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Mar 18 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Shell has just been cleared by Australia's regulator to restart its giant Prelude LNG export plant 🇦🇺👌

👍 NOPSEMA said Shell fulfilled a required direction order
⚡ Prelude closed in early-Dec. due to a power failure
🚢 The facility will provide much-needed supply to the market
Background:

More than 100 non-essential staff were evacuated in early December from Prelude after an outage left workers without ventilation, potable water services and a sewage treatment system

bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
An inspection by Australia’s offshore petroleum regulator found that Shell didnt "have a sufficient understanding of the risks of the power system on the facility, including failure mechanisms, interdependencies and recovery"

Shell couldn't restart until the regulator gave an OK
The development will provide much-needed supply to the Asian LNG market

Spot prices skyrocketed to a record earlier this month as the war in Ukraine triggered fears of supply disruptions from Russia

bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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Mar 20
Before the war in Ukraine, China was becoming more reliant on Russian energy, metal and crops
🇨🇳🤝🇷🇺

But relations have become more complicated in recent weeks, raising questions about future trade

Here’s how China’s trade with Russia may change 👇

bloombergquint.com/china/ukraine-… Image
Energy (1) ⚡️

Following the invasion, Chinese buyers, and the lenders that finance their purchases, have largely shunned Russian shipments of coal and LNG, as well as crude

While it likely temporary, it reflects companies’ deeper concerns about becoming ensnared in sanctions Image
Energy (2) ⚡️

China will likely expand imports of Russian LNG

But coal is different. Russian supply is a tiny fraction of what China consumes, and Beijing’s plan to raise the capacity of its coal industry suggests may be doing away with imports entirely

bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Mar 19
Nuclear energy gaining popularity on surging fossil fuel prices ☢️

All this in the last 2 weeks:

🇧🇪 Belgium delays nuclear exit by 10 years
🇰🇷 South Korea elects pro-nuclear president
🇯🇵 Japan policymakers call for faster reactor restarts
🇨🇿 Czech opens tender for atomic plant
Reaching net zero emissions by 2050 won’t be easy

BNEF developed a scenario where nuclear plays a bigger role in global decarbonisation. The forecast sees atomic energy increasing *17-fold* over the next three decades

about.bnef.com/blog/the-renai… Image
🇬🇧 U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to meet with the nuclear industry on Monday to discuss how quickly plans to build new capacity can be rolled out, as the nation seeks energy self-sufficiency in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Mar 19
Japan and German government ministers are heading to Qatar this weekend to try to secure more LNG supplies
🇶🇦 🚢 🇯🇵 🇩🇪

🤔 Qatar previously said it can’t offer much immediate help as most supplies are tied up in long-term contracts… will that change?

bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Also, will Qatar want to help Japan?

Jera, Japan’s top utility, didn’t renew a recent contract with Qatar, which caused a rift between the two nations 💥

The Japanese government has been trying to repair the relationship with Qatar, and the latest trip is probably part of that
Meanwhile, Germany doesn’t actually import LNG (yet) 🇩🇪

Germany is backing the construction of LNG import facilities to reduce dependence on Russian pipeline imports, but the country needs “more liquefied natural gas in the short term,” said Economy Minister Robert Habeck
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Mar 18
Tokyo area’s power supply is VERY tight right now⚡️ 🇯🇵

Tepco only has 2% of power reserves, as an earthquake in Fukushima earlier this week knocked offline some thermal power plants

Tepco is asking customers to conserve electricity Image
This is very abnormal. 9pm-10pm is NOT a peak demand period
This week’s earthquake is a reminder that Japan has very thin power reserves

A lot of oil-fired power plants have been retired, and nuclear remains largely idled (due to the earthquake/tsunami risk)
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Mar 18
Czech Republic invites South Korea, France and the US to bid on building its next nuclear power plant 🇨🇿☢️

👍 Czech government approved Korea Hydro, EDF and Westinghouse to participate in the bidding process 
🥇 The winner will sign a contract by 2024

bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Korea Hydro said it will submit a bid

Korea supplied the reactors for the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in the UAE. The nation has gained a strong reputation in the nuclear sector as France/US projects struggle with delays

todayenergy.kr/news/articleVi…
👎 Czech government excluded Russian and Chinese companies from participating due to national security concerns
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Mar 17
Late-night quake rocks Japan's power grid 🇯🇵⚡

Here is the latest:

🏭 More than 6 gigawatts worth of coal/gas-fired power shut. Restart timing unclear
💡 Over 30k without power in Tohoku. Power restored to Tokyo
☢️ No abnormalities at nuclear plants

bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
🚢 Soma LNG import terminal is offline
🛢️ Several oil refineries, including Sendai and Chiba, have been shut
WOOWEE!
📈📈📈

Japan wholesale electricity prices are surging after the quake shut several power plants

Nationwide rates jumped to an average of 47.75 yen/kWh, the highest in over a year
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