Liquefied natural gas

Why US$70 should be the most worrying number for LNG

The number is a decent approximation for the price of LNG-fired electricity from an existing plant

Consumers in China can tap domestic production and overland pipeline supply, which reduces the need for LNG.

China LNG imports hint at recovery as buyers replace lost supply

The country’s petrol sector is better insulated from the disruptions due to sellers from Canada to Nigeria

Australia is one of the world’s largest LNG exporters and ships more gas overseas than it consumes domestically.

Australia requires LNG exporters to reserve 20% of gas for east coast market

The scheme will apply from July next year and replace a range of current gas market interventions

Major damage to facilities in Qatar's Ras Laffan complex, which supply about 6% of global natural gas liquefaction capacity, could take as long as five years to repair.

Apac could feel energy supply chain disruptions for years, says ADB

The development bank cuts its regional GDP growth forecast for 2026 to 4.7% from 5.1% previously

The closure of the waterway for roughly a fifth of global LNG supply has tightened the market, sending prices sharply higher.

First LNG shipment since war began appears to exit Hormuz

At present, the ship is signalling a terminal in China as its destination

Vietnam is among several nations urgently seeking LNG at a time when spot prices have surged due to the conflict in the Middle East.

Vietnam buys more LNG as temperatures set to rise above average

The next two weeks are forecast to be hotter than normal in the South-east Asia country

Traffic congestion in Islamabad, Pakistan, due to road closures on Apr 24 as Pakistan prepares to host US and Iran for the second phase of peace talks.

US-Iran peace talks could resume in Pakistan: sources

The Iranian foreign minister is expected to arrive on Friday night; an American logistics and security team is already in place for potential discussions

Now in its second month, the war in the Strait of Hormuz effectively chokes off around a fifth of global oil and LNG supply.

Iran war to keep petrol market tight for two more years: IEA

The agency says this can result in a shortfall of 120 billion cubic metres of LNG between 2026 and 2030

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and Russian President Vladimir Putin met at the Kremlin in Moscow on April 13.

As more Asean states turn to Russia for fuel, will Moscow boost its influence in the region?

Moscow has much to gain as fuel exports to the region will result in hard currency and alternative markets

Turkmenistan offers China something rarer than another gas field: a discreet land access to Iran.

China’s Eurasian hedge runs through Turkmenistan

The country in Central Asia helps turn connectivity from a route into an insurance policy