Natural Gas and LNG in the World Podcast Highlights
RBAC’s CEO and Founder, Dr. Robert Brooks once again had an insightful conversation with Armando Cavanha covering what has taken place in the global gas market in the first quarter of 2025. It was an incredible discussion that covered all facets of the market and the interplay between key regions such as North America, Europe, […]
The Double Prime Mover: Electricity Runs the Future, But Natural Gas Keeps It Running
In a recent post, Mark P Mills put it bluntly: “Electricity is the new oil,” pointing out that while oil powered the 20th century’s industrial growth, electricity is now the prime mover of the digital economy — from AI and data centers to EVs and cloud infrastructure. If that is true, then Natural Gas is […]
Beyond the Price Curve: How Natural Gas Market Simulation Reveals Real Opportunities
There IS uncertainty in energy markets. Even before major action on tariffs, on January 23, 2025, the U.S. Energy Information Administration released a report on rising natural gas prices. Rather than look at it from a simple duality, assuming LNG exports affects prices, let’s look deeper and farther about the problem of prices, supply and […]
Catching the Wave of LNG through Natural Gas Market Predictive Analytics
How are countries, governments and industry demanding, supplying (and marketing/trading) Natural Gas on the global market? Let’s do three examples: India – The Rising Tiger: The IEA’s latest report projects that India’s natural gas demand will rise by nearly 60% by 2030, reaching 103 billion cubic meters (bcm) annually. This growth is driven by rapid […]
Modeling Energy Transition Scenarios
As a natural gas market analyst, if you had to model energy transition scenarios then how would you do it? Have you heard of cap & trade? Nowadays more referred as an EMS or Emissions Trading System or Scheme, this system’s purpose is to reduce emissions through market mechanisms. So, if you were asked to […]
Forecasting and Infrastructure
The Challenge of Investing in Natural Gas Infrastructure “If you think about what a bad mix …particularly short-term politics and long-term infrastructure are, and it really is the infrastructure that people have to make decisions on for the long term.” – Alan Armstrong, CEO of Williams Long-term Infrastructure versus Short-term Politics Large infrastructure projects such […]
Trump, Tariffs and Trade Wars, Natural Gas and LNG into China
A Historical Review of Tariffs on China-U.S. LNG Trade As the new Trump administration takes office, discussions around LNG tariffs have resurfaced due to China’s imposition of additional tariffs on U.S. LNG during his previous presidential tenure. Examining the market changes during the previous tariff period may offer valuable insights into the current situation. In […]
Natural Gas Market Modeling and the DOE LNG Study
President Donald Trump, Source: Voice of America President Trump just canceled the “LNG pause”. It may make moot the recent DOE report done as part of President Biden’s “Pause” last year but most certainly makes moot former Secretary of Energy Granholm’s letter accompanying this report with a new Secretary soon to be appointed in Chris Wright, CEO of Liberty […]
Phillips 66 Makes a Move on NGLs
Phillips 66 has recently acquired EPIC for $2.2 billion which is a significant move in the NGL market. CEO, Mark Lashier believes that this move will better position Phillips 66 as a downstream energy provider and helps to optimize their NGL value chain. But what exactly are NGLs and why are they significant? Natural Gas […]
Empowering Africa: Navigating Energy Independence and Economic Growth
RBAC’s CEO and Founder, Dr. Robert Brooks, joins NJ Ayuk, Executive Director of the African Energy Chamber, and Stuart Turley on the latest episode of Conversations in Energy. The discussion covers the importance of a balanced approach to energy policies, the need to leverage Africa’s natural gas resources to reduce energy poverty, and the impact of […]
