Natural Gas World Magazine Volume 2, Issue 8 | Page 2

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Feature Articles
05 Managing the global energy transition 09 Iran, Qatar compete in S Pars/North Field
A new report on achieving the decarbonisation goals of
the Paris Agreement makes grim reading for most – even
without the new US president to contend with. Qatar has waited for Iran’s output to catch up and now
plans to add 10% to its North Field output, but field
pressure drops will increase the cost of production.
10 2017 a ‘milestone year’ for Iran’s renewables 12 Shale Version 2.0: The DNA of shale
Iran plans to increase its renewables capacity by 2.6 times to
954 MW during the present fiscal year (starting March 21),
according to a new report of the energy ministry, seen by NGW. Opec has seen high compliance but limited price impact
from its historic decision to freeze output. US ingenuity
may frustrate these cuts indefinitely.
17 Lithuania’s gas bubble 19 Polish threat to Lithuania
First it had gas only from Russia; but diversification into
LNG has proved a mixed blessing for Lithuania which is
now trying to onsell its excess. Polish state-owned transmission system operator Gaz-
System has decided to expand the biggest LNG import
terminal in the region, Swinoujscie.