The September 2021 EnergyQuarterly report has just been released, with comprehensive Australian energy data for the June Quarter 2021 and the 2021 Financial Year plus analysis of the latest developments. The cover story is the proposed Woodside-BHP Petroleum and Santos-Oil Search deals. The report analyses the drivers for both Woodside and Santos and BHP’s rationale in disposing of a business which they have had […]
EnergyQuest Australian LNG Monthly July ...
EnergyQuest has just released its Australian LNG Monthly for July 2021. Some of the highlights are: Australia supplied a record 72.4 Mt of LNG to North Asia – China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan- in FY 2021, up from 71.4 MT the previous financial year. The total landed value of this LNG is estimated to be […]
New report highlights growing divide in ...
EnergyQuest’s latest East Coast Gas Outlook to 2040, Balanced on the Edge, reveals a widening long-term divide between gas supply and prices in Queensland/NT and the southern states – with the industry balanced on the edge of not meeting demand in just a few years. The new report is the leading energy consultancy’s first in-depth […]
New Report: East Coast Gas Outlook to 20...
Conditions in the east coast gas market continue to challenge producers, buyers, pipeliners, retailers and governments. The industry is balanced on the edge, grappling with high-risk global forces and domestic constraints. In Queensland the gas supply position has improved but offshore Victoria it has deteriorated further, with reserve write-downs. In this environment it is important […]
New Japan energy plan maintains LNG shar...
Japan’s new draft energy plan has hit the headlines, particularly its target of reducing LNG for power generation from 37% of energy supply in FY 2019-20 to 20% in FY 2030-31, a big fall. Other targets include oil falling from 7% to 2% and coal from 32% to 19%. Many commentators have assumed these are […]
EnergyQuest Australian LNG Monthly June ...
EnergyQuest has just released its Australian LNG Monthly for June 2021. Some of the highlights are: Australia exported 77.2 Mt of LNG in the 12 months to 30 June 2021, less than the 79.5 Mt in FY 2020. China overtook Japan as Australia’s top export destination in FY 2021 with 29.8 Mt. Western Australian LNG production […]
EnergyQuest Australian LNG Monthly May 2...
EnergyQuest has just released its Australian LNG Monthly for May 2021. Some of the highlights are: Australia’s May LNG shipments were the lowest since February 2019. Asian LNG spot prices have passed US$12/MMBtu. The Callide Power Station outage has boosted the share of gas in Queensland generation from 6% to 20%. Australian projects delivered 43 […]
Lack of Gas the Biggest Threat To Austra...
EnergyQuest has just released its Australian LNG Monthly for April 2021. Some of the highlights are: Australia’s LNG exports have weathered the pandemic well. Exports last calendar year were 78.3 Mt, up on 77.0 Mt the year before. In its latest annual report, the International Group of LNG Importers (GIIGNL) ranks Australia as the world’s […]
Record Australian LNG shipments: EnergyQ...
EnergyQuest has just released its Australian LNG Monthly for March 2021. Some of the highlights are: Australian LNG shipments bounced back to record levels in March 2021 with a big lift in deliveries to China. In March Australian projects shipped 7.2 million tonnes (Mt) (105 cargoes), significantly higher than 6.0 Mt (88 cargoes) in February […]