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• Parting Thoughts for Australia’s #LNG Sector
  on Aug 21, 2016 in Growth Australia cost reduction job LNG natural gas reserves
  As I am  moving permanently to the cold embrace of a Canadian winter in September, I feel a strong need to provide some closing advice to the Australian LNG sector.     Lest you think my move is because I’ve lost hope in the Australian LNG st...
• 58 – The Future of Queensland’s #Gas and #LNG Industry
  on Aug 16, 2016 in downturn Podcast Supply and Demand Australia Benchmark LNG natural gas Queensland
  What does the future hold for Queensland’s gas and LNG sector? This was the topic of a presentation I delivered in Brisbane on July 28, 2016, and this podcast is a recording of that presentation. The slides are on Slideshare.net and can be fou...
• What does the 2nd half of 2016 hold for the #LNG industry?
  on Aug 14, 2016 in downturn Gas Prices M&A Operations Supply and Demand environmentalist gas prices green LNG oil price opec operations regasification regulation
  Back in January, I issued a popular (for me) post on my predictions for the LNG industry for 2016. Now that we’re through the first half, I thought it might be amusing to see how I’m doing, and perhaps update my outlook for the balance... The pos...
• 57 – My best tips on how to lose pots of money in #LNG shipping
  on Aug 9, 2016 in Podcast Trading boil off charter freight heel LNG membrane Moss Panama Canal port shipping vessel
  Are you curious about the challenges in arranging LNG shipping? Shipping is a pretty twisty area where it’s very easy to lose lots of money. This podcast will cover off all the basic ways to lose money while arranging shipping for LNG, which, i...
• Gone fishing: Australia’s local businesses need to rethink their approach to #LNG
  on Aug 7, 2016 in services Australia LNG
  Howard Thomas and I have spent a few days in Darwin working with several local businesses on how they might get into serving the #LNG sector. The experience reminded me of fishing, and not solely because of the stunning colors of the ocean in Darwin.
• 56 – Japanese gas importers fast becoming #LNG trading powerhouses
  on Aug 2, 2016 in Podcast Trading Japan LNG trading
  I was on a panel discussion in Tokyo recently on the future of LNG trading in Japan. Japanese utilities have had to become traders in LNG because of unfortunate over purchasing. Here’s the implications for global gas markets. Duration: 8m 48s T...
• Jexit: What if Japan tears up all its Australian #LNG contracts?
  on Jul 31, 2016 in Gas Prices Trading Australia Canada China DES FERC FOB Japan LNG trading oil oil price pricing Taiwan trading USA
    If Japan successfully concludes that key clauses of current LNG sales agreements are anti-competitive, what will be the impact on global gas markets?   Whoa, back up. What’s this? News sources are reporting that the mighty METI, Ja...
• 55 – When Saudi Arabia abandons oil. Now what?
  on Jul 26, 2016 in downturn Podcast Australia climate change coal COP21 LNG oil opec renewables saudi arabia transportation unconventional
  Saudi Arabia has embarked on the impossible and intends to wean itself off its addiction to oil. What effect could this have on global LNG markets?   Duration: 9m 55s         The post 55 – When Saudi Arabia abandons oil...
• Darwin’s #LNG Sector: Are you being served?
  on Jul 24, 2016 in Operations services cost reduction Darwin Ichthys inpex Jemena LNG maintenance natural gas NGP operating cost operations opex Tennant Creek
  Darwin is the next great growth opportunity for service companies keen to participate in Australia’s LNG growth spurt. But what are the opportunities, and how are they different from the experience in Gladstone?   If you’re not fami...
• 54 – What will the LNG sector look like in 10 years?
  on Jul 19, 2016 in Growth Podcast demand FSRU gas sales agreement LNG Panama Canal Qatar regasification shipping spot price trading
  Major trends are in motion that will render the global LNG industry very different in 10 years time from what it looked like 10 years ago. To quote Sun Tzu, from time to time it’s helpful to take a close up view of things distant... The post 54...

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