US backs down on semiconductor tariffs with EU but cooperation increases
US tariffs on European pharmaceuticals and semiconductors will not exceed 15% under a new agreement with the European Union (EU) while the EU intends to eliminate tariffs on all US…
Norwegian Firm Restarts Kurdistan Oil Production After Drone Strikes
Norwegian oil and gas producer DNO ASA has resumed production at its two operated oilfields in Iraq’s semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan, following a halt of several weeks after drone attacks…
Asia’s LNG Imports Are Surging but Will Still Fall Short of U.S. Trade Pledges
Asia’s liquefied natural gas imports are set to reach the second-highest on record in October, but even these elevated volumes will not be near enough to meet the pledges of…
Aker BP Makes Large Oil Discovery at Multi-Field Project in Norway’s North Sea
Norwegian oil and gas operator Aker BP has made a significant oil discovery that could add substantial resources to the Yggdrasil development area in Norway’s North Sea, where an ongoing…
Turkey Set for Deal to Explore Energy in Libyan Waters
Libya’s eastern parliament is poised to let Turkey explore for energy in the North African nation’s waters, according to people familiar with the matter, in what would be a dramatic…
Air Products fills world’s ‘largest hydrogen sphere’ for NASA
Air Products has completed the first fill of what it claims is the world’s largest hydrogen sphere at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Kennedy Space Center located on…
European refiners may hold key to scaling green hydrogen
European refiners may hold the key to scaling green hydrogen, according to a new Wood Mackenzie report. As significant emitters of carbon dioxide, refineries are rarely mentioned in a green…
Sanctioned Indian Refiner Taps Dark Fleet Market for Russian Oil
Nayara Energy, the Indian refiner partially owned by Rosneft that became a sanction target for the European Union, has turned to sanctioned tankers to keep buying Russian oil, Reuters has…
Trump Threatens to Halt Wind and Solar Approvals
President Donald Trump has threatened to put a stop on new wind and solar power projects, saying in a social media post that they caused higher electricity prices wherever they…
U.S. Oilfield Services Major Expands in Russia
U.S. oilfield services provider Weatherford International has expanded its business in Russia despite EU and U.S. sanctions on the country’s energy industry, the Financial Times has reported, citing financial performance…
