Russia has launched a giant Arctic gas project in its efforts to bypass Western sanctions and boost ties with China. The $27 billion Yamal LNG
Category: Gas
Coal Decline Goes On: Europe’s Electricity Driven by Gas and Renewables
The amount of electricity produced from natural gas and the amount of electricity produced from coal in OECD countries have matched, the International Energy Agency
Nord Stream 2: Broad Mandate for Gas Talks with Russia Sought by Estonia
Estonia, which took over the presidency of the European Union on 1 July, says that the public discourse around the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project
Oil and Geopolitics: Qatar Crisis May Mess Up LNG Trade
The escalating diplomatic row between a number of Middle Eastern countries and Qatar has negatively impacted LNG market, severing transport links with the tiny Gulf
Undaunted by the Oil Bust, American Shale Sector Attracts Investors
In the first quarter of this year, private equity funds raised almost $20 billion for ventures in the US energy sector – almost three times
Qatar Re-Launches Development of the World’s Biggest Gas Field
Qatar has lifted a self-imposed ban on the construction of the world’s biggest natural gas field as it looks to see off an anticipated increase
Exxon Announces New Natural Gas Discovery in Papua New Guinea
Exxon Mobil Corporation announced yesterday (28 December) a new natural gas discovery in Papua New Guinea. The company said it has a 42.5 percent stake
LNG on the Rise: Global Gas Trade to Be Reshaped Over the Next Five Years
The International Energy Agency (IEA) said last week in its 2016 Medium-Term Gas Market Report that the global gas trade would be reshaped in the
Ukraine in Talks with Gazprom: Eying the Russian Gas for Winter 2016/2017
Ukraine’s Naftogaz has started talks with Gazprom regarding gas supplies for the second half of 2016 and the first quarter of 2017. Given the annexation
The EU-Russia Gas Relationship: New Projects, New Disputes?
Marco Siddi (The Finnish Institute of International Affairs) Russia is a major gas supplier to a number of EU Member States and it wants to