US LNG on the move as Coastal Bend LNG begins Texas facility
Private energy infrastructure company Coastal Bend LNG has started developing a 22.5 million tonnes per annum [mtpa] liquefaction and export facility on the Texas Gulf Coast. Alongside five 4.5 mtpa…
GWGI RiskWatch: PFAS & industrial gases
March 2025 saw a group of scientists come together to call on the EU to address the threat of chemical pollutants in Europe’s freshwater ecosystems. Chief among the threats? One…
Santos Grants ADNOC Six Weeks for $19 Billion Takeover Review
Santos has granted exclusive due diligence access for six weeks to the consortium led by Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC that has made an $18.7 billion non-binding takeover bid for the Australian…
BYD is Cutting Production Despite Strong Sales
BYD stock and its U.S. listed ADRs slumped about 3% on Wednesday this week, after it was reported the vehicle manufacturer was cutting production. China’s top automaker is scaling back…
Shell Boosts Natural Gas Production at Norway’s Ormen Lange Field
Shell and its partners have started up two subsea compressors to boost the recovery rate at the Ormen Lange natural gas field in the Norwegian Sea, the UK-based supermajor, which…
Towngas signs dual MOUs to position Hong Kong as green methanol bunkering hub
Hong Kong-based Towngas has signed two memoranda of understanding to support Hong Kong’s emergence as a regional centre for green maritime fuels. The first, with the city’s Transport and Logistics…
Analyst Highlights Natural Gas Contract ‘Implosion’
In an EBW Analytics Group report sent to Rigzone by the EBW team on Friday, Eli Rubin, an energy analyst at the company, highlighted an “implosion over the past week” in…
Shanghai claims first LCO2 ship-to-ship transfer
Shanghai Qiyao Environmental Technology Co. (SMDERI-QET) is claiming a world first liquid CO2 ship-to-ship transfer involving an Evergreen vessel at Shanghai Yangshan port. The milestone was recorded with partners Global…
China’s Oil Imports From Iran Hit Record High
China hiked its imports of crude oil from Iran in June, as Iran accelerated loadings in May and independent Chinese refiners bought more discounted Iranian barrels. Amid overall high imports…
Centrica Eyes Major Stake in UK Nuclear Power Project
Centrica, the owner of British Gas, is prepared to take a 15% stake in the UK’s Sizewell C nuclear power plant project, the final investment decision on which is expected…
Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz Again and Says its Negotiating Team With U.S. is Heading to Switzerland
