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IEA: China leads demand for natural gas
By Eric Watkins LOS ANGELES, June 5 – Natural gas is headed for a bright future, according to a new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) projecting China to more than double consumption by 2017, while the U.S. will … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, Asia, Australia, CBM, China, China consumption, coal-bed methane, conventional gas, Europe, FSU, Fukushima Daiichi disaster, gas consumption, gas production, global gas demand, global gas supply, Global LNG trade, global trade balance, high gas prices, IEA, International Energy Agency, Japan, largest gas importer, LNG exporter, march 2011, Medium-Term Gas Market Report 2012, Middle East, natural gas, non-OECD, north america, nuclear, nuclear industry, Oceana, OECD, power generation, Qatar, renewables, shale gas, Soviet Union, tight gas, tight oil, unconventional gas
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Coal: U.S. exporters face West Coast challenges
By Eric Watkins LOS ANGELES, June 1 – U.S. exporters of coal are finding it difficult to get their products to Asian markets, a difficulty underlined this week when the Seattle city council declared its opposition to moving coal through … Continue reading
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Tagged atomic energy, Bank of America, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, carbon neutral, climate change, coal, coal-dust, Emerald City, energy diplomacy, Energy Information Administration, eric watkins, Fukushima Daiichi, Glamma Productions, Japan, KEP, Korea Electric Power Corp., Korea Energy Economics Institute, Kori 1 reactor, nimbyism, nuclear power, oil diplomacy, Oregon, Osamu Fujisawa, Port of Seattle, power-station coal, Resolution 31379, seaborne thermal coal, Seattle, Simpson Spence & Young Ltd, South Korea, Washington, Watching World Energy, Wyoming
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Japanese money pulls in LNG
By Eric Watkins LOS ANGELES, May 7 – There can be little doubt that Japan’s need for liquefied natural gas has soared in the wake of the country’s nuclear meltdown last year, with all of its reactors now shuttered. That … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, Asia, Atlantic Basin, BG Group, demand, Frank Chapman, Glamma Productions, heat waves, IHS Global Insight, Japan, Kansai Electric Power, liquefied natural gas, Lisa Murkowski, LNG, money, Nikkei, North Slope, OAO Gazprom, Pacific Basin, Sakhalin Energy, spot LNG prices, trade deficit, UK, United Kingdom
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Japan continues drive for LNG
By Eric Watkins LOS ANGELES, May 1 – Still reeling from the shock of last year’s nuclear meltdown in Fukushima, Japan continues to seek additional supplies of liquefied natural gas as the best alternative means to fuel the nation’s power … Continue reading
Shoring up the Pacific
By Eric Watkins LOS ANGELES, April 19 – US Marines may turn in their graves to learn that Japanese military forces will be returning to Tinian Island – scene of a major battle in World War Two. But they may … Continue reading
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Tagged Beijing, Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, China, Corregidor, CSBA, eric watkins, geostrategic, Guam, Honshu, Indonesia, Japan, Korean Peninsula, Kyushu, Luo Yan, Luzon, Manila, maritime, oil, oil diplomacy, Philippine, SDF, sea lanes, security, Self-Defense Forces, shipping, South China Sea, strategy, Tinian, United States, US Marines
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Chevron, Sempra boost Japan’s LNG
By Eric Watkins LOS ANGELES, April 18 – Japan’s increased demand for liquefied natural gas got a boost when Chevron Corp and Sempra Energy each announced agreements with Japanese power and trading firms for increased supplies. Chevron Corp said its … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Chevron, Chubu Electric Power, Japan, Mitsui & Co, Sempra Energy
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