There are currently numerous proposals flying around for answers to high east coast energy prices. One proposal is for a $10/GJ gas price cap. Over the weekend we commented on this, using the data from our new East Coast Gas Outlook 2022 report. Our comments are covered in today’s AFR and Australian. If you are interested a copy […]
NEW: East Coast Gas Outlook 2022
EnergyQuest has just released its annual east coast gas projections to 2040: East Coast Gas Outlook 2022, Navigating the Storm. When EnergyQuest published the East Coast Gas Outlook 2021 report last year, we saw the industry as ‘Balanced on the Edge’ with great uncertainty – now the industry is “Navigating the Storm” with the simultaneous […]
Record August LNG export revenue
EnergyQuest has just released its Australian LNG Monthly for August 2022. There are special reports on: Record international energy prices Europe relying on fracked U.S. gas to avoid winter shortages EU energy plans Impact of gas sanctions on Russia The rapid rise of U.S. LNG East coast gas prices falling notwithstanding higher Gladstone exports ADGSM […]
Western Australia low energy price “para
EnergyQuest has just released its September 2022 EnergyQuarterly report. One of our findings is that with energy prices at eye-watering levels around the world, we believe that Western Australia now has the lowest gas prices in the OECD. In Q2 US Henry Hub prices in the U.S. averaged A$9.48 per gigajoule (GJ) and the UK National Balancing Point […]
EnergyQuarterly September 2022: Please c...
EnergyQuest has just released its September 2022 EnergyQuarterly report with comprehensive analysis and data for the June Quarter, 2022 together with many statistics for July and into August. There seem to be energy crises all around the world at present, driven by freak weather, the Ukraine war, COVID and botched decarbonisation. Global gas prices have outrun oil on an energy-equivalent basis. […]
The case of the missing Gladstone spot c...
We have just released our July 2022 Australian LNG Monthly report. As noted in today’s AFR (18 July), some of the main points from the report are: Australian LNG exporters, who sent a record $70 billion worth of cargo overseas in the 2022 financial year, have been criticised for ignoring domestic gas supply constraints after […]
Energy: what the $%@!! just happened?
On 22 July Graeme Bethune and Rick Wilkinson presented to the Melbourne Petroleum Club on the current east coast energy crisis. A copy of the presentation can be downloaded below. If you would like further information email service@energyquest.com.au
Record June LNG exports end a record yea...
EnergyQuest has just released its Australian LNG Monthly for June 2022. The report has a detailed analysis of Australian LNG exports in FY 2021. China lost its position as Australia’s top export destination in FY 2022 with 25.0 Mt (38%) of Australian export volume, less than 28.3 Mt (41%) in FY 2021. In the 11 months […]
Australian LNG cargo to Chile
Australia shipped an LNG cargo to Chile in June, the first since July 2020. The cargo is from the Shell-operated QCLNG project at Gladstone in Queensland. As of the end of June another two cargoes were heading towards Chile. QCLNG cargoes generally go to China and Japan. Chile mostly imports LNG cargoes from the US […]
Where are the LNG super profits?
With all the talk about LNG super profits and why not tax LNG to subsidise domestic energy (i.e. subsidise fossil fuels, wasn’t there something about this at COP 26?) we though we would look at the 10-year financial performance of Santos as an example of an Australian company heavily involved in LNG. Between 2012 and […]