(BOE Report) – NextDecade Corp said on Monday it has started the U.S. regulatory pre-filing process to add a sixth liquefaction unit and an extra marine berth at its Rio Grande liquefied natural gas project in Texas, with a full application expected in 2026. The U.S. LNG sector has been rapidly expanding after President Donald Trump lifted the moratorium on
(World Oil)– The Trump administration is eliminating Energy Department offices focused on clean energy and renewables and, instead, creating units dedicated to hydrocarbons and fusion energy. The changes are part of an agency reorganization unveiled Thursday. The plan made no mention of staffing reductions as part of the realignment, and the agency didn’t immediately respond to a request for
Investing – LONDON -Oil prices fell on Friday, extending declines for a third session as the United States pushed for a Russia-Ukraine peace deal that could swell global supply while uncertainty over interest rates curbed investors’ risk appetite. Brent crude futures dropped by $1, or around 1.6%, to $39 a barrel by 1417 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude (CLc1) was down
(Oil Price) – The U.S. Department of Energy is extending a $1-billion loan to help Constellation Energy restart the Three Mile Island Unit 1 nuclear reactor to add baseload power to the grid and help the AI advancement in the United States. “Funded by the Energy Dominance Financing Program, this interest-bearing loan will lower Constellation’s cost of financing and leverage private investment to
(BOE Report) – Saudi Aramco is set to sign two U.S. liquefied natural gas supply deals with Woodside Energy and Commonwealth LNG when Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visits Washington next week, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The world’s largest oil exporter, Saudi Aramco, wants to become a major liquefied natural gas player, especially in the United
(Oil Price) – The highly focused development of the U.S.’s shale oil and gas sectors from the early 2010s transformed it from one of the world’s biggest importers of both into one of its leading exporters of both. But it did much more than this: it reversed the balance of energy power in the world from where it had been
(Investing) – LONDON -Oil prices fell more than 2% on Wednesday, weighed down by oversupply concerns as OPEC said global oil supply will match demand in 2026, marking a further shift from its earlier projections of a supply deficit. Brent crude futures slipped $1.35, or 2%, to $63.81 a barrel by 1417 GMT after gaining 1.7% on Tuesday. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was
(Oil Price)– Shell has challenged an arbitration ruling against it in the long-running dispute with Venture Global over contracted LNG supply, alleging the U.S. LNG exporter withheld information to Shell and the arbitration court. Shell has challenged the arbitration decision at the New York Supreme Court, the supermajor told Reuters on Tuesday. Shell has sued Venture Global for selling LNG on the
(Oil Price) – Norway’s $2.1-trillion oil fund is looking to invest in renewable energy assets in the U.S. and expand its clean energy portfolio in Europe, a senior executive at the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund told Bloomberg in an interview published on Monday. The fund has recently hired three people in New York, Harald von Heyden, global head of energy and infrastructure
(Investing) – LONDON -Oil prices edged higher on Monday as investors assessed moves aimed at ending the U.S. government shutdown while concerns around oversupply in the crude market persisted. Brent crude futures rose 43 cents, or around 0.7%, to $64.06 a barrel by 1409 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $60.18 a barrel, also up about 43 cents or 0.7%. The U.S.
(Investing) – ATHENS -Global investments in renewable energy aren’t bearing fruit and the world should focus on securing reliable supplies of fossil fuels, U.S. energy and interior secretaries said this week as they worked on convincing Europe to buy more U.S. oil and gas. The U.S. has become Europe’s top oil and gas supplier on the back of the U.S. shale
(Investing)– Oil prices rose Thursday, rebounding after logging sharp losses in recent sessions as expectations of a supply glut and softening demand presented a weak outlook for crude. At 04:45 ET (09:45 GMT), Brent oil futures for January rose 0.7% to $63.98 a barrel and West Texas Intermediate crude futures gained 0.9% to $60.15 a barrel. Both contracts slid some 1% each on Wednesday,
