The United States became the world’s largest exporter of liquefied natural gas a year ago amid a flood of cheap natural gas from the shale wells of Texas and New Mexico that prompted a series of LNG projects along the Gulf Coast. Lately, however, the industry has started to lose …

Eni has officially commenced gas production from the Argo Cassiopea field in Italy, Trend reports. The gas, extracted from one of four subsea wells recently drilled in the Strait of Sicily, is being transported via a 60-kilometer subsea pipeline to the Gela processing plant. Once processed, the gas will be …

China approved the construction of 11 new nuclear reactors on Monday, breaking a record and once again demonstrating its all-of-the-above attitude to energy security. The country is building more nuclear power plants than any other country in the world—just like its coal power plants—and based on those record approvals, it …

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has claimed that the United States issued the order for the 2022 attacks on the Nord Stream gas pipelines. On 26 September 2022, a series of underwater explosions occurred on 3 of 4 pipes of the Nord Stream 1 (NS1) and Nord Stream 2 (NS2) …

Sara Wagenknecht, founder of Germany’s ultra-left party BSW, has announced plans to lift the embargo on Russian oil if her party participates in the Brandenburg state government. Wagenknecht argues that resuming the supply of Russian oil to the Schwedt refinery would be more efficient and economical than the current situation, …

China imported 43.9mn tonnes of LNG during the January-July period, marking an 11.8% increase compared to the previous year, according to data published by the customs department on August 18. In July alone, LNG imports totalled 5.9mn tonnes, representing a 1.1% year/year increase. China’s pipeline gas imports during the January-July …

Norway’s Equinor has shut down its Gullfaks C platform in the North Sea following a well control problem that also prompted the evacuation of some workers, Reuters has reported, citing a company spokesman. The spokesman added that production from the field was stable. Even so, the Norwegian gas system operator …

Saudi Arabia is expected to put less money into the oil industry than initially predicted in its goal to invest $1 trillion in strategic sectors by the end of the decade. The Gulf kingdom will likely direct the majority of its funds, around 73% of total investments, into non-oil sectors …

Russian gas producer Novatek PJSC seems to be pushing ahead with an expansion project at its Arctic LNG 2 plant despite Western energy sanctions. A small fleet of tug vessels towing a second production train has approached the site of the plant on Saturday, according to ship-tracking data. The platform …

With the demand for power increasing rapidly, tech companies are looking for innovative solutions to meet the demand created by artificial intelligence (AI) and other new technologies. In addition to solar and wind power, several tech companies are investing in nuclear energy projects to power operations. The clear shift in …