Is Mexico Over Reliant on U.S. Natural Gas?
Mexico: A Gas Nation Mexico’s electricity consumption per capita has grown steadily 4.9% per year since 1985, and it is the top consumer of similar sized emerging markets. Much this electricity is powered by natural gas. Figure 1, Electricity per Capita of Similar Sized Developing Countries. Source: Our World in Data Figure 2, Electricity Production […]
2023 User Conference Recap
All Roads Lead to Galveston As Gas Market Experts Come Together With Texas’ best November weather, RBAC’s Annual Gas and User Conference took place in Galveston, Texas last week. It was a great follow up and success to last year’s1 in Austin. Everyone was happy to see colleagues and energy industry leaders from across the […]
RBAC Newsletter 2023 Issue 11
The Expanding Presence of Natural Gas and LNG in the Global Market Despite volatility, gas and LNG demand is increasing. Conflicts are increasing volatility and uncertainty. But what is certain is that gas is seen as having a vital role for the future. This month, we are excited to bring you natural gas and LNG […]
The Role of Natural Gas in South Korea’s Miracle Rise
South Korea is now known as a highly developed economy with a hand in a variety of industries such as electronics, automobiles, telecommunications, chemicals, steel, and shipbuilding.1 However, one of the largest economies in the world by GDP was not always such an economic powerhouse. How exactly was South Korea able to rapidly grow their economy […]
A Natural Gas Crisis in Resource-Rich Colombia
Uncertainty Within Colombia Internal debate over how Colombia should approach developing its domestic resources has created uncertainty over the future of not only the industry, but the country’s energy security. Could Colombia face a natural gas crisis in the near future? The short answer is “yes.” Irene Vélez, the then Colombian Minister for Mines announced […]
RBAC Newsletter 2023 Issue 10
Global Gas and LNG Market Advance Despite Volatility The global market has been a center of attention this month as we zeroed in on Africa developing their domestic gas resources, LNG and economic growth in Southeast Asia and Japan, Australian gas supply disruption scenarios, evaluating the global progress towards the energy transition, and how the […]
Why Come To RBAC’s 2023 Gas & User Conference?
What can you expect from this year’s Gas & User Conference? Watch the video below and click here for the agenda and registration. https://vimeo.com/866941711?share=copy
Africa: The Natural Gas Sleeping Giant
Africa’s Potential Africa is a land full of promise, blessed with abundant resources and huge untapped potential in human capital. And when it comes to natural gas, its gas reserves in 2021 were estimated at 625.6 tcf which is nearly equivalent to that of the United States.1 If Africa can properly develop their natural resources, […]
Potential Effects of Australia LNG Supply Disruption Follow Up
We previously covered the potential effects of strikes at key LNG facilities in Australia and how they would affect global prices as well as how the Asian market would respond.1 Woodside Energy has since been able to come to an agreement with the union representing workers at the North West Shelf facility which will certainly […]
RBAC Newsletter 2023 Issue 9
Fast & Furiously Active Global Gas and LNG Markets Lines were drawn in one area of the world, while trenches dug in another, with the natural gas and LNG market grabbing global headlines, between the EU importing records amounts of LNG from Russia, potential supply disruptions of Australia’s 10% of the global market, emerging economies […]
