Gas
More gas and lower ambition for renewables in Indonesia could lead to an increase in gas-related emissions, and increased financial risk.
Gas detection remains central to the energy industry’s future, not a relic of its past, says Jodi Downing, a director at R.C. Systems.
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to improving energy access for all, but said that oil and gas are still central to the country’s energy mix.
Nigeria’s gas minister has called for shifting from energy poverty to prosperity, controversially positioning natural gas as the fastest path to industrial growth and inclusive economic development.
Rising U.S. natural gas prices and ample LNG supplies around the world have served to slam shut the window of profitability to export spot American gas. Some companies may even be “under water,” analysts say.
At the global energy conference ADIPEC, Nigeria’s petroleum minister Ekperikpe Ekpo controversially pushed back against a phase-out of fossil fuels, saying the country is committed to an “energy mix.”
The EU is finalising a ban on Russian gas and LNG. But its dependence on American LNG has only increased, warn experts.
Despite the gas pledge of Indian PM Modi back in 2017, his government is still pursuing a pro-gas agenda, which could lead to a spike in stranded assets.
Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has said that Senegal will halt gas imports in 2026, to save $227 million annually, boost electricity for low-income households, and utilise new domestic offshore gas.
Romania’s energy transition is well underway but it seems like stronger output from solar and onshore wind power will go hand-in-hand with increasing gas production.
Governments plan on producing more than double the fossil fuels than is consistent with a climate-safe world, a new report said.
Industry leaders speaking at Gastech remain bullish about prospects for the gas market despite its conflict with climate goals.
Angola’s first dedicated offshore gas well, Gajajeira-01, has been hailed as marking a historic shift from oil dependence to natural gas, but experts warn over the use of gas as a transition fuel.
The Philippines still has the most coal-dependant grid in Southeast Asia, with coal still representing around 60% of the country’s total energy mix.
A new report out by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) is questioning India’s aspirations for a gas-based economy to replace other polluting fossil fuels.