Natural gas

Natural Gas

Fair and Just Energy Transition not Likely Without Natural Gas: IGU President Kang

The role of natural gas as an enabler in the energy transition while underpinning economic activity will be an important theme in the international energy discu…

Natural Gas

National Grid Buys Western Power Distribution, Sells Narragansett Electric

UK-based transmission operator National Grid has agreed to acquire Western Power Distribution’s holding company PPL WPD Investments from PPL WPD, for an equity…

Thermal Plant

Wärtsilä Converts Taiwanese Cogen Plant to Natural Gas

Taiwanese power generation company Ta-Yuan Cogen has selected technology firm Wärtsilä to reduce its reliance on heavy fuel oil for power generation.

Market Analysis

EIA: Less Electricity Generated by Coal than Nuclear in US in 2020

US coal-fired electricity generated totalled 774 million MWh in 2020, which is less than both natural gas-fired and nuclear-powered generation.

Oil Pipeline

Biden Weighing New Sanctions to Block Russian Gas Pipeline

The Biden administration is weighing additional sanctions to block construction of the nearly completed Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia to Germany

Natural Gas

Four New Natural Gas Pipelines Come Online In The U.S.

The United States increased its natural gas pipeline transportation capacity by around 4.4 billion cubic feet per day in just three months as four new pipelines…

LNG

Petronas Partners China National Offshore Oil Corp for Cleaner Energy Solutions

Malaysia's Petroliam Nasional Bhd has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with China National Offshore Oil Corporation to pursue cleaner energy solutions throu…

Oil Exploration

Adani Welspun makes Gas Discovery of ‘Substantial Significance’ off India

Adani Welspun Exploration Ltd., a joint venture between the Adani Group and Welspun Enterprises, has made a first-ever gas discovery in the NELP-VII block locat…

Natural Gas

Kazakh State Energy Firm to Retain Ownership of Gas Division

KazMunayGaz is the oil-exporting nation's biggest borrower on the Eurobond market, and some analysts had expressed concerns that the government's plan to hive o…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Santos’ New Authority to Prospect for Gas will Benefit CQ

Natural gas continues to lead the state's COVID economic recovery with Queenslands onshore gas industry contributing $70 billion annually and the green light gi…

Oil & Gas Trade

Israel's Leviathan to Sell 10bn m³ of Gas in 2021

Israeli upstream firm Delek Drilling expects its 649bn m³ Leviathan field to sell around 10bn m³ of gas this year, up from the 8.9bn m³ forecast in July last…

Oil Exploration

Adnoc and Petronas Agree to Explore Oil and Gas Opportunities in Abu Dhabi

The two state oil companies will look at exploration and production possibilities in the emirate

Combined cycle power plant

Siemens Energy’s Turbine Technology Helps Cyprus go Green

In order to shift the island of Cyprus from heavy fuel oil to natural gas, construction company Cyfield has chosen Siemens Energy to supply technology and long-…

Oil & Gas Supply

COVID-19 And Electrification Bring Hydrocarbon Demand Peak Forward To 2027, Says McKinsey & Company

The pandemic has resulted in a profound reduction in energy demand, from which McKinsey expects it will take between one to four years to recover – with electr…

LNG

Russia’s Gazprom Boasts First Carbon-Neutral LNG Delivery In Europe

Russian gas giant Gazprom said on Monday that it had delivered the first carbon-neutral liquefied natural gas in Europe, shipping the fuel to Shell in the UK.