Jiangnan Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, has delivered the world’s largest Very Large Liquefied Gas Carrier (VLGC) to Singapore-based shipping and trading company Petredec. This marks a significant milestone for the shipbuilding industry, as the 93,000 cubic meter VLGC is the largest VLGC in the world. The …
Read More »Who can Challenge China’s EV Dominance?
As Tesla announces a new Megapack battery factory in Shanghai, the question arises about which country or region will dominate electric vehicle (EV) production in the coming decades. Tesla also recently announced a major factory in Mexico, and other EV firms have been looking to diversify their manufacturing locations, finally …
Read More »Germany Doubles down on LNG Fearing another Gas Pipeline Attack
Germany looks to install one or two floating LNG import terminals at its largest island, Rügen in the Baltic Sea, as officials do not rule out further attacks on energy and gas pipeline infrastructure, sources with knowledge of the plans told Bloomberg on Thursday. Germany cannot rule out another attack …
Read More »OPEC to IEA: don’t Undermine Oil Industry Investments
The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has called on the International Energy Agency (IEA) not to further undermine the oil industry investments. OPEC Secretary-General, Haitham Al Ghais said this in a statement obtained while responding to the latest comments by the IEA again criticising OPEC and OPEC+. Al …
Read More »China Fuels Economic Recovery with Higher Coal Imports, not LNG, in Q1
China increasingly turned to coal imports during the first quarter to help power its economic recovery from the COVID-19 lockdowns, while its appetite for costly LNG sourced from the global market declined. Following a number of measures to bolster domestic coal production, global receipts and coal-fired power generation going forward, …
Read More »IEA: Global Electric Car Sales Set to Surge by 35% this Year
Global electric car sales are set to surge by 35 per cent this year, helped by government subsidies and the tightening of carbon dioxide emissions standards, the International Energy Agency has said. Electric car sales are projected to reach 14 million in 2023 from 10 million last year, the Paris-based …
Read More »Russia’s Novak Says OPEC+ Remains Efficient Tool for Global Oil Market
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Wednesday that OPEC+, the group of leading oil producers, remains an efficient tool for coordination on global oil markets. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and other large oil producers led by Russia have been seeking to cordinate their actions on …
Read More »Germany’s Energy Transition Fund is $13 Billion Short
Germany’s fund for climate action and energy security is some $13.2 billion (12 billion euros) short on resources from funds to be allocated by 2026, sources with knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg on Tuesday. Last year, the federal government of Germany moved to create a $195.5 billion (177.5 billion …
Read More »EU Boosts Energy Infrastructure Security after Nord Stream Sabotage
The European Union has stepped up security measures and protection of its critical energy infrastructure following the sabotage on the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines last autumn, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said at the North Sea Summit late on Monday. “We know that our critical infrastructures are …
Read More »Eni Starts Work on Congo LNG Plant to Supply Gas to Europe
Italian energy major Eni on Tuesday launched the construction works for the first natural gas liquefaction project in the Republic of the Congo, which is expected to supply LNG to Europe. The President of the Republic of the Congo, Denis Sassou Nguesso, and Eni’s CEO Claudio Descalzi today laid the …
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