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Global Gas, LNG Prices to Remain Relatively Weak in 2024 Amid Subdued Demand – WoodMac

Global prices of gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) are expected to remain relatively weak in 2024, with demand subdued due to high storage levels in Europe and Asia and a mild Northern Hemisphere winter, consultancy Wood Mackenzie said on Wednesday. “Wood Mackenzie has been forecasting lower 2024 prices for much of last year, especially compared …

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Red Sea Disruptions Not (Yet) Enough to Trouble LNG Prices

(Reuters) – The effective closure of the Red Sea to tankers carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG), while a concern, is unlikely to shift prices for the super-chilled fuel because other factors are driving the market. QatarEnergy, the world’s second-biggest LNG shipper, has stopped sending tankers via the Red Sea, a senior source with direct knowledge of …

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Natural Gas Export Projects Hang in the Balance as Biden Mulls Climate Test

Environmental groups ramp up efforts to oppose LNG terminals. As the Biden administration weighs a tougher climate test for US natural gas export terminals, several projects and tens of billions of dollars in investments are hanging in the balance. Environmentalists are doubling down on efforts to oppose liquefied natural gas terminals seeking government approval, warning they’ll significantly prolong …

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Venture Global LNG Explains to U.S .Regulator its Failure to Sell Commercial Cargoes

(Reuters) – Venture Global LNG has told a U.S. regulator that it cannot meet contracts to provide liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes to several major customers because its export plant is not yet ready to meet three criteria in the contracts, according to a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Shell PLC , BP …

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EU’s Energy Security Drive May Have Gone Too Far

MILAN, Jan 11 (Reuters Breakingviews) – Europe may have overplayed its energy security strategy. President Vladimir Putin’s 2022 attack on Ukraine exposed the European Union’s heavy dependence on cheap gas imported from Russia, chiefly via pipelines. To address the imbalance, the bloc rushed to add facilities to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) by sea from …

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Oil, Gas Lobby Group Warns Against U.S. Slowing LNG Approvals

The head of the largest U.S. oil and gas lobby group on Wednesday said that if regulators slow down or stop approving liquefied natural gas exports, they will put allies in Europe and Asia at risk. American Petroleum Institute President Mike Sommers issued the warning in response to media reports this week that the administration …

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Biden Mulls Tougher Climate Test for New LNG Projects

Fossil fuel expansion will be critical issue as election nears Panel of government officials convened over the weekend The Biden administration is reevaluating the climate criteria it uses to approve new liquefied natural gas export facilities, threatening to stall pending projects as the 2024 election nears. A panel of government officials convened by White House …

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Shell Signs 20-year Supply Deal With Canadian LNG Upstart

British Columbia project adds to Shell’s LNG Canada position First binding deal for project targets Asia energy markets By Ruth Liao Shell Plc. signed a long-term deal to buy liquefied natural gas from a Canadian floating export facility to serve energy markets in Asia. The deal, which calls for 2 million metric tons a year of LNG …

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Shell backs BP in fight Over Venture Global LNG Exports

Curtis Williams Jan 3 (Reuters) – Shell PLC (SHEL.L) has joined BP PLC (BP.L) in its battle against Venture Global LNG, accusing the liquefied natural gas (LNG) producer of denying it and other customers access to supplies while exporting more than $18 billion worth of the superchilled gas, according to a filing with U.S. regulators. Venture Global’s Calcasieu Pass …

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