Natural Gas World Magazine Vol 2, Issue 1 | Page 2

01 Price signals return

02 Feature Articles

02 Russian gas output up , markets sought
Russia had a good year upstream even before Yamal LNG gets into full swing ; and Gazprom has talked up its own prospects east and – mostly – west .
12 Eni flags ‘ important ’ Sonatrach price switch
Sonatrach has given up oil-indexation in one of its largest and longestestablished supply contracts , with Eni , in the hope of maintaining higher volume sales beyond 2019 when its Eni contract ends .
05 Gazprom offers EU long-term solution
Writing exclusively for NGW , the head of Gazprom Export , Elena Burmistrova , sets out her views on European gas demand , supply and partnership after a year that saw Russian sales records tumble .
15 Gazprom wins back Lithuania
Russian gas monopoly Gazprom is ousting Norway as Lithuania ’ s biggest gas supplier this year , despite the generally bad relations between Russia and the Baltic states .
07 Innovation will sideline gas : Popov
Gas use in the power generation sector has not grown to the extent imagined and even after the Paris Agreement it must fight hard not to lose further ground , argues environmentalist Julian Popov .
17 Israel ’ s lost opportunities
Israeli infighting and also circumstances outside its control have combined to deny the energy importer the chance to become a significant exporter . Time is running out .
11 Europe ’ s gas industry ‘ needs a new approach ’
The greater use of renewables is a potentially fatal problem facing the European gas industry which – doubtless for sound competitive reasons .
19 Azerbaijan at half-way mark for SGC
Money keeps coming for the Southern Gas Corridor as it has enjoyed cast-iron support politically – so far , at least .