China has increased its underground gas storage capacity by the most of any country since 2022, the International Gas Union (IGU) said in a new report on Monday. As of 2025, there are 699 underground natural gas storage facilities in operation worldwide, with a total working gas volume of 424 …
Read More »COP30 Climate Summit could Set Global Sustainable Biofuels Target
Next month’s global climate summit could debate and potentially adopt targets for sustainable biofuel production and use, Francesco La Camera, Director-General at the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), said on Monday. The COP30 climate summit will be held between November 10 and 21 in Belem, Brazil, which is a global …
Read More »TotalEnergies’ $20 Billion Mozambique LNG Project Back on Track
TotalEnergies and its partners are close to restarting construction and engineering work on the huge $20-billion LNG export facility in Mozambique after the companies lifted the four-year-long force majeure on the project. The French supermajor and its joint venture partners lifted the force majeure in a notice sent to the …
Read More »U.S. Steps up Pressure on Hungary to Cut off Russian Oil
The U.S. is increasing pressure on Hungary to cut off its reliance on Russian oil imports and vows to work with Hungarian authorities and neighboring countries to help Budapest wean off Russian supply, a senior U.S. diplomat says. Matthew Whitaker, the U.S. Ambassador to NATO, rejected in a Fox News …
Read More »Iraq Negotiates Higher OPEC Oil Production Quota
Iraq is in discussions with OPEC to review its oil production quota as output capacity rises, Hayan Abdul Ghani, the Oil Minister of OPEC’s second largest producer, said on Monday. Iraq is in talks with OPEC to reassess its production quota within the country’s available production capacity of 5.5 million …
Read More »War and Climate Change are Redrawing Global Trade Routes
With climate change reshaping some of the world’s most trafficked shipping routes, we may need to establish alternative transport links and shipping hubs to prepare for the future of global trade. Other challenges are also affecting certain shipping routes, showing the need to develop alternatives. The maritime sector manages between …
Read More »Can U.S. Hydropower Compete in a New Energy Era?
The United States has long used hydropower, which is now the country’s largest source of renewable energy, for electricity production. Hydropower contributed 27 percent of total U.S. utility-scale renewable electricity generation and 5.86 percent of total utility-scale electricity production in 2024. The U.S. first started developing its hydropower fleet in …
Read More »Sonatrach Returns to Libya for Oil and Gas Exploration
Algerian state energy firm Sonatrach resumed oil and gas exploration drilling in Libya in mid-October, Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) said on Thursday, as several international majors have restarted work in Libya’s oil and gas basins. Algeria’s Sonatrach is drilling an exploration well in the Ghadames basin close to the …
Read More »Google Backs Carbon-Captured Gas to Power Its AI Future
Google has signed the first U.S. corporate power purchase agreement involving natural gas with carbon capture, marking a major shift in how Big Tech plans to fuel the data-hungry future of artificial intelligence. The deal centers on the Broadwing Project, a 400-megawatt gas-fired power plant planned for Decatur, Illinois, developed …
Read More »Global LNG Exports Hit a Record High in September
Exports of liquefied natural gas globally increased to 34.59 million tons last month, which was the highest on record, the Gas Exporting Countries Forum reported. The increase was driven by a boost in imports, at an annual 3.7%, which in turn was driven by a surge in demand in the …
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