The December 2021 EnergyQuarterly report has just been released, with comprehensive Australian energy data for the September Quarter 2021 and the year to September 2021 plus analysis of the latest developments. The cover highlights the increasing role of banks in pushing the world towards net zero. In just over a decade since the global financial crisis […]
EnergyQuest Australian LNG Monthly Octob...
EnergyQuest has just released its Australian LNG Monthly for October 2021. In our latest report we take a look at the long-term outlook for LNG, both globally and for Australia, drawing on projections by the IEA, Morgan Stanley and the federal government. The biggest challenge for Australian LNG is not net zero. Australia has already […]
Australian LNG shipments and revenue rec...
The ABS trade statistics that came out last Thursday showed record LNG export revenue of A$4.9 billion in September, as higher oil prices and LNG spot prices fed into export revenue. We estimate that the results for October are even better, with shipments from Australian projects of a record 7.23 million tonnes (up from 7.0 […]
EnergyQuest Australian LNG Monthly Septe...
EnergyQuest has just released its Australian LNG Monthly for September 2021. Some of the highlights are: In the August LNG report we asked “What’s going on with global gas prices?”. Since then the whole energy world seems to have been asking the same question, with the cover story in last week’s issue of The Economist […]
EnergyQuest Australian LNG Monthly Augus...
EnergyQuest has just released its Australian LNG Monthly for August 2021. Some of the highlights are: What’s going on with global gas prices? Significant growth in gas demand post COVID-19 in both North Asia and Europe has created competition for LNG cargoes, particularly from the US and Qatar, pushing up gas spot prices to record levels […]
EnergyQuarterly September 2021. Mega-dea...
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: 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 […]