LNG Export

On the bourses around 10:15 AM, Petronet LNG shares were struggling as the scrip was trading 1.31% lower at ₹273.95. In comparison, BSE Sensex was trading 0.29% lower at 83,289.99 levels.

Russia has the pieces in place to meaningfully boost LNG exports as it expands its shadow fleet

Officials say India's crude and LNG imports remain steady but warn that any hostilities affecting the Strait of Hormuz could threaten oil flows from Gulf partners

French energy giant TotalEnergies said it plans to increase LNG sales from the US to India and has invested about USD 5 billion in India over the past five years. TotalEnergies Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Patrick Pouyanne also informed that the company has invested a lot in solar and wind in India, particularly with Adani. "Future plans are to continue to develop energy business, of course, to sell more LNG, in particular, from the US. We are the largest US LNG energy exporter...so we can bring more. We also have a big venture in Mozambique with Indian companies. We will intend to restart very soon to provide energy to India. So, that's also a plan. "And then on the renewable side, we continue to support the expansion of Adani Green, which has already a 14 Gigawatt of capacity. So, we will continue to support this growth," he told reporters here after meeting Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on June 1. He was replying to a question on what are the company's futu

The oil regulator has made it mandatory for companies planning to establish new liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminals or expand existing ones to obtain prior approval, but dropped the requirement to reserve a portion of the terminal capacity for third-party access. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) has notified Registration for Establishing and Operating Liquefied Natural Gas Terminals Regulations, 2025. "These regulations lay down a robust framework focused on registration and oversight of LNG terminals, (and) promotion of competition among entities and prevention of infructuous investments," the regulator said, adding that the rules are a step in alignment with India's vision of increasing the share of natural gas to 15 per cent in the energy mix by 2030. The norms also seek to ensure equitable and adequate natural gas availability across the country, protection of consumer interests through improved access and supply reliability, and facilitate ...

Indian companies are increasingly seeking US LNG linked to Henry Hub prices to reduce exposure to oil-indexed contracts, which dominate their current portfolios

President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order formally creating a National Energy Dominance Council and directed it to move quickly to drive up already record-setting domestic oil and gas production. Trump's administration also announced it has granted conditional export authorisation for a huge liquefied natural gas project in Louisiana, the first approval of new LNG exports since former President Joe Biden paused consideration of them a year ago. And Trump said he has directed Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to undo Biden's ban on future offshore oil drilling on the East and West coasts. Biden's last-minute action last month viciously took out more than 625 million acres offshore that could contribute to the nation's net worth, Trump said. Trump also vowed to revive a cancelled pipeline that would carry natural gas from Pennsylvania to New York, saying it could slash energy prices in the Northeast by as much as 70 per cent. Taken together, the actions underscored Trum

The US' latest sanctions on Russian energy supply chains could hit India's oil and gas imports, even as the EU nations and other American allies may face little impact

The US has announced sanctions on two Indian firms for allegedly aiding Russia's Arctic LNG 2 project, in violation of its energy curbs aimed at crippling Moscow's revenue streams amid the Ukraine war

Quick change in course reflects agility of trading firms in sending LNG supplies to Europe or Asia, whichever pays, as colder weather increases competition between the two regions for the fuel

There will also be delays in the upcoming LNG supply projects across the Americas, so Europe and Asia will have access to less LNG next year than originally expected, analyst at Goldman Sachs said

'I do trust the traditional LNG suppliers more than US LNG players,' said Jane Liao, vice president at CPC, told the APPEC conference

The South Asian nation bought some 2.6 million tons of the fuel last month, its highest since October 2020, according to Kpler data

The pace of growth was lower than the 5.6 per cent seen in 2022, as limited supply remains the primary growth- limiting factor

Asia is on track to import 23.18 million metric tons of LNG in June, down a touch from May's 23.55 million

European Union proposed to ban re-loading services by EU facilities for trans-shipment of Russian LNG to third countries

Petronet renewing a contract to buy 7.5 million tonnes of LNG from Qatar annually from 2029 for 20 years is the largest-ever extension of super-chilled fuel in the world, and will support India's clean energy goals, officials said. The original 25-year deal was signed in 1999 and supplies started in 2004. Qatar has since then never defaulted on a single cargo and neither did it slap penalties under take-or-pay clause when the Indian firm did not take deliveries because prices were too high, top Petronet officials said. Supplies under the extended contract would start after Petronet takes deliveries of 52 cargoes it had failed to take in 2015-16 when prices had shot up sharply. While the volumes in contract have not changed, price changed four times, including the latest one when the contract extension was renegotiated. The composition of the gas promised to be delivered has also changed. RasGas, which is now QatarEnergy, had originally signed to supply 'rich' or gas containing ...

Bill McKibben, an environmentalist who led a successful fight against the now-cancelled Keystone XL oil pipeline, said any approval of CP2 by the Biden administration 'would be a huge miscalculation.'

The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) is also seeking one LNG cargo for delivery in March

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