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North American LNG Projects: Political and Economic Factors
LNG is a quickly growing energy commodity. Historically, much of this growth has been attributed to a combination of Middle Eastern and South American LNG exports to European and Asian markets. Recently, North America has witnessed rapid growth in facility construction with projects in Oregon, Texas, Washington, and British Columbia. While the number of LNG ...
North American Shale Gas Revolution Gets Trumped by other Revolution(s)
I am not sure what other industry event or announcement could have had a more prominent and extended effect on natural gas markets than the simple contract entered between Russia and China, two countries located on an opposing side of the Earth from North America. Is this contract a disaster or a savior for those ...
Globalization of the Natural Gas Market and North American Impact: Data Changes That Can’t Be Ignored
On-demand access to accurate pricing data is pivotal for market players in the oil and gas industry to make better and timelier strategic decisions in order to drive their core business activities. Now more than ever, with the production of oil and gas reaching unprecedented new highs, organizations in this industry cannot afford to ignore ...
As the World Waits for US LNG, Russia’s Gazprom Plays It Cool
This article was originally published in Platts LNG Daily.
Before the end of the decade, low-priced American liquefied natural gas is expected to surge onto the global market and, potentially, cause a dramatic shift in worldwide gas market fundamentals.
But the possible ramifications of US LNG exports have been met with shoulder shrugs and slight eye ...
Inflammable Ice: Japan’s Next Energy Source?
Japan made headlines recently as the resource-impoverished country is considering methane hydrates as a new energy source in order to help gain independence from relying on natural gas imports. The 2011 tsunami forced most of the country’s nuclear power plants to close (add to that, the fact that the last running nuclear power reactor ...
Natural Gas As A Bridge Fuel to Renewables
From controversy surrounding fracking to global production growth, natural gas continues to make headlines as it rises in the global energy mix. With many claiming natural gas as the ‘cleanest’ fossil fuel (The Guardian), recent debates examine the potential role of natural gas as the transition or ‘bridge’ fuel towards building the renewable industry ...
Is The LNG Market Moving Towards Consolidation?
Back in the nineties Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) was typically the confine of regional, illiquid markets. During that period, LNG was traded between eight exporting countries and eight importing countries, with only 70 vessels in operation. Due to its meager trade volume and illiquidity, LNG contracts had fixed prices and were indexed to oil prices.
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Discover the Data Universe for Energy and Commodity Markets
Collecting data is the first step towards finding meaningful correlations among the immense wealth of market information that’s out there right now.
However the process of tracking down such information and trying to make sense of it all can often be overwhelming.
As any good market trader, business analyst or risk manager knows; as the volume ...
Love It Or Hate It, Cheap LPG Is Coming To Asia
It’s no secret that the recent boom in Shale Gas and in gas production in general is set to increase the supply of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) to Asia. However at the recent Argus LPG Asia 2013 event in Singapore, those of us lucky enough to be in attendance had the opportunity to discuss the finer detail of ...
North America and the Emerging Natural Gas-Fueled Transportation Industry
There’s no doubt about it – the shale gas boom of recent years is creating a paradigm shift in the North American energy industry. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has uncovered a wealth of natural gas that has the industry in a tizzy over the potential development of an enormous new market: the natural gas transportation ...
