The Increasing Demand for Natural Gas and its Market Dynamics

Natural gas is one of the important fossil energy sources that significantly contribute to all energy sources. It is referred to as a fossil fuel because it is created in the earth's crust. It is mostly made up of ethane and methane (a molecule with one carbon atom and four hydrogen atoms).

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It is a mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons that has no smell and is not poisonous or visible. Natural gas liquids (NGLs, also known as hydrocarbon gas liquids), as well as nonhydrocarbon gases like water vapour and carbon dioxide, are also present in trace levels.

Natural Gas Production Process

The first step in this process entails drilling a well that extends about a mile below the earth's surface and perforating it. The natural gas is then trapped inside steel containers and pipes. Additionally, the fluid used in fracking is designed to cause fresh fissures in the nearby rocks, which causes natural gas to float. After being gathered and processed, the floating natural gas is subsequently transported from the surface. It is then transported and stored in the neighbouring tanks.

Key Players

• Gazprom
• Exxon Mobil Corporation
• China National Petroleum Corporation
• Royal Dutch Shell Plc
• BP Plc, Chevron
• Conoco Philips

Market Drivers

Given that natural gas is a popular fuel for light-duty cars and that it is environmentally friendly, the industry has expanded as a result of the excess supply for these vehicles.

Furthermore, due to an increase in CNG consumption in major cities around the world to reduce unnecessary pollution levels and lower the price of CNG relative to some other fossil fuels, the light commercial vehicle segment represents the most commercially viable segment of the global compressed natural gas (CNG) market with the highest potential for invested capital.

Natural Gas Price Trend 2022

North America

In the first half of the third quarter of 2022, natural gas prices in the USA increased sharply. The anticipation for hotter weather and greater demand caused the benchmark futures to soar.

Concerns linger regarding the flow of Russian gas to Europe, record coal prices, and the expiration of the front-month contract. However, when the market lost momentum due to U.S. production surpassing 100 BEF/day for the first time, natural gas costs fell to low market fundamentals toward the conclusion of this quarter, which affected the natural gas production costs.

The restart of the plant by Freeport LNG was delayed from mid-October to November, which resulted in a further decrease in domestic market pricing.

Asia Pacific

The Asia Pacific region's natural gas prices followed the same pattern as those of the rest of the world market. Russia was concerned that further supply cuts would worsen the fuel crisis in Asia, which caused prices to soar in the first half of this quarter. There was fierce competition between Asia and Europe for the limited supply of LNG cargo.

Following hydropower disruptions in the Sichuan district, China's struggle to meet peak power demand increased the production costs for key downstream derivative ventures. Natural gas prices fell in India as a result of decreasing production and a dramatic decline in import prices. LNG could not be purchased on the spot market by Indian gas importers.

Europe

Due to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline supply interruption from Gazprom, Russia, to the European region, natural gas prices in the region are on the rise. The Dutch Title Transfer Facility (TTF), the European standard for trading natural gas, sets the front gas month costs. bounced.

The upsurge in energy and utility costs pushes inflation and tightens the margins and edges among significant ventures. It also drives up the downstream derivative market. The Euro currency fell to its lowest level due to the recent increase in gas costs, which led to a recession in the region.

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