Oil-rich Libya has been fighting to get its oil industry back on track over the last decade, since the Arab Spring and subsequent political instability. Following the failed presidential elections of 2021, it finally appeared that Libya’s oil and gas industry was getting back on track. More foreign investment was …

The benchmark natural gas prices in Europe and the UK dropped early on Friday after Chevron and trade unions settled a labor dispute which led to the unions calling off the strikes at two large LNG export facilities in Australia. The front-month futures at the Dutch TTF hub, the benchmark …

Japan’s liquefied natural gas inventories dropped to the lowest level in over a year-and-a-half and could push the nation’s utilities to buy more fuel ahead of winter. Storage held by Japan’s power suppliers fell to 1.62 million tons as of Sept. 17, according to data compiled by the trade ministry. …

The European Union could move from one heavy energy dependence to another as the achievement of its green energy targets could depend on China as much as the EU’s gas deliveries depended on Russia until two years ago. The EU is sticking to its net-zero targets, and the European Parliament …

The head of Canadian operations for oil producer Equinor said on Tuesday he is more optimistic the Norwegian company will proceed with its Bay du Nord offshore project, four months after delaying the project for up to three years due to soaring costs. “That’s our sentiment now, we really want …

Exxon will boost crude oil production in Nigeria by an additional 40,000 barrels per day, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu’s spokesman Ajuri Ngelale said in a statement on Tuesday. Nigeria has long had aspirations for increasing its crude oil production, most recently promising to boost production to 1.7 million barrels per …

Oil prices retreated further from 10-month highs on Wednesday ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision, with investors uncertain when peak rates will be hit and how much of an impact it will have on energy demand. Prices fell despite a bigger-than-expected draw in U.S. oil stockpiles and …

Top executives of Exxon Mobil Corp. and Saudi Aramco voiced their backing for the global transition to cleaner energy forms, while emphasizing the lasting significance of oil in the energy sector for the foreseeable future. The statements were made on Monday at the World Petroleum Congress held in Calgary. Exxon …

China is building two-thirds of the coal-fired electricity generation capacity currently under construction globally, and this may not be as disastrous for the climate as it sounds. The world’s largest producer and importer of coal has 136.24 gigawatts (GW) of coal-fired generation under construction, according to data released in July …

“Green” electricity production increased to record levels on Sunday, September 10, when renewable energy sources (RES) covered up to 140% of demand, with the surplus channeled to exports, while the participation of lignite was reduced to zero. According to the data published on Saturday by the Independent Power Transmission Operator …