Analysis

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Rising costs and reputational damage limit prospects for new LNG

Gas executives have begun to voice concerns that the Hormuz crisis has Asian economies turning away from LNG. Costs for new LNG projects are also on the rise.

solar plant

Tunisia expands 130 MW solar plant with Japanese financing

Tunisia is to host a 130 MW solar plant funded by Japan’s Joint Crediting Mechanism, boosting renewables capacity, easing energy deficits, and advancing efforts to cut emissions and reduce reliance on imported hydrocarbons.

IEA

Energy shock will increase diversification, electrification — IEA

The “largest energy security crisis the world has ever faced” could push countries to prioritise energy diversification and resilience, the IEA said. That could result in countries turning away from gas.

EACOP

Ugandans sue in UK to halt EACOP pipeline project

Ugandan activists and farmers have filed a final legal challenge in London to halt the nearly-completed East African Crude Oil Pipeline, escalating global scrutiny over the controversial fossil fuel mega-project.

methane

INTERVIEW: Jonathan Stern on U.S. pressure to scrap EU Methane Regulation

The U.S. is pressuring Europe into weakening or scrapping its landmark Methane Regulation on imported gas. But the U.S. government’s arguments, which echo the gas industry’s, are “overstated,” according to a leading expert.

Hungary

Hungary’s new PM faces tough choices amid energy policy rethink

The new Hungarian government will have to rethink the country's energy policy in order to reduce the country’s heavy exposure to Russian gas while at the same time keeping energy prices in check for households and industry.

News

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Qatar’s North Field Expansion delayed as EPC contractors pull out

A source close to Qatar’s North Field Expansion said that the project could be delayed much longer than the one year indicated by the country’s energy minister last week.

Iran war

Iran war a “painful reminder” of the EU’s fossil reliance, analysts warn

The Iran war and the chaos it has inflicted on global energy stability, supply and pricing are a stark reminder of Europe’s risky gas reliance, analysts have warned.

EU trade

U.S.-EU trade deal in doubt after tariffs invalidated

The U.S. Supreme Court shot down Trump’s use of tariffs. What does that mean for the LNG trade?

Opinion

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emissions

Reducing emissions & operational risk via predictive corrosion monitoring

As regulatory scrutiny and operational costs continue to rise in the oil and gas sector, many operators are adopting predictive corrosion monitoring, writes Dauren Kazimbek from SMARTCORR.

gas detection

Why gas detection remains critical in the energy transition

Gas detection remains central to the energy industry’s future, not a relic of its past, says Jodi Downing, a director at R.C. Systems.

net zero

How compressed air inefficiencies undermine net zero goals

Inefficiencies in compressed air systems result in significant, avoidable emissions, writes Jeffry Kahn, President of CAM Technologies.

Long Reads

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Revealed: certified low-methane U.S. LNG likely more polluting than claimed

Niger Delta

Niger Delta communities battle farming crisis amid Shell’s departure

Once-fertile farmlands of the Niger Delta, that have supported families for decades, have turned barren due to oil pollution, say locals.

Niger Delta

Shell exit exposes Niger Delta health crisis

Shell’s decision to end nearly nine decades of operations in the Niger Delta has sparked concern over accountability for environmental damage in Nigeria.

Mexico LNG

Mexico LNG threatens “world’s aquarium”

Big LNG plans on Mexico's Pacific Coast could make it the fourth-largest exporter but would worsen climate change and damage one of the world’s most biologically diverse marine environments.

Mexico LNG

Organized Crime and Investor Risk: Mexico LNG push faces mounting obstacles

A series of LNG projects proposed for Mexico’s Pacific Coast would turn the country into a major LNG exporter. But violence from drug cartels, political risk, and mounting costs could keep projects from moving forward.

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.