IEA Head: The World Must Prepare to Address Energy Security Threats
Governments and policy makers must better anticipate and prepare for energy crises before they happen, drawing from past experience and increasing diversification of supply, predictability in policy, and international cooperation,…
Equinor Makes Gas Discovery Near Huge Arctic Oilfield
Equinor has made a gas discovery close to its Johan Castberg oilfield in the Barents Sea and will assess a potential tie-in to the now fully operational Arctic field. Equinor…
Emerging markets seek policy reform and investment for biogas
Emerging economies are urging stronger international collaboration, policy reform, and investment to unlock the full potential of biogas as a decentralised green energy option. That was the message from the…
Trafigura Plans to Close UK Biodiesel Plant Amid Challenging Market
Greenergy, owned by commodity trading giant Trafigura, said on Thursday it would begin consultation on a proposal to cease production at a biodiesel plant in the UK amid difficult market…
EU Hikes Fossil Fuel Power Generation as Renewables Falter
Utilities across the European Union boosted electricity output from gas and coal plants by 13% in the first half of 2025 from a year earlier—the biggest annual increase for January…
U.S. Power Utilities Seek Price Hikes on AI Demand
Power utilities in the United States have applied for permission to raise electricity prices, with a demand surge from AI data centers suggested as the reason, the Financial Times reported…
EU Faces 250-Billion Euro Gap in Grid Investment Plans
Grid operators in Europe are facing a shortfall of 250 billion euros, or $293 billion, in investments necessary to upgrade grids in line with energy transition plans, Boston Consulting Group…
Mideast Oil Giants Say Market Needed OPEC+ Supply Surprise
Senior officials from three of OPEC’s core producer nations – Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait – lined up to say that the super-sized addition of supply by the producer…
BOC ramps up CO2 supply with new Australian plant
Linde-owned gas and engineering company BOC has begun supplying carbon dioxide from its recently completed facility in the state of Victoria, Australia. The Longford plant was completed in late 2024…
Podcast | GWGI Editor’s mid-year review 2025
In this episode of The 1895 Podcast, we’re joined by GWGI’s three editor’s to reflect on the first half of 2025 and all the big talking points from the year…
