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GLOBAL LNG-Asian prices drop for 3rd week amid expectations of mild winter

Asian spot prices for liquefied natural gas (LNG) fell for a third consecutive week on expectations of a mild winter denting demand amid ample global supply, trade sources said. Spot prices are at their lowest for this time of the year in a decade, Refinitiv Eikon data showed. Prices for December delivery to Northeast Asia are estimated to be about $5.70 per million British thermal units (mmBtu), down 20 cents from last week, said several sources who are market participants. …read more […]

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Gas tanker leased from Russia heads for U.S. to fetch LNG cargo

A gas tanker once hailed by President Vladimir Putin as a bulwark of Russian energy security is heading for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the United States, ship tracking data from Refinitiv’s Eikon showed on Friday. The collection of an LNG cargo from the United States by a Russian tanker would be potentially awkward for Putin and Kremlin-controlled gas company Gazprom, which leased out the vessel to Austrian company OMV in August. Putin has accused the United States of trying to undercut Russian gas supplies with its LNG exports which he has said are over-priced …read more […]