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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced on Wednesday that it had authorized additional exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from two major facilities on the U.S. Gulf Coast to help Europe alleviate reliance on Russian energy. “While U.S. exporters are already exporting at or near their maximum capacity, with …

Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Tuesday that natural gas exports outside former Soviet Union countries fell by 28.5% year-over-year to 30.7 billion cubic meters (bcm) from Jan. 1 to March 15. The company added that it continues to deliver gas as requested by consumers in full compliance with contractual …

According to the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU), in the period October 2021 to April 2023, windfarms are expected to pay back £660M as their contracted prices are much lower than the current wholesale cost of electricity, which has been driven up by the gas crisis. The final saving …

Oil was up on Thursday morning in Asia, with oil futures rising in early trading and recovering some of the prior day’s losses. Investors also digested the International Energy Agency (IEA)’s statement that a decline in oil demand due to higher prices would not offset a shut-in of Russian oil …

France is willing to resume talks with Spain about building a gas pipeline connecting the two countries as Europe races to reduce its dependence on Russian gas. France, which has long resisted Spanish calls to build the link, is now willing to discuss the viability of the so-called Midcat pipeline …

Three Norwegian gas fields have had their production licenses adjusted and will thus be able to maintain their high production levels in the future. “These decisions will not significantly increase the total daily export of gas from the Norwegian continental shelf, but facilitate that the current high level of delivery …

The upheaval in oil and gas markets triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could accelerate the world’s transition away from fossil fuels, said the International Energy Agency. Western nations are looking for ways to quickly wean themselves off Russian energy exports. The U.K. and the U.S already announced bans on …

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has revealed that Nigeria’s crude oil production fell to 1.417 million barrels per day in the month of February compared to 1.427 for the month of January. OPEC revealed this in its Monthly Oil Market report, warning that disruption to global trade flows …

Japan asked the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday to make “proactive contributions” as a major oil producer to help stabilize surging crude oil prices triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the two agreed to work closely, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said. After a phone call with Crown Prince …

In a potential big breakthrough on shipping’s path to decarbonisation, the Japanese look like they have minimised the issue of methane slip for ships using LNG as a fuel. Hitachi Zosen, Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and Yanmar Power Technologies have received approval in principle from ClassNK for a methane oxidation …