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Commonwealth LNG approves $13 billion Louisiana export project

May 15, 2026

(Oil Price) – Developers of the Commonwealth LNG project have taken the final investment decision to build the $13-billion U.S. export plant in Louisiana, underpinned by investments from Kimmeridge, Abu Dhabi-based Mubadala Energy, and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, the UAE energy investor said on Friday. The Commonwealth LNG facility in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, will have an annual capacity of 9.5 million tons

Can the world really move on from coal?

May 12, 2026

(By Oil & Gas 360) – Coal has been written off many times before. Each time, it stayed. Today, the conversation is returning with more urgency. Climate targets, investor pressure, and policy commitments continue pushing toward a future with less coal. But the real question is no longer whether coal use should decline. The question is whether the world is

Deepwater, LNG infrastructure to drive Africa’s next energy expansion cycle

May 12, 2026

(World Oil) – Africa’s next energy growth cycle will be driven less by new discoveries and more by the ability to build infrastructure, expand LNG capacity and monetize existing reserves, according to analysts participating in the State of African Energy 2026 Outlook webinar hosted by the African Energy Chamber (AEC) and S&P Global. Speakers throughout the webinar emphasized that deepwater developments, LNG infrastructure and

ADNOC gas targets 80% Habshan recovery by end-2026

May 12, 2026

(Oil Price) – The processing capacity of the Habshan facilities, the biggest gas processing site in the United Arab Emirates, is expected to be restored to 80% by the end of 2026, after damage from the Iran war, ADNOC Gas said on Tuesday. The Habshan onshore facilities are part of one of the world’s largest gas processing plants, which is operated by ADNOC

Colorado’s natural gas fight signals a bigger energy debate

May 11, 2026

(By Oil & Gas 360) – Colorado’s latest energy battle is quickly becoming about more than natural gas. What began as a proposed ballot measure to create a constitutional “right to natural gas” is now evolving into a broader debate over energy policy, consumer choice, electrification, affordability, and the pace of transition. At the center of the dispute is Initiative

Energy Market Assessment: Consensus-beating growth + peace

May 11, 2026

(Oil & Gas 360) – Consensus-Beating Growth + Peace (Achieved Peacefully Or By Force) Has Us Predict Oil Prices Lower For Consumers & Profitable For Those Producing It. Price relief for consumers and profitable prices for those producing oil & natural gas is the future. Today’s 1.5% jump in the S&P 500 (Figure 1, blue line) and 2.0% for the NASDAQ

IEA: Tight gas markets will last through 2030

May 7, 2026

(Oil Price) – The war in Iran and the subsequent loss of LNG supply from the Middle East are altering the medium-term outlook of global natural gas balances, with tighter markets set to last longer than previously expected, a senior official at the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Thursday. The Middle East crisis has resulted, so far, in the loss

Iran war conflict could create systemic gas demand destruction, says top sector official

April 22, 2026

(BOE Report) – The natural gas demand destruction currently resulting from the Iran war as governments implement measures to mitigate the crisis risks becoming structural if the conflict persists, the head of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum said on Wednesday. Since the Middle East crisis began at the end of February, more than 500 million barrels of crude and

Eurasia’s gas puzzle

April 21, 2026

(By Oil & Gas 360) – Eurasia holds some of the largest natural gas resources in the world. The challenge has never been geology; it’s been access. From Russia’s vast reserves to Central Asia’s underdeveloped basins and the emerging potential of the Caspian and Eastern Mediterranean, Eurasia is rich in gas. Yet much of that supply remains constrained by infrastructure, geopolitics, and

The global supply reset: Gas takes the lead, the new LNG power map

April 21, 2026

(By Oil & Gas 360) – If oil built the global energy system, LNG is quietly rewriting it. The rise of liquefied natural gas is doing more than adding supply, it is transforming how energy moves across regions. Unlike pipeline gas, LNG creates a flexible, global market where cargoes can shift in response to price, demand, and geopolitical conditions. At

Energy Market Assessment: Our predictions, Strait of Hormuz safely opens in 3-4 weeks

April 20, 2026

(Oil & Gas 360) By Michael Smolinski – Our Predictions: Strait Of Hormuz Safely Open In 3-4 Weeks, We’ve Seen Retail Oil Price Highs, Much Higher Natural Gas Prices Will Follow April Lows. Operation Epic Fury jumped retail oil prices to burdensome highs. Responses to Operation Epic Fury include the Weekly California No. 2 Diesel retail price jumping

360 Energy Pulse: What mattered this week in energy

April 10, 2026

(By Oil & Gas 360) – The ceasefire didn’t calm energy markets; it complicated them. Prices remain elevated, supply remains uncertain, and the ripple effects of recent disruptions are still moving through the system. This week made one thing clear: even when conflict pauses, its impact doesn’t. THIS WEEK’S 5 HEADLINES THAT MATTERED 1. Ceasefire fails to stabilize oil markets Oil

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