Liquefied natural gas

Malaysia steps on gas, cuts coal use as power demand surges to record

The country’s energy commission expects warmer weather and data centres to continue to drive power demand this year

Meteorologists are expecting that El Nino will emerge from June to August, and strengthen in subsequent months.

A scorching Asian summer will add to risk of surging gas prices

Forecasts currently point to hotter-than-normal summer temperatures in East Asia

Russian President Putin (left) and Chinese President Xi following their meeting at Beijing's Great Hall of the People on May 20.

Putin leaves Beijing after Xi meeting with little progress on key China-Russia gas pipeline project

RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin left Beijing on Wednesday night (May 20) with no sign of a breakthrough on a natural gas pipeline project with the potential to reshape global energy flows and geopoli...

The Iran war has prompted governments to hunt for spot LNG shipments, switch to alternatives such as coal, and even implement fuel curbs to manage shortages.

Singapore GasCo has bought enough LNG to last for rest of year

The city state relies on natural gas to generate nearly all of its electricity

LNG may find a way to soldier on as a raw material for the chemicals industry, but prospects for the roughly 40% that goes into power generation look bleak.

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