Trump Admin Pauses Five Offshore Wind Projects

The United States Interior Department on Monday suspended five offshore wind leases under construction effective immediately, citing security risks identified in “classified reports”. The leases are Dominion Energy Inc’s 2,600-megawatt…

China Aims for 15 Gigawatts of Solar Thermal Power by 2030

China looks to accelerate solar thermal power development in a new policy roadmap unveiled on Tuesday, with plans to have as much as 15 gigawatts (GW) of such installed capacity…

Japan Launches $1.3 Billion Investment Scheme for Clean Power Users

Japan will provide investment subsidies of a total of $1.3 billion (210 billion Japanese yen) over five years to companies using only clean power, as the world’s fifth biggest carbon…

Australia to Require Up to 25 Pct of Gas Production for Local Market

Australia will require natural gas exporters to reserve as much as a quarter of new production for domestic use, in a bid to tackle high prices and a forecast shortfall…

  • Gas
  • December 23, 2025
Podcast | Industrial Gases and Clean Energy in India and China

In this episode of The 1895 Podcast, we revisit the panel session that took place at gasworld’s Asia-Pacifc Industrial Gas Conference 2025 discussing India and China. Our panel share candid…

China’s LNG Prices Slide to a Five-Year Low as Winter Demand Disappoints

Prices for liquefied natural gas in China have fallen to the lowest in five years as demand failed to live up to expectations despite winter being peak season, driven by…

Tanker Seizure Threat Squeezes Venezuelan Oil Loadings

Oil loadings on tankers at Venezuelan ports have declined following the latest U.S. threat of tanker seizures, with most vessels traveling only between local ports, Reuters has reported. The Trump…

Equinor Suspends Work on $3 Billion Offshore Wind Farm

Norway’s Equinor said it had suspended work on the offshore wind project Empire Wind 1 following a Monday stop-work order issued by the Trump administration. The order relates to a…

Shell, INEOS Energy Discover Oil In The Gulf of America

Shell and INEOS Energy have struck oil at a deepwater exploration well in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, confirming a new discovery in the high-pressure Norphlet formation. Shell and INEOS…

Glencore Acquires Majority Stake In Dutch Fuel Supplier

Global commodities trader Glencore has acquired a majority stake in Dutch fuel supplier FincoEnergies, the Dutch company revealed on Monday, with industry sources noting that the trader intends to use…