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Egypt’s Natural Gas Trends and Potential Impacts

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Jonathan Callahan

Current events in Egypt and throughout the Arab world have captivated world attention and with good reason — in 2009, Arab nations exported approximately 17 million barrels of oil and 18 billion cubic feet of natural gas every day. [1] …  read more …

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Qatar’s Natural Gas Exports

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Jonathan Callahan

A recent article in the Dubai based Khaleej Times business section does an excellent job of describing the competing regional and global demands on Qatar’s natural gas exports. Qatar has grown into the world’s leading liquified natural gas (LNG) exporter …  read more …

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Japan and LNG fears

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Jonathan Callahan

In early 2010, Middle Eastern nations that export liquified natural gas were concerned about a downturn in the LNG market.  But by September, Asian consumers such as Japan and Kroea had stepped up imports, increasing prices for “spot” cargoes and …  read more …

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South America Enters the LNG World

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Jonathan Callahan

South America is about to change from a region of natural gas self-sufficiency to a source of demand for liquified natural gas (LNG) imports. A peak in production in long-time producer Argentina (Figure 4) has caused natural gas shortages in …  read more …

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Indonesia – Gas Supply Deficit

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Jonathan Callahan

Two articles from earlier this year talk about Indonesia’s difficulties meeting its contractual obligations to deliver LNG.  Barring a sudden collapse of the entire Indonesian economy, we expect Indonesia to shift to LNG importer status within about a decade

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