Gas

Oil Refinery

BP Says Rotterdam Refinery Remains Shut In Dispute Over Pay

BP said on Tuesday the planned restart of its large refinery in Rotterdam was on hold after unions said they would not help with the return to service due to a …

Germany

German Finance Ministry Wants 33% Windfall Tax on Energy Firms - Die Welt

Germany's finance ministry aims to introduce a 33% tax on oil and gas companies that have benefited from windfall profits, Die Welt newspaper reported on Tuesda…

LNG

Sempra Strikes LNG Supply Deal With ConocoPhillips

Sempra Energy said on Tuesday that ConocoPhillips will buy five million tonnes per annum of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Phase 1 of the Port Arthur LNG proj…

Energy Investment

Britain’s Windfall Tax Risks North Sea Cash Flight, Output Drop, Industry Warns

North Sea oil and gas producers hit back after Britain's decision to raise a windfall tax on the sector, warning the move risked jeopardizing investment in the …

United Kingdom

UK to Spend £20BN Closing off 2,000 Oil and Gas Wells in Next Decade, Report Says

Offshore Energies UK estimates 200 wells will be decommissioned every year at a cost of £7.8m each

Oil Refinery

Strike at BP’s Largest European Refinery Could Deepen Diesel Crisis

Refinery workers at BP’s biggest refinery in Europe are on a partial strike over demands for higher wages and will not cooperate in efforts to restart the Rott…

OPEC

UAE Denies It Is Engaging in Discussion With Other OPEC+ Members to Change Their Latest Agreement - Minister

United Arab Emirates' energy minister said on Monday that the Gulf state denied that it is engaging in any discussion with other OPEC+ members to change their l…

Hydrogen Production

Linde Starts Green Hydrogen Production in Greece

Linde, the world's largest industrial gases company, said on Tuesday it has started producing green hydrogen at its facilities in Greece.

Brazil

Brazil’s Incoming Government to Revoke Bolsonaro’s Biodiesel Mandate Decision

Brazil's incoming government will look to revoke a decision to keep the mandatory blend of biodiesel in diesel at 10% until March 31, 2023, a member of the tran…

Hydrogen Project

Air Liquide and Totalenergies to Produce Low-Carbon Hydrogen in France

Industrial gases company Air Liquide and TotalEnergies plan to produce low-carbon hydrogen at the Grandpuits site in France, the pair said on Tuesday, as France…

Electric Vehicle Charging

Hybrid Ultracap Battery Promises 72-Second City EV Charging

An electric car that can charge in as little time as it takes to pump a gas vehicle has long been the dream of existing and would-be EV drivers. But what if it …

Nuclear Power Plant

California’s Last Nuclear Power Plant Gets $1.1BN Lifeline

The US Department of Energy (DOE) said it would conditionally provide California utility Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) with a $1.1 billion grant to help prevent…

Oil Price

Oil Prices Reverse Course After Saudi Arabia Denies Output Hike Rumors

Saudi Arabian officials are denying the news that OPEC is considering a 500,000 bpd output hike.

Crude Oil

Colombia Reportedly Reconsidering Its Idea to Halt on New Oil and Gas Projects

Colombia could reconsider a campaign pledge from its newly-elected leftist President Gustavo Petro to stop new oil and gas exploration licensing in the country,…

LNG

Floating LNG Projects Boom as Europe Races to Stock up on Gas

Floating LNG projects are booming in both gas-importing countries and gas-producing countries.