Author: Erick Parel

US DOE to start issuing final orders for pending non-FTA LNG export permits

Energy News Beat DOE revealed this in a statement on Monday, releasing its response to comments on the 2024 LNG export study. “With this action, DOE has completed the final hurdles left over from the Biden administration’s reckless pause on LNG export permits, paving the way for the Trump Administration to fully unleash American LNG […]

QatarEnergy eyes major LNG trading expansion

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: Below the line is the report from Bloomberg about QatarEnergy and money being left on the table. I added the Qatar LNG export capabilities on the top. Qatar’s LNG Export Capacity and Volumes (2024–2025) Export Capacity: As of 2024, Qatar’s LNG export capacity is 77 million metric tons per […]

Norway opens bidding for 1.5GW of floating wind

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: Below the line is the announcement of the tender for three floating offshore wind project areas.  I have added the Norway energy mix at the top for reference. Norway’s electricity production is almost entirely renewable, with hydropower dominating. The breakdown for 2023 is: Hydropower: 87.8% of electricity generation (132 […]

Petronet LNG logs higher profit, lower volumes

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: The total volume of India’s imports in 2025 is shown on top, and the update from the Dahej LNG terminal is shown below. Volume of LNG Imports for India (2025) Based on the most recent data, India’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports have shown significant growth, driven by increasing […]

New report: The true affordability of net zero – Watt-Logic

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: This report is from Kathryn Porter from Watt-Logic. She is coming on the Energy News Beat Podcast to discuss how she worked on the numbers and her findings on Net Zero. This is an excellent report, and we need to note that the same pattern is reflected in the […]

Freeport LNG seeks OK to return third tank to commercial service

Energy News Beat Following the incident in 2022, Freeport received approval from FERC for commercial operations of Phase 1 in February 2023. This phase includes all three trains, LNG storage tanks 1 and 2, and dock 1. Thereafter, Freeport received approval from FERC for commercial operations of Phase 2 in November 2023. This phase includes LNG loop 2 and […]

Denmark sets up offshore wind tender with up to $8.3bn in subsidies

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: The Danish power mix is interesting and interconnected, and an update is below on their plans for a 3 GW offshore wind tender. As of 2023, Denmark’s energy mix for electricity generation is heavily weighted toward renewables, with fossil fuels playing a diminishing role. Here’s a breakdown based on […]

UK goes Bonkers on Green Energy

Energy News Beat Daily Standup Top Stories Britain’s Plan to Retrain Oil and Gas Workers for Clean Energy Jobs May 18, 2025 Clark Savage ENB Pub Note: The following is an interesting article from Felicity Bradstock on Oilprice.com. Britain’s plan to create thousands of clean energy jobs for the oil and gas workers is an example […]

Martin Sato returns as CEO at Lauritzen Bulkers

Energy News Beat Dry CargoEurope Lauritzen Bulkers Lauritzen Bulkers Denmark’s Lauritzen Bulkers has appointed Martin Sato as its new chief executive. Sato, who previously spent 18 years at J. Lauritzen’s dry bulk business, will join the Copenhagen-based shipowner and operator by December from fellow handysize bulker player BaltNav, where he has served as CEO since […]

China’s Hudong-Zhonghua delivers its 50th LNG carrier

Energy News Beat Image: Hudong-Zhonghua Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua has delivered its 50th liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier. The vessel is the 174,000-cbm LNG carrier, Al Tuwar, built under the massive QatarEnergy shipbuilding program, which includes the construction of 128 ships. CSSC’s Hudong-Zhonghua said this is the fifth LNG carrier of the QatarEnergy shipbuilding program and […]