Gas Market Report Q2-2022


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Russia's invasion of Ukraine has triggered a major energy supply and security crisis that has sent commodity prices to new highs, with wider implications for the global economy.The conflict has put further considerable pressure on natural gas markets and raised uncertainty in the context of an already tight market. Europe has been at the epicentre of market tensions since the beginning of the heating season, resulting from the combination of lower than average underground storage inventory - principally from sites partly owned or controlled by Gazprom - and a sharp year-on-year drop in Russian pipeline supplies. Lower Russian supplies have largely been compensated by LNG, turning Europe into the premium market and drawing cargoes away from Asia Pacific and other regions. The resulting tight supply, high prices, and heightened market uncertainty have led to a downward revision in global gas consumption growth, which as a result is expected to turn negative for 2022.This new issue of the quarterly Gas Market Report features a detailed review of 2021's gas supply and demand fundamentals, an analysis of recent developments in global gas markets during the northern hemisphere's heating season, and an updated near-term outlook for 2022.







Natural Gas at the Frontline Between the EU, Russia, and Turkey


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This book analyses the rapidly unfolding events that have impacted on the European energy dynamics, in the light of the way in Ukraine and the energy crisis that have reconfigured, since 2022, the European and the global geopolitical scene, dislocating not only crucial natural resources but also the pace of the energy transition and the continent’s existential security, its basic trust and sense of continuity. It introduces an innovative interpretation of the conflict and cooperation dynamics in Europe, by challenging the reader to look beyond the material aspects of energy security, related to supply and demand, consumption, production and prices dynamics, which I nonetheless explain in detail. Thus, it invites the audience to explore the deeper layer of motivations that underpin the actors’ decision to engage in conflict and cooperation, by exploring their cognitive and psychological considerations, in addition to the material ones. For this purpose, it presents a new conceptual tool, the conflict-cooperation perpetuum, in order to explain why the same players, in this case the EU, Russia and Turkey, may choose to simultaneously perceive each other as security threats and trade partners, engaging in both conflict and cooperation simultaneously with the same ‘Other’. In addition, it proposes to apply the framework of ontological security, in order to understand the responses of the EU, Russia and Turkey to the major existential crises that have affected them in past years, culminating with the war in Ukraine and the energy crisis of 2022.










Energy Transport Infrastructure for a Decarbonized Economy


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Energy Transport Infrastructure for a Decarbonized Economy evaluates the transportation of fluids required in the decarbonized energy economy. The book will help researchers, design manufacturers, and those within government and academia to understand challenges and guide the design and development of systems, machinery, and infrastructure needed for a decarbonized energy economy. The book provides comprehensive insights on the implications of the energy transition for a critical aspect of commerce: the infrastructure central to energy transportation and the economy. This practical book highlights the unique systems central to the efficient transport of various forms of energy. After outlining the need for transporting energy, types of fluids used to transport energy, and various means of transportation, the book covers the importance of understanding the energy marketplace, global perspectives, and then moves into the transport of natural gas, hydrogen, and carbon dioxide. The work concludes with coverage of technology gaps, research and development, future trends, and solutions. Led by professionals with decades of experience and collecting insights from expert contributors, this book begins with the essentials of energy transport, provides detailed coverage of modes of transport, considers critical questions of energy supply and economics, and looks at long-term environmentally sensitive, sustainable options for the transport thereof. A powerful tool for the energy transition, Energy Transport Infrastructure for a Decarbonized Economy offers expert analysis on sustainable energy transport and its impact on our future. Focuses on the energy transport required for a decarbonized energy economy Addresses challenges of pipeline transport of hydrogen and carbon dioxide as well as new infrastructure needs Provides details on the layout, specifications, and technical requirements of systems required for the transportation of hydrogen, natural gas, and carbon dioxide







Natural Gas Market Outlook


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Market research on natural gas


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Seminar paper from the year 2022 in the subject Business economics - Supply, Production, Logistics, grade: 1,2, University of Applied Sciences Saarbrücken, course: International Supply Management, language: English, abstract: The aim of this paper is to analyse the supply market for natural gas as well as to describe factors that have an influence on the price of natural gas. A forecast of the price trend of natural gas in the upcoming months and a forecast for May 2022 will also be given in this paper. Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture that is formed deep beneath the earth’s surface and is primarily composed of methane. Alongside crude oil and coal, natural gas is one of the most important fossil fuels in the world. In fact, according to the International Energy Agency, natural gas is the third most important primary energy source in the world energy market with a share of 24 % of the world energy supply in 2020. Natural gas consumption is expected to stay high in 2030 and 2050 with an expected share of 23 %. Compared to other fossil fuels, natural gas has the lowest CO2 emissions and is an important energy source for households and industries. It is used for heating, electricity, or as a fuel for vehicles.