Phasing out cleaner and more value-producing natural gas too early can lead to dramatic price volatility, causing similar energy security and affordability crises to those felt in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine. Price instability can be an additional incentive to decouple the energy system from uncertain fuel markets, adopt renewable alternatives, and ultimately advance the energy transition—but, in the near term, volatility can reverse progress.
The LNG market is in a period of uncertainty. This presentation offers a view of the short term drivers and pricing dynamics. It also covers longer term demand outlook scenarios.
Europe’s LNG imports in Q1 24 of 30.0 million tonnes were down 14% from the first quarter of last year, as high storage reduced buying allowing Asian importers to build their market share.
This brief describes the European methane regulation and discusses the significance for global gas suppliers, including special challenges for U.S. LNG exporters. The European Union is well ahead of other gas-importing regions in demanding and publicly sharing more granular data on the emissions intensity of purchased gas. But as Brussels clarifies these rules, Japan, South Korea, and other gas importers are in the early stages of gathering information on emissions intensity from their gas suppliers.
The Northeast Asian assessed spot LNG price JKM for this week (29 April – 3 May) increased slightly to mid-USD...
Turkey’s potential LNG deal with ExxonMobil to import 2.5 mt per year will have no impact on Russia’s gas market...
The Northeast Asian assessed spot LNG price JKM for this week (22 April – 25 April) decreased to low-USD 10s...
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