Global Solar Power Expansion to Dip for the First Time Ever in 2026

Amid major policy shifts, next year will see the first-ever decline in annual solar power capacity installations, following the weakest growth in seven years in 2025, according to BNEF’s Global…

Kimmeridge Bids $6 Billion to Buy U.S. Gas Producer Ascent Resources

U.S. energy investor Kimmeridge has offered to buy natural gas producer Ascent Resources for $6 billion amid a heated battle over plans of the gas driller’s private equity backer to…

TotalEnergies Secures 21-Year Deal to Power Google Data Centers in Malaysia

French oil and gas supermajor TotalEnergies is expanding its cooperation with Google and its footprint in long-term power purchase agreements after signing a 21-year PPA to provide renewable energy to…

  • Gas
  • December 16, 2025
Alfa Laval introduces cryogenic LNG fuel module

Swedish manufacturing firm Alfa Laval has launched a new fuel-conditioning module that uses cryogenic technology to prepare liquefied natural gas (LNG) for use in marine engines. The LNG fuel-conditioning module…

  • Gas
  • December 16, 2025
Atlas V rocket launch delivered with cryogenic gases and more

United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Atlas V rocket has successfully lifted off, carrying another batch of satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper low Earth orbit broadband constellation. The launch relied on large…

USA Emerges as World’s Hydrocarbon Superpower

The U.S. has emerged as the world’s hydrocarbon superpower, exemplified by its meteoric rise in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) market.   That’s what Wood Mackenzie (WoodMac) said in a statement sent to…

Global Coal Exports Poised for First Annual Decline Since 2020

Global thermal coal exports are set for their first annual decline since 2020, mostly thanks to lower demand in Asian markets. Global thermal coal exports for the year are seen…

China Quietly Steps Up Crude Stockpiling as Imports Surge

China bought more crude oil for storage last month, with the average daily at some 1.88 million barrels, according to calculations made by Reuters energy columnist Clyde Russell. Russell reported…

U.S. Treasury Blocks Bid for Lukoil’s Foreign Assets

The U.S. Treasury Department has rejected a bid by a group of companies led by investment bank Xtellus Partners to buy the foreign assets of Russia’s Lukoil, Reuters has reported,…

Venezuela Reports Oil Export Outage after Cyberattack

Venezuela’s state oil company is still struggling to restore key administrative systems after what it called a cyberattack that hit over the weekend. Petroleos de Venezuela SA’s network, which manages…