The Dutch government is confident that the country will reach its gas storage targets before the upcoming heating season, aiming to ease market concerns on the matter. According to the Ministry of Climate Policy and Green Growth, current fuel reserve volumes meet the EU threshold levels for July.
A decrease of the indicator value may contribute to the rise in quotes of NG, WTI, Brent.
A decrease of the indicator value may contribute to the rise in quotes of NG.
Data centers powering artificial intelligence (AI) and cryptocurrency operations will push American electricity demand to record highs in 2025–2026, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Reuters reports that US liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, already at record highs in 2025, could rise further as Japan, South Korea, and China face above-average temperatures through August.
German state-owned energy company SEFE signed a 10-year deal with Azerbaijan's Socar to buy up to 15 terawatt-hours (around 1.5 billion cubic meters) of gas annually, Bloomberg reports.
According to Kpler data, US energy imports to Asia have actually declined in the four full months since Trump returned to the White House compared to the same period last year.
Bloomberg says China’s natural gas sector is lobbying Beijing to increase the number of power plants in an attempt to boost demand growth. At the moment, the country’s energy sector accounts for 18% of fuel consumption.
Europe braces for unseasonably warm and humid weather this week, as a hot air mass advances from North Africa, driving up cooling demand. Bloomberg reports this exerted upward pressure on natural gas prices.
New US restrictions on Russian gas supplies could disrupt European storage replenishment efforts. Meanwhile, any resolution of the US-China trade dispute and subsequent economic recovery would likely trigger increased Chinese fuel purchases, tightening the global LNG market.
China's imports of most natural resources fell in May, according to customs data released today. Reuters analysts noted that the decline affected oil, coal, iron ore, and copper.
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