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LNG

Venture Global Signs 20-Year Contract to Supply LNG to Italy’s Eni

On Wednesday, Venture Global, a U.S.-based energy company, and Eni, an Italian state-controlled energy group, announced a new agreement for the supply of liquef…

United States

US Soybean Crop Rises More Than Expected, Reaching Highest Level Since 2016

On July 14, 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported significant improvements in the U.S. soybean crop, with 70% rated in good or excellent cond…

United States

US Imposes 17% Tariff on Mexican Tomatoes After Withdrawing From Agreement

On Monday, the U.S. introduced a 17% duty on fresh tomatoes from Mexico, which account for two-thirds of U.S. tomato consumption. This move terminates a 2019 tr…

Biofuel

Biofuel Demand to Soak up More Than Half of US Soyoil Production Next Year, USDA Says

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on July 11, 2025, that U.S. biofuel producers are projected to use over half of the nation’s soybean o…

Hydrogen Project

Plug Power Secures New Hydrogen Supply Agreement in US

Plug Power, a leading provider of hydrogen solutions, has finalized a multi-year hydrogen supply agreement with a U.S.-based industrial gas partner, extending t…

United States

US Again Halts Cattle Imports From Mexico Over Flesh-Eating Screwworms

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has reported that the New World screwworm, a parasitic fly that affects livestock and wild animals, has been detected …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Vistra Secures 20-Year Extension for Perry Nuclear Plant in Ohio

Vistra has received approval from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a 20-year license extension for its Perry nuclear power plant, a 1,268MW single-uni…

Metal

Trump Says US to Impose 50% Tariff on Copper Imports, Copper Futures Jump

On July 8, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to impose a 50% tariff on copper imports during a White House cabinet meeting. The measure aims to …

Coal Mine

US Issues Expedited Permit for Proposed Tennessee Coal Mine

On July 8, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Interior granted a permit to Hurricane Creek Mining LLC for a coal mine on Bryson Mountain, Claiborne County, Tennes…

Oil & Gas Trade

US Winds Down Exports of LPG to Venezuela, Treasury Says

On July 7, 2025, the U.S. Treasury Department announced the termination of a license permitting shipments of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to Venezuela’s …

Argentina

Bunge Charters First Argentine Soy Meal Cargo to China

On July 7, 2025, data reviewed indicated that Bunge, a U.S.-based grains trading company, has arranged to ship 30,000 metric tons of soybean meal from Argentina…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Dominion Approved to Expand VC Summer Nuclear Station Operations

Dominion Energy’s VC Summer nuclear station in Fairfield County, South Carolina, has been granted a 20-year operating license extension by the U.S. Nuclea…

Ethanol

US Paves Way to Resume Ethane Exports to China Amid Trade Truce

On July 2, 2025, the U.S. lifted restrictions on ethane exports to China, allowing companies like Enterprise Products Partners and Energy Transfer to ship witho…

LNG

Exxon, QatarEnergy JV Asks US Regulators for Permission to Re-Export LNG From October 1

Golden Pass LNG, a partnership between Exxon Mobil and QatarEnergy, has applied for U.S. regulatory approval to re-export liquefied natural gas (LNG) starting O…

Metal

ABTC’s Tonopah Flats Lithium Project Gains US Priority Status

The American Battery Technology Company (ABTC) has announced that its Tonopah Flats lithium facility in Nevada has been designated a transparency priority proje…