U.S. liquefied natural gas exports set new records in 2025 as new capacity came online and existing terminals ran at high utilization, pushing annual shipments past levels previously thought years away. Preliminary data from LSEG show the United States exported 111 million metric tons of LNG last year, making it …
Read More »South Korea Quitting Coal will Hurt US LNG and Australian Coal Exports
South Korea’s move to kill coal will almost certainly have repercussions on two of its largest energy customers, Australia and the United States. A decision on the polluting fossil fuel was made at the COP30 climate conference in Brazil, when South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment announced plans …
Read More »Venezuela Starts Cutting Oil Production amid U.S. Blockade
Venezuela has begun shutting wells that pump extra-heavy crude in the Orinoco Belt, as the U.S. blockade is squeezing shipments and filling up storage space, sources with knowledge of the plans of state oil firm PDVSA told Bloomberg. PDVSA, the key handler of Venezuela’s crude exports, mostly to China, began …
Read More »U.S. Ready for Partnership in India’s Nuclear Energy Industry
The United States has expressed willingness to cooperate with India in the nuclear energy sector as Asia’s second-largest economy opens its civil nuclear industry to private investment and foreign participation. “We welcome India’s new #SHANTIBill, a step towards a stronger energy security partnership and peaceful civil nuclear cooperation,” according to …
Read More »Oil Prices Inch up on US Action against Venezuela
Oil prices rose slightly on Friday after the U.S. put greater economic pressure on Venezuelan oil shipments and carried out airstrikes against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria at the request of the government in Abuja. Brent crude futures rose 6 cents, or 0.1%, to $62.30 per barrel at 0456 …
Read More »Iraqi Crude can’t Replace Venezuelan Oil in the U.S. Market
The economics of shipping additional volumes of heavy crude from Iraq to compensate for a potential loss of Venezuela’s supply are just not there at present, Shafaq News reported on Friday, quoting Iraqi economist Nabil Al-Marsoumi. Concerns in the heavy crude market are that the U.S. blockade of tankers carrying …
Read More »Trump’s Trade Policies Drive Decline in Asian Imports of U.S. Energy
Falling U.S. energy sales in China and India failed to offset increases elsewhere in Asia as the Trump Administration’s trade policies have upended Asia’s energy imports. While Japan and South Korea have increased their imports of American crude oil, China has slashed U.S. crude and LNG imports, after halting purchases …
Read More »Japanese Company Buys U.S. Shale Assets for $1.3 Billion
Japan’s JAPEX has struck a deal to buy shale oil and gas asset owner Verdad Resources Intermediate Holdings for $1.3 billion, Reuters has reported, adding the company will finance the deal with a combination of cash and debt. Verdad Resources Intermediate Holdings has assets in Wyoming and Colorado, which currently …
Read More »US Drillers Add Oil Rigs as Analysts Warn of Incoming Glut
The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States fell by 1 this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday, bringing the total rig count in the US to 548 this week, according to Baker Hughes, down 41 from this …
Read More »U.S. Solar Installations Soar as Developers Rush to Secure Tax Credits
The U.S. solar market saw a significant jump in capacity installations in the third quarter as developers ramp up activity and construction to qualify for the last investment tax credits that are being phased out by the Trump Administration. The industry added 11.7 gigawatts direct current (GWdc) of solar power …
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