January 19, 2017- ADI Analytics presented an elaborate report on the overview of LPG markets at the 2017 Argus LPG Conference. The report assessed trade flows, imports and exports, and demand by end use segments. Four important messages were presented which focused on LPG demand outlook. First, emerging market GDP growth which has been experiencing slower than […]
Natural Gas Liquids: Returning to Good Times?
ADI Analytics hosted its first North America Natural Gas and NGL forum in Houston late February. The forum was well-attended with representatives from a wide range of companies including integrated oil and gas majors, refiners, E&P independents, industrial gas suppliers, equipment providers, technology licensors, investors, and media outlets. The forum featured several presentations by ADI […]
The Panama Canal’s Expansion Impacts Crude Oil, LPG, and LNG
Today the Shell-chartered Maran Gas Apollonia became the first large LNG tanker to transit the newly expanded Panama Canal carrying cargo from Cheniere’s Sabine Pass liquefaction plant to East Asia. Since its inception in 1914, the Panama Canal has connected 160 countries and 1,700 ports around the world. Today, between 13,000 to 14,000 ships use […]
A Slowing Dragon: China’s LNG Demand Declines for the First Time
In 2014, China’s LNG demand peaked at 2.7 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd) making it the third-largest LNG importer in the world behind Japan and South Korea. However, as the Chinese economy has slowed LNG demand declined for the first time since China started importing LNG in 2006. Figure 1 highlights the revised LNG […]