Tag: naturalgas
Germany intends to restart 16 power plants running on fossil fuels, mainly coal and oil, to avoid electricity shortages due to an expected Russian cut in exports to Berlin, The Kyiv Independent reported on Sunday 17 July. The newspaper pointed out that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stressed that his country did not intend to return […]
Deutsche Bank (Germany’s bank) warned that the aggravation of the gas crisis in Germany may prompt citizens to return to using wood for heating to face the severe cold during the coming winter. According to analysts’ warnings, some homes will have to burn wood for heating instead of gas, as Russia continues to cut supplies, […]
The International Energy Agency expects natural gas demand to decline slightly this year, with growth slowing further over the next three years. In a gas market report issued today, Tuesday (July 5), the Energy Agency attributed its expectations of a contraction in global gas consumption to high prices, with fears of more gas supplies being […]
On rising output, US natgas futures fell 2% to a new 11-week low. On Monday, U.S. natural gas futures fell about 2% to an 11-week low on rising output and lower demand expectations for the next two weeks, owing in part to a drop in liquefied natural gas exports from the shutdown of Freeport LNG’s […]
Norway has boosted its production of natural gas at the expense of crude oil, in an effort to secure alternative supplies to compensate European countries for Russian gas, which meets nearly half of the old continent’s needs. Europe is the largest consumer of Russian gas, which flows to its countries through a network of pipelines […]
Spot market prices for LNG tankers this week set annual records, with more long-term leases; This limited the supply of ships to the spot market. This was caused by increased demand for LNG and buyers’ shunning of Russian cargo and ships, following its invasion of Ukraine, according to Putin & Partners, a ship brokerage and […]
Egypt’s gas export revenues recorded a big jump during the first four months of this year, compared to the same period last year. Data from the Ministry of Petroleum revealed that the value of Egypt’s exports of natural and liquefied gas during the first period from the beginning of January to the end of April […]
The Russian-Ukrainian war has exacerbated global fears of a crisis in the liquefied natural gas market, of which Moscow is one of the most important players. To overcome these concerns, Japan plans to boost its investments in LNG exploration projects, to stimulate development and boost fuel production in the country. Today, Friday, Japanese Industry Minister […]
Yields in the United States have risen in response to data and an ECB statement. The benchmark 10-year US Treasury yield rose slightly on Thursday, following a flurry of economic data and a policy announcement from the European Central Bank that was less aggressive than expected. Retail sales increased by 0.5 % in March, falling […]
Despite rising global prices, the price of natural gas in the United States is falling due to warmer forecasts. Natural gas futures in the United States fell on Monday as forecasts for less cold weather and lower heating demand next week eased. Despite rising global oil and gas prices, demand for US liquefied natural gas […]
