Day: May 22, 2025

Inpex pens preliminary Abadi LNG deals with Indonesian firms

Energy News Beat PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN), a unit of Indonesia’s Pertamina, said in a statement on Thursday that it had signed a heads of agreement with Inpex Masela, facilitating the sale of LNG from the Abadi field in the Masela Block. “PGN remains dedicated to aligning with government directives regarding the commercialization and […]

Japan’s LNG Surge: Energy Crisis Ahead

Energy News Beat Daily Standup Top Stories China dominates global trade of battery minerals – What will it take for the U.S. to get on it’s own production supply line? May 21, 2025 Stu Turley ENB Pub Note: The EIA released its report on selected battery trade volumes, which makes us wonder how the United States […]

AI’s Impact on Energy: Optimizing Data and Decision-Making with John Brewton and Mark Stansberry

Energy News Beat This is the first in a new series for 2025, in which we will discuss how AI impacts energy throughout the entire supply chain and on to consumers. In this episode of Energy Newsbeat – Conversations in Energy, Stuart Turley hosts experts Mark Stansberry and Jon Brewton to discuss the intersection of […]

Deutsche ReGas secures EU funding for Lubmin hydrogen hub

Energy News Beat The funding was awarded in an almost one billion euro auction, the second for the European Hydrogen Bank. Deutsche ReGas said in a statement that 15 projects were awarded the funding. The LNG terminal operator said it is the first German company to succeed in the European Hydrogen Bank auction. Last year, […]

Freeport LNG production hits record in April

Energy News Beat Freeport LNG announced on Wednesday that the third of the company’s three LNG storage tanks had been returned to service with the approval of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The storage tank had been offline for nearly three years after LNG piping to the […]

France was top destination for US LNG supplies in March

Energy News Beat ENB PUB Note: The DOE report shows France was the top destination, and I included the total energy summary of different types and who else they buy LNG from. France’s Energy Mix France’s energy mix is heavily reliant on nuclear power, with a growing share of renewables and a smaller dependence on […]

DeepOcean expands into APAC and Middle East with Shelf Subsea buy

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: Interesting merger through a stock buyout. Their 3 offshore vessels work in oil, gas, and look to be some renewable energy. So, a shift looks to be happening to support both offshore wind and oil and gas drilling. Norwegian ocean services contractor DeepOcean has acquired Australia’s subsea services provider […]

One person missing following fire on Chevron’s platform off Angola

Energy News Beat The Angolan National Agency for Oil, Gas and Biofuels has revealed that one person was missing following a fire on Chevron’s deepwater Benguela Belize Lobito Tomboco (BBLT) oil platform. The fire broke out on May 20 around 3 am local time in the basement of the multi-story production platform, which has living […]

Tense shipping situation in the Baltic as Russia hits out at neighbours

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: The Russian Dark Fleet is critical to Russia in keeping its oil exports moving through sanctions. Last month, we covered a Chinese cargo ship in the Baltic Sea doing similar cable and pipeline disruptive activity. This is bringing up a bigger problem: cyber attacks on GPS systems and cyber […]

Washington takes another swipe at the IMO in launching flag investigation

Energy News Beat The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is conducting a nonadjudicatory investigation to examine whether the vessel flagging laws, regulations, or practices of certain foreign governments create unfavourable shipping conditions in the foreign trade of the US. The FMC said it is concerned about the conditions created by the wide and uneven range of foreign vessel […]