Morro do Chapéu Project Reaches Key Milestone As 500 kV Medeiros Neto II–João Neiva 2 Line Begins Operation

The Morro do Chapéu Project has reached an important milestone in its mission to strengthen Brazil’s National Interconnected System (SIN) and support the growth of renewable energy in the northern…

Sonaura To Supply Albéa’s Scheßlitz Factory With Long-Term Solar Power Through New Private-Wire PPA

Representational image. Credit: Canva Private-wire renewable energy company Sonaura has entered into a long-term private wire Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to deliver solar power directly to Albéa. The agreement is…

Russia Preparing to Send 2nd Oil Tanker to Cuba

Russia plans to send a second oil tanker to crisis-ridden Cuba, further testing an effective US energy blockade of the communist-run island.  Russian Energy Minister Sergey Tsivilev told the state-run…

  • Gas
  • April 3, 2026
LNG storage strategies swing into action

Many markets are in desperate need for more LNG with 20% of the world’s trade cut off by the ongoing Middle East conflict. This has placed increased scrutiny on storage…

China Directs Private Refiners to Maintain Fuel Output Even At A Loss

Chinese authorities have ordered private refiners to maintain high levels of gasoline and diesel supply, even at a loss, or risk their crude import quotas slashed if they reduce run…

40% of Russia’s Baltic Oil Export Capacity Offline as Gasoline Ban Widens

Russia is banning gasoline producers from exporting the fuel until July 31, expanding the current ban that applied only to non-producers, as the Middle East war and the Ukrainian drone…

US Crude Jumps More Than 11%, Brent Nearly 8% After Trump Vows More Attacks on Iran

By WTI soars to nearly $114/bbl, highest since March 9 Trump speech did not clarify when Hormuz might reopen WTI heads for biggest daily absolute price rise since 2020 HOUSTON,…

US Regulators Grant California’s Last Nuclear Power Plant 20-Year Operating Life Extension

By NEW YORK, April 2 (Reuters) – Federal regulators approved an operating license extension for California’s last-standing nuclear ​power plant, allowing it to run for another 20 years ‌if it…

US Drillers Add Oil and Gas Rigs for First Time in Three Weeks, Baker Hughes Says

(Reuters) – U.S. energy firms this week added to the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating for the first time in three weeks, energy services firm Baker Hughes…

UK Hosts 36-Country Summit to Reopen Strait of Hormuz

The UK is hosting on Thursday a virtual meeting of senior officials from three dozen countries — with the notable exception of the United States — to discuss ways and…