U.S. Oil Reserve Refill Pushed Back Seven Months

Crude oil deliveries to the strategic petroleum reserve will be delayed by seven months due to maintenance, the Department of Energy has said. The previous administration had scheduled the addition…

  • Gas
  • June 27, 2025
Podcast: Helium usage in semiconductor fabs

The latest 1895 podcast was a live one, recorded on stage at the recent gasworld Specialty Gases Summit in Utrecht. In this episode, Rich Brook, who leads a global consulting…

  • Gas
  • June 27, 2025
Podcast: Helium usage in semiconductor fabs

The latest 1895 podcast was a live one, recorded on stage at the recent gasworld Specialty Gases Summit in Utrecht. In this episode, Rich Brook, who leads a global consulting…

Chevron Field in Israel Allowed to Resume Production

Israeli authorities have allowed the Chevron Corp.-operated Leviathan natural gas and condensate field to restart production, after ordering a pause about two weeks ago amid Israel’s exchange of attacks with…

  • Gas
  • June 27, 2025
Spanish energy firms to turn salt cavern into hydrogen storage

Spanish energy companies Solvay and Enagás plan to develop a hydrogen storage hub in Cantabria, Spain, that could play a role in Europe’s decarbonisation efforts. The project will involve the…

UK Scraps $34 Billion Morocco-Linked Subsea Power Cable Megaproject

In a move with significant implications for transcontinental energy trade, the UK government has formally withdrawn support for the $34.4-billion Morocco-UK Power Project, a mega-renewables plan that would have delivered…

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  • June 27, 2025
Centrica expands in Asia with Thai LNG deal

UK-headquartered energy company Centrica has signed an agreement with PTT for the Thai state-owned oil and gas company to supply liquefied natural gas for 10 years across a range of…

  • Gas
  • June 27, 2025
Balfour Beatty wins £833m Teesside CCS construction contract

International infrastructure group Balfour Beatty has been awarded an £833m contract by Technip Energies to act as the construction partner for Net Zero Teesside Power in north-east England. The onshore…

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  • June 27, 2025
Moses Lake Industries opens semiconductor R&D site in Arizona

Chemistry-for-electronics company Moses Lake Industries has opened a semiconductor manufacturing and research facility in Mesa, Arizona. The 50,000 sq ft facility will advance semiconductor material development, including high-purity electrolyte solutions…

  • Gas
  • June 27, 2025
European biomethane capacity hits 7bcm but ‘must grow faster’

European’s biomethane installed production capacity reached 7 billion cubic metres (bcm) by the end of Q1, up 9% on 2024, according to the European Biogas Association (EBA). Yet growth is…