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European methane rules: impact for global LNG exporters

This brief describes the European methane regulation and discusses the significance for global gas suppliers, including special challenges for U.S. LNG exporters. The European Union is well ahead of other gas-importing regions in demanding and publicly sharing more granular data on the emissions intensity of purchased gas. But as Brussels clarifies these rules, Japan, South Korea, and other gas importers are in the early stages of gathering information on emissions intensity from their gas suppliers.

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Phasing out Russian economic influence in Germany

The cornerstone of the Russian-German economic ties has been the import of cheap Russian energy for powering German heavy manufacturing, which then exports back high added value products and sophisticated technology. While the bilateral trade turnover had been on the decline already before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, German companies had invested more than EUR 21 billion by the end of 2021, making the country the third biggest investor in Russia following Cyprus and the Netherlands. Although Russian Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Germany is comparatively miniscule, it has been concentrated in a few strategic economic sectors such as energy […]

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Recent gas market and European hydrogen market update

Unseasonably mild winter weather conditions and improving supply fundamentals kept gas markets at ease over the 2023/24 winter: Asian and European spot prices fell to pre-crisis levels in Q1 2024. Low-emission hydrogen project FIDs remain limited and largely insufficient to meet the ambitious targets set by governments by 2030. Over 95% of hydrogen projects remain tentative. Hydrogen slides on pages 18-28

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Global gas quarterly: mild Winter keeps markets at ease

The mild winter kept gas markets at ease over the 2023/24 heating season. The above-average temperatures, together with the strong expansion of renewables and higher nuclear availability limited gas demand growth to around 2% yoy over the 2023/24 winter; Asian and European gas prices fell below their pre-crisis levels in Q1 2024, indicating that the market is recovering from the 2022/23 gas supply shock. Industry is set to account for almost 45% of global gas demand growth in 2024. China’s LNG imports are forecast to jump by almost 15%, recovering above their record 2021 levels; Europe closed the 2023/24 heating […]

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