U.S. Ethane Could Be the Big Winner of Asia’s Shift in Petrochemicals Feedstock
U.S. ethane production and exports are set to benefit from petrochemical firms in Asia shifting feedstock from naphtha to the cheaper ethane as chemicals margins shrink. Ethane, a natural gas…
Galveston Gets First LNG Bunkering Permit on U.S. Gulf Coast
The Galveston LNG Bunker Port (GLBP) on the Texas City Ship Channel has received all necessary permits to operate a small-scale facility on the U.S. Gulf Coast for fueling ships…
Norway Bets Big on Offshore Wind
Norway announced on Monday a tender for three project areas for floating offshore wind in a highly-anticipated first competition for this type of renewable energy in the Nordic country. The…
Podcast: The ‘whiplash’ from potential 45V hydrogen repeal
The next seven months will be pivotal to the future of US hydrogen as everyone waits to see whether the 45V hydrogen tax credit is repealed or modified following the…
Enrichment Remains Key Sticking Point in U.S.-Iran Negotiations
The U.S.-Iran talks on a nuclear deal “will lead nowhere” if the United States continues to insist that Iran halts uranium enrichment, a top Iranian official said on Monday. “Our…
Germany Shifts Stance on Nuclear Power in EU Policy
Germany, which has been opposing for years EU attempts to treat nuclear power as a green electricity source on par with renewable energy, has dropped this opposition under new chancellor…
EU Set To Spend an Extra €10 Billion on Gas Refill
The European Union is facing additional costs of 10 billion euro, or $11.2 billion to refill its natural gas storage caverns this year. And this is the best-case scenario, according…
North America Adds Rigs for First Time in Months
North America added five rigs week on week, according to Baker Hughes’ latest North America rotary rig count, which was released on May 16. Although the U.S. dropped a total…
Swedish biomethane for shipping bunkered at Gothenburg
Nordic biogas companies St1 and St1 Biokraft have delivered Swedish-produced liquefied biomethane to the maritime sector for the first time at Port of Gothenburg. Terntank’s vessel Tern Ocean was bunkered…
Air Water commits to better nature and biodiversity reporting
Japan-based Air Water has announced its support for an international initiative aimed at improving how companies assess and disclose their impacts on nature and biodiversity. The initiative, known as the…
