Prospects and Challenges for Global Natural Gas Market

The rapidly evolving COVID-19 crisis presents profound challenges for the global natural gas industry, as it does for the energy system as a whole and the economy at large. While LNG prices are collapsing due to oversupply and poor demand, US natural gas productíon and LNG exports may decrease for t...

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Main Authors: PETRE PRISECARU, PAUL CALANTER
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Language:English
Published: Nicolae Titulescu University 2020-06-01
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description The rapidly evolving COVID-19 crisis presents profound challenges for the global natural gas industry, as it does for the energy system as a whole and the economy at large. While LNG prices are collapsing due to oversupply and poor demand, US natural gas productíon and LNG exports may decrease for the first time in a decade. Major Russian gas projects, like Power of Siberia, Turkish Stream, North Stream 2 will increase its exports and competition on China and EU markets.US-China trade war is affecting US exports of LNG to Chinese market, while coronavirus pandemic affects industrial activities and global demand for natural gas. In Europe the influence of mild winter, pandemic and LNG oversupply was obvious and prices have decreased during the first four months. Traditional LNG exporters, such as Qatar, or Middle Eastern producers/exporters were hit by the large surplus on the market and some LNG projects will be postponed. Any demand and price recovery depends on the speed and amplitude of economic recuperation within the global economy.Romania will try to exploit, use and export the important off shore gas reserves, estimated at 200-300 TCM. Taking into considerations all mentioned above, our research has as main objective to presents the major challenges for the future evolution of natural gas market while depicting the main drivers of those challenges. The methodology used is based on an empyrical analysis using both latest international statistics and relevant case studies.
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spelling doaj-art-30acbb7cda914b58aaed663d14edda652025-08-20T04:02:37ZengNicolae Titulescu UniversityGlobal Economic Observer2343-97422343-97502020-06-01818895Prospects and Challenges for Global Natural Gas MarketPETRE PRISECARU0PAUL CALANTER1European Studies Center, Institute for World Economy Romanian Academy ROMANIA, petreprisecaru@yahoo.comEuropean Studies Center, Institute for World Economy Romanian Academy ROMANIA, paul.calanter@yahoo.comThe rapidly evolving COVID-19 crisis presents profound challenges for the global natural gas industry, as it does for the energy system as a whole and the economy at large. While LNG prices are collapsing due to oversupply and poor demand, US natural gas productíon and LNG exports may decrease for the first time in a decade. Major Russian gas projects, like Power of Siberia, Turkish Stream, North Stream 2 will increase its exports and competition on China and EU markets.US-China trade war is affecting US exports of LNG to Chinese market, while coronavirus pandemic affects industrial activities and global demand for natural gas. In Europe the influence of mild winter, pandemic and LNG oversupply was obvious and prices have decreased during the first four months. Traditional LNG exporters, such as Qatar, or Middle Eastern producers/exporters were hit by the large surplus on the market and some LNG projects will be postponed. Any demand and price recovery depends on the speed and amplitude of economic recuperation within the global economy.Romania will try to exploit, use and export the important off shore gas reserves, estimated at 200-300 TCM. Taking into considerations all mentioned above, our research has as main objective to presents the major challenges for the future evolution of natural gas market while depicting the main drivers of those challenges. The methodology used is based on an empyrical analysis using both latest international statistics and relevant case studies.http://www.globeco.ro/wp-content/uploads/vol/split/vol_8_no_1/geo_2020_vol8_no1_art_014.pdfnatural gaspredictionscorovavirus pandemylng
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title Prospects and Challenges for Global Natural Gas Market
title_full Prospects and Challenges for Global Natural Gas Market
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title_short Prospects and Challenges for Global Natural Gas Market
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