Gas

Nuclear Reactor

Eyeing Green Vote, Macron Vows to Exit Oil, Coal and Gas

President Emmanuel Macron promised on Saturday to make France the "first great nation" to stop using oil, coal and gas as energy sources, in a pitch to young an…

Crude Oil

Russia’s Oil Industry Is Suffering as the West Shuns Its Crude

Russia’s economically critical oil industry is getting battered as Western buyers shun the country’s crude.

Crude Oil

U.S. to Resume Oil, Gas Drilling on Public Land Despite Biden Campaign Pledge

The Biden administration on Friday said it has resumed plans for oil and gas development on federal lands, a move that could break a pledge Joe Biden made while…

Oil Price

OPEC Minimum Oil Production Increase During March

OPEC oil production increased by just 57,000 barrels per day (bpd) in March from February, as African members’ struggles to pump more crude partially offset in…

Wind Turbine

U.S. Wind Surpassed Both Coal and Nuclear Power for the First Time Ever

Power generation from wind turbines was the second-largest source of electricity in the United States on March 29, behind only natural gas and surpassing both c…

Natural Gas

China's Guangdong to Boost Natural Gas Consumption by 65.5% in 2021-2025

China's Guangdong province will boost gas consumption by 65.5% in the five years to 2025 on the back of industrial coal-to-gas switching and new natural gas-fir…

LNG

Germany Weighs Leasing Additional Floating LNG Terminal

Germany has signed contracts to lease three floating liquefied natural (LNG) gas terminals and is considering getting a fourth to more quickly reduce dependence…

Nuclear Power Plant

Why Europe Could Be Heading for a "Nuclear Renaissance" with Energy Prices at Record Highs

The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has sent gas and power prices soaring. Alex Rankine explains why Europe could be heading for a "nuclear renaissance".

Gas and Power Prices Continue to Soar Due to Ukraine Conflict

Sky-high wholesale gas prices in Europe reached record levels in the first quarter this year as a result of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, according t…

Carbon Neutral

Japan’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Fall to Lowest on Record

5.1 percent drop in greenhouse gas emissions marks seven consecutive years of decline.

Natural Gas

US Natural Gas Storage Rises 15 Bcf, Lifting Stocks to 1.397 Tcf as Deficit Grows

US natural gas storage activity flipped back to net injections in the first week of April with an undersized addition to stocks widening the deficit and provoki…

Brazil

Shell and TotalEnergies Win Fresh Exploration Blocks Offshore Brazil

Oil majors Shell and TotalEnergies have secured six and two offshore exploration blocks, respectively, in the Santos basin offshore Brazil as part of the countr…

LNG

Egypt to Maximise Gas Production and LNG Exports to Europe Following Deal with Eni

Italian oil and gas company Eni and Egypt’s EGAS have agreed for the latter to increase the production and supply of gas to Europe.

Oil&Gas Drilling

Australian Offshore Oil Exploration Well Imminent for SapuraOMV

The Malaysian-Austrian joint venture company SapuraOMV Upstream will spud early next month the Kanga-1 oil exploration well offshore Western Australia.

Hydrogen Project

Shell and Uniper Plot 720MW Blue Hydrogen Plant on the Humber

Firms to collaborate on developing major CCS-enabled hydrogen facility at site of Uniper's Killingholme gas-fired power station.