Hoping for good weatherThe ACCC latest ‘interim’ report landed 30 June 2023 and the key findings were: Mandatory Gas Code of Conduct Full financial year figure Some of the statistical highlights in this report are: Information about the EnergyQuest Australian LNG Monthly is available by clicking here.
Australian LNG Monthly Report – May 2023
Winter is comingThe cold weather approaches, and with it the second decision from Minister King on whether to activate the Australian Domestic Gas Security Mechanism (ADGSM) due at the end of June. The ACCC’s March 2023 interim gas inquiry report indicated a shortfall of 11 PJ in the third quarter of 2023 and a surplus […]
Australian LNG Monthly April 2023
EnergyQuest has just released the April 2023 Australian LNG Monthly report.Don’t let the comfortable shoulder fool youWe are now in that comfortable shoulder period, between the northern winter and the Australian winter, and it is easy to become complacent as it all seems back to normal. But the fundamental market tightness is still there. Rising […]
Australian LNG Monthly March 2023
Highlights from the EnergyQuest Australian LNG Monthly report. Australia may be a lucky country, but it is in a global competitionThe three largest LNG buyers in the world have a great interest in what happens with Australian energy policy. Based on our February import data, Australia supplied 45% of Japanese imports, 28% of China’s imports and 23% of Korean imports. These three LNG buyers accounted for 74.4% of Australia’s March […]
Market Intervention in the East Coast Ga...
EnergyQuest has released a new multi-client report on the Gas Market Intervention – a deep dive into the politics, policy settings, environmental drivers and implications for the gas industry following the recent market interventions of the Australian Government. The gas market intervention does not address the fundamentals, and more intervention is likely. “The government took […]
EnergyQuest presentation to 2023 ADGO co...
On 21 March Graeme Bethune and Rick Wilkinson gave this presentation to the 2023 Australian Domestic Gas Outlook Conference. A copy of the presentation can be downloaded below. If you would like further information email service@energyquest.com.au
Australian LNG Monthly February 2023
EnergyQuest has just released the Febuary 2023 Australian LNG Monthly report. Did we just enter the eye of the energy storm?Those who go down to the sea in ships know that if you have the misfortune to be caught by a cyclone, it is an horrific storm. If it passes directly over you, then you […]
New EnergyQuest appointments
We are pleased to announce a number of exciting developments at EnergyQuest in response to the increasing demand for our services. After 18 years as CEO, EnergyQuest co-founder, Dr Graeme Bethune, will assume a new position of Chairman, continuing to provide industry insights and observations to EnergyQuest clients. Rick Wilkinson, previously Head of Consulting, has […]
EnergyQuarterly March 2023: the governme...
EnergyQuest has just released its March 2023 EnergyQuarterly report with comprehensive analysis and data for the December Quarter, 2022 together with many statistics and analysis for January and and February 2023. A major theme of this report is the federal government’s proposed takeover of the east coast gas market, throwing out the OECD gas market rule book with a move to […]
Australian LNG Monthly January 2023
EnergyQuest has just released the January 2023 Australian LNG Monthly report. In addition to all the LNG statistics, there are two main stories: One is on the proposed changes to the Australian Domestic Gas Security Mechanism, asking whether Australia is really the stable and reliable energy supplier that politicians claim it to be. Whatever its […]