Author: Erick Parel

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 […]

Subsea 7 hot streak continues with West Africa contract

Energy News Beat Subsea 7 Offshore engineering and services player Subsea 7 has announced a third contract award in as many days, this time in West Africa. Under the contract, Subsea7 will be responsible for transporting and installing flexible pipelines, umbilicals, and associated subsea components for the connection of an FPSO vessel, as well as […]

Japan’s April LNG imports climb

Energy News Beat The country’s LNG imports rose to 5.37 million tonnes last month compared to 5.28 million tonnes in April 2024. LNG imports also rose compared to 5.15 million tonnes in the prior month. Imports were lower compared to 5.87 million tonnes of LNG in February and 6.64 million tonnes of LNG in January. The ministry’s data […]

Oil Jumps on Possibility of Israeli Attack on Iran

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: The story from Irina Slav at Oilprice.com below the line is an outstanding article. She is an excellent international energy expert. I am wondering about Israel’s attacking Iran’s nuclear sites without hitting Iran’s oil sites, and is this a coordinated response with the United States? Israel cannot hit Iran […]

ConocoPhillips seals Chinese LNG supply deal

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: The article below the line is an update from LNGPrime.com, and I added the LNG import information for China’s total market as a story context base. There was little LNG information about China’s total LNG import market. China had halted importing from the U.S., so a contract with ConocoPhillips […]