Europe’s RNG Objectives: Aspirations Run into Hard Realities
The European Green Deal, presented in 2019, aims to handle the climate crisis by reducing net greenhouse gas emissions, with the ambitious goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2050. One of the plans under this initiative is REPowerEU, announced in May 2022. REPowerEU focuses on saving energy, diversifying energy supplies, and producing clean energy. […]
Japan’s Future Energy
Japan’s Future Energy  Key Takeaways from the Japan Energy Summit Discussing the future of energy, Japan Energy Summit & Exhibition was held in Tokyo and concluded on June 5, with the main focus on Asia’s LNG supply flexibility and demand growth, Hydrogen, ammonia, and e-methane’s impact on Japan’s energy mix, and the key technology to […]
A Tale of Two LNG Importers: Japan and Taiwan
A Contrast in Energy: The Land of the Rising Sun and Ilha Formosa Japan and Taiwan show some similarity in their energy mix and policies, particularly in their high demand for LNG imports and their efforts toward decarbonization; however, the approach of each toward nuclear power is quite different and this fundamental difference affects their […]
Global Waves: Navigating the Ripple Effects of China’s Economic Tide on LNG Markets
Authored by Dr. Ning Lin and Jiaxin Yang. The analysis of China’s potential economic slowdown and its cascading effects on the global LNG market reveals intricate and dynamic interdependencies. The most significant finding is the sensitivity of LNG imports to economic conditions, particularly in China, and how these conditions can instigate substantial shifts in global […]
The United States is Leading the LNG Charge
Authored by Scott McKenna and Ed O’Toole. It’s said that history doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes. Such is the case with the US energy industry and specifically, US LPG and LNG exports. In the early 2000s, many energy experts believed that US energy production had seen its pinnacle and the country was destined […]
The European Gas & LNG Conference
RBAC’s Director of Business Development, James Brooks attended the S&P Global European Gas and LNG Conference in London, October 25-26, 2022. According to Mr. Brooks there were several key takeaways that were quite noteworthy. There is a lot of optimism about getting through the 22/23 winter season as gas storage levels are high and going […]
Is Rescuing Europe from Energy Crisis causing US Natural Gas Prices to Soar?
Robert Kachmar, leading expert analyst on Natural Gas at RBAC Inc., will present October 24th, 2022, at the USAEE/IAEE conference in Houston, Texas, and address the global energy crisis and its far-reaching effects right here at home. “More than 20 million US households are behind on their utility bills. Inflation, the pandemic slowdown, and many […]
Dr Brooks Speaks to The Times, Korea
Original from The Times, Korea Dr Brooks says natural gas is the solution, not the enemy of the energy transition Dr. Robert Brooks received PhD 50 years ago in Operations Research (Applied Mathematics) with a minor in Energy Economics Great interest in cooperative projects with Korean companies 1997 Development of a complete model of North […]
Forecasting Monthly Price Spreads at Natural Gas Trading Hubs
Forecasting Monthly Price Spreads at Natural Gas Trading Hubs by Robert Brooks, Ph.D. and Ning Lin Ph.D. Â Summary/Conclusions: Since 2020, RBAC, Inc., and Refinitiv, a London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Business, have collaborated on the production of an annual sensitivity study of price behavior at three major gas trading hubs:Â Henry Hub in North […]
Trends in LNG Contracting and Why They Matter
by G2M2 Team and Jane Li, Zion Energy Consulting Market Disruption Recent events in the Russia-Ukraine conflict have sent shock waves through the global gas market. E.U. countries are currently scrambling to piece together a plan to reduce their dependence on Russian gas by two-thirds by the end of 2022, which is a tall order even […]
