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By Ron Bousso Qatar’s long-term deal to supply Japan’s power giant JERA with liquefied natural gas highlights two key themes in the red-hot market for this super-chilled fuel: the race to gain market share and the global push for energy security. Qatar’s national oil and gas company QatarEnergy on Tuesday signed a deal to supply …
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U.S. energy firms likely pulled a bigger-than-usual 374 billion cubic feet of natural gas from storage last week as an Arctic freeze boosted heating demand, according to the average estimate in a Reuters poll released on Wednesday. That figure compares with a draw of 195 bcf during the same week a year ago, and a …
(Reuters) – Commonwealth LNG said on Tuesday it has signed a 20-year sale and purchase agreement to supply 1 million tons per annum of liquefied natural gas to Mercuria. Under the deal, Mercuria will provide 1 million tons of natural gas per year to Commonwealth, and Commonwealth will convert it into LNG for Mercuria to …
(Reuters) – A rush by U.S. utilities and tech giants to snap up as many gas turbines as possible to boost local power output is causing a global shortage of gas-power equipment and may spur other power systems to fast-track cleaner alternatives. The amount of U.S. gas-fired capacity that is under construction has more than …
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By Julian Hast, Stephen Stapczynski, and Sing Yee Ong US natural gas futures plummeted on Monday as weather forecasts for mid-February shifted significantly warmer, marking the largest daily loss for the front-month contract on a percentage basis since 1995, excluding contract rollover days. The March contract settled down 25.7% to $3.237 per million British thermal …
US Natural Gas Plunges by Most in About 30 Years on Warm Weather Read More »
(Reuters) – Shell’s CEO Wael Sawan said on Monday that the liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector was expanding at a rate of about 3% per annum, outpacing the gas market.
(Reuters) – U.S. natural gas futures jumped 140% over the past seven trading days, and cash gas and power prices hit record highs this week as an Arctic blast sent heating demand soaring and froze oil and gas wells, cutting gas output to a two-year low. The sharp jump in power prices will ultimately hit …
US Natgas Futures Soar 140% During Arctic Blast, Boosting Consumer Costs Read More »
By Scott Disavino and Curtis Williams BP and Shell imported LNG from Trinidad amid U.S. winter storm Spot gas prices hit all-time highs due to increased demand and frozen wells Elba Island and Cove Point received unusual LNG imports for high-price opportunity HOUSTON/NEW YORK, Jan 28 (Reuters) – Several liquefied natural gas companies took the …
US LNG Plants Imported Cargoes During Winter Storm as Natural Gas Prices Hit Records Read More »
(Reuters) – New York’s environmental regulator said on Wednesday that it filed with federal energy regulators to oppose Williams Cos-led Constitution Pipeline’s bid to revive a permit to build the proposed, previously canceled natural gas pipeline from Pennsylvania to New York. Constitution recently petitioned the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reissue a Certificate of …
NY Regulators Oppose Filings for Williams’ Proposed PA-NY Constitution Natgas Pipeline Read More »
By Julian Hast US natural gas declined in thin trading on Wednesday as some gas production came back into service after being knocked offline by a powerful winter storm that sparked a record-shattering rally. February futures contract dropped 6.1%, or 42 cents, to $6.531 per million British thermal units as of 10:31 a.m. in New …
US Natural Gas Falls as Production Returns, Contract Expires Read More »
