Author: Erick Parel

‘National Self-Harm’: The UK Climate Bill That Gives Labour Unlimited Power To Reach Net Zero

Energy News Beat The shocking details of a bill that gives the UK government unprecedented power to pursue net zero and other eco-goals have been revealed. The shocking details of a bill giving the government unprecedented power to pursue net zero and other eco-goals have been revealed. [emphasis, links added] The ‘Climate and Nature Bill’, […]

European wind developers put on brave face after Trump’s offshore ban

Energy News Beat   US President Donald Trump paused new permits for offshore wind projects as one of his first acts in office. Although largely exposed and facing uncertainty, European industry players are keeping their cool.  Among his inaugural executive decrees signed off earlier this week, Trump temporarily suspended new offshore wind energy permits  – […]

BP delivers US LNG cargo to Bulgargaz via Alexandroupolis FSRU

Energy News Beat The 2021-built 174,000-cbm, BW Lesmes, delivered the shipment to the 153,600-cbm FSRU, Alexandroupolis, on January 19, a spokeswoman for Gastrade told LNG Prime. BW LNG’s ME-GI vessel, which is on a long-term charter to BP, brought the LNG shipment from the Freeport LNG terminal in Texas, its AIS data provided by VesselsValue […]

Venture Global LNG raises $1.75 billion in IPO

Energy News Beat Venture Global announced on Thursday the pricing of its IPO of 70 million shares of its Class A common stock, par value $0.01 at a public offering price of $25 per share. In connection with the offering, Venture Global has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional […]

US LNG exports drop to 22 shipments

Energy News Beat The agency said in its weekly report, citing shipping data provided by Bloomberg Finance, that the total capacity of these 22 LNG vessels is 84 Bcf. This compares to 29 shipments and 110 Bcf in the week ending January 15. According to data from S&P Global Commodity Insights, average natural gas deliveries […]

BRICS offers path to economic revival – Nigerian official

Energy News Beat   Emmanuel Johnson sees Abuja’s partnership with the group as a way to boost economic growth and geopolitical influence Nigeria’s recent accession to BRICS as a partner state is a major step towards economic revival and reducing Western influence, Emmanuel Chukwuka Johnson, chairman of the Nigeria-Russia trade and investment advisory council, has […]

South Korean offshore wind farm secures offtake deal

Energy News Beat CIP Taean Wind Power, a joint venture between Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and Vena Energy, has secured a fixed-price offtake contract in South Korea. The 500MW project is targeting the start of construction in the second half of 2026, with commercial operations expected by late 2029. The project will generate enough clean […]

MOL fixes VLEC newbuilds

Energy News Beat AsiaGas MOL / Samsung Heavy Industries Japanese shipowner Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has revealed the charterer behind its recent shipbuilding deal for very large ethane carriers (VLECs) in South Korea. The Tokyo-based company ordered three 100,000 cu m vessels at Samsung Heavy Industries in late December at around $168m each for delivery […]

Laden Russian tanker loses power in stormy Bay of Biscay

Energy News Beat EuropeTankers MarineTraffic / Nikoloz Mishveliani A laden Russian-flagged tanker has broken down in the stormy Bay of Biscay off France. The Unity, a 16-year-old aframax, departed Primorsk on January 16 with Russian oil bound for Mangalore in India. The ship ran into difficulties overnight off the west coast of France. It has […]

Iranian navy chases American ship in Persian Gulf

Energy News Beat Middle EastOperations President.ir The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) is reporting a suspicious approach to a merchant ship in the Persian Gulf near Iran.  The master of the unidentified vessel reported his ship was approached by a small military craft and it has been flashing a green laser light towards the […]