US & Canada
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 Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI), are helping us to understand how renewables can be integrated and managed with greater precision, writes Izzy Rivera, a manager at Emerson.
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 struggling ARCH2 hydrogen hub in Appalachia is the latest in a series of failed economic development strategies based on gas, experts say.
Although Trump exempted oil and gas from tariffs, LNG could still become ensnared in trade retaliation, analysts say. And, of course, an unprovoked trade war could bring about economic recession.
The CEO of NextEra Energy said that gas turbines have a multi-year backlog, leading to soaring costs for new gas-fired power plants. Renewables “are cheaper and available right now.”
At CERAWeek, gas executives boasted that demand would grow for years, or even decades to come. But they also see a problem of rising costs for their projects.
The U.S. is seeking to bring “back common sense” on energy security, an IEA summit in London heard on Thursday.
The Trump administration is aggressively supporting LNG, and some projects are starting to see momentum. Gulf Coast communities are paying the price.
The controversial U.S. LNG exporter Venture Global reported lower revenues, and higher-than-expected costs for one of its LNG export terminals. The company has presided over the worst-performing energy IPO in three decades.
Constrained by a court decision, the Biden administration said it would auction off land for new oil and gas drilling. But climate activists see the move as backtracking on climate progress
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.
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.
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.
A major Texas LNG project is promising to be the “greenest” LNG project in the world. But critics say it rests on ‘speculative’ and unproven carbon capture and sequestration technologies.
While much of the Texas coast is inundated with oil and gas infrastructure, the southern coast remains largely untouched by heavy industry. That could change with big plans for Texas LNG export terminals.