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Alaska sues Biden Administration over ANWR Leases

Jan 08, 2025

The U.S. state of Alaska has sued the Biden administration for what it calls violations of a Congressional directive to allow oil and gas development in a portion of the federal Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).Monday's lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Alaska challenges the federal government's December 2024 decision to offer oil and gas drilling leases in an area known as the coastal plain with restrictions…

TotalEnergies' Mozambique LNG Project Up for Delay Beyond 2029

Jan 23, 2025

TotalEnergies' $20 billion Mozambique LNG project will not be operational by 2029 as hoped, the French oil major said on Wednesday, citing the need to end force majeure and ensure security at the project site.TotalEnergies had previously said…

Rystad Energy: No Surprises on Trump’s Day 1

Jan 21, 2025

Donald Trump’s first day as president saw him take action on the energy industry, but there were no surprises, says Rystad Energy’s Head of New Energies Research, Artem Abramov.“In line with his election promises, Trump declared a national energy…

US NatGas Demand Could Hit Record High

Jan 21, 2025

U.S. spot natural gas and power prices soared to multi-year highs in several parts of the country with extreme cold expected to boost gas demand to a daily record high on Tuesday.Extreme weather has created havoc for power and gas markets in recent years as demand has come close to outpacing supply…

US LNG Export Permit Applications Back on Table under Trump’s Order

Jan 21, 2025

President Donald Trump issued an order on Monday for the U.S. to resume processing export permit applications for new liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects, part of an effort to raise U.S. energy output and dismantle his predecessor's climate policies…

Six US LNG Cargoes Diverted from Asia to Europe

Jan 20, 2025

Traders diverted at least six cargoes of liquefied natural gas that were on course for Asia to Europe earlier this month, drawn by higher European prices and amid weak Asian demand, according to analysts and shipping data.The diverted cargoes…

New US Energy Department Chief to Call for More LNG

Jan 15, 2025

Chris Wright, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to head the U.S. Energy Department, will tell U.S. senators in his confirmation hearing on Wednesday his first priority is expanding domestic energy production including liquefied natural gas and nuclear power…

Woodside Accused of Greenwashing Over CCS Plans

Jan 13, 2025

The Australian government’s call for two weeks of public consultation starting January 2 on Woodside Energy’s plans to sequester CO2 as part of the Browse project off Western Australia has met with opposition from environmental groups. The consultation…

Trump's Likely First Energy Policy Moves

Jan 13, 2025

President-elect Donald Trump has promised to maximize U.S. oil and natural gas production - already at record highs - in part by clearing away what he deems as unnecessary regulation and bureaucracy.Here are some of the energy-related executive…

Shell Trims LNG Production Outlook Ahead of Weaker Q4 Financial Report

Jan 08, 2025

Shell trimmed its liquefied natural gas production outlook for the fourth quarter on Wednesday and said oil and gas trading results are expected to be significantly lower than in the previous three months.In a trading update ahead of Jan. 30 full-year results…

Europe's Gas Uncertainty Help Drive Asian LNG Spot Prices Higher

Jan 03, 2025

Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices rose this week to a one-month peak, as the expiry of a transit deal for Russian gas through Ukraine caused uncertainty in Europe's gas outlook.The average LNG price for February delivery into Northeast Asia LNG-AS was $14…

ENI Drill Ship to Start Work Soon Off Egypt

Jan 03, 2025

A drill ship will arrive in Egypt this month as operator Eni starts work on increasing production from the giant Zohr offshore gas field, Egypt's petroleum ministry said in a statement.Egypt had planned to become a major gas exporter after Eni discovered the field in 2015…

US NatGas up as LNG feedgas rises, Frigid Temps Forecast

Jan 02, 2025

U.S. natural gas futures edged up about 1% on Thursday on near record flows to liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plants and forecasts for colder weather and higher heating demand over the next two weeks than previously expected.Also supporting U…

Compressor Failure Shuts Down Equinor's Hammerfest LNG Plant

Jan 02, 2025

Equinor's Hammerfest LNG plant in Arctic northern Norway has suffered an unexpected outage due to a compressor failure, halting all output for one week, according to a regulatory statement on the Gassco web site on Thursday.The Hammerfest plant…

BP’s Greater Tortue Ahmeyim Produces First Gas in West Africa

Jan 02, 2025

BP has started gas flow from Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) Phase 1 deepwater project, offshore Mauritania and Senegal.The gas from wells at the GTA Phase1 liquefied natural gas (LNG) project now flows to the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for the next stage of commissioning…

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