
Nicholas Cunningham
Nick is Gas Outlook’s North America Correspondent. He has been covering the oil and gas sector for more than ten years, reporting on environmental, social, economic, and geopolitical developments. Nick is based in Portland, Oregon.
Mexico is highly dependent on the U.S. for gas. Fast deployment of solar and wind could cut costs and minimise energy security risk, according to a new report.
A new study found that benzene from gas stoves poses cancer risk that is nearly twice as high for children than for adults.
Trump has vowed to undo Biden-era climate programmes. Republicans are considering savage cuts to clean energy programmes that could drive up electricity costs and lead to higher emissions.
The Liberals won and Prime Minister Mark Carney has vowed to protect Canadian sovereignty. But there’s a risk that climate progress stalls if the oil and gas expansion continues.
The Trump administration finalised a new rule that would require a small percentage of LNG exports to be done on U.S.-built and U.S.-flagged LNG tankers. But no such ships exist.
Quarterly earnings fell sharply, following the sharp deterioration in the global economy. Weak earnings for oil majors are expected for the rest of the year.
The month of April saw several modest commercial deals for U.S. LNG. But that is more than overshadowed by formidable obstacles facing new LNG projects.
Drilling activity is expected to slow, and job losses will begin to mount as demand craters.
The Trump administration trade war and hostile geopolitics means LNG is increasingly seen not as a source of energy security, but one of growing risk.
Trump said the EU could avoid higher tariffs if it buys high amounts of oil and gas — but the numbers show this is unrealistic. The EU is negotiating, but is speeding up the deployment of renewables and readying trade retaliation.