
Tim Daiss
Tim covers Asia for Gas Outlook. He has spent more than a decade conducting regulatory, geopolitical and market due diligence for energy companies in Southeast Asia. He’s also worked as a journalist and consultant. Originally from the U.S,. he is based in the Philippines.
The NWS gas project, offshore Western Australia, has controversially been given a green light for extension from new PM Albanese.
Sri Lanka has pledged an ambitious 2025 net zero emissions pledge, but still uses fossil fuels for half of its power production.
Thailand has agreed to buy more U.S. LNG, to offset pending tariff hikes, and is keen to import from the yet-to-be-built Alaska LNG project.
India has choices to make to meet projected increased electricity demand due to economic growth. However, at the end of the day, Indian gas use will continue to increase as the larger part of its power generation mix.
LNG imports have become a political issue in South Korea, pitting an entrenched fossil fuels sector against a growingly concerned populace.
A trade war is heating up, again, between the world’s two largest economies, the U.S. and China, in part over U.S. LNG imports.
There are renewed calls for Bangladesh to pivot away from over-reliance on fossil fuel imports, which would mean more — at times, challenging — clean energy finance.
The government has asked Indonesian LNG customers overseas to accept delays in some scheduled shipments.
Taiwan has some hard decisions to make. On the one hand, it has set ambitious decarbonisation goals, but it also continues to sanction more Taiwan LNG import terminals to help fuel its growing economy.
Australia faces gas supply shortfalls despite gas playing a critical role in the country’s energy transition, a new report says.