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🔔 Just Out 🙌 2024 World LNG Report: Despite lower price, the growing global LNG market stays tight amid supply constraints. Get your copy 👉 https://igu.org/. 🔹 Global LNG trade grew by 2.1% in 2023. This global market now connects 20 exporting with 51 importing markets - available supply was the only limiting factor of growth. 🔹 2023 saw spot LNG prices declining to levels palatable for recovery of import growth in #Asia. #China came back as the largest LNG importer at 71.19 MT, #Japan and #Korea remained second and third despite annual declines, and #India came back to the fourth position, with more demand responding to the lower spot price. #Europe also cemented its role as an LNG importing heavyweight, maintaining the second-largest importing region spot in 2023. 🔹 Several major uncertainties confront the supply-constrained market, contributing the fragility of its current equilibrium. Key sources of this uncertainty include: the Biden Administration non-FTA LNG project approvals pause; sanctions on Russian LNG; the possibility that Ukraine may not extend the Russian gas transit deal at the end of 2024; shipyard bottlenecks; the ongoing security risk in the Middle East; as well as some declining gas field supply. 🔹 The Global LNG Market continues to rapidly evolve as it responds to growing gas demand in emerging markets, increasing number and diversification of market participants, and the acceleration of technology development and innovation. Huge thanks to the brilliant group of experts from the IGU LNG Committee for their incredible insight and contributions to make the report possible - they are a big group ! It was a pleasure to continue to collaborate with the S&P Global Commodity Insights and Rystad Energy. Additional thanks to the Central-Office GIIGNL and Laurent David for helping ensure trade date consistency. Mel ( Menelaos) Ydreos, Tatiana Khanberg, Andrea Stegher, Alessandro Blasi, Greg Molnár, Marcel Kramer, Satoshi Yoshida, Nabilah Z., Amir Foster, Carlos Cortes Simon, CARLOS GUERRERO, Khaled Abubakr, Didier Holleaux, Xi Nan, Rystad Energy, CNOOC International, Osaka Gas Co., Ltd., Vikram Mansukhani, Xi Nan, Kaushal Ramesh, Mehdy Touil, Marwa Rashad, Anna Shiryaevskaya, Tom Marzec-Manser, Anne-Sophie Corbeau, GTI Energy, Jean-Christian Heintz 🇫🇷🇨🇭🇧🇷 #ongt #LNG #energyreport #energysecurity #gasmarkets #gasprices #WorldLNGReport

🌍 IGU World LNG Report 2024, 👉 https://lnkd.in/eyyPhZGw 💡 Global #liquefaction capacity continues to increase year-on-year, highlighting the importance still placed in #LNG globally. Despite this, LNG trade growth remains limited by the availability of supply, with only a single new facility to start production in 2023. 📌 A total of 3.8 MTPA of liquefaction capacity was added in 2023, from the Tangguh LNG T3 in #Indonesia, though an additional 0.6 MTPA added at Tango FLNG in #Congo-Brazzaville was brought online in early 2024, bringing total global capacity to around 483 MTPA. 📌 Average global utilisation rate in 2023 stood high at 88.7%, similar to the 89% recorded in 2022. 📌Globally between 2023 and the end of February 2024, 58.8 MTPA of liquefaction capacity reached #FID, a significant increase from the 22.4 MTPA in 2022. 📌 At the end of February 2024, 1,046 MTPA of #aspirational #liquefaction capacity is in the pre-FID stage, primarily in North America, with smaller capacities planned in Russia, Africa, the Middle East and Asia Pacific. 📌Reducing liquefaction sector #emissions remains a priority, with proposed projects such as Cedar LNG 1 and Kitimat LNG in Canada both proposing the use of #hydropower to run operations, while a #CCS study is planned at Egypt's Idku LNG plant. #lngindustry, #lngtrade, #lngmarkets, #naturalgas, #oilandgas, #ongt, #energy, #energymarkets, #energysecurity #lngdata Menelaos (Mel) Ydreos, Rodney Cox, Ella Minty, Tatiana Khanberg, Simon Polledri, Oleg Mucha, Marcela Martinez Serret, Leila Zaboub AATQB, Neill Tannock, Rystad Energy, Andrea Stegher, S&P Global, Amir Foster, Marcel Kramer, Khaled Abubakr, Carlos Cortes Simon, Didier Holleaux, Satoshi Yoshida, Mehdy Touil

💡The 16th issue of the Global Voice of Gas magazine is here 👉 https://lnkd.in/egfyUnQ6. After an enthralling IGRC2024 in Canada, we explore the outcomes including the need #innovation within the industry throughout all three components of the energy trilemma, #security, #affordability and #sustainability. 💡#Policy and #Regulation continue to play an important role within the energy industry, with political changes in Europe and the two largest natural gas markets in South America, #Argentina and #Brazil, pursuing policy changes to benefit their nations through natural gas. 💡In this GVG issue: 📌 #Biomethane, #BioLNG, #CCS, #Digitisation, #Security, and.... 📌 We take a deep dive into #IGRC2024, reviewing the highlights and key takeaways from the conference. 📌Tomas Lanardonne, Energy Lawyer and Partner at MHR and Ieda Gomes Yell, MSc, FEI, MIoD, Senior Visiting Research Fellow at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies discuss South America and the pursuit of new policies to maximise #economic and #societal benefits of their reserves. 📌 Christopher Goncalves, Managing Director and Chair of BRG's Energy & Climate Practice and Pal Everingham, CEO of The Asia Natural gas & Energy Association review the Berkeley Research Groups report highlighting the key findings, including positive impact #LNG can have on tackling #emissions. 📌The potential for small-scale LNG to improve #energyaccess and remove a key barrier to social and economic #development. 📌We sat down with Graeme Bethune, Senior Visiting Research Fellow, Chairman at EnergyQuest and Adjunct Professor at the Centre for Gas and Energy Transition Research, University of Queensland to discuss the role of LNG and its vital role within the North Asian energy transition. 📌LNG remains the top fuel choice for low-carbon #shipping and #bunkering volumes are growing rapidly as LNG dominates future vessel orderbooks for alternative fuels. 📌We look at the highlights from the 2024 Wholesale Gas Price Survey report, analysing the natural #gasmarket and its rebalancing through 2023. 📌 The political changes in #Europe continue with a shift to the right in the recent #EUelections and we look into the implications of this. 📌 The role of gas in the #UK power still has a part to play despite its shrinking market share, as a crucial back-up for #renewables. 📌We conclude with Mathieu Lefebvre, CEO of Waga Energy. Mathieu discusses the potential of the WAGABOX technology, designed to capture 90% of #methane from landfill gas for grid injection. #GVG, #energytransition, #ongt, #innovation, #biolng #oilandgas Menelaos (Mel) Ydreos, Andrea Stegher, Tatiana Khanberg, Didier Holleaux, Marcel Kramer, Khaled Abubakr, Satoshi Yoshida, Nabilah Z., Carlos Cortes Simon, Neill Tannock, Joseph Murphy, Amir Foster, Ieda Gomes Yell, MSc, FEI, MIoD, Tomas Lanardonne, Christopher Goncalves, Paul Everingham, Graeme Bethune, Mathieu Lefebvre, Ella Minty, Rodney Cox, Jonathan Leake

🌐 One of our oldest Charter Members Francegaz celebrated its 150th Anniversary last month, and it gives us great honour and pride to celebrate this milestone together! The IGU congratulates Francegaz on its incredible journey and wishes another 150 years of successful leadership and excellence in the #energy sector. #France is one of the founding members of the IGU and a key leader of the Union's establishment on June 2, 1931, together with Belgium, Germany, The Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK. In fact, the first formal meeting to discuss the founding of IGU was held at the Maison du Gaz in #Paris on November 25, 1931. Since then, France held the IGU and hosted the World Gas Conference 4 times ⚜ 🇫🇷 We are immensely grateful for the continued support and excellence of Francegaz . - - - L'un de nos plus anciens membres fondateurs, Francegaz, a célébré son 150e anniversaire le mois dernière, et c'est avec grand honneur et fierté que nous célébrons ce jalon ensemble! IGU félicite Francegaz pour son incroyable parcours et lui souhaite encore 150 ans de direction et d'excellence dans le secteur de l'énergie. La France est l'un des membres fondateurs de l'IGU et un représant clé de l'établissement de l'Union le 2 juin 1931, aux côtés de la Belgique, de l'Allemagne, des Pays-Bas, de la Suède, de la Suisse et du Royaume-Uni. En fait, la première réunion formelle pour discuter de la fondation de l'IGU s'est tenue à la Maison du Gaz à Paris le 25 novembre 1931. Depuis lors, la France a présidé l'IGU et a accueilli le World Gas Conference à quatre reprises ⚜ 🇫🇷 Nous sommes immensément reconnaissants pour le soutien continu et l'excellence de Francegaz. Jean-Marc Leroy, Menelaos (Mel) Ydreos, Madeleine Lafon, Didier Holleaux, Andrea Stegher, Marcel Kramer, Marcela Martinez Serret, Tatiana Khanberg, Carlos Cortes Simon, Khaled Abubakr, Mohamed Fouad, Amir Foster, Nabilah Z., Satoshi Yoshida, Canadian Gas Association, Simon Polledri, Ella Minty. #ongt #globalvoiceofgas #gas

Natural gas is expected to fill an ongoing role in a secure global energy future, but producers are, at the same time, expected to strive for continuous improvement in their environmental performance and provide greater transparency surrounding the impact natural gas has on the environment. In recent years, this has translated into a growing movement to certify gas on its emission footprint. In some cases, producers are opting for more than one certification process. Read to learn more in the GVG's interview with Georges Tijbosch and Jon Olson, as we are continuing to share great pieces from the March issue of the #GlobalVoiceofGas, as we are warming up the digital presses for the July edition. Sign up to receive the next issue 👉 www.igu.org #ongt #naturalgas #responsiblegas #energytransition #emissions #decarbonisation #methane MiQ, American Gas Association, Roy Hartstein, Didier Holleaux, Menelaos (Mel) Ydreos, Tatiana Khanberg.

Great visualisation of the 2024 World LNG report data by Mehdy Touil get full report 👉 https://lnkd.in/eyyPhZGw.

As we finalise the new issue of the #GlobalVoiceOfGas magazine, we look back to the previous edition's great interview with Osam Iyahen of Africa Finance Corporation, an associate member of the IGU, a fully African-owned & financed multilateral development bank, with a focus on infrastructure and #energyaccess. To sign-up for the next edition of the magazine, or to find out about membership go to 👉 www.igu.org 🎙 Energy security and accessibility is critical for rapid industrialization and economic growth in Africa. 🎙 Unfortunately, Africa lags behind the rest of the world in terms of energy supply, with over 50% of the population without power. 🎙Africa also has the youngest population with around 40% of the population aged 15 years and younger. 🎙The lack of available and reliable energy supply has largely stymied the growth of the continent’s youth and productivity where demand has been increasing at the highest rate amongst all continents (~3% p.a.). 🎙Oil and natural #gas exploitation will keep dominating Africa’s energy mix. However, the continent has the largest untapped hydropower potential in the world with only 11% of this potential being utilized. It is the main source of renewable energy in Africa with 37 GW of installed capacity. There is also significant potential for the other #renewables - #solar, #bioenergy, #wind, #geothermal energy- to contribute to a more balanced energy mix on the continent. 🎙#Africa has the highest combined solar and wind potential of any region in the world. It just takes innovative investment structures to realise the potential. 🎙To achieve net zero by 2050, Africa would need an estimated US$2.8 trillion of domestic and global capital invested. This funding challenge is coupled with perception of investment risk on the continent, even though it has been acknowledged that project finance defaults on the continent are the lowest globally. 🎙Another bottleneck is the interface with largely financially distressed state utilities, unable to afford the capital investment and system strengthening required. 🎙The impact of the intermittences of renewable systems can also not be ignored. #Solar energy is challenged by the rainy season and the sun cycles, whereas wind energy is more easily accessible at night. 🎙For a continent grappling with the urgency of industrialisation requiring reliable baseload power supply, energy transition efforts with the intermittent renewable systems are not a sufficient solution. Read the full issue here 👉 https://lnkd.in/ehDpG-yu. #ongt #oilandgas Mel ( Menelaos) Ydreos, Tatiana Khanberg, Neill Tannock, Taiwo Okwor, Khaled Abubakr, Mickael Vogel, Amir Foster, Marcel Kramer, Carlos Cortes Simon, Didier Holleaux, Satoshi Yoshida, Andrea Stegher, Nabilah Z.

The legal block of the US ban on LNG export permits to non-FTA countries is a positive development for the #LNG market and for global energy security, emissions reduction, and affordability. As we highlighted in the released last week 2024 World LNG report 👉 https://lnkd.in/eyyPhZGw , the ban has added to uncertainty in a tight market and could impact 70 mtpa of capacity. The US is the world’s largest LNG exporter, and has revolutionised the global gas market, supercharging its liberalisation by introducing great commercial flexibility in trade and contracts. The functioning of a flexible global gas market made it possible to keep the world’s energy system above water during the worst energy crisis in memory. Having open, flexible, transparent, competitive, and reliable gas markets is imperative to ensuring the success of the global energy transition and safeguarding international energy security, while markets provide the best counterbalance to the politicisation of energy supply. https://lnkd.in/eubkj6ay. #ongt Mel ( Menelaos) Ydreos, Tatiana Khanberg, Paddy Blewer, Neill Tannock, Canadian Gas Association, Didier Holleaux, Khaled Abubakr, Carlos Cortes Simon, Amir Foster, Marcel Kramer, Satoshi Yoshida, Mehdy Touil

🛠➡️ 60 Years of LNG: Global Liquefaction Capacity from 1964 to 2024 Our industry will soon celebrate 60 years since the export of the first commercial cargo of LNG from the baseload CAMEL plant in Arzew, Algeria. On October 12, 1964, the Methane Princess, the world’s first ship specifically designed for LNG trade, delivered the inaugural commercial LNG cargo to the UK’s Canvey Island regasification terminal. Over six decades, the sector has expanded from this single trade between Algeria and the UK, surpassing 400 million tonnes of LNG traded last year. From Algeria's dominance until 2002, through the significant contributions of Malaysia and Nigeria soon after, Qatar's phenomenal rise, followed by Australia's leadership, and the shale revolution that positioned the US as the top LNG exporter, our industry has undergone tremendous transformation. These changes have been driven by opportunities, innovation, and sometimes uncertainties, but most importantly, by the resilience of the people who have shaped our industry over sixty years. A big thank you to the International Gas Union for the timely release of the World LNG Report 2024. 🎬 video download https://lnkd.in/gfkQPTmF #LNG #LNGtrade #liquefaction #LNGindustry

In the words of the Secretary General, Mel ( Menelaos) Ydreos , We are forever grateful to the dedicated group of experts from the IGU LNG Committee who are instrumental in producing this important industry document that you can now download from www.igu.org 🔔 If you would like to learn more about #Membership in the IGU and opportunities to participate, send us a note at 📥 [email protected]. We also want to add a special shout out to: Amine YACEF, CARLOS GUERRERO, Daniel Golja, Ketty Rodriguez Mendoza , Atsuon Kanno, Ryota Amemoto, Laurent David, Ciaran Roe , Kenneth Foo , Jeongwook Khang , Young-Kyun Kim, Tatiana Khanberg, Xi Nan, Kaushal Ramesh, Wei Xiong, Lu Ming, Pang, Masa (Oppo) O., Wang Kai, Dong Liang, Meini Zou, Wei Li, Yun Shi, Dan Wang, Chuyu Sun, Sixing Zhao. #ongt #oilandgas #shipping #liquefaction #regasification #LNGTerminals #LNGSustainability #SSLNG #bunkering #energy #gasindustryassociation #energyassociation #globalvoiceofgas Marcela Martinez Serret, Rodney Cox, Simon Polledri, Andrea Stegher, Mehdy Touil, Nabilah Z., Carlos Cortes Simon, Khaled Abubakr, Didier Holleaux, Amir Foster, Satoshi Yoshida