In a Nutshell by Natural Gas World

The debate over the role that gas should play in the energy transition has been brought into sharp focus in recent months as a global energy crisis has unfolded. While some argue that the shift from hydrocarbons should be accelerated in light of recent events, others caution that further investment in oil and gas is fundamental to delivering energy security and economic prosperity. In this webinar, we look at what lessons can be learnt from the unprecedented spike in energy prices. Joining this crucial discussion are Ronald Smith, senior oil and gas analyst at BCS Global Markets, James Henderson, director of Energy Transition Research Initiative at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies and Leonid Grigoriev, Professor of Moscow Higher School of Economics. Moderated by Joseph Murphy, Editor in Chief, Natural Gas World.

Steve Esau, general manager at LNG bunkering association SEA-LNG, makes the case for LNG as the best available solution for decarbonising shipping while keeping the sector competitive. He also responds to criticism over the methane emissions associated with LNG bunkering, and comments on what the recent gas price spike might mean for the fuel's perception as affordable.

This webinar precedes the Canadian Gas Dialogues Conference, to be held in Calgary on September 29, 2021. Shannon Joseph (CAPP), Paul Cheliak (CGA) and Jim Campbell (CEPA), moderated by Julie Gaudreau (IGRC 2024) discuss the state of innovation in the natural gas industry during this discussion that touches upon the following topics: - What can the upstream/midstream and downstream do to collaborate and drive further natural gas innovation? What specific markets holds the most opportunity (residential, industry, LNG export, etc?). - What is the single biggest barrier to natural gas innovation and what is the top solution? - Have net zero emission reduction targets changed the scope and nature of the innovation investments across the gas value chain?

The IEF's chief economist Leila Benali discusses with NGW the forum's new initiative to create a uniform methodology for quantifying methane emissions.  

We are joined by Mich Hein, CEO of Electrochaea, to discuss the ins and outs of a proprietary bio-methanation technology that the company has developed. The process involves using captured CO2 and green hydrogen to produce synthetic natural gas that can help decarbonise difficult-to-abate industries. The technology has gained serious attention, with Electrochaea recently bringing on board international oilfield services provider Baker Hughes as a lead investor.

The Arctic has been hailed as the future of Russia's oil and gas industry. But developing the vast reserves found there is no easy undertaking. In our webinar, Overcoming The Arctic Drilling Challenge, we discuss the technological, logistical and climatic difficulties that operators and contractors in Russia's far north must confront, as well as what development prospects there are for the region's many trillions of cubic metres of natural gas resources. Joining us are Vitaly Dokunikhin, CEO of ERIELL Russia, Aleksandr Milenkiy, Chief Engineer ERIELL NEFTEGAZSERVICE, and Mark Gyetvay, CFO of Russian gas producer Novatek. Recorded July 21, 2021

Mark Gyetvay, CFO of Russia's largest independent gas producer, discusses how the company is balancing its ambitious LNG growth plans with new decarbonisation initiatives. While the IEA has called for no more investment in gas, Novatek sees the fuel as an integral part of the low-carbon energy future.

Uzbekistan has undergone radical reform in the years since president Shavkat Mirziyoyev assumed power in late 2016. In the natural gas industry, the government has eased conditions for foreign investors and worked to create a more market-driven sector. The Central Asian state is among the largest gas producers in the CIS space, although many of its largest fields were developed in the Soviet era. In this webinar, Is Uzbekistan Running out of Gas?, we discuss what the future prospects are for Uzbek gas production. Joining us will be Uzbekistan's Deputy Energy Minister Bekhzot Narmatov, Bakhrambek Ismailov, Head of ERIELL's Regional Business Unit for Central Asia and Louis Skyner, a partner at Dentons. Brought to you with the support of Eriell.

Discussion exploring hydrogen and its role in Canada's energy transition Join Natural Gas World Americas Editor Dale Lunan, Dr David Layzell, energy systems architect and research director with The Transition Accelerator, and Greg Caldwell, director, utility hydrogen strategy at Alberta gas distributor ATCO, as they discuss the opportunities and challenges of hydrogen in meeting Canada's energy transition aspirations. This webinar is part of the Canadian Gas Dialogues Platform.

In this episode, Joseph Murphy, Natural Gas World's Editor in Chief, discusses with Peter Hartley, Ph.D., and Michelle Foss, Ph.D., the contradictions in US energy policy. Peter R. Hartley, Ph.D., is the George A. Peterkin Professor of Economics at Rice University and a Rice faculty scholar of energy economics for the Baker Institute. Michelle Michot Foss, Ph.D., is the fellow in energy, minerals and materials at Rice University's Baker Institute, developing policies and conducting research to help build capacity on non-fuel minerals supply chains. Recorded on April 27, 2021

Until recently, natural gas was seen as a climate-friendly “bridge fuel” in the transition to a low-carbon economy. Increasingly however investors and policymakers are viewing natural gas as part of the problem rather than part of the solution. They are putting pressure on market players to do more to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with natural gas activities. How can players in the LNG industry respond to this challenge? What they can do is to make their LNG “green” or “greener”. But how? And what exactly does “Green LNG” mean? With Steven R. Miles, Energy Sector Chair Baker Botts, Nonresident Fellow, Center for Energy Studies And Matthew Fusina, Special Counsel at Baker Botts Interviewed by Karel Beckman, Low-Carbon Futures editor at Natural Gas World/Gas in Transition Magazine Recorded April 12 2021.

Mark Finley is the fellow in energy and global oil at Rice University's Baker Institute. He has 35 years of experience working at the intersections of energy, economics and public policy. Joseph Murphy is Natural Gas World's News Editor. Recorded on March 23, 2021.

Joseph Murphy, News Editor of Natural Gas World, brings us an overview of the latest main developments impacting the natural gas world. This week: BP to build UK's biggest hydrogen plant, ENN launches China's first LNG bunkering vessel, Far Eastern LNG plans afoot, New Fortress Energy's small-scale LNG FID and Total ties exec bonuses to emission cuts. Recorded March 19, 2021.

Joseph Murphy, News Editor of Natural Gas World, brings us an overview of the latest main developments impacting the natural gas world. This week: North Sea M&A activity heats up, Equinor makes Barents Sea find, Turkish gas unbundling, OMV Petrom enters Georgia and Sinopec's hydrogen ambitions. Recorded March 12, 2021

In this week's episode of In a Nutshell, Asia Pacific Energy Research Centre (APERC) vice president Glen Sweetnam and researcher Diego Rivera Rivota join us to discuss the organisation's latest report on Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) gas markets. APEC members consume over half of the world's gas supply and accounted for over two thirds of consumption growth in 2019. We discuss the ongoing trends in these markets, moves towards decarbonisation and how recent events like the cold snap in Asia in December-January and more recently the Texas power crisis have highlight vulnerabilities in gas and power systems. The APERC 2020 Gas Report can be read here.  Recorded March 10, 2021.

Joseph Murphy, News Editor of Natural Gas World, brings us an overview of the latest main developments impacting the natural gas world. This week: Fluxys enters German LNG project, five Petrobras directors exit after CEO's firing, Russian green plans, South Korea's big bet on hydrogen and ExxonMobil's low-carbon growth plan. Recorded on March 5, 2021.

Joseph Murphy, News Editor of Natural Gas World, brings us an overview of the latest main developments impacting the natural gas world. This week: Damietta LNG returns to market, ExxonMobil agrees $1bn North Sea sale, Cheniere discloses emissions and Gazprom CEO Miller secures another term. Recorded February 26, 2021.

Joseph Murphy, News Editor of Natural Gas World, brings us an overview of the latest main developments impacting the natural gas world. This week: Winter storm wreaks havoc in Texas, FID taken on Belgian LNG expansion, Equinor eyes blue hydrogen, TechnipFMC wraps up split and Shell offloads Canadian shale assets.

Joseph Murphy, News Editor of Natural Gas World, brings us an overview of the latest main developments impacting the natural gas world. This week: Equinor suffers record losses in 2020 and exits Bakken shale, Qatar takes FID on $29bn LNG expansion, Shell aligns investments with net-zero target, PTTEP makes Malaysia's largest gas discovery, Papua LNG secures fiscal stability and Chesapeake exits bankruptcy.

Joseph Murphy, News Editor of Natural Gas World, brings us an overview of the latest main developments impacting the natural gas world. This week: Majors post further losses in Q4, BP, Rosneft make carbon pact, Russian LNG ambitions, Norway hails first 2021 find, Seplat closes financing for $650mn Nigerian gas plant and China enters Brazilian LNG-to-power. Recorded on February 5, 2021.

Joseph Murphy, News Editor of Natural Gas World, brings us an overview of the latest main developments impacting the natural gas world. This week: Novatek, Uniper explore hydrogen, Croatia launches FLNG, Nigeria signs off on $3bn methanol project, Equinor books $982mn Tanzanian impairment, Biden blocks federal leases, Chevron posts Q4 loss despite oil price rise and S&P warns of oil firm downgrades. Recorded February 1, 2021.

Joseph Murphy, News Editor of Natural Gas World, brings us an overview of the latest main developments impacting the natural gas world. This week: Rio Grande still on track for 2021 FID, Norwegian licence awards, MEPs renew calls to block Nord Stream 2, ExxonMobil in talks to sell UK business to Neo, IOCs exit Nigerian block in deals worth $1.1bn.

Joseph Murphy, News Editor of Natural Gas World, brings us an overview of the latest main developments impacting the natural gas world. This week: New Fortress buys Golar LNG divisions for $5bn, Energean takes FID on Karish North, Regas unit arrives for Ghana LNG project, Total makes fourth discovery off Suriname, Rosneft finds Far Eastern gas and TechnipFMC split plan back on track.  Recorded January 15, 2021.

Joseph Murphy, News Editor of Natural Gas World, brings us an overview of the latest main developments impacting the natural gas world. This week: EU mulls excluding gas from PCI list, Norway releases Longship CCS funds, Energean seals Edison deal, Canada publishes hydrogen strategy, Karachaganak investors pay $1.3bn to settle Kazakh dispute and Exxon, Vopak consider South African LNG project.

Joseph Murphy, News Editor of Natural Gas World, brings us an overview of the latest main developments impacting the natural gas world. This week: Denmark calls time on exploration, NLNG extolls gas virtues, Total takes position at ECA LNG, Oman sets up upstream vehicle, Occidental bags UAE block and Energean buys out Israeli partner. https://www.naturalgasworld.com/

Joseph Murphy, News Editor of Natural Gas World, brings us an overview of the latest main developments impacting the natural gas world. This week: OPEC+ reaches compromise, Nord Stream 2 construction to resume on Dec 5, Egypt's Damietta LNG to restart after eight-year break and ExxonMobil takes $17bn write-down on gas.  

Jo Peters, secretary general at the Netherlands Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Association, shares his views on the existential challenges facing the Dutch oil and gas sector, from coronavirus disruptions and weak gas prices to high carbon taxes and draconian rules on nitrogen emissions. Interview by Joseph Murphy, News Editor, Natural Gas World. Recorded on November 25, 2020.

Joseph Murphy, News Editor of Natural Gas World, brings us an overview of the latest main developments impacting the natural gas world. This week: Sempra takes first LNG FID of year, TAP ready to flow, Rosneft brings on board partner at Arctic megaproject, Norway launches frontier offering and UAE expands world's biggest 3D seismic shoot.

Marcel Kramer, president of the Delta Energy Institute in the Netherlands, talks to NGW about the Dutch approach to decarbonisation -- the politics, the technology and the education gap -- and how he would manage a just and affordable energy transition. Interview by William Powell, Editor in Chief, Natural Gas World. Recorded November 20, 2020.

Joseph Murphy, News Editor of Natural Gas World, brings us an overview of the latest main developments impacting the natural gas world. This week: Armenia, Azerbaijan reach peace deal, Russian energy minister steps down, UK drilling activity collapses, BP scales back Tortue LNG plans, UAE starts flowing unconventional gas and ConocoPhillips makes “substantial” find off Norway.

Managing Methane Fugitive methane emissions are being targeted as a major contributor to climate change. Canada is a global leader in methane emission monitoring and mitigation, and is on pace to achieve a 45% reduction by 2025, meeting federal requirements. This session will discuss what is being done to minimize the emissions of methane, the gas industry's most valuable commodity. Moderator: Jackson Hegland, Executive Director of the Methane Emissions Leadership Alliance Panel Larry Frederick, Senior Technical Advisor, Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada Wayne Hillier, Modern West Advisory Gerald Palanca, AER Mel Ydreos, Founder, EnergyVantage Recorded on October 5, 2020.

Joseph Murphy, News Editor of Natural Gas World, brings us an overview of the latest main developments impacting the natural gas world. This week: Biden declared president-elect, Engie & NextDecade drop LNG talks, Cheniere reports widened losses, Uniper mulls switching German LNG terminal to H2, Tyra restart delayed and more net-zero goals.

Joseph Murphy, News Editor of Natural Gas World, brings us an overview of the latest main developments impacting the natural gas world. This week: Majors see Q3 recovery, Norwegian exploration slump, US election nears, North American M&A heats up, France blocks US LNG deal, Washington broadens sanctions against Nord Stream 2.

LNG Canada and Woodfibre LNG represent Canada's vanguard on the international LNG stage, but more is yet to come. From ISO shipments out of Vancouver to world-scale projects on the drawing board in Quebec and Nova Scotia, Canada has the potential to play a leading role delivering the world's cleanest LNG to global markets. What needs to be done to make sure that potential is reached? Moderator: Cameron Gingrich, Managing Partner – Markets and Strategy, Incorrys Panel: Allan Fogwill, CEO, Canadian Energy Research Institute Menzie McEachern, director mineral and petroleum resources, GNWT Alfred Sorensen, CEO, Pieridae Energy Doug Stout, FortisBC  Recorded October 21, 2020.

Joseph Murphy, News Editor of Natural Gas World, brings us an overview of the latest main developments impacting the natural gas world. This week: IEA sees gas remaining energy staple for decades to come, Qatar eyes bigger chunk of UK gas market and Gulf production recovers after hurricane.

In this episode, William Powell, Editor in Chief of Natural Gas World, interviews Frank van Doorn, VP, Head of Trading at Vattenfall Energy Trading GmbH. Vattenfall's head of trading shares his views on supply and demand in Europe's energy markets this year. He discusses retail competition, renewable and despatchable energy, green hydrogen, and risk.   Recorded on October 6, 2020.

Anne Harding, of Forum Community Relations, moderated what turned out to be a fascinating Canadian Gas Dialogues discussion Oct. 8 surrounding the issues facing First Nations and other indigenous communities as they interact with western Canadian energy developments. Join Chief Councilor Crystal Smith of the Haisla Nation, Chief Clifford White of the Gitxaala Nation, Alicia Dubois, CEO of the Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation and Stephen Buffalo, CEO of Indian Resources Canada as they discuss economic reconciliation, leadership issues within First Nations and how indigenous communities can best participate in and benefit from resource developments on their traditional lands.

Joseph Murphy, News Editor of Natural Gas World, brings us an overview of the latest main developments impacting the natural gas world. This week: Poland ramps up pressure on Gazprom, a week of deal-making and EU eyes tougher climate targets.

In this week's episode of In a Nutshell, NGW discussed Russian-EU energy relations and the energy transition in Europe with Kirsten Westphal, a senior associate at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs. The EU's energy relationship with Russia centres around gas, and this relationship has evolved significantly over time. Gazprom's embattled Nord Stream 2 project faces challenges on multiple fronts, not least the threat of further US sanctions, but concerns about the pipeline's impact on bloc energy security are largely unjustified. Russia could emerge as a key supplier to a future European hydrogen market.

Joseph Murphy, News Editor of Natural Gas World, brings us an overview of the latest main developments impacting the natural gas world. This week: Total predicts peak oil demand in 2030, Shell announces more cuts, Sovcomflot IPO nears, Saudi Arabia ships world's first blue ammonia cargo, strike in Norway, probe into Hammerfest LNG fire and Baker Hughes lands Qatari LNG contract.

Karel Beckman, Editor in Chief of Gas Transitions, a publication by Natural Gas World, discusses with Alex Barnes, Visiting Research Fellow with the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, the latest paper he co-authored with Katja Yafimava: EU Hydrogen Vision: regulatory opportunities and challenges Recorded on September 29, 2020.

Joseph Murphy, News Editor of Natural Gas World, brings us an overview of the latest main developments impacting the natural gas world. This week: EU seeks to charge ships for emissions, Norway launches $2.7bn CCS plan, China pushes on with pipeline unbundling, GE gives up on coal and East Med states unite in gas supply.

Mac Van Wielingen, founder and partner, ARC Financial and Timothy Egan, CEO of the Canadian Gas Association. The role of natural gas and the energy industry in a post-Covid world. Presented by Dale Lunan, Americas Editor of Natural Gas World. This episode is a recording of the Opening Keynote session of Canadian Gas Dialogues 2020. It was recorded on September 21, 2020.  

Joseph Murphy, News Editor of Natural Gas World, brings us an overview of the latest main developments impacting the natural gas world. This week: Energean clinches more Karish gas deals, Chevron gets Israeli greenlight for Noble takeover, Eni finds extra gas off Egypt, Argentina to advance Vaca Muerta infrastructure and Russia eyes IPO at state shipping giant.

Joseph Murphy, News Editor of Natural Gas World, brings us an overview of the latest main developments impacting the natural gas world. This week: BP's bearish oil and gas outlook, Kosmos' $200mn asset sale to Shell, Equinor's field setbacks and cost inflation claims at Nigeria's AKK pipeline.

Joseph Murphy, News Editor of Natural Gas World, brings us an overview of the latest main developments impacting the natural gas world. This week: Gazprom's worst quarter in many years, Berlin faces call to drop Nord Stream 2 support and Brazil liberalises its gas sector further.

Latin American national oil companies (NOCs) have made important advances in slashing emissions from their operations through techniques such as reducing flaring, improving energy efficiency, and injecting CO2 for enhanced oil recovery, according to a new report by the Inter-American Dialogue and the Inter-American Development Bank. Lisa Viscidi, director of the Energy, Climate Change & Extractive Industries Program at the Inter-American Dialogue, joins Dale Lunan, NGW's Americas Editor, to discuss in more detail their latest report: Latin American State Oil Companies and Climate Change: Decarbonization Strategies and Role in the Energy Transition. Recorded August 21, 2020.

Joseph Murphy, News Editor of Natural Gas World, brings us an overview of the latest main developments impacting the natural gas world. This week: BP's green pivot, Neo closes North Sea takeover and Poland fines Gazprom over Nord Stream 2 financing.

Joseph Murphy, News Editor of Natural Gas World, brings us an overview of the latest main developments impacting the natural gas world. This week: Oil industry sees toughest quarter yet, road to market recovery uncertain and Russia eyes role in possible hydrogen revolution in Europe.  

In this episode, Joseph Murphy, Natural Gas World's News Editor, welcomes Jean-Arnold Vinois, Adviser on European Energy Policy at the Jacques Delors Institute and Honorary Director of the European Commission, and Tudor Constantinescu, Principal Adviser to the Director General for Energy in the European Commission, for a discussion about the recently launched EU's Hydrogen Strategy. Recorded on July 24, 2020.

Joseph Murphy, News Editor of Natural Gas World, brings us an overview of the latest main developments impacting the natural gas world. This week: Chevron kicks off downturn M&A with $5bn Noble takeover, Shell ventures into the Russian Arctic and Gazprom exits Latvian gas grid.