IEA’s Molnar: New Market
Gergely Molnár, Gas Analyst, International Energy Agency Keynote Address, 7th Budapest LNG Summit, May 7, 2026 The Middle East conflict has fundamentally disrupted the global gas market outlook. IEA Gas Analyst Gergely Molnár reported that global LNG supply grew a strong 10% (29 bcm) in 2025-26, with nearly half coming from a single plant in […]
U.S. Chargé Savage Remarks
Chargé d’Affaires Caroline Savage, U.S. Embassy Budapest Keynote Remarks, 7th Budapest LNG Summit, May 7, 2026 American energy leadership is back, and Europe is the primary beneficiary. U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Caroline Savage outlined four principles underpinning America’s LNG policy toward Europe: reliability (stable democracy, rule of law, long-term commitments); diversification (USLNG gives Europe leverage and […]
Budapest LNG Summit 2026
Europe Needs to Rethink Its Energy Mix 7th Budapest LNG Summit CEE Energy News, May 7, 2026 More than 100 companies from 24 nations gathered in Budapest last week for the 7th annual Budapest LNG Summit, and the message was urgent: Europe is not on track to meet its 90% gas storage targets this summer, […]
A Cautious Note
Natural Gas Keynote Address: 23rd Annual ERRA Conference Price and Non-Price Regulation in the Gas Sector Fred H. Hutchison, 27 April 2026 Mr. Daraselia, Mr. Petrov, distinguished panelists, colleagues–thank you. I want to use this time well, because the subject is more urgent than the conference program may suggest… And while I am aware that […]
Woodside Energy Acquires Tellurian
USLNG Developer Tellurian Acquired for $1.2 billion (Reuters) Curtis Williams, Ayushman Ojha (July 22): Australia’s Woodside Energy has agreed to buy USLNG developer Tellurian, including the Driftwood LNG export project, for $1.2 billion. The deal includes a $900 million cash purchase of outstanding Tellurian common stock at $1 per share. Driftwood is located in Lake […]
Pause Overturn Celebrated
Energy Advocates Celebrate LNG Export Pause Overturn (DC Journal) Taylor Millard (July 12): Judge James D. Cain Jr. recently halted President Biden’s temporary pause on new USLNG licenses. Cain ruled that the actions were outside the scope of presidential authority and rooted in politics. Looking back, why did Biden hit the pause button on LNG […]
Biden Administration Got It Wrong on LNG Pause
What the Biden Administration Got Wrong on Its LNG Pause (RealClearEnergy) Lucian Pugliaresi, Tatsuya Terazawa (July 10): The Biden administration’s pause on new LNG export approvals, intended for environmental reassessment, faces strong criticism for potentially undermining U.S. energy security and international relationships. Despite a recent court order, the DOE can continue delaying LNG export licenses […]
LNG Pause Overturned – Good News for NATO
NATO Partners Anticipate USLNG Supplies To Europe (Forbes) Ariel Cohen (July 09): The Biden administration’s pause on USLNG export permits was ended after 16 states successfully sued, arguing that the export restrictions were unconstitutional. This decision relieved European and East Asian allies, who were torn between the necessity to decouple from Russian energy and the […]
The Quiet Death of the LNG Pause
Federal Judge Overturns Biden’s USLNG Export Pause Jake Bittle (July 03): Judge James Cain of the Western District of Louisiana has overturned the Biden administration’s pause on new USLNG export approvals. The pause, hailed as a watershed moment for the climate movement when announced in January, has been effectively nullified within six months. Judge Cain […]
Asia’s LNG Appetite
Asia’s Growing Appetite for LNG Open/Markets Adila McHich, Cameron Liao (July 02): USLNG offers sustainability, diversification and energy security to Asia, home to more than half the world’s population. The region is reliant on LNG imports as growing energy demand outpaces supply… A recent Berkeley Research Group study for LNG Allies found that USLNG GHG […]