Oct 16: 8A surge in US LNG exports is always based on the assumption of higher worldwide demand for it. But what drives US exports would be the differentials of Henry Hub prices to Click on Report for more.

 8European and Asian gas prices, and whether the economic incentive exists to carry out the trade. The UK national balancing point (NBP) gas price – which serves as a proxy to the European traded gas price – remains at a premium to the US gas price (c.$6/mcf versus c.$3/mcf). Asian spot LNG prices fell sharply down to around $4.50/mcf at the start of 2016 but have since recovered to around $7-8/mcf. While this is a positive, the economics are still very tight. Find out more. Click on Report.
8Find out the real reasons why the shale gas revolution cannot be repeated in other parts of the world even where large reserves have been found. Click on Report for more.
8Find out more on what is the oil price that the Saudi Arabia is looking at. Also why the Saudis have more patience and a longer time horizon than other oil producers in the world. And how the OPEC still has the power to impose a floor price to global oil. Click on Report for more.
8Find out more on how Great Eastern Shipping Company put together a senior loan facility for four of its jackup rigs. Click on Report for more.
8Find out more on how the IMO's decision to postpone the new Ballast Water Treatment norms has put off the phasing out of many large ships by at couple of more years. Click on Report for more.
8Comparative Analysis of Barite and Hematite Used in Water-Based Drilling Fluid shows that one of the two has a distinctive advantage.Click on Report for more.
8Find out more on how crowdsourcing is used as a channel to solicit innovative ideas to reduce the environmental footprint of oil and gas exploration, development and production. The results have come as a surprise. Click on Report for more.
8There are many new high-tech proppants in use in the market today, and it is time Indian companies think of using them. Click on Report for more.
8The global oil & gas pipeline industry is set to grow rapidly by 2019. Having ensured that the Indian market remains under their grip now that a domestic value added caveat has been put in place, it is time for domestic pipe manufacturers to go out and compete for the spurt in global orders. But will they?. Click on Report for more.
8Indian energy sector reforms: An insight. Click on Report for more.
8Reliance Defence and Engineering Limited has delivered another 73,500 DWT new-built Ice-class Panamax Bulk Carrier for an international client using best-in-class technology. Click on Report for more.
8Indian threats of curtailing Iranian imports are not borne by crude import figures. Find out why. Click on Report for more.
8KG-D6 gas production is at an all time low of 5.4 MMSCMD while CBM output is at 0.6 MMSCMD. Click on Report for more.
8The government is selling 100% of Helicopter carrier Pawan Hans and 100% of its stake in the fertilizer consultancy company, PDIL. Get the offer documents here. Click on Report for more.
8A series of mid-term MOU evaluation meetings are currently on between the government and public sector oil companies. Click on Report for more.
8Chinese crude and gas imports are rising rapidly, fueling suspicion that its economy is reviving faster than was thought earlier. This will have big implications on prices. Chinese imports are offsetting a rise in shale output from the US. This bullish sentiment however is tempered by other reports that there will be a supply surge in 2018 and despite the Chinese surge, global demand will be lower than earlier estimated. In the face of conflicting claims, it has become difficult to figure out which way the markets are going to behave.Click on Report for more.
8The new Saudi Aramco office in India will strive toward qualifying more vendors in equipment and services as well as raw materials needed by the company for its many projects. The website carries here an interview with Saudi Aramco president and CEO Amin Nasser. Click on Report for more.
8A new way to mitigating future elemental sulfur and even removing its deposition tenfold by using a cheaper solid-liquid mixture -- simple garlic and low-grade heavy diesel oil -- has been found. Click on Report for more.
8Find out more on the kind of energy efficiency projects that are getting funded in India. Click on Report for more.

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