Category: Energy News Beat

Officials probe electric double decker bus inferno after vehicle ‘exploded’ and burst into flames sparking rush hour chaos – as dramatic video shows firefighters battling to put blaze out

Energy News Beat Officials today launched an investigation after one of Sadiq Khan‘s electric buses exploded during today’s rush hour. Terrified residents in Wimbledon described a massive ‘bang’ after a double decker burst into flames during this morning’s commute, sparking chaos on the roads as black smoke filled the streets. Astonishing video obtained by MailOnline shows […]

China’s gas imports rose 9.9 percent in 2023

Energy News Beat For illustration only (Image: CNOOC Gas & Power) China’s natural gas imports, including pipeline gas and LNG, increased 9.9 percent in 2023, according to customs data. Natural gas imports during the January-December period reached about 119.97 million tonnes, the data from the General Administration of Customs shows. China paid about $64.3 billion […]

EQT inks tolling deal with Glenfarne’s Texas LNG

Energy News Beat US natural gas producer EQT has entered into a heads of agreement for liquefaction services from Texas LNG’s planned facility in Brownsville to produce 0.5 mtpa of LNG under a 15-year tolling agreement. The deal anticipates the finalization of a definitive 15-year tolling agreement from the first train of Glenfarne Group’s Texas […]

Poisoned gifts: The West’s apologies and reparations can be another tool to enslave Africa

Energy News Beat The West owes oppressed nations apologies, but those seem to be part of the same old colonial system These days in Africa, we often hear calls for reparations for the three Western heinous crimes: slavery, slave trade, and colonialism. Reparations for these atrocities are long overdue, but they are not just about […]

BRICS bank lends $500 million to Indian state

Energy News Beat The BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) has announced the approval of a $500 million loan to fund rural road projects in the Indian state of Gujarat. The funds will be used under the Mukhyamantri Gram Sadak Yojana initiative, according to the bank, which was launched in 2010-2011 to improve connectivity in rural […]

US weekly LNG exports reach 28 cargoes

Energy News Beat US liquefaction plants shipped 28 liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes in the week ending January 10, while natural gas deliveries to these terminals increased by 1 percent compared to the week before. The EIA said in its weekly report, citing shipping data provided by Bloomberg Finance, that the total capacity of these […]

State of emergency declared amid deadly Papua New Guinea riots

Energy News Beat Mass unrest has gripped the Pacific nation over a public sector pay cut, later blamed on an administrative error Soldiers and police patrolled the streets of the Papua New Guinea capital on Friday, a day after the southwest Pacific nation declared a state of emergency in response to widespread rioting during which […]

African state shuts border with neighbor for ‘backing’ rebels

Energy News Beat Burundi accuses Rwanda of hosting and training a rebel group that has been carrying out deadly cross-border raids Burundi has announced the closure of its border with Rwanda, while suspending diplomatic relations with its East African neighbor. Martin Niteretse, the Burundian internal affairs minister, said on Thursday that the decision was in […]

LNG freight rates, European prices drop this week

Energy News Beat Spot charter rates for the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier fleet continued to decline this week, while European and Asian prices also dropped compared to the week before. Last week, Spark30S Atlantic decreased to $108,500 per day, and the Spark25S Pacific decreased to $80,250 per day. “LNG freight rates have fallen […]

Global oil demand to rise by 2 million bpd in 2024, says WoodMac

Energy News Beat Jan 11 (Reuters) – Global oil demand is expected to increase by almost 2 million barrels a day in 2024, with China accounting for more than 25% of the increase, consultancy Wood Mackenzie said in a report on Thursday. WoodMac projected total oil demand of 103.5 million barrels per day for this […]