Gas

China

Hudong-Zhonghua Commissions Giant New Shipbuilding Facility North of Shanghai

Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, a leading Chinese shipyard, has launched a major new facility on Changxing Island, north of Shanghai, to enhance its production of…

China

Giant FPU’s Transport Marks ‘World’s First’ for CNOOC

On May 11, 2025, China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), a state-owned oil and gas company, successfully completed a significant transport operation fo…

Carbon Emissions

US EPA Drafting Plan to Erase Greenhouse Gas Limits on Coal and Gas-Fired Power Plants

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Saturday its development of a draft plan to remove all greenhouse gas emission limits for coal and g…

LNG

US Regulators Greenlight Construction of Venture Global CP2 LNG Plant in Louisiana

U.S. regulators have authorized Venture Global to begin construction of its CP2 liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Louisiana, according to a Federal Energy Re…

Oil Field

Iraq and China’s Geo-Jade Sign Deal for Tuba Oilfield Expansion

Iraq has entered into an agreement with a consortium led by China-based Geo-Jade Petroleum Corp and Basra Crescent to advance an integrated energy project at th…

Oil Refinery

Phillips 66’s Los Angeles Refinery Layoffs to Begin in December, Sources Say

Phillips 66 is expected to begin workforce reductions at its Los Angeles-area refinery in December, according to sources familiar with the matter. The refinery,…

Oil Refinery

Phillips 66’s Los Angeles Refinery Layoffs to Begin in December, Sources Say

Phillips 66 is expected to begin workforce reductions at its Los Angeles-area refinery in December, according to sources familiar with the matter. The refinery,…

Gas power plant

US Firm Upgrades South Africa’s Secunda Power Plant

GE Vernova, a U.S.-based energy company, has completed a significant upgrade of Sasol’s Secunda power plant in Mpumalanga, South Africa, aimed at improvin…

Crude Oil

U.S. Says There Are Significant Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources in Wyoming

On May 21, 2025, the U.S. Interior Department announced a federal assessment by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) identifying substantial undiscovered, technica…

Metal

Minerals 260 Sells Aston Lithium-Ree Project Tenements to Delta Lithium

Minerals 260, an Australian mining company, has signed a binding agreement with Delta Lithium to sell its Aston lithium-rare earth elements (REE) project teneme…

China

China’s ‘Biggest’ Solar/LNG-Powered PCTC Embarks on Inaugural Global Voyage

The Yuan Hai Kou, described as China’s largest ocean-going cargo ship powered by both solar energy and liquefied natural gas (LNG), has officially embarke…

Oil Field

Two ‘Strategic’ Oil & Gas Fields Come Online Offshore Indonesia

Medco E&P Natuna, a subsidiary of PT Medco Energi Internasional, has started production at the Forel and Terubuk oil and gas fields in the South Natuna Sea Bloc…

Crude Oil

South Africa Wants $100 a Barrel Oil Before Selling More Crude Stocks

South Africa will hold off on selling more of its strategic crude oil reserves until global oil prices climb to about $100 per barrel, a senior energy official …

Crude Oil

US Crude, Fuel Stocks up as Crude Imports Rise, Product Demand Slips, EIA Says

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced on Wednesday that U.S. crude oil and fuel inventories rose unexpectedly last week, driven by higher c…

Gas power plant

Greek Gas Supplier DEPA Signs Deal to Build Power Plant in Larissa

On Wednesday, Greek gas supplier DEPA Commercial announced a 600 million-euro ($680 million) agreement to construct a gas-fired power plant in Larissa, located …