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FLAME Conference 2023 Takeaways

Graph: G2M2 Insights Visual Analytics for Global Gas and LNG Some key takeaways for the FLAME conference 2023: Natural gas and LNG will continue to play an important role in the energy transition, but European governments and companies do not want to commit to any long-term infrastructure investments or binding contracts when there is a […]

FLAME Conference 2023 Day 1

Key Takeaways: There is a general consensus at the conference that demand destruction is expected to be slower than what is stated such policy as RepowerEU. This is aligned with what RBAC has stated since 22Q3 that our expected reduction of European demand is slower than IEA’s scenarios due to execution risk of policy targets. […]

Hydrogen Opportunities for the Natural Gas Sector

Source: Adobe Stock HYDROGEN AS AN ENERGY SOURCE: The hydrogen sector development in recent years has created significant opportunities and challenges for the LNG value chain. Hydrogen is seen as a clean and versatile energy carrier with the potential to decarbonize various sectors such as transportation, industry, and power generation. As such, it is seen […]

Spring Highlights in Global Gas and LNG

We have had more than just warm weather and spring flowers, the Global Gas team here at RBAC wanted to give some highlights on what’s happening in the market. Source: GIE, Thierry_bros on Twitter GLOBAL SHIFT: The global gas market is experiencing a significant shift as North America increases its liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports […]

Can Methane Emissions Impact the Future of the LNG trade?

Source: Adobe Stock METHANE EMISSIONS TRACKING: As most of the methane emission impact occurs upstream to the liquefaction part of the value chain, which emphasize that the source of the LNG cargo matters as far as the methane emission is considered. As countries and industries focus more on mitigating climate change, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, […]

RBAC Releases New Video: G2M2® Market Simulator for Global Gas and LNG™

The Global Gas and LNG Market As the world becomes more interconnected and energy demand continues to increase, understanding global natural gas and LNG market dynamics is more important than ever. In order to properly navigate these volatile global markets, you need a sophisticated tool which can simulate the market under any conditions. See how […]

Modeling of Green Gas or Renewable Natural Gas Scenarios

Tools for Navigating the Energy Transition.  Renewable natural gas is growing steam. Some analysts are looking at a 45% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) increasing from $8 Billion to $72 Billion by 2028.  CEO of RBAC, Dr. Robert Brooks, speaks about modeling of green gas or renewable natural gas (RNG) scenarios using GPCM in this 2021 RBAC […]

Simulation vs Modeling vs Forecasting

Image Source: Gas & LNG Visual Analytics – RBAC; TCR wind tunnel model, South Hampton University Those familiar with RBAC may have read we have been in the business of Energy Market Simulation Systems since 1997. Our industry-leading GPCM Market Simulator for North American Gas and LNG has allowed users to “model” the natural gas […]

2022 RBAC User Conference Recap

Photo by MJ Tangonan on Unsplash Epic! Awesome! Eye-opening! Are just some of the terms used to describe the 2022 RBAC User Conference held in Austin, Texas, November 16th-18th. This was RBAC’s first in-person conference since 2020 and was attended by industry colleagues and clients from across the industry sectors and from around the country […]