Liquefied natural gas

China’s Guangdong industrial hub faces gas price shock as Iran war tightens supply

THE Chinese industrial hub of Guangdong, an economic powerhouse comparable in size to South Korea, has seen some electricity prices almost double due in part to constraints on the supply of natural ga...

India leans on the Gulf not only for crude but for liquefied petroleum gas, used for cooking, where shortages have been acute.

Asia’s largest oil buyers are running low on Hormuz alternatives

Refiners say they are covered for the coming month – but prices are far from discounts seen in the years

Singapore, which relies on gas to generate 95 per cent of its electricity, has been importing increasing volumes of LNG.

Singapore GasCo secures extra LNG cargoes as Iran war hits supply, eyes long-term deals amid volatility

Singapore has received spot cargoes from Australia and Mozambique since the war began, Kpler data shows

Analysts say that for Asean, considerable challenges to energy cooperation remain.
NEWS ANALYSIS

Why Asean has yet to step on the gas in regional energy cooperation

While there is an Asean emergency petroleum sharing pact, this has never been activated

A man sits outside a closed shop on Apr 10 at a market after authorities ordered closures to reduce energy consumption in Karachi.

A war in the Persian Gulf is plunging Pakistan into darkness

ELECTRICITY has become a luxury for Mohammad Rizwan.

QatarEnergy's LNG production facilities in Ras Laffan Industrial City in Qatar on Mar 2.

Energy crisis triggered by Iran war pushes Asia to think twice before doubling down on LNG

LNG prices in the region more than doubled in the weeks after the start of the conflict

Energy security requires diversification across fuels, technologies and equipment, backed by stronger regional institutions and coordination.
NEW GLOBAL ORDER

Why renewables alone cannot deliver energy security for S-E Asia

Asean countries should go beyond diversification of oil import sources

Production at Shell’s Pearl gas-to-liquids facility in Qatar stopped in mid-March, after an attack on Ras Laffan Industrial City damaged it.

Shell trims Q1 gas production outlook after Qatar disruptions, citing Iran conflict

It dips to 880,000 to 920,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed), from 920,000 to 980,000 boed

No ship loaded with LNG has been recorded passing through the strait since the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran at the end of last February.

Asian LNG prices set to fall after US, Iran agree to ceasefire

The Strait of Hormuz has been mostly shut since the war broke out

As the world’s third-largest oil trading hub and sixth-largest refinery export hub, Singapore is deeply connected to global energy flows.

‘Sufficient’ fuel and food reserves, but Singaporeans may face higher prices and fewer options: Shanmugam

There is a ‘low probability’ of disruptions to domestic energy and electricity supply due to the Iran war, but they cannot be ruled out, he says