Where will China get its future LNG and why?
Risks and Opportunities for China in the Evolving Global Market for Natural Gas Dr. Robert Brooks, Founder, RBAC, Inc. To achieve the economic and environmental objectives set forth by President Xi and the CCP earlier this year, China must substitute a huge amount of coal use in industry and electricity production with cleaner alternatives such […]
RBAC’s Role in Bringing Energy to a Billion People Still in the Dark
Photo by Tope. A Asokere on Unsplash “The mission of RBAC is to contribute to the prosperity of mankind through improvements in the quality and ethics of economic decisions made by the energy industry. This, in turn, will increase the availability of affordable energy throughout the world, while still allowing for profitability of those projects […]
How Players Can Score in the Global Natural Gas Arena
Football is a multi-billion dollar global industry. It is a game of technical skills, IQ and athleticism. These are the reasons it has such a global appeal. In order for players to score, they need to have the rights tools at their disposal. The natural gas industry has been on the global playing field for […]
What Will Happen if Gazprom Stops Transiting Gas Across Ukraine?
Overview The European Union has five main sources for natural gas: indigenous production (mostly the Netherlands), Norway, North Africa (Algeria and Libya), Russia and LNG. According to Navigant Consulting’s Global Market Intelligence Database, the total amount of gas consumed in the European Union amounted to about 433 billion cubic meters (BCM) in 2015, an increase […]
Simulation and Optimization Overview
“Simulation” and “Optimization” are terms employed by researchers and analysts who are attempting to learn something about natural or human systems by building and executing mathematical models of those systems. Mathematical models are typically systems of variables and equations which represent objects and behaviors found in the real-life systems which modelers are trying to understand […]
Geopolitics Vs. Economics
Will North America Miss the Boat on LNG Exports? James Brooks, RBAC Inc., July 15, 2015 With the recent shale revolution in North America, the potential to become a world leader in supplying a reliable clean energy source has never been higher. US natural gas prices have hovered around $2-$4 while overseas markets have seen price […]
I hate to ruin your day, but oil prices are about to drop to $30
Despite all indicators of oil prices making a recovery albeit slow, they are actually going to drop down into the $30 range. Am I crazy? If I were to have told you last July that oil prices were going to hit $50 by January, would you have considered me crazy then? The truth is that […]
How to Knock a Curve Ball Out of the Park
Positioning your feet in the Natural Gas Market James Brooks, RBAC Inc., May 4, 2015 Baseball is considered one of America’s greatest pastimes. It is a game of both skill and strategy and frankly it is just fun to play. The game is a feature of many classic movies with an abundance of “life lessons” […]
RBAC Foreshadowed Resurgence in GTLs
While the jump in gas-fired generation demand in 2012 has made headlines due to low natural gas prices versus coal feed-stocks, the industry has been looking further out with LNG exports and GTL prospects as potential demand solutions. The economics of LNG exports work well in light of world-wide demand and location; but as noted […]
North America LNG Exports to Eastern Hemisphere An Emerging Sea Change in World Gas Prices
However, since 2007, North American gas production has grown strongly, and is on a pace to approach 31 Tcf in 2012. This reflects rapidly expanding gas production from shales, which should account for about one third of North American gas production in 2012. Because this growth has outstripped the growth in North American gas demand, […]
