The global gas glut won’t save Australia

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There is a global gas glut looming over the next five years as US and Qatari volumes surge into seaborne markets.

However, those who propose importing this gas into Australia as the solution to our energy transition woes are barking up the wrong tree.

Current future pricing for JKM gas in Asia for mid-winter 2028 are still sitting at around $17Gj versus a local spot price of $13Gj today.

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About the author
David Llewellyn-Smith is Chief Strategist at the MB Fund and MB Super. David is the founding publisher and editor of MacroBusiness and was the founding publisher and global economy editor of The Diplomat, the Asia Pacific’s leading geo-politics and economics portal. He is also a former gold trader and economic commentator at The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, the ABC and Business Spectator. He is the co-author of The Great Crash of 2008 with Ross Garnaut and was the editor of the second Garnaut Climate Change Review.