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 […]

In addition to comprehensive LNG statistics, our December 2022 Australian LNG Monthly report carried two important stories: $78/GJ gas price cap in Europe, $12/GJ in Australia. Coincidentally both the EU and Australia announced gas price caps in the week before Christmas. However, the timing is where the similarity ends. The EU cap will begin from […]

EnergyQuest has just released its Australian LNG Monthly for October 2022. There are special reports on: Some of the highlights of this report are:  Information about the EnergyQuest Australian LNG Monthly is available by clicking here.

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

EnergyQuest has just released its Australian LNG Monthly for May 2022. The lead article is: If you pull the trigger, be careful you don’t shoot off your foot Amid the east coast electricity crisis there are strident calls for the federal government to limit Gladstone LNG exports to divert gas to the domestic market. “We […]

EnergyQuest has just released its Australian LNG Monthly for April 2022. Queensland gas prices moved to over $15/GJ in April and have spiked in May, to over $30/GJ. Wholesale electricity prices have reached stratospheric levels. The report outlines some of the demand and supply factors behind these spikes. For gas there is continuing strong demand for LNG at high international prices (strengthened further by the fall […]