U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that any country that buys oil or gas from Venezuela will pay a 25% secondary tariff on trades with the United States, Reuters reported on Monday, with Trump claiming that Venezuela has sent “tens of thousands” of people to the U.S. who have a …
Read More »Indonesia’s $20-Billion Energy Transition Deal will Survive without the U.S.
Indonesia is plowing ahead with its $20-billion international partnership to aid its energy transition despite the U.S. exit from international climate deals and commitments to support the clean energy goals of developing countries. At the end of 2022, Indonesia, the world’s top coal exporter and heavily reliant on coal for …
Read More »Kremlin Claims Russia is not Targeting Energy Infrastructure in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin hasn’t changed his order not to strike energy infrastructure in Ukraine despite reports of Ukrainian hits on Russian energy assets, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday. “So far, there have been no other orders from the president,” Peskov told Russian reporters who asked him if …
Read More »Analysts Expect Shell to Focus on LNG and Oil in Strategy Update
Shell is holding its Capital Markets Day on Tuesday in New York—and analysts expect Chief Executive Officer Wael Sawan to reaffirm the UK-based supermajor’s new focus on oil and gas. Shell was one of the first European majors to pivot back to oil and gas in a 2023 strategy to …
Read More »U.S.-German Startup Plans to Build Fusion Plant in Germany
Focused Energy, a U.S.-German start-up pursuing laser-driven fusion power, has signed a non-binding agreement with the largest German electric utility RWE and the state of Hessen to build a fusion research and development facility in Germany, Focused Energy’s CEO Scott Mercer told Reuters on Monday. Focused Energy plans to have …
Read More »Apollo to Partner with BP on TANAP Gas Pipeline
BP and Apollo have announced that they have reached agreements for Apollo-managed funds to purchase a 25% non-controlling stake in BP Pipelines (TANAP) Ltd – BP TANAP – the BP subsidiary that holds BP’s 12% interest in TANAP, owner and operator of the pipeline that carries natural gas from Azerbaijan …
Read More »New Oil Projects Set to Flood Market in 2025
This year will see the highest amount of new oil supply in a decade, according to data analyzed by Raymond James that showed projected global additions of nearly 3 million barrels daily. But only if the price is right. Bloomberg reported the Raymond James figures, noting projects such as the …
Read More »Iraq Seeks Floating Gas Terminals to Bridge Power Gap
Iraq is in talks with several companies to secure two floating storage regasification units by early June, as OPEC’s second-biggest producer tries to address power shortages caused by a US move against Iran. The US decided earlier in March not to renew a waiver that allowed Iraq to buy electricity …
Read More »Sinopec Books Lower Profit for 2024 on Oil Price Slide
China’s state oil major Sinopec reported a net profit of almost $7 billion for 2024, which represented a 16.8% decline on the year, attributed to lower oil prices and electric cars. “In 2024, international crude oil prices fluctuated downward, the domestic transportation industry accelerated the replacement of new energy … …
Read More »U.S. Firm Backed by Gates and Bezos Seeks Congo Lithium Exploration
U.S. firm KoBold Metals, whose backers include billionaires Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, is seeking to develop a huge hard rock lithium deposit in the Democratic Republic of Congo as the African country, which also has large cobalt, gold, and cobalt resources, is seeking a minerals partnership with the United …
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