(Oil Price) – More Gulf oil is moving again. Getting it out now costs a fortune. Earnings on the benchmark Saudi Arabia-to-China supertanker route surged to a record $647,000 per day on Thursday, according to Baltic Exchange data cited by Bloomberg. That is more than ten times the rate a year ago—and nearly 27% above the $510,000 reached just ten days earlier. The
(BOE Report) – Chinese state-owned oil and gas major CNOOC sees potential for energy cooperation between China and the United States, its CEO said on Thursday, adding that the company would consider investments alongside U.S. partners in the future. * China was a buyer of U.S. oil and gas until Beijing imposed tariffs on the products during last year’s trade
(Oil Price) – Six months since the Iran war crippled Qatar’s LNG exports via the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s second-largest liquefied natural gas exporter has lost $24 billion in sales as exports tumbled by as much as 96%, Reuters calculations showed on Wednesday. The number of LNG cargoes that Qatar has managed to export crashed to just 18, down from 509 cargoes
(BOE Report) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy said he was “deeply disappointed” that a bill to advance a pipeline for the Alaska LNG project to export natural gas to Asia stalled in the state legislature. Dunleavy said in a post on X late on Wednesday that the legislature’s decision not to reconvene this session to vote on a tax change
(BOE Report) – German state-controlled energy group Uniper on Wednesday finalised a 20-year liquefied natural gas purchase deal with Canada as the two nations deepen their partnership. In a preliminary deal in June, Uniper took initial steps to secure 2 million tons of gas per year from 2032 from Canada’s LNG project Ksi Lisims on British Columbia’s Pacific coast. That
(World Oil) – PetroChina Co. is weighing options to sell part of its shares in LNG Canada Development Inc. to help fund a planned expansion, according to people familiar with the matter. The Chinese state-owned energy giant is working with an adviser to help gauge interest for its 15% stake, which could be worth a few billion dollars, the people said, who asked
(World Oil) – PetroChina Co. is weighing options to sell part of its shares in LNG Canada Development Inc. to help fund a planned expansion, according to people familiar with the matter. The Chinese state-owned energy giant is working with an adviser to help gauge interest for its 15% stake, which could be worth a few billion dollars, the people said, who asked not
(Oil Price) – China raised its liquefied natural gas imports for a second month in a row in June as the world’s top LNG buyer prepares for peak summer power demand. Chinese imports of LNG jumped by 8.3% from a year earlier to 5.68 million tons in June, according to official customs data released on Monday. This was the second consecutive month in
(Oil Price) – JERA, the biggest Japanese LNG importer and largest power producer, is studying a potential listing in the United States as part of a plan to boost its international footprint, Reuters reported on Friday, quoting anonymous sources with knowledge of the matter. The unlisted JERA has launched a feasibility study to assess potential investor demand and the U.S. market conditions and
(Investing) – European wholesale natural gas prices surged on Friday, touching their highest levels in nearly four months as intensifying military exchanges between Washington and Iran stoked fears over a potential closure of the Strait of Hormuz, threatening a critical chokepoint for global liquefied natural gas (LNG) flows. The front-month Dutch TTF gas contract, the European benchmark, climbed to 55.65 euros per
(BOE Report) – A cargo of U.S. liquefied natural gas has arrived at a Chinese terminal for the first time since trade tensions between Washington and Beijing effectively halted direct shipments, vessel-tracking data showed, though it may never enter China as the terminal’s bonded storage facilities allow re-exports without import duties. Carrying a cargo loaded in early June from U.S.
(Oil Price) – ADNOC Logistics and Services has placed a $900-million order for four newbuild LNG carriers to expand its fleet as Abu Dhabi’s national oil company seeks to boost gas exports to seize the global rise in LNG demand. ADNOC Logistics and Services on Friday announced a newbuilding order for an additional four next-generation LNG carriers with a total value of approximately
