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…

Microsoft in Talks With Chevron, Engine No. 1 Over $7 Billion Texas Power Plant

By and Microsoft Corp. is in exclusive talks with Chevron Corp. and investment fund Engine No. 1 over a long-term deal that would underpin a giant power plant in West…