Tag: LNG outlook

Global demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) is estimated to rise by more than 50% by 2040, as industrial coal-to-gas switching gathers pace in China and South Asian and South-east Asian countries use more LNG to support their economic growth, according to Shell’s LNG Outlook 2024.

Europe’s increased need for liquefied natural gas (LNG) looks set to intensify competition with Asia for limited new supply available over the next two years and may dominate LNG trade over the longer term, according to Shell’s LNG Outlook 2023.

Malaysian shipowner MISC , which recorded a 40% year-on-year (y-o-y) earnings jump for the fourth quarter of its 2022 financial year (4Q22), expects a promising outlook in its operating segments in financial year 2023 (FY23) and an upbeat on LNG and tanker shipping earning, despite some softening.

The Energy Information Administration reported that the US liquefied natural gas exports have dropped considerably in the week ending June 10 in comparison to the week before.

Oil major, Shell, launched its LNG Outlook for 2020, presenting the trends of 2019 concerning the liquefied natural gas demand and growth, highlighting that the year that passed was a record-year of LNG supply growth.

Oil major, Shell, launched its LNG Outlook for 2020, presenting that the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) demand increased by 12.5% to 359 million tonnes in 2019, an important increase that boosts LNG's role in the switch towards a lower-carbon energy system.

Japan’s Institute of Energy Economics recently issued its 2020 Energy Outlook in Japan and World, highlighting that region's average LNG import price is set to low. Namely, the Institute estimates a drop from around $10 per million British thermal units (mBtu) in 2019 to below $9 per mBtu during 2020.

SEA\LNG is commissioning a series of independent studies by simulation and analytics experts Opsiana, this time focusing on LNG and its impact on VLCCs, highlighting LNG's benefits, concerning strong return on investment for VLCCs on the Arabian Gulf to China trade route.

During the 2019 Hellenic American Maritime Forum, Mr. Antonis Trakakis, Chief Technology Officer, FORWARD SHIPS, talked about LNG as a fuel. Namely, Mr. Trakakis stated that LNG provides the safest path towards a carbonless future, and there is no reason for the delay of its uptake.

The US Department of Energy gave the green light on the export of the domestic LNG production from Venture Global LNG's Calcasieu Pass LNG terminal being built in Louisiana. Thus, Venture will export more than 1.7 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas as LNG to countries that do not have a free trade agreement with the U.S.