Parvin Faghfouri Azar

IEA: Global Natural Gas Demand to Increase by 2.5% in 2024

Global gas demand is projected to rise by more than 2.5 per cent in 2024, with a similar growth expected in 2025, according to the latest edition of the International Energy Agency (IEA’s) annual Global Gas Security Review. Natural gas reserves in Africa totaled over 17.89 trillion standard cubic meters …

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UK Announces $29 Billion for Carbon Capture Projects

The U.K. government on Oct. 4 announced investment of nearly 22 billion pounds ($28.8 billion) in projects to capture and store carbon emissions created by industry and energy production. The money will fund “carbon capture clusters” in Merseyside, northwest England, and Teesside, northeast England. The new Labour government has launched …

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Japan Companies Unite to Cut Methane Emissions from LNG Supply

Twenty-two Japanese utilities and trading houses are joining an initiative that aims to leverage their buying power to curb methane emissions from liquefied natural gas supply chains, as pressure mounts globally to curb the harmful greenhouse gas. Companies joining the Coalition for LNG Emission Abatement Toward Net Zero initiative include …

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Petrobras Announces Huge Gas Discovery in Colombia

Petroleum giant Petrobras announced Thursday the discovery of natural gas deposits in Colombia that could double the South American country’s known reserves even as it seeks to transition away from hydrocarbons. But it also coincides with a government drive to stop extracting fossil fuels as it transitions to a low-carbon …

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Oil Prices Jump more than $1 as Middle East Tensions Escalate

Oil prices jumped by over a dollar on Wednesday due to rising concerns Middle East tensions could escalate, potentially disrupting crude output from the region, following Iran’s biggest ever military blow against Israel. Brent futures leapt $1, or 1.36%, to $74.56 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude …

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Kazakhstan in Talks with China to Increase Natural Gas Exports

Kazakhstan is negotiating an increase in natural gas exports to China including via a new pipeline, Bloomberg has reported, noting this would put Kazakhstan in a competition with Turkmenistan and Russia. “Despite reports of an economic slowdown in China, the demand for gas continues to grow,” Sanzhar Zharkeshov, chief executive …

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