Asia-Pacific

Philippines set for first coal power decline in 17 yr amid rising LNG use

The Philippines is on track for an annual decline in coal-fired electricity output for the first time in nearly two decades, driven by rising liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fired power generation.

IEA: Global natural gas demand growth set to accelerate in 2026 as more LNG supply comes to market

Following a slowdown in 2025, growth in global demand for natural gas is expected to rise in 2026, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA’s) latest quarterly Gas Market Report.

EU lifts sanctions against three LNG tankers formerly working for Russia

The sanctions had been imposed on the tankers North Moon, North Ocean and North Light, which were shipping cargoes from the Yamal LNG plant and had been engaged in ship-to-ship operations near Russia's northern port of Murmansk.

India's Numaligarh Refinery extends key green hydrogen tender date amid Assam policy uncertainty

India's Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) has extended the deadline for submitting bids for its green hydrogen project in Assam by two weeks, according to a tender document, as uncertainty looms over the state's flagship clean energy policy.

Asia's LNG imports stay soft in July as Europe draws cargoes

Asia's run of subdued imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) is set to extend for another month in July, with the top-importing region on track for a tiny increase from June. In contrast to Asia's declining LNG imports, Europe's have been trending higher.

Asian spot LNG prices decline on muted demand, high inventories

Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices declined this week due to weaker demand and strong inventories and as buyers in south Asia found current prices too high.

India's GAIL in initial talks for long-term LNG deal with Alaska LNG

The talks with developer Glenfarne come as India works to raise its energy imports from the United States to narrow its trade surplus as part of a broader trade agreement with Washington to avoid the imposition of hefty U.S. tariffs.

Baker Hughes, PETRONAS collaborate on enhanced LNG services footprint

Baker Hughes and Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) have entered a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on a strategic partnership to explore business initiatives that have the potential to support the delivery of Asia’s energy expansion and transition.

Taiwan's CPC Corp. eyes U.S. shale gas assets

Taiwan's state-owned energy company CPC Corp. is in early-stage discussions to buy shale-gas producing assets in the United States, in a bid to secure natural gas supplies to fuel Taiwan's economy.

Asia's LNG import facilities: A deep dive into the data

The Asia Import LNG Facilities data from Gulf Energy Information’s Global Energy Infrastructure provides fascinating insights into the continent's robust and ever-growing liquefied natural gas (LNG) import infrastructure.

Gazprom, CNPC discuss future Russian gas supplies to China

The heads of Russia's Gazprom and China's energy company CNPC discussed future Russian gas supplies to China during talks in Beijing, Gazprom said on Friday, as Moscow seeks stronger ties with the world's biggest energy consumer.

India aims to import about 10% of its LPG from the U.S. from 2026

India plans to source about 10% of its cooking gas imports from the U.S. beginning in 2026 as part of a broader effort to boost energy purchases to narrow its trade gap with the U.S.

Australia's Santos signs 2-yr, 500,000-tpy LNG supply deal with QatarEnergy's unit

Australian oil and gas producer Santos said on Friday it had signed a mid-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply deal with QatarEnergy Trading, a wholly-owned unit of QatarEnergy, the world's largest exporter of LNG.

Europe drives LNG import growth as Asia stumbles on higher price

Global imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) ticked higher in the first half of 2025 as stronger European demand pulled cargoes away from Asia.

Australia considers gas reservation for east coast in sweeping review of market rules

The Australian government said on Monday it will consider creating a gas reservation on the country's east coast as part of a sweeping review of market rules to prevent supply shortages.

U.S. natural gas prices climb 3% on slow increase in flows to LNG export plants

U.S. natural gas futures climbed about 3% on Friday as the amount of gas flowing to LNG export plants started to edge up after weeks as more plants exit spring maintenance reductions.

hte conducts research for JGC to advance decarbonization by identifying suitable catalysts for ammonia cracking

hte and JGC have collaborated on innovative technologies for converting ammonia into hydrogen. The goal of this contract research project conducted at hte’s laboratories was to advance decarbonization by identifying suitable catalysts for ammonia cracking.

Thailand's PTT to buy 2 MMtpy of LNG from Glenfarne's Alaska LNG over 20 yr

Thai state-owned oil and gas giant PTT Group has signed an agreement to procure 2 metric MMtpy of liquefied natural gas from Glenfarne's Alaska LNG project over a 20-yr term.

Barossa LNG FPSO arrives in field, successfully hooks up and commences final commissioning plans

Santos announced the arrival of the BW Opal FPSO vessel at the Barossa gas field approximately 285 km north of Darwin, marking a critical milestone on the path to first gas in the third quarter of 2025.

Russia's Yamal LNG ships first cargo this season to China via Northern Sea route

Russia's Yamal LNG plant, operated by Novatek, has dispatched a first cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) this season via the Northern Sea Route to China, Kommersant daily reported on Friday.

HPCL to invest $231 MM to build 24 compressed biogas plants in India

Indian state fuel retailer Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd. (HPCL) aims to invest about 20 B rupees ($231.04 MM) in the next two to three years to set up 24 compressed biogas (CBG) plants.

JERA, Woodside Energy agree on 200,000-tpy supply deal during winter months

Japan's biggest power generator, JERA, and Australia's Woodside Energy have signed a deal for Woodside to supply JERA with liquefied natural gas (LNG) only during the winter months.

Asia-Pacific on course to become world’s largest CO2 shipping market

Vast distances between emitters and storage sites in Asia-Pacific (APAC) means the region is in line to become the world’s largest carbon dioxide (CO2) shipping market, according to a new CCUS report from global energy consultancy Xodus.

Opinion: Asia's only LNG bright spot may be about to get red hot

Imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) into Asia have contracted by a record amount during the first half of 2025, as slowing economic growth and trade tensions with the United States cooled demand for the super-chilled fuel.

Japan returns to long-term LNG deals on AI boom, national energy plan

Japan is back in the spotlight for LNG producers as the boom in artificial intelligence, rising costs for cleaner energy and a new national energy plan drive appetite for long-term LNG deals.

U.S. EIA forecasts new export licensing requirements will reduce U.S. ethane exports

The U.S. EIA forecast U.S. ethane exports will decrease by 80,000 bpd this year and by 177,000 bpd in 2026 because of new licensing requirements U.S. exports of ethane to China.

Australia's Woodside Energy signs 15-yr LNG supply deal with Malaysia's Petronas

Australia's Woodside Energy has entered an agreement with a unit of Malaysian state-owned oil and gas firm Petronas to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Malaysia starting 2028.

Malaysia to build 50% more gas-fired power capacity to meet data center demand

Malaysia is expected to add 6 gigawatts (GW)–8 GW of gas-fired power by 2030 to address growing electricity consumption driven by demand from data centers.

Petronas, Eni to form Southeast Asia-focused gas venture by end-2025

Malaysian state energy company Petronas and Italian energy group Eni said they were pressing ahead with a planned joint venture to develop gas assets in Indonesia and Malaysia with the signing expected by the end of this year.

JERA chief says company needs to sign new LNG contracts as old ones lapse

The head of JERA, Japan's biggest power generator, said the company needs to sign more deals to buy liquefied natural gas (LNG) to meet Japanese power demand as older contracts lapse.

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