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.
A new report finds that EU levies on imported methane could help clean up gas operations, but may also lead to a two-tiered global LNG market.
Analysts say that potential investments from Saudi Aramco and ADNOC in U.S. LNG could propel projects forward. Meanwhile, in Houston, gas executives voiced confidence in the trajectory of their industry at CERAWeek.
Researchers recorded nearly 1 million measurements across major U.S. oil and gas production sites, and found methane emissions far higher than U.S. EPA data suggests.
The climate disclosure requirements are far weaker than originally outlined by the financial regulator two years ago.
U.S. gas prices plunged below $2/MMBtu this winter, largely because of warm weather. Gas companies unable to turn a profit are slashing drilling plans.
Already scarred by climate change, southwest Louisiana is on the frontlines of the rush to build new LNG.
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.
A new report warns that the continent is investing far too much in LNG import terminals that will go under-utilised as gas demand continues to decline.
The White House said it was freezing permit approvals for all new proposed U.S. LNG export projects, citing a need to overhaul the regulatory process. Climate groups called it a “massive win.”
According to The New York Times, the Biden administration is set to announce a major review of how it permits new U.S. LNG projects, potentially delaying more than a dozen proposed facilities for a year or more.