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TotalEnergies sells SPDC stake, joins IOCs to exit Nigerian onshore

TotalEnergies EP Nigeria is divesting its 10% stake in Nigeria’s SPDC to Chappal Energies for $860 million amid rising environmental concerns.

Australia hydrogen

Investors spooked as Australia hydrogen project still stalled

The Japan-Australia hydrogen project aims to produce 30 million tonnes of hydrogen from brown coal gasification in Victoria to be liquefied and exported to Japan.

africa energy bank

New Africa Energy Bank will ease funding challenges: experts

Nigeria will host the brand new Africa Energy Bank, aimed at aiding energy projects and enhancing development and energy security on the continent.

flooding in Brazil

Even after intensifying flooding in Brazil, little change to climate policies

In spite of the role played by human-driven climate change in the severe flooding in Brazil in early May, the country continues to expand fossil fuels and advance anti-climate laws.

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New satellite can pinpoint methane leaks at individual facilities

A new satellite, just launched into space by Carbon Mapper, can even detect methane leaks at specific pieces of equipment. Experts say it will bolster methane monitoring and may accelerate climate action.

Supreme Court

U.S. Supreme Court narrows federal agencies’ regulatory powers

The Supreme Court decision severely curtails the ability of federal agencies to regulate in areas of public health and the environment. Experts said the decision could ‘paralyse’ the ability to govern.

Venture Global

Venture Global LNG project gets key greenlight from U.S. govt

Venture Global’s CP2 project, an enormous LNG project in southwest Louisiana, obtained a construction authorisation from federal regulators. But it will remain sidelined until Biden’s LNG “pause” is completed.

billionaire tax

Global billionaire tax needed to bridge climate finance gap: report

A new report commissioned by the Brazilian G20 presidency finds that a minimum ‘billionaire tax’ on the world’s wealthiest individuals could generate $250 billion annually.

NOG Energy Week

Nigerian LNG up for debate as NOG Energy Week 2024 approaches

Nigeria Oil & Gas (NOG) Energy Week 2024 opens in Abuja later this month, at a time when questions are being asked about Nigeria’s LNG sector.

gas demand

EU has enough gas to last through 2040; gas demand in long-term decline

With gas demand in Europe in long-term decline, the EU has access to sufficient supplies in both the short and long-term. That means that contracts for additional LNG are not needed, and only increase stranded asset risk.

plastics treaty

Decades of petchems unease not enough to clinch a plastics treaty

For more than 50 years, the health and safety hazards of a petrochemicals complex in northern Spain have been worrying locals. Despite that, and the unease of such communities globally, UN talks this week failed to clinch a plastics treaty.

COP28

Oil kingdom COP28: the gamble that paid off?

When delegates gathered in Dubai just a fortnight ago for the opening of COP28, the chances of progress seemed slim, but these oil state climate talks delivered a transition away from fossil fuels that no previous COP managed to achieve.

COP28

At COP28 the UAE softens, now Saudi Arabia must follow

Saudi Arabia remains a thorn in the side of COP28. Only one solution remains – that the Gulf petrostate host its own COP, and face up to global scrutiny as the United Arab Emirates has done.

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LNG expands on Louisiana’s vanishing coastline

Already scarred by climate change, southwest Louisiana is on the frontlines of the rush to build new LNG.

Louisiana LNG

Louisiana LNG could be “nail in the coffin” for local fishermen

Commercial fishing in southwest Louisiana is already facing hard times. But the rush to build Louisiana LNG export terminals may put an end to a once-vibrant industry.

Woodfibre LNG

Canada’s Woodfibre LNG rests on shaky financial prospects

The proposed Woodfibre LNG project has seen costs soar, and is not competitive with larger LNG projects on the U.S. Gulf Coast, despite generous public subsidies. Critics say it will not offer the economic benefit for which British Columbia is hoping.

Woodfibre LNG

Woodfibre LNG in Canada threatens UNESCO reserve

The scenic Howe Sound, in British Columbia, has seen a stunning improvement in marine life. But this “success story” is under threat from the proposed Woodfibre LNG project, critics say.