Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Gas Consumption News

Prices for gas in Europe are rising as the low wind increases demand.

Dutch and British wholesale prices of gas rose on Monday as low wind speeds increased gas demand for electricity generation. Strong inventories and temperatures above normal could limit further increases. LSEG data shows that the benchmark…

Mitsubishi Japan expects LNG production to reach 17 million tonnes per year by early 2030

Mitsubishi, a Japanese trading company, expects to see its LNG production capacity grow by over 17 million tonnes per year in the early 2030s. This is due to its stakes including projects in Malaysia and Canada. Mitsubishi has invested in 12 LNG projects with a total production capacity of 110…

Sinopec's Q3 profits fall by 52.1% due to lower oil prices and refining margins

Sinopec, a Chinese refiner, reported a 52.1% drop in its net profit year-on-year to $8.54 billion yuan (US$1.2 billion) during the third quarter due to lower oil prices. Sinopec, the world's biggest refiner based on capacity, reported 790.4 billion Yuan in revenue for its third quarter…

EIA: US natgas production will decline in 2024 as demand reaches record levels, EIA reports

The U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA's) Short Term Energy Outlook, released on Tuesday, predicted that U.S. Natural Gas production would decline by 2024 and demand would rise to a new record. EIA projects that dry gas production…

China will remain the world's largest LNG buyer by 2024-25 according to IEA

Keisuke Sadamori, a director at the International Energy Agency, said that China will remain the top LNG buyer in the world this year and the next due to strong industrial demand. China, which is the second largest economy in the world after the U.S.A.…

Short-take: IEA predicts tight gas supply and record demand in 2025

The International Energy Agency (IEA), on Thursday, said that the world's gas demand would reach a record high in 2025, driven by Asia. However, delays in new liquefied gas (LNG), production, will limit supply. Why it's Important Gas demand in Europe fell dramatically in 2022-23…

Gas prices in Europe are falling amid steady supply

The wholesale gas price in the Netherlands and Britain fell on Friday morning. Prices have been falling from recent highs of three weeks, thanks to a steady supply that helped offset cooler temperatures. LSEG data shows that the Dutch TTF…

Slovak gas buyer SPP continues to talk about extending Ukraine transit

SPP's Chief Executive Vojtech Ferrencz stated on Thursday that the Slovak government-owned gas buyer SPP continues negotiations with Ukraine to extend the gas transit contract after Kyiv’s contract with Russian gas supplier Gazprom expires in the next few months.

Austrian election puts Russian gas habits and a sputtering economic in focus

After the general elections on Sunday, the government in Austria that comes to power will be under increasing pressure to diversify their energy supply and move away from dependence upon Russian gas. This is happening at a time when Austria's economy is in reverse.

The rising German wind power generation is a factor in spot prices

European prompt electricity prices fell on Friday, as a result of expectations that German wind energy supply will double on Saturday. Riccardo Paraviero, LSEG analyst, said: "The fundamental outlook (for Friday) is decisively negative.

Grid operators predict a 20% drop in French gas consumption by 2030

French grid operators announced on Thursday that the consumption of gas in France will drop by nearly 20% by 2030, as a result of changes made to meet climate targets and to reduce costs. France is Europe's biggest energy consumer and its…

EIA: US natgas production to decline by 2024, while demand will rise to record levels

The U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) Short-Term Energy Outlook for 2024 predicts that natural gas production in the United States will decrease in 2024, while demand will reach a new record. EIA projects that dry gas production…

Switzerland supports EU gas savings drive during the upcoming winter

The Swiss government announced on Wednesday that it had reached an agreement on a voluntary target for gas savings of 15% during the winter period from October 2024 until March 2025, in order to help support European efforts to reduce gas demand after the war in Ukraine.

NYK Signs Multi-Year Deal with GAIL (India) Limited for Charter of LNG Carrier

Grace Emilia is equipped with a WinGD-made dual-fuel slow-speed X-DF diesel engine. Photo courtesy NYK

NYK signed a multi-year time-charter contract with GAIL (India) Limited, India's largest natural gas company, for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier. Grace Emilia, the vessel that will be chartered, is equipped with a WinGD-made dual-fuel slow-speed X-DF diesel engine…

Ship Power: MAN Energy Solutions Unveils New LNG Dual-fuel Engine

The new dual-fuel ME-GA engine from MAN Energy Solutions comes with the company’s proven Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) technology for optimized performance, with specific gas/fuel oil consumptions reduced by ~3% and 5%, respectively.
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In a live-stream presentation from its Copenhagen Research Center, MAN Energy Solutions has demonstrated advanced dual-fuel engine technology for low-cost, fuel-efficient operation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers and other vessels where low capital outlay is a priority.

China: BP, ENN Sign 300,000t a Year Gas Supply Deal

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British oil major BP has signed a gas supply agreement with China's ENN Group (ENN) for the supply of 300,000 tonnes per year of pipeline gas re-gasified from LNG for two years from January 1, 2021, in Guangdong, China. The LNG will be received…

India to End Federal Control of Gas prices, Lift LNG transport Use

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India will gradually end federal controls on gas pricing as it seeks to attract foreign investment and technology to lift local output, oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Friday.India, which is a large emitter of greenhouse gases and has multiple gas pricing regimes…

BV Appoves Cryo-Powered Regas System Design

(L to R): H.G. Son, DSME Tokyo Representative; Kazuo Yamashita, Country Chief Executive, Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore, Japan; Yoshikazu Kawagoe, Senior Managing Executive Officer and Chief Technical Officer, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines; and Hiroyuki Nakano, Executive Officer, Energy Transport Business, Mitsui O.S.K.Lines  (Photo: BV)

Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) has issued the first approval in principle for a new cold energy ‘Cryo-Powered’ regas system for use in FSRU applications.The approval has been issued to both Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd (DSME).

China Opens Up to Foreign E&P Firms

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For the first time, China will this year allow foreign companies to explore for and produce oil and gas in the country, opening up the industry to firms other than state-run energy giants, as Beijing looks to boost domestic energy supplies.The long-awaited opening accompanies a reshuffle of the

China to Launch State Pipeline Group

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China plans to launch its long-awaited national oil and gas pipeline company on Monday, part of a sector-wide reform aimed at providing fair market access to infrastructure and boost investment in oil and gas production.Most of the country's pipeline infrastructure is controlled by energy giant