Markets were supposed to be flooded with LNG by 2025, but hiccups at new projects might postpone their start. A wave of new liquefied natural gas projects that was supposed to flood the global market from next year now looks like it might not eventuate until at least 2026. The main reason is that the ... Read more ..read more

Germany prepares for gas grids and boilers to become redundant Other European countries are still investing in gas networks For the past four years, the Bavarian city of Augsburg has been warning homeowners that gas supplies could be switched off by 2030 as fossil fuels are phased out. It’s a blunt message on the potentially ... Read more ..read more

Kimmeridge Energy Management Co. plans to continue to invest in the US liquefied natural gas export industry, even though new permitting is on hold while the Biden administration scrutinizes the sector. The company expects to make additional investments in the proposed Commonwealth LNG project in Louisiana, according to Ben Dell, Kimmeridge’s co-founder and managing partner. Kimmeridge is ... Read more ..read more

Payouts from the world’s biggest international oil companies hit a record US$114 billion last year Bloomberg News BP PLC maintained the pace of its share buybacks even as first-quarter profit and cash flow fell by more than expected and net debt increased. The result marks the end of a mixed set of Big Oil earnings which saw Shell PLC, TotalEnergies SE and Chevron ... Read more ..read more

~ Crude Oil and Boe Sales Volumes Exceed High End of Q1 Guidance ~ ~ LOE per Boe and Capital Spending Below Low End of Q1 Guidance ~ THE WOODLANDS, Texas, May 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ring Energy, Inc. (NYSE American: REI) (“Ring” or the “Company”) today reported operational and financial results for the ... Read more ..read more

The United States sees Iran’s capacity to move its oil as reliant on service providers based in Malaysia, with oil being transferred near Singapore and throughout the region, the U.S. Treasury Department’s top sanctions official said on Tuesday. Brian Nelson, Treasury’s undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, was speaking during a four-day visit to Singapore ... Read more ..read more

Top executives at U.S. oil giants Exxon Mobil and Chevron Corp said on Monday that the U.S. needs to clarify rules on energy subsidies to drive the rapid, large-scale investments needed to fight climate change. President Joe Biden has been trying to encourage energy producers to slash emissions using technologies like carbon capture and green hydrogen that are expensive ... Read more ..read more

Canada’s Woodland Cree First Nation has rejected oil and gas producer Obsidian Energy’s proposal to expand drilling operations on its traditional territory, the Indigenous community said in a statement on Monday. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT The formal notice that Woodland Cree’s chief and council have rejected Obsidian’s drilling plans mark a further breakdown in relations, after ... Read more ..read more

U.S. natural gas futures gained about 3% to a 14-week high on Monday on forecasts for higher demand over the next two weeks than previously expected as feedgas to liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plants increased with the return of Freeport LNG in Texas. Prices were also supported by an ongoing decline in output. Front-month ... Read more ..read more

The U.S. has sufficient supply of oil in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to address any supply concerns and is monitoring markets on how to use it, Amos Hochstein, President Joe Biden’s energy adviser, said on Monday. The SPR is still near 40-year lows after Biden directed the largest ever sale of 180 million barrels from ... Read more ..read more