LNG investment: Hydrocarbon challenges or green opportunity?
This decade’s unprecedented LNG supply investment is strongly focused on managing emissions intensity. Wide-ranging measures, particularly CCS, renewable-energy-powered liquefaction trains, carbon offsets and FLNG conversions,…
Read MoreAsian LNG demand to rise on lower prices
“Asian LNG demand is increasing as the region is now buying cargos for the peak winter season, supported by recent LNG price declines,” Marc Howson,…
Read MoreDelays at Barossa LNG project prove costly for Santos and Australia
Following the courts’ decisions to overturn approvals made by the offshore regulator – NOPSEMA – for both Barossa and Scarborough, the regulator is reportedly taking…
Read MoreLNG market braces for Australian strikes
While the global LNG market is “relatively supply constrained”, said Marc Howson, head of Asia Pacific at consultancy Welligence Energy Analytics, “the impact of any…
Read MoreWelligence Sub-Saharan Africa | LNG powerhouses look to plug feedstock gap
West Africa’s three established LNG suppliers, Angola LNG (ALNG), Equatorial Guinea LNG (EGLNG) and Nigeria LNG (NLNG) have all been struggling to maximise output. With…
Read MoreWelligence MENA | Majors invest in Oman gas to fuel energy transition
Oman’s energy sector has experienced a surge in activity over recent years, with gas development projects taking centre stage as the country focuses on its…
Read MoreIndonesia Rumblings on the Ground | Indonesia’s gas/LNG and CCS opportunities drawing increased attention
The Welligence team recently attended the Indonesian Petroleum Association convention (IPA) in Jakarta. The event provided an excellent and well-attended forum for energy professionals to…
Read MoreDivestments Boost Key Indonesian Gas Projects
Marc Howson, head of Asia at consultancy Welligence Energy Analytics believes that the Shell divestment is “positive news” for Japan’s Inpex, which will operate Abadi.…
Read MoreTangguh 3 to boost Indonesia’s LNG exports from next month
The launch of the Abadi project “will help moderate Asian LNG prices from 2030 as regional LNG demand continues to grow while new supplies, particularly…
Read MoreGlobal LNG | LNG outlook to 2030 – increasingly green, floating and supply-concentrated
European LNG imports jumped 60% in 2022 as buyers raced to source cargos in response to cuts in Russian piped gas. This demand shock coincided…
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