gas projects progress and new liquefaction capacity comes online
22 August 2024
In the second of our two-part 90th anniversary issue series on Russian oil and gas, we look at how energy trade with Europe brought Russia in from the cold, and how adventurism in Ukraine sent it right back out again
22 August 2024
The Russian hydrocarbons industry has evolved greatly over the past three decades. In the first of a two-part series for Petroleum Economist's 90th anniversary, we look at the post-Soviet period and how control of oil and gas went from the state to private hands and back again.
21 August 2024
Demand growth and the expiration of existing contracts mean Asian nations will become less reliant on long-term contracted supply
12 August 2024
The US' meteoric rise as an exporter of the super-chilled fuel has redrawn the global energy map, with far-reaching implications
5 August 2024
The Australian firm’s purchase represents a significant move into US LNG by an international player and will boost the planned Driftwood project after years of uncertainty
1 August 2024
But increasing domestic output ought to trim LNG import requirements
29 July 2024
Indigenous-led Cedar LNG project a clear sign of a shift in activity but limits remain to how far sector can go
19 July 2024
Major sees huge opportunities with Pavilion Energy purchase and spate of global gas moves
18 July 2024
Emirati NOC’s new low-carbon liquefaction plant to benefit from low gas cost and marketing might
9 July 2024
Chinese firms may be poised to move into trading, amid a burgeoning glut of supply and capacity
3 July 2024
Two big onshore developments face further delay as lenders wait on poll results within the country and in the US
