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Halliburton Nisku, Alberta Canada
Victor Gribansiciy
November 2006

American Energy Imports Lowest Since 1982

U.S. continues to import less while exporting more

Total net energy imports to the United States fell to 7.3 quadrillion BTUs (quads) in 2017, a 35% decrease from 2016 and the lowest level since 1982, when both gross imports and …

Canacol Energy Ltd.: Largest Caribbean Supplier of Natural Gas

Canacol Energy Ltd.: Largest Caribbean Supplier of Natural Gas

Calgary’s Canacol Energy Ltd. (ticker: CNE) recorded a net loss of USD$148 million for the year ended December 31, 2017, or $(0.48) per share – this compares to a net income of $23.6 million for the same period in 2016. …

Source: Royal Dutch Shell

Two Landmark LNG Cargoes Set for April Arrivals

From LNG World Shipping

Two LNG cargoes due to arrive at Indian subcontinent receiving facilities in April will mark the inauguration of important new trades. The first shipment is scheduled to arrive at Dabhol on India’s west coast on 5 …

March 23, 2018 - 6:02 am Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News, LNG
Tellurian Keeps Sailing

Tellurian Keeps Sailing

Tellurian Inc. (ticker: TELL) wrapped up its first year as a public company, ending 2017 with $128.3 million of cash and cash equivalents. The company remains debt free, but reported a net loss of $231.5 million, or $(1.23) per share …

LNG is the New Shale Oil with the U.S. as Disruptor-in-Chief

LNG is the New Shale Oil with the U.S. as Disruptor-in-Chief

Reuters Column

LAUNCESTON, Australia – Crude oil is likely to spring to mind if one is asked to name a commodity where the United States is disrupting the market by becoming a swing producer and challenging traditional trade flows, especially …

March 21, 2018 - 1:43 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News, LNG
Liquefied Natural Gas Plant, Australia

U.S. Crude Oil, NatGas Exports Both Hit New Highs

U.S. crude oil exports grew to an average of 1.1 MMBOPD in 2017, the EIA said, which is the second full year since restrictions on crude oil exports were removed. Crude oil exports in 2017 were nearly double the level …

Source: Cheniere

LNG and Steel: Tariffs Could Lower Competitiveness of U.S. NatGas Exports – Trade Group

Steel, aluminum tariffs take effect March 23

When Shell (ticker: RDS.A) released its 2018 LNG Outlook in late February, the global oil and gas major said that surging global LNG demand could lead to possible shortages in the Mid-2020s. Shell …

Cove Point’s First LNG Cargo U-Turns, Sets Course for Britain

Cove Point’s First LNG Cargo U-Turns, Sets Course for Britain

Weaker Asian LNG prices influence the helm

From Reuters

LONDON, March 15 (Reuters) – The first liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo exported from a new plant in the United States at Cove Point will arrive in Britain later this month …

March 15, 2018 - 12:56 pm Closing Bell Story‎, LNG
Faint Breath of Life to Move Canadian Gas to Asia: Three LNG Export Projects Still on the Books

Faint Breath of Life to Move Canadian Gas to Asia: Three LNG Export Projects Still on the Books

From CBC News

Global demand is growing for LNG, providing lifeline for projects still in development

The once sky-high aspirations to develop a liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry on Canada’s West Coast have crashed to the ground, but experts say …

March 14, 2018 - 2:28 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News, LNG
The World Awaits: Cove Point Cleared for Takeoff by FERC

The World Awaits: Cove Point Cleared for Takeoff by FERC

Dominion’s Cove Point LNG export plant awarded official “Authorization to Commence Service” by FERC 

After a journey of more than seven years, on Mar. 5, 2018, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a letter to Dominion Energy (ticker: D) that …

March 9, 2018 - 2:52 pm Closing Bell Story‎, LNG, Oil and Gas 360 Articles
Tantalizing Prospect for Canadian Gas Producers: Shell Mulls Investment in New Wave of LNG Projects

Tantalizing Prospect for Canadian Gas Producers: Shell Mulls Investment in New Wave of LNG Projects

From the Financial Post

Shell chief executive Ben van Beurden says the company is looking to finalize new investments, which may the LNG Canada project

Tellurian’s Souki says long-term LNG contracts are going to be a thing of the past

March 9, 2018 - 11:59 am Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News, LNG
Source: Gazprom. LNG Tanker

Japanese Firms in Consortium to Develop LNG Import Facility for Australia’s East Coast

From Reuters

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – A consortium including Japan’s JERA and Marubeni Corp is aiming to ship liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Australia’s east coast, looking to supply industrial gas users and possibly a new power plant, the group said …

February 28, 2018 - 10:59 am Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News, LNG
Shell Sees Surging Global LNG Demand Leading to Possible Shortages in Mid-2020s

Shell Sees Surging Global LNG Demand Leading to Possible Shortages in Mid-2020s

Shell (ticker: RDS.A) released its annual LNG Outlook today with robust LNG demand and natural gas usage predictions.

The global liquefied natural gas (LNG) market showed demand growing by 29 million tonnes to 293 million tonnes in 2017, according to …

February 26, 2018 - 1:27 pm Closing Bell Story‎, LNG, Oil and Gas 360 Articles
China Continues Transition to NatGas, Ranks Second in LNG Imports

China Continues Transition to NatGas, Ranks Second in LNG Imports

In 2017 China surpassed South Korea to become the world’s second-largest importer of LNG, according to data from IHS Markit and official Chinese government statistics, the EIA said. Driven by government policies designed to reduce air pollution, LNG imports increased …

February 23, 2018 - 3:31 pm Closing Bell Story‎, LNG, Oil and Gas 360 Articles
Cheniere's Corpus Christie Plant

More U.S. Gas Earmarked for China: Cheniere, CNPC Go Long-Term

Cheniere Energy, Inc. (ticker: LNG) has entered into two LNG sale and purchase agreements (SPA) with China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC).

Under the SPAs with Cheniere’s subsidiaries, Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC and Cheniere Marketing International LLP, CNPC subsidiary PetroChina International …

February 9, 2018 - 2:51 pm China, Closing Bell Story‎, LNG, Oil and Gas 360 Articles
Panama Canal LNG Tanker Traffic to Jump 50%: Canal Official

Panama Canal LNG Tanker Traffic to Jump 50%: Canal Official

From Reuters

PANAMA CITY, Feb 7 (Reuters) – The number of liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers traversing the Panama Canal is expected to jump 50 percent by September due to rising exports of the fuel from the United States, the …

February 7, 2018 - 8:54 am Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News, LNG
Next-Wave LNG Terminals Go Tiny to Offer Flexible Deals

Next-Wave LNG Terminals Go Tiny to Offer Flexible Deals

U.S. Elba Island is example

From Reuters

VANCOUVER (Reuters) – The liquefied natural gas market is growing every year, but the terminals that ship and receive the fuel are shrinking.

The booming sector’s next-generation infrastructure is being designed for a …

February 5, 2018 - 12:02 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News, LNG
Turn Up the Gas: Japan LNG Imports Hit Five-Year High as Cold Bites

Turn Up the Gas: Japan LNG Imports Hit Five-Year High as Cold Bites

From Reuters

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Japanese imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) hit their highest in at least five years in January, with shipments expected to continue at a brisk pace this month as freezing weather keeps its grip on …

February 1, 2018 - 8:32 am Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News, LNG
India’s GAIL Plans to Sell 24 Cargoes of U.S. NatGas from Cove Point

India’s GAIL Plans to Sell 24 Cargoes of U.S. NatGas from Cove Point

Cove Point targets first cargoes to ship in early 2018

Dominion Energy’s Cove Point LNG facility in Lusby, Maryland, is sprinting into the stretch on the final lap in the race to export U.S. energy. When it crosses the finish …

January 22, 2018 - 4:38 pm Closing Bell Story‎, LNG
China May Cause Larger Swings in LNG Prices

China May Cause Larger Swings in LNG Prices

From Reuters / Russell

LAUNCESTON, Australia, Jan 18 (Reuters) – There is little doubt that China’s voracious appetite for liquefied natural gas (LNG) is the prime mover behind the spot price for the fuel reaching its highest in more than …

January 19, 2018 - 1:09 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News
Cheniere Signs Another 15-Year LNG Contract

Cheniere Signs Another 15-Year LNG Contract

Cheniere Energy, Inc. (ticker: LNG) and its subsidiary Cheniere Marketing, LLC have entered into a LNG sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with Trafigura Pte Ltd., a Geneva-based independent trader of oil and petroleum products. Trafigura’s LNG team is based in …

January 16, 2018 - 2:21 pm Closing Bell Story‎, LNG, Oil and Gas 360 Articles
Ship Carrying LNG from UK Turns to Mediterranean

Ship Carrying LNG from UK Turns to Mediterranean

From Reuters

A vessel that picked up liquefied natural gas from the United Kingdom that was headed to the United States has turned toward the Mediterranean, according to Thomson Reuters shipping data on Wednesday.

Engie SA’s Gaselys tanker picked up …

January 10, 2018 - 2:26 pm Closing Bell Story‎, International, LNG
Australia is Set to Become the World’s Biggest Exporter of Natural Gas by 2019

Australia is Set to Become the World’s Biggest Exporter of Natural Gas by 2019

Australia is expected to become the world’s biggest natural gas exporter by next year as huge projects near completion.

According to the latest quarterly resources outlook from the chief economist at the federal department of industry, innovation and science, the …

January 9, 2018 - 4:13 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News, LNG
Kuwait Petroleum and Shell Sign 15-Year Agreement

Kuwait Petroleum and Shell Sign 15-Year Agreement

Royal Dutch Shell plc (ticker: RDS.A) and Kuwait Petroleum Corp. have signed an LNG contract that secures Kuwait’s domestic energy needs for the next 15 years.

A private source told Bloomberg that the contract will cover 2-3 million metric tons …

Source: Novatek

$1.6 Billion Ship Deal Puts Russian LNG on Fast Track to China

From Asia Times

A joint venture between China LNG shipping and Teekay LNG has reportedly signed a US$1.6 billion deal to finance six LNG carriers, which will service Russia’s Yamal LNG project.

The carriers, currently being built by South Korea’s …

December 21, 2017 - 2:31 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News, LNG
Source: Royal Dutch Shell

Five LNG Shipping Stories Make Waves in 2017

From LNG World Shipping

Among the reverberations felt by the LNG industry in 2017, none echoed more loudly than the healthy build-up in US exports; the start of LNG shipments from the Russian Arctic; the rapid emergence of China as …

December 20, 2017 - 12:30 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News, LNG, Transportation
Cove Point Fall Colors, Nov. 2017

Dominion Energy Cove Point LNG Says it will Start Up Commercial Ops Early 2018, Denies LNG Contract Re-Negotiations

Dominion Energy (ticker: D) issued a statement today saying it would begin commercial operations early next year under the terms of previously negotiated 20-year contracts with ST Cove Point, which is the joint venture of Sumitomo Corporation and Tokyo Gas, …

December 19, 2017 - 2:23 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News, LNG, Oil and Gas 360 Articles
Cove Point Fall Colors, Nov. 2017

Coast Guard Reports First LNG Tanker Docked at Cove Point

From Platts

Dominion Energy’s Cove Point LNG export terminal in Maryland received its first tanker on Thursday as the company prepares to join Cheniere Energy shipping US supplies overseas.

Inspectors boarded the Maran Gas Delphi and the vessel was being …

December 15, 2017 - 11:19 am Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News, LNG
Source: Oct. 2017 Presentation

Tellurian Prices Public Offering of Common Stock

Tellurian Inc. (ticker: TELL) has priced an underwritten public offering of 10,000,000 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $10.00 per share, for total gross proceeds (before underwriters’ compensation and estimated expenses) of $100.0 million.…

December 8, 2017 - 5:08 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Finance, Oil and Gas 360 Articles
China’s Crying Need for NatGas—a Discovery in Bohai’s Shallow Water, LNG Demand Booming

China’s Crying Need for NatGas—a Discovery in Bohai’s Shallow Water, LNG Demand Booming

China on a tear to expand domestic gas output and diversify its natural gas imports

China’s quest for natural gas

“China supports domestic enterprises to increase natural gas output and at the same time to diversify imports of the resource,” …