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NRG: Cautious steps forward

Welcome to the seventh edition of NewsBase’s Roundup Global (NRG), in which our team of international editors provide you with a snapshot of some of the key issues affecting their regional beats.

Japanese LNG demand set for slow recovery

Japanese LNG demand is not expected to recover fully this year, owing to the ongoing economic fallout from the country’s coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown coupled with higher than normal stockpiles of the fuel.

Santos’ Narrabri CBM project takes step forward

Australian oil and gas developer Santos has revealed that its controversial Narrabri coal-bed methane (CBM) project has taken another important step forward.

Armour sells stake in Queensland CBM project to APLNG

Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG) is set to buy out its junior partner in a coal-bed methane (CBM) development project in Queensland’s Surat Basin.

Indonesia begins overhauling Pertamina

Indonesia’s deteriorating upstream performance has forced the government to rethink state-owned Pertamina’s future, unveiling plans that will see the company’s operations compartmentalised and even opened up to private investment.

Indian gas reforms to spur LNG adoption

The launch of India’s first natural gas exchange, coupled with recent changes to regulations governing liquefied natural gas (LNG) refuelling stations, should help boost the super-chilled fuel’s market penetration.

OIL’s production drops in wake of well blowout protests

State-owned Oil India Ltd’s (OIL) oil and gas production has been hampered by protests in Assam State over an ongoing fire at the company’s Baghjan natural gas and condensate field.