Chinese LNG marketers reloaded five cargoes for re-export in March 2025, adding further downward pressure to China’s net LNG import volume. Four out of five of the reloads occurred in the second half of the Read more
In 2024, Thailand’s natural gas pipeline imports from Myanmar accounted for 10% of the market’s total supply. In part, multi-year declines in pipeline flows from Myanmar have supported Thailand’s LNG bid, which averaged 12mtpa (45mmcmd) Read more
During Winter 2024, China’s natural gas market continued to demonstrate greater levels of supply-side flexibility to meet seasonal demand. For the first time in January 2025, the rate of receipts from domestic natural gas production Read more
Taiwan’s power generation from LNG imports reached a record high of 14.5 GWe during the most recent January-February, Chinese New Year period. The growth in generation from LNG occurred in spite of weaker total levels Read more
In the coming weeks, state-owned Energía Argentina will conduct an initial tender for Argentina’s winter LNG import requirement. Historically, Argentina’s LNG bid has been an important factor in setting the Q2/Q3 bid stack for the Read more
In early March 2025, multiple power plant outages in western Japan and across several energy types are pushing day-ahead power prices to levels, which would justify power generation from oil-fired peaker plants. Nationally, Japan’s grid-connected Read more