Global demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) grew by 12.5% to 359 million tonnes in 2019, according to Shell’s latest annual LNG Outlook published today – a significant increase that bolsters LNG’s growing role in the transition to a lower-carbon energy system.

Weaker-than-expected LNG demand, relatively mild winter weather, the coronavirus outbreak and Chinese tariffs have made the situation worse.

U.S. gas producers are counting on LNG exports to absorb record production from the shale boom. Those exports jumped 68% to a record 5.0 billion cubic feet per day in 2019 after soaring 53% in 2018.

Petronet will invest the money over a five-year period in Tellurian’s proposed $27.5 billion Driftwood LNG export project in Louisiana and the deal will give Petronet an equity stake in the project and rights for up to 5 million tonnes a year of LNG,

Since US LNG exports from the Lower 48 began in February 2016, Europe has received 28.3 Bcm of gas equivalent,

Total US LNG feedgas volumes reached a new all-time high of 9.4 Bcf/d Tuesday, after exceeding 9 Bcf/d for the first time on January 19.

Australia's Santos record annual sales revenue of over $4 billion, up 10%, generated from sales volumes of 94.5 mmboe

Australia has officially become the world’s largest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) on an annualized basis, overtaking the previous titleholder Qatar.

Aramco has vowed to pump almost $160 billion into growth in the natural gas sector over the next decade, with a sizable portion of that money to be designated for LNG projects overseas.

China's LNG growth rate has almost halved to 27pc for 2018-19 and the signs are that growth is continuing to decelerate.