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GIIGNL 2026 Report: USLNG Dominance
The Five-Year Rise of USLNG Exports A Deep Dive into the GIIGNL Data from 2021 to 2025 Compiled by LNG Allies from GIIGNL Annual Reports The International Group of Liquefied Natural Gas Importers (GIIGNL), founded in 1971 and representing nearly every regasification terminal worldwide, has just released its 2026 Annual Report covering 2025 trade. With […]
EUMR Issue Update – OIES Paper
OIES | Maria Olczak | June 2026 How Is the EU Methane Emissions Regulation Implemented in Practice? The EU Methane Emissions Regulation (MER), in force since August 2024, establishes a framework for monitoring, reporting, and verification of methane emissions from fossil fuel imports, with a methane intensity standard for imports phasing in by 2030. While […]
Global Energy Forum Transcripts
LNG Allies was one of the knowledge partners for the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Forum held in Washington on 09-10 June 2026. Four of the key events have been transcribed. GEF-26 Video Archive → Energy Crisis to Lasting Resilience: Ministerial Views Energy ministers of Cyprus and Greece assess Europe’s transition from crisis management to “energy […]
Building Long-Term Relationships
LNG Allies Dinner Keynote | 09 June 2026 Building Long-Term USLNG Supply Relationships in Europe By Fred H. Hutchison At the end of the first day of the GEF, LNG Allies and the Atlantic Council organized a dinner in the LNG Allies event center in Washington. Fred Hutchison delivered the opening keynote, saying: Europe enters […]
Slaying the Dependency Dragon
On the eve of their Global Energy Forum, the Atlantic Council’s Energy Source published my op-ed pushing back on the Kremlin’s narrative that by turning to USLNG, “Europe has simply traded one energy dependency for another.” (Yes, there is proof that this argument originated from Moscow in 2022!) Russia’s argument, I wrote, collapses under scrutiny. Nyet!! Europe has not […]
Thanks for (More than) the Memories
“A partnership that is working well should not retire, should not end… you can simply upgrade it.” — Ditte Juul Jørgensen, EU Director General Energy, Pittsburgh, Penn., 27 Feb. 2026. A Tribute by Fred H. Hutchison, President & CEO, LNG Allies Today a true friend of USLNG, Ditte Juul Jørgensen, becomes Director General for Trade […]
How Much Shale Is Left?
Thunder Said Energy | May 28, 2026 A new data-file from Thunder Said Energy puts numbers on a question that matters for long-term USLNG supply: how much of the world’s shale resource base has actually been produced? The answer, across more than 20 basins, is not much. 11% of U.S. shale resources have been produced […]
EUMR Issue Update
Reuters | 28 May 2026 EU Plans Three-Year Waiver on Methane Penalties Kate Abnett reports: The European Commission drafted a recommendation asking member states to waive penalties for oil and gas companies that breach the EU Methane Regulation in 2027, 2028, and 2029, except for “large-scale fraudulent breaches.” The waiver would apply to existing contracts […]
Guith: Build it Now
Build the Global LNG System Now, Not After the Next Crisis Christopher Guith | Real Clear Energy | 21 May 2026 Guith argues that the Hormuz disruption, which chokes more than 20% of traded LNG, proves energy security is global and that the answer is redundancy, not retreat. His three tracks: keep expanding U.S. export […]
The Empty Quadrant
Eat More Electrons (Todd Moss) | May 20, 2026 Todd Moss reports: No country with average income above $30,000 uses fewer than 4,000 kWh per person. The upper-right quadrant of the income-vs-electricity scatterplot is fully occupied. The lower-right—high income, low electricity—is empty, and stays empty no matter how efficient appliances get. Energy Hub founder Todd […]