This February, as oil price rose in China, private car owners adapted their oil-powered cars into gas-powered, which brought new opportunities to the Natural Gas Vehicle (NGV) market. It is said that there are around 2,500 CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) and 800 LNG (Liquid Natural Gas) fueling stations in China now. The exploration and utilization [...]
The U.S. re-exported four LNG cargoes in January-June period, according to U.S. DOE. The country also exported one LNG cargo on June 17 from the Kenai LNG plant in Alaska, according to DOE. There are currently three U.S. LNG terminals that have been granted Federal approval to re-export LNG: Freeport in Texas, Sabine Pass and [...]
The U.S. imported three liquefied natural gas cargoes or 176,668 mt in June, according to the U.S. Department of Energy data. All three cargoes were shipped from Trinidad. Two cargoes were delivered to Everett LNG terminal while the Elba Island terminal received one cargo. U.S. imports have been declining steadily as shippers send LNG to [...]
Petrobras’ average domestic and foreign oil and natural gas output in June was 2,583,415m boed. Output for domestic fields was 2,338,812 boed. Both domestic and total output remained unchanged on the previous month. Foreign output was 244,603 boed, a 2.5% decrease on May. Of total domestic output, oil accounted for 1,959,713 barrels/day. Scheduled maintenance shutdowns [...]
Indonesia’s LNG exports rose by 15.8 percent in June from the same month last year, according to data from the Indonesia Central Bank. The country exported 1.65 million mt of LNG in June, more than in May this year when LNG exports reached 1.58 million mt. The average price received for LNG in May was [...]
Thailand imported 63,933 mt or one LNG cargo in June, according to trade statistics. The country imported 482,832 mt in January-June period. Thailand has only one LNG terminal, which is located at the Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate in Rayong province, and it joined the club of LNG importing countries with the completion of the terminal [...]
Japan’s LNG imports reached 6.65 million tonnes in June, a rise of 6.7 percent compared to a year earlier, according to data released today by the finance ministry. The average LNG import price for Japan was $17.277/mmBtu in June. Japan imported 44.6 million tons of LNG in the first six months of this year, a [...]
China, the world’s biggest energy consumer, imported 1,21 million tons of liquefied natural gas in June, up 16 percent compared to a year earlier, customs data showed. In January-June, cumulative LNG imports came to 6,7 million tons, up 29 percent compared to the same period last year. The country imported 1,14 million tons of LNG in [...]
Total gas sales volume by Japan’s Osaka Gas for the month of May came to about 609 million cubic meters, down 3.9% from the previous year. In the residential sector, the gas sales volume decreased by 10.0% from the previous year, while in the industrial sector, the gas sales volume increased by 0.6% from the [...]
Total gas sales volume by Tokyo Gas of Japan for the month of June 2012 was 981.364 million m3, almost equal (down 0.3%) to that in June 2011. In the residential sector, volume totaled 208.321 million m3, down 2.8% from June 2011, while in the business sector (consisting of commercial, public, and medical use), the [...]
