Day: December 24, 2023

German industry warns coal phase-out may take a while

Energy News Beat The plan to replace coal-fired plants by 2030 is “unrealistic,” lobby chief Siegfried Russwurm has warned Berlin’s plan to phase out coal-fired power plants ahead of schedule is likely to fail, the head of the German industry lobby BDI, Siegfried Russwurm, told reporters on Saturday. He said the federal government lacks a […]

Russia boosting oil exports to Asia – Transneft

Energy News Beat Shipments of crude to China and India have surged as Moscow redirects supplies from the EU Russia has sharply increased oil shipments to China and India this year, Nikolay Tokarev, the CEO of the Russian state-owned pipeline transport company Transneft, told the Rossiya24 broadcaster this week. Russia remained China’s top crude supplier […]

Oman LNG, Asyad pen long-term charter deal for two carriers

Energy News Beat State-owned producer Oman LNG has signed a long-term deal with compatriot Asyad Shipping to charter two liquefied natural gas carriers. Asyad Shipping’s parent Asyad Group revealed this charter deal in a social media post on Thursday. The firm said that it will charter two modern 5th generation LNG carriers with a capacity […]

Spot LNG shipping rates dip below $100,000 per day

Energy News Beat Spot charter rates for the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier fleet fell sharply this week, while European and Asian prices continued to decrease as well. Last week, the Spark30S Atlantic decreased to $133,750 per day, and the Spark25S Pacific decreased to $103,500 per day. “LNG freight rates fell sharply week, with […]

TotalEnergies to supply third LNG cargo to First Gen’s Batangas FSRU terminal

Energy News Beat Power producer First Gen has awarded a contract to a unit of French energy giant TotalEnergies to supply the third liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo to its FSRU-based terminal in Batangas, Philippines. The award of the LNG cargo follows an international tender issued by First Gen earlier this month. According to a statement […]