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International LNG trade patterns will evolve further

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INTERNATIONAL

Europe's decisive move away from Russian pipeline gas since February 2022 has changed hugely the global LNG trade. Between 2019 and 2022, the global LNG market grew by 12%, with…

Saudi Aramco will seek to manage rapid industry change

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SAUDI ARABIA

Yet this follows a government directive that the company cancel increases in its maximum sustainable capacity (MSC) of crude oil production from 12 million barrels per day (b/d…

LNG use will be crucial to nations’ energy transitions

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INTERNATIONAL

LNG is cleaner than most fossil fuels but still incompatible with net zero emissions. India, China and other Asian economies see LNG imports as a ready and economically viable…

China-Central Asia relations will deepen

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CENTRAL ASIA/CHINA

Beijing values Central Asia as an important partner as its global rivalry with the United States escalates on the one hand and Russia’s regional role weakens on the other. Central…

Qatar will prioritise US and Asian investments

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QATAR

Doha is boosting the liquidity of the QIA, its sovereign wealth fund (SWF), using some of its high fiscal surplus. The SWF is in the midst of a period of portfolio rebalancing, by…

Prospects for fossil fuels to end-2020

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PROSPECTS

This is the minimum level needed to sustain government spending in many hydrocarbon-exporting economies. Gas markets have proven more resilient to the economic disruption of…

High gas prices should moderate in coming months

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INTERNATIONAL

A moderate northern hemisphere winter has resulted in weaker Asian gas demand, causing spot prices of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to fall back from record highs. Strong oil and…

Natural gas prices are set to moderate further in 2024

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INTERNATIONAL

Europe's mild winter has curbed gas demand, keeping inventories at record levels despite lower imports in 2023 than in 2022. East Asian demand has risen, but increased output from…

Central Asian states face high climate change risks

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CENTRAL ASIA

Climate change in Central Asia.

Russian courts Asia for imports and export sales

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RUSSIA

Shifts in Russian foreign trade.