China is weighing the possibility of launching industry-wide investigations into its energy storage facilities over concerns about fire risks, Chinese outlet 21st Century Business Herald reported on Monday, citing a source familiar with the plans. The recent boom in energy storage plants in China has led to low utilization rates …
Read More »Argentina Moves Closer to LNG Exports from Vaca Muerta Shale
Argentina could be a step closer to start exporting LNG and monetizing its huge resource in the Vaca Muerta shale play after maritime LNG infrastructure firm Golar LNG signed a 20-year deal with Pan American Energy (PAE) for the deployment of a Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) vessel in Argentina. …
Read More »GM to Pay $146 Million Penalty for Emission Violations
This week, AP and WMAR Baltimore reported that GM would have to pay the government over $146 million in penalties due to 5.9 million of its older vehicles not complying with emissions and fuel standards. The report said that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced on Wednesday that specific …
Read More »OPEC+ Oil Production Cheats Show Little Sign of Making Compensation Cuts
In its effort to shore up global oil markets, OPEC+ is pushing members to atone for cheating on their supply quotas. Yet there’s little indication that they’re repenting. Iraq and Kazakhstan — members of the OPEC+ coalition that is paring crude output to defend prices — have pledged extra curbs …
Read More »Qatar Continues to Drive Middle East’s International LNG Trade Flow
Qatar continues to drive the Middle East’s international LNG trade flow, Asia in particular, according to the International Gas Union. In its latest report, IGU noted that the LNG trade flow between the Middle East and Asia accounted for 43.29mn tonnes in 2023, driven by Qatar LNG supplies to China, …
Read More »China’s Economic Recovery Stumbles as Industrial Output Disappoints
Clearly, China’s economy is not yet back on the recovery track, as evidenced by the mixed bag of data for May released on Monday. According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), industrial production in China saw a 5.6% increase in May 2024 compared to May 2023. However, …
Read More »Big Oil to Buy Stakes in UAE’s New LNG Project
International oil and gas majors Shell, BP, and TotalEnergies, as well as Japan’s Mitsui & Co, have agreed to buy 10% each in the new LNG project in the United Arab Emirates, anonymous sources familiar with the plans told Bloomberg on Friday. The international firms will invest in the Ruwais …
Read More »Shell, Total and others Said to Take Stakes in Adnoc’s LNG Plant
Four international companies have agreed to invest in Abu Dhabi National Oil Co.’s next liquefied natural gas export project, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Shell Plc, TotalEnergies SE, BP Plc and Mitsui & Co. will each take a 10% stake in the Ruwais LNG plant, said the …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Discovers 7 more Oil, Gas Deposits
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has discovered seven oil and gas deposits in the Kingdom’s Eastern Province and Empty Quarter, the Saudi Press Agency reported. According to SPA, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, energy minister announced the discovery on Monday, citing that Saudi Aramco had discovered two unconventional oil fields, a …
Read More »TotalEnergies Set to Leave Gas-Condensate Discoveries Offshore South Africa
TotalEnergies is planning to exit its gas-condensate finds off the South African coast, reported Bloomberg, citing sources familiar with the matter. Instead, the French oil and gas major plans to focus on exploration opportunities closer to Namibia. In 2019, TotalEnergies made a discovery at the Brulpadda field, braving one of …
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