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By Rhod Mackenzie
There is a degree of tension in the European market, with one of the largest LNG terminals in the United States, in Freeport, Texas, unable to overcome a production bottleneck. Following a significant fire almost two years ago and extended downtime for repairs, American gas worke...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The past year is unlikely to be a good one for Russia's energy sector. Under the influence of sanctions and other negative circumstances, the Russian Federation's oil and gas revenues fell by almost a quarter (23.9%) in 2023 compared to the previous year, according to Reuters.
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In February 2024, Gazprom became the largest supplier of pipeline gas to China, surpassing the long-time leader Turkmenistan for the first time. This was reported by the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China.
At the same time, in terms of the amount of pipeline gas and...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The Sakhalin-1 and Sakhalin-2 projects are significant for the Japanese energy sector, and the government intends to continue participating in them. This information is based on the Japanese Foreign Ministry's annual diplomatic report, known as the 'Blue Book'.
Regarding oil an...
By Rhod Mackenzie
In March, Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies to Europe reached a historical record of 2.15 billion cubic meters, according to Bruegel and reported by the InfoTEK portal.
This is the second highest volume of supply after the United States, which supplied 5.151 billion...
Russian LNG exports rose by 4.3% YoY to 8.7 million tons in January-March. However, March saw a 1% decline to 2.86 million tons. Russian suppliers were unable to increase supplies to the Asian market, where a significant increase in imports was observed in March due to lower world gas prices. Analys...
