The Shell-led LNG Canada facility has produced its first LNG for export in Kitimat, British Columbia, a spokesperson for the project confirmed on June 22. The milestone comes in advance of the facility loading its first LNG export cargo, which LNG Canada said it remains on track to do by …
Read More »Trump Policy Threatens Residential Solar Industry
The sun is setting on residential solar in the United States as the Trump administration leans toward pulling the plug on clean energy incentives. In a shift in policy, the latest draft of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” omits residential solar lease providers from the Investment Tax Credit. Already, …
Read More »South Africa Secures $2.2 Billion to Help Transition away from Coal
South Africa has long been dependent on coal, finding it difficult to leave fossil fuels in the past for a future in green energy. The African country has produced and exported coal to bolster its economy as well as to provide energy for its population of over 60 million. However, …
Read More »Iran Files UN Complaint against Nuclear Watchdog Chief over Approach to its Nuclear Activities
Iran has filed a formal complaint against the head of the UN nuclear watchdog, Rafael Grossi, accusing him of partiality and passivity over Israeli attacks on the country, local media said on Sunday. In a letter to the UN Security Council, Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN, Amir-Saeid …
Read More »Brazil’s Contradictory Stance on Climate and Fossil Fuels
Brazil will hold the COP30 climate summit in November, where it is expected to lead the world in supporting a green transition. In recent years, Brazil has made greater efforts to increase its renewable energy capacity and protect the Amazon rainforest from deforestation activities. However, in the lead-up to the …
Read More »Why India’s Budding EV Sector has Opened its Doors to China
For decades, China has driven the lion’s share of oil demand growth thanks to its remarkable economic boom and large population. However, China is now losing its prominence in global oil markets due to a dramatic slowdown in its economy coupled with the country’s ongoing electric vehicle revolution. Last year, …
Read More »Russia’s Fuel Oil Exports to India and Turkey Jump as Prices Drop
Russia hiked its fuel oil and vacuum gasoil (VGO) exports to India and Turkey in May as buyers preferred to purchase more fuel oil amid falling prices, according to shipping and trade data reviewed by Reuters. Russia’s oil products have been banned in the EU and other Western countries since …
Read More »Asia Wants more Term Oil Deals from Middle East as War Boosts Spot Prices
Refiners in Asia have asked for additional oil supply under term contracts this summer as the conflict between Israel and Iran is hiking premiums for spot supply, Reuters reported on Friday, citing sources in the oil trade industry. As hostilities escalate, spot premiums for oil supply from the Middle East …
Read More »Equinor’s New Arctic Field Reaches Peak Oil Production
The Johan Castberg oilfield in the Barents Sea has reached full capacity of 220,000 barrels per day (bpd), operator Equinor said on Friday, noting that peak capacity has been reached just three months after the field in Norway’s Arctic waters came on stream. Seventeen of a total of 30 wells …
Read More »Middle Eastern Oil Giants Go on LNG Buying Spree
With strong government backing and billions of dollars at their disposal, Middle Eastern oil giants are aggressively expanding into the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) market, aiming to nearly double their LNG capacity within the next decade. Companies like Saudi Aramco, Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC) and QatarEnergy are …
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