Day: February 20, 2025

“Drill Baby Drill” is more like Drill when fiscally appropriate for maxiumum returns

Energy News Beat In this episode of Energy News Beat – Conversation in Energy, host Stuart Turley sits down with Steve Kinard from Shalehaven Partners at NAPE to dive into the evolving landscape of energy investments. Steve shares his journey from oil & gas to Bitcoin mining and politics, shedding light on how his experiences […]

Moscow confirms long-range strikes against Ukrainian energy complex

Energy News Beat [[{“value”:” Non-civilian gas infrastructure has sustained damage in the attack, according to the Russian military Russian forces conducted long-range strikes targeting Ukraine’s military-linked gas infrastructure overnight, the Defense Ministry in Moscow confirmed on Thursday. Earlier, Kiev claimed the targets were civilian. The ministry stated that the operation involved missiles launched from air, […]

EU seeks alliance with US against Chinese ‘overcapacities’ to avoid Trump tariffs

Energy News Beat [[{“value”:” Europe could ally with the United States to combat Chinese “overcapacities” as an alternative to conflict over US President Donald Trump’s threatened duties on steel and aluminium, the bloc’s trade chief said on Thursday. Speaking to journalists the day after a high-stakes meeting with senior US officials, Maroš Šefčovič said that […]

Cheniere produces first LNG cargo at Corpus Christi expansion project

Energy News Beat US LNG exporting giant Cheniere has produced the first cargo at the Corpus Christi Stage 3 expansion project in Texas.  The post Cheniere produces first LNG cargo at Corpus Christi expansion project appeared first on Energy News Beat.  

Japan’s Japex boosts LNG sales

Energy News Beat Japan Petroleum Exploration (Japex) boosted its sales of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the April-December period last year.  The post Japan’s Japex boosts LNG sales appeared first on Energy News Beat.  

Venture Global gets FERC OK to boost Plaquemines LNG capacity

Energy News Beat US LNG exporter Venture Global LNG has received approval from the US FERC to boost the capacity of its Plaquemines LNG terminal in Louisiana to 27.2 mtpa.  The post Venture Global gets FERC OK to boost Plaquemines LNG capacity appeared first on Energy News Beat.  

Russia planning ‘peaceful’ nuclear projects with BRICS state

Energy News Beat [[{“value”:” Russia and Ethiopia have agreed to develop cooperation in the use of nuclear technologies for “peaceful purposes,” according to a statement posted on the Russian government’s Telegram channel on Wednesday. The agreement was reached during talks between Russia’s economic development minister, Maxim Reshetnikov, and his Ethiopian counterpart in charge of innovation […]

Zelensky lied to Trump about Ukraine’s mineral reserves – Bloomberg

Energy News Beat What the country has is “scorched earth; what it doesn’t have is rare earths,” columnist Javier Blas has said Ukraine has vastly and deliberately overstated its rare-earth mineral reserves in an attempt to win the favor of US President Donald Trump, Bloomberg columnist and commodities expert Javier Blas suggested in an op-ed […]

Environmentalists sue to block Trump’s offshore drilling plans

Energy News Beat Conservation and environmentalist groups have sued US president Donald Trump and his administration over his order to roll back the ban on future oil and gas leasing. The court battle against Trump is a two-parter. Several organisations are collectively challenging the order by the US president to revoke Biden’s withdrawal of certain […]

Sumitomo buys stake in Estonian offshore wind project

Energy News Beat DNV Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation has bought a 50% stake in the 1GW Liivi wind farm being developed by Enefit Green off the coast of Estonia. Sumitomo bought into the wind farm through the acquisition of half the ownership interest in project company Liivi Offshore. The remaining half is owned by Enefit Green, […]