About 30% of planned U.S. LNG export capacity has been booked since war disrupted European energy supplies, a dramatic reversal of fortune for as many as 10 new projects, some of them long stalled. Among the latest deals are French utility Engie SA locking in nearly 2 million tons of …

The European Union (EU) is considering imposing oil imports ban on Russia by the end of 2022, reported Reuters citing two EU diplomats. A decision on the proposed measures on Russia is expected to be announced during a meeting of bloc’s ambassadors scheduled in the coming week. The ban, if …

An expert on energy has said that in addition to Iran, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait also will not have good conditions in the oil market Mahmoud Khaghani said in remarks to ILNA that “Our oil and gas market is in a very special situation and we …

LNG has the highest orderbook-to-fleet ratio of any shipping segment, and yet there’s plenty of analysts suggesting there’s room for far more newbuilds to be contracted soon with 2022 on course to break new records in terms of contracting with added impetus sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Data from …

In light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, many European countries have rushed to secure alternative gas supplies through the development of liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminals. This step has sparked some sharp reactions in the climate-change community. A number of observers have raised concerns that, by building new LNG …

Iran oil minister Javad Owji is making a rare trip to Venezuela that includes visiting oil facilities and signing energy deals between the two U.S.-sanctioned nations, said people with knowledge of the situation, Trend reports citing Bloomberg. Owji and more than a dozen delegates arrived in Caracas on Saturday, according …

Oil prices fell on Monday in holiday-sapped trade in Asia as concerns about weak economic growth in China, the world’s top oil importer, outweighed fears of potential supply stress from a looming European Union ban on Russian crude. Brent crude futures fell $1.13, or 1.1%, to $106.01 a barrel at …

Gazprom PJSC’s daily natural-gas sales to key foreign markets slipped to the lowest in three months in April as customers turned to cheaper supplies on the spot market amid mild weather and a wave of LNG. Europe has been importing record amounts of discounted liquefied natural gas on the back …

The last few generating units of southwest China’s Baihetan Hydropower Station are being installed and tested. The station, which represents a breakthrough for China in terms of high-end equipment manufacturing, will have a total installed capacity of 16 million kilowatts. It will be equipped with 16 hydro-generating units, each with …

Although electric vehicles (EVs) may appear to be the last thing the oil and gas industry would desire, energy firms are investing heavily in EV technologies, not wanting to miss out on new energy transition opportunities. The likes of Shell, TotalEnergies, ExxonMobil, Equinor, and BP are all backing EV projects …