U.S. & Canadian Markets Soar Amid Hopes for End to Iran War

U.S. and Canadian stock markets rallied on Tuesday as financial markets seized on a couple of tenuous signals for hope about a possible end to the Iran war. The S&P/TSX…

FED’S BARKIN: Households, Firms Still See Oil Shock Through a “Short-Term Lens”

Summary Barkin sees no major shift yet in consumer spending or inflation expectations Fed officials remain cautious, awaiting clarity on oil price impact before policy changes Retailers face consumer pushback…

Asian LNG Demand Plunges as Qatar Outages and Hormuz Chaos Bite

Imports of liquefied natural gas into Asian countries fell last month by the sharpest rate since 2020, when pandemic lockdowns decimated energy demand. The total for the month stood at…

Oil-Starved Asia Turns to Russia After U.S. Waiver

Some Asian countries are taking Russian oil for the first time in years after the U.S. waiver allowed purchases of Russian oil on tankers to ease the major oil supply…

Chevron and Microsoft Team Up for Giant Texas Gas Power Plant

Chevron, Microsoft, and Engine No. 1 are negotiating a team-up for a multi-billion power plant in West Texas intended to power a huge data center campus, in the latest energy…

Trump Says Ceasefire Only Possible When Hormuz Reopens

US President Donald Trump said he’ll only consider a halt to attacks on Iran when the Strait of Hormuz is reopened, sowing further confusion about how long he’s prepared to…

  • Gas
  • April 1, 2026
Aircapture and Corning scale ceramic DAC tech

Direct air capture (DAC) specialist Aircapture and materials science firm Corning are moving into early commercial deployment of DAC systems using advanced honeycomb ceramic technology. Honeycomb ceramic contains new substrate…

  • Gas
  • April 1, 2026
LNG price surge raises risk of demand strain in Asia

The escalating Middle East conflict is beginning to hit liquefied natural gas (LNG) markets with force, driving sharp price increases and raising the risk of demand strain across Asia’s import-dependent…