SOUTH KOREAN developer Epik has been granted Critical State Significant Infrastructure status for its proposed Newcastle LNG import terminal in New South Wales, by the state government. Energy News Bulletin 14 July https://www.energynewsbulletin.net/
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More gas for less money: EnergyQuest
Gas-fired power generation is making a small come back according to Energy Quest data, with a 36% rise, or 405 gigawatt hours, in the eastern states over a year ago, which is still lower than in June this year. Energy News Bulletin 14 July. https://www.energynewsbulletin.net/ For highlights of the EnergyQuest July LNG Report go to […]
The trade war is making China more relia...
China is increasingly reliant on Australian energy and mineral exports as the trade war with the United States rumbles on, crimping Beijing’s ability to penalise Canberra for its tougher stance on national security issues. New figures released on Wednesday show Australia supplied 46 per cent of China’s LNG imports in the year to June, more than […]
China catching up to Japan in Oz LNG
EnergyQuest’s latest market report finds China catching up to Japan in the Oz LNG buying stakes as Japanese utilities baulk at the spread between the spot and oil-linked contract prices, seeking to negotiate better terms even as some begin to import more coal again for cheaper power. https://www.energynewsbulletin.net/ For highlights of the EnergyQuest July LNG […]
Long term risks in Trad’s sneak attack o
Jackie Trad’s sneak attack on Queensland’s coal seamers marks a worrying new low in communications between the Sunshine State’s extractors and their more usually strongly supportive government. (Matthew Stevens, Australian Financial Review, 13 June) https://www.afr.com/business/energy/long-term-risks-in-trad-s-sneak-attack-on-gas-20190612-p51x16
ExxonMobil to drill deep for Bass Strait...
Energy giant ExxonMobil has received environmental approval to drill Australia’s deepest ever oil and gas well in a bid to unearth fresh supplies and reverse an energy squeeze on the nation’s east coast. (Perry Williams, The Australian, 19 June) https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/mining-energy/exxonmobil-to-drill-deep-for-bass-strait-gas/news-story/246b67eb6a45f85dac24761cb8ce5b69