Last week the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released the merchandise trade statistics for December, giving a final total for the 2020 year. The total value of 2020 LNG exports was A$36.2 billion, down 25.5% from the 2019 record of A$48.6 billion. We have been asked what impact lower prices would have had on taxes […]
EnergyQuest Australian LNG Monthly Decem...
EnergyQuest has just released its Australian LNG Monthly for December 2020. EnergyQuest estimates that Australia exported a record 78.0 Mt of LNG in 2020, up from 77.5 Mt in 2019. This is a good result given the disruptions to Gorgon, the fact that Prelude hadn’t produced since early February, issues seen at Wheatstone with reduced […]
EnergyQuest Australian LNG Monthly Novem...
EnergyQuest has just released its Australian LNG Monthly for November 2020. November was a strong month for Australian LNG exports, with 6.9 million tonnes (Mt) shipped, the highest since April this year. This was despite supply disruptions from Gorgon, Australia’s second-largest project, and delays to the start-up of the Prelude floating LNG project. One of […]
EnergyQuarterly December 2020
The December 2020 EnergyQuarterly report has just been released, with comprehensive Australian energy data for the September Quarter plus analysis of the latest developments. The report has a number of special articles commenting on important issues: Looming southern gas supply cliff Twenty-nine months to Liddell closure Asia targets net zero emissions Gas-fired recovery Refining hanging by a […]
EnergyQuest Australian LNG Monthly Octob...
EnergyQuest has just released its Australian LNG Monthly for September 2020. Some of the highlights are as follows: Chinese import restrictions, so far, do not appear to have affected Australian exports of LNG to China. In the first ten months of this year EnergyQuest estimates that Australia delivered 23.5 Mt of LNG to China, precisely the […]
Australian Biofuels 2020: Where to from ...
Released in September 2020, AUSTRALIAN BIOFUELS 2020 is APAC Biofuel Consultants (Ecco Consulting and EnergyQuest JV) most up to date report on the Australian bio-based diesel, ethanol, advanced biofuel industry. Over the past twelve months (to September 2020) low oil prices and Covid-19 have impacted on biofuel industry structure and production economics in Australia. So we […]
Queensland LNG export record in October
The east coast LNG producers had record exports in October. They shipped 31 cargoes, 2.05 million tonnes for the month. The previous highest was 2.02 million tonnes (30 cargoes) in April 2020. More details to follow in forthcoming October edition of EnergyQuest Australian LNG Monthly. Information about the EnergyQuest Australian LNG Monthly is available by […]
EnergyQuest Australian LNG Monthly Septe...
EnergyQuest has just released its Australian LNG Monthly for September 2020. Some of the highlights are as follows: As Victorian gas production moves closer to the cliff LNG import facilities are imperative. Australian LNG shipments in September were lower compared with August, primarily due to decreased production at the North West Shelf and Gorgon projects. Shipments in the six months from April, […]
EnergyQuest Australian LNG Monthly Augus...
EnergyQuest has just released its Australian LNG Monthly for August 2020. Some of the highlights are as follows: Australian LNG shipments in August were higher compared with July, primarily due to increased production at the North West Shelf and Gorgon projects. Lower oil prices are continuing to have a significant effect on Australian LNG with extended maintenance, and continued cargo deferrals. […]
EnergyQuarterly September 2020
The September 2020 EnergyQuarterly report has just been released, with comprehensive Australian energy data for the June Quarter plus analysis of the latest developments. In the Observations Section we have a number of articles commenting on topical issues: Creating barriers to an efficient gas market Is cheaper east coast gas possible? WA goes for […]