• Gas
  • February 20, 2025
Iran starts piloting helium extraction

Iran has launched its first pilot project for extracting and purifying helium from natural gas. Mohammad Eslami, Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), announced the operational launch…

  • Gas
  • February 20, 2025
Bloom Energy and Chart Industries partner on fuel cell-based carbon capture

Californian fuel cell specialist Bloom Energy has formed a carbon capture partnership with Chart Industries, through which the parties will utilise natural gas and fuel cells to generate near-zero-carbon power.…

Aramco to Acquire 25 Percent in Philippine Fuel Retailer

Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Aramco) has signed agreements to buy a 25 percent stake in retail network operator Unioil Petroleum Philippines. Inc. The oil giant plans to use the Filipino…

  • Gas
  • February 20, 2025
Centrica signs 15-year LNG deal with Brazil’s Petrobras

International energy supplier Centrica has signed a 15-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) sales and purchase agreement to supply Brazilian oil and gas company Petrobras. Under terms of the signed contract,…

US NatGas Prices Jump 6% to One-Month High as Wells Freeze

(Reuters) – U.S. natural gas futures jumped about 6% to a one-month high on Wednesday as extreme cold in some parts of the country boosted demand for the fuel for…

Chevron Staffers Absorb Long-Awaited Layoffs as CEO Pledges Accountability

(Reuters) – During an internal town hall meeting last week, roughly 40,000 Chevron employees were shown a video touting the oil giant’s success in Colorado as the largest oil and…

Putin Suggests Western Involvement in Ukrainian Attack on CPC Oil Infrastructure

MOSCOW, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested on Wednesday that a Ukrainian drone attack on the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) pumping station in southern Russia might have…

German Watchdog Finds Competition Risks in Oil Market Pricing

ByCharles Kennedy– Feb 19, 2025, 10:30 AM CST Germany’s oil and fuels market faces risks to competition due to the pricing mechanisms, the antirust watchdog, Bundeskartellamt, said in a report…

Grossi participates in collection of Fukushima water samples

Thursday, 20 February 2025 Grossi (left) helping to collect seawater samples (Image: Dean Calma/IAEA) At the Fukushima Daiichi site, contaminated water – in part used to cool melted nuclear fuel…

Texas RRC assesses more than $1.3 million in penalties for oil and gas violations

North America Regulatory February 20, 2025 The Railroad Commission of Texas assessed $1,346,019 in enforcement docket fines against operators and businesses at the Commissioners’ open meeting on Wednesday.…