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It’s an Egyptian Gas for Israel

March 1, 2011

Analysis of:EMG's Egypt-Israel gas pipeline intact - Ampal | www.reuters.com

East Mediterranean Gas Co's (EMG) pipeline from El-Arish, Egypt to Ashkelon, Israel, is intact and was not damaged by an explosion at a gas metering station in Egypt, Ampal-American Israel Corp said

A big one in the back pocket for Gazprom

March 1, 2011

Analysis of:Gazprom buys Kovykta field | www.upstreamonline.com

It is reported that Gazprom has gained control of the assets of the bankrupt Rusia Petroleum operator (a TNK-BP subsidiary) of the huge Kovykta gas field in Eastern Russia at auction today, and will obtain the right to develop the deposit. At a reported price of around USD773 million this must be seen as a real bargain

Regas - why not?

October 28, 2009

Analysis of:Europe Looks to LNG | www.energytribune.com

Why should there be any doubt that Europe can achieve their LNG import terminal plans?

Abadi LNG offshore or onshore – Costs or Politics will tell

July 13, 2009

Analysis of:Indonesia Asks Inpex To Build LNG Plant Onshore Instead of Offshore | www.downstreamtoday.com

Is this another indication that the FLNG (Floating LNG) projects are now too expensive or that the Indonesian Government wishes greater control and local content for the LNG plant?

Nabucco – more US interference can’t help

July 13, 2009

Analysis of:US says Russia can supply gas to Nabucco | www.upstreamonline.com

It is reported that the US special energy envoy has said that “Russia is free to supply gas to the Nabucco pipeline and countries participating in the project must accept it as a partner”. Well, as a European my comment is – Butt Out! We, in Europe, are becoming increasingly depressed by the variety of US special (?) envoys that continue to meddle in the Caspian region regarding gas supplies to Europe. This is not an anti-US stance but we are big boys & girls now and are more than able to sort it out for ourselves, thank you. (Or possibly not in the case of the EU per se).

“Out of Africa” – Trans-Sahara gives Diversity of Gas Supply for Europe

July 10, 2009

Analysis of:Nigeria, Algeria set to sign Trans-Saharan Pipe Deal | www.downstreamtoday.com

The European Union, which has whole-heartedly given its support to the project, sees it in terms of both security of supply for the future and also in terms of diversity of supply to further distance Europe from Russian gas imports. With the other EU sponsored pipeline (Nabucco) not moving anywhere fast, is this a case of a "pipe too far"?

Caspian Gas - we need to get much smarter to outsmart the Russians (Part 2)

April 20, 2009

Analysis of:Is the EU in danger of losing Azeri gas? | www.europeanvoice.com

Russia and Gazprom have once again circumvented an uncoordinated and lack-lustre EU activity in the region and managed to hammer home one of the last nails in the coffin of Nabucco pipeline.

New Gas to Power - 21st Century Innovation

April 13, 2009

Analysis of:Tapping into geopressure | www.timesonline.co.uk

The British Sunday Times newspaper reports that an entrepreneur Andrew Mercer plans to harness the pressure of natural gas to generate electricity. Mercer’s scheme is to tap the high pressure at which gas emerges from underground to drive turbines and generate electricity. Late next year Mercer’s “geopressure” company, called 2OC, will generate its first power at a gasworks in Becton, east London in the United Kingdom.

Thumbs down for Linde liquefaction?

February 13, 2009

Analysis of:No Snohvit technology for Shtokman | www.barentsobserver.com

The Shtokman Development AG has decided not to use the LNG technology applied in StatoilHydro’s Snøhvit project, company representative Herve Madeo confirmed this week. Statement leans towards Air Product's process.

The 80:20 rule and “cold weather” LNG

January 20, 2009

Analysis of:Eight years payback time for LNG-plant | www.barentsobserver.com

In 2006 StatoilHydro proudly announced a three-year payback time for its new Snøhvit LNG plant in Finnmark. Now, less than three years later, the company says it will take eight years before the investments are paid back.

Canatxx seeks partners - once, twice, three time a project?

January 19, 2009

Analysis of:Canatxx Seeks Partners for the Largest Onshore Gas Facility in the UK | www.oilvoice.com

Canatxx Gas Storage Limited ("CGSL") and Canatxx LNG Limited ("CLNG") announces that it has retained BNP Paribas Corporate Finance to advise it in seeking strategic investors to take a stake of up to 50 per cent in the Company. Key UK projects are an LNG import terminal linked to a planned gas storage facility located in the county of Lancashire on the Irish Sea coast. The site is planned to be the largest onshore natural gas storage (UGS) facility in the UK.

Global LNG supply surge - economic with truth?

December 12, 2008

Analysis of:Global LNG supply to surge to 2012, crunch later-BG | www.reuters.com

At a recent conference, BG made statements regarding a LNG "supply surge" in next three years leading to a possible return of a buyers market, to be followed by a "supply crunch". This analysis offers a slightly different perspective to what is seen as being overly optimistic BG comments.

From the sublime to the ridiculous

September 8, 2008

Analysis of:S Africa plans to stop blackouts | news.bbc.co.uk

Power black-outs are rife and new plans in serious doubt - South African power is in a poor state.

The Great Caspian Gas Game Play-off – but the fix is already in!

April 30, 2008

Analysis of:EU and Central Asian gas | www.upi.com

The EU feels that it has strengthened its hand, and substantially weakened Russia’s, following its “successful” April meetings in Central Asian regarding natural gas supplies.  Once again we are being fed a rosy glow by the Brussels diplomats but EU still doesn’t realise that tea & biscuits and friendly nods from the Turkmen president is unlikely to change anything in reality as there are other rules at play in this new Great Game.  

Global LNG pricing bites Turkey

January 22, 2008

Analysis of:Turkey buys Algerian LNG after Iran closes pipeline | www.bloomberg.com

Following Iran shutting off gas supplies to Turkey, the national gas company Botas has been forced to import LNG cargoes from Algeria, Egypt and others to fill the gap but at what price.

Location is right but timing may be wrong

January 7, 2008

Analysis of:Completed LNG port awaits Coast Guard permits | www.gloucestertimes.com

Finally, a LNG import terminal  is going to happen in the northeast USA.  There are however serious issues around business model, future LNG supply and timing which are looming on the horizon even after this terminal is commissioned.

Russian gas is Russian gas …….. and they will decide what to do with it, not Exxon!

January 7, 2008

Analysis of:Gazprom Seen in Talks on ExxonMobil's Sakhalin-1 | www.themoscowtimes.com

NOCs now have both the money and the political power to outbid the IOCs in almost every circumstance and this is "in spades" when we look at Russia. There is no doubt that Sakhalin 1 (and the rights for Sakhalin 3) will go the same way as the Shell deal arranged for Sakhalin 2, with ExxonMobil having to settle for a minority share (or leave which is extremely unlikely) and Gazprom taking minimum 51% plus control of any dispersion of the resulting gas (and oil).

Gazprom will meet solid resistance in Nigeria

January 7, 2008

Analysis of:Gazprom to develop Nigerian gas reserves | business.smh.com.au

There is no doubt that Gazprom is currently scouring the world for new gas reserves that it can get involved with but this latest overture to the Nigerian Government might not work out for them as competition is high.

More Gas for Russian Domestic Use in Future

December 28, 2007

Analysis of:Electricty shortage in Russia | www.spiegel.de

This recent German article returns to the well-expressed point that there are perceived and potential shortages in the availability of natural gas due to lack of investment for power generation within the Russian Federation. Russia does however have the largest gas reserves in the World. Is this a case of “export for cash” versus “gas for the people” or a gross simplification?

Diversity of Supply Route … or … tightening the stranglehold

December 28, 2007

Analysis of:Russia plans controlling Serbia oil, gas | www.upi.com

This report in UPI indicates that Gazprom has offered Serbia $1.5 billion – split 50:50 in terms of cash and investment - for control of the national oil and gas company (NIS). Will this help Serbia or just Gazprom?

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