LEAD STORY
Two Argentine LNG developments totalling 18mtpa are finally advancing toward reality, but tight supply-demand arithmetic and climate-driven demand swings leave little margin for error, writes our Market Editor Dr Alexander Wilk.
Six ports in the EU – Zeebrugge, Dunkirk and Montoir-de-Bretange, Bilbao, Mugardos and Rotterdam – continue to serve as the logistics lung for Russia’s Yamal LNG cargoes landing in Europe. Unphased by Brussels’ full ban on Russian LNG from 2027, European buyers spent more than €7.2 billion on cargoes from Yamal last year. A ban on re-exports had little effect, it merely shifted trade patterns; our Markets Editor Anja Karl has more.
Also in this issue
Global LNG exports dip as Pacific and Atlantic Basin decreases outpace Middle East growth in January
Written by AJ KotzeJanuary exports eased to 38.75mmt as weaker Pacific and Atlantic Basin volumes more than offset an 11 percent jump in Middle Eastern output. On the demand side, European buying drove a 14 percent increase in Atlantic Basin imports, our Markets Editor Dr Alexander Wilk writes.
Global LNG exports dip as Pacific and Atlantic Basin decreases outpace Middle East growth in January
Written by AJ KotzeJanuary exports eased to 38.75mmt as weaker Pacific and Atlantic Basin volumes more than offset an 11 percent jump in Middle Eastern output. On the demand side, European buying drove a 14 percent increase in Atlantic Basin imports, our Markets Editor Dr Alexander Wilk writes.
LNGC’s regulatory status when using boil-off gas (BoG)
Written by AJ KotzeFor operators of LNGCs that utilise their own cargo as fuel, the regulatory framework for emissions reporting and trading lacks clarity.
Why compatibility will determine LNG bunkering’s future efficiency and safety
Written by AJ KotzeAs LNG continues its global ascent as the most commercially mature transitional marine fuel, the conversation is shifting from whether LNG has a role to play in shipping’s energy transition, to how reliably and efficiently it can be supplied at scale*.
What happens when LNG hits the cargo tank wall on board ship?
Written by AJ KotzeDutch University of Twente Physicist, Professor Dr Devaraj van der Meer explains.
Supply-side integration cements LNG’s role as transition fuel
Written by AJ KotzeWith global production of alternative fuels forecast to increase sharply in 2026, the landscape for LNG bunkering is set to see significant development over the next 12 months. Fuelling Editor Malcolm Ramsay has more.
