07:51 EU looking at options to forbid new Russian gas contracts, source says
-The European Commission is assessing whether it could legislate to forbid firms in the European Union from signing new contracts for Russian fossil fuels, a senior EU official said on Tuesday.
- Reuters04:21 Woodside's shares gain as first-quarter revenue fuels up, beating expectations
-Shares of Australia's Woodside Energy were up nearly 4% on Wednesday after the gas producer posted first-quarter revenue above estimates.
- Reuters23:42 Baker Hughes beats first-quarter profit on strong demand for natural gas technology
-U.S. oilfield technology firm Baker Hughes beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter profit on Tuesday, helped by robust demand for natural gas technology.
- Reuters22/04 Vance seeks closer US-India ties, warns of 'dark time' otherwise
-The United States is looking to sell more energy and defence equipment to India, Vice President JD Vance said on a visit to the country, adding that ties between the two countries will shape the century.
- Reuters22/04 Environmental lawyers get ready to pounce on Trump’s energy deregulation moves
-U.S. environmental groups say they are hiring lawyers and preparing for a major legal showdown with President Donald Trump's administration over its rapid-fire and sweeping efforts to sidestep federal regulations on oil, gas and coal development.
- Reuters22/04 US finalizes tariffs on Southeast Asian solar imports
-The tariffs unveiled on Monday vary widely depending on the company and country.
- Reuters21/04 As Trump eyes coal revival, his job cuts hobble black lung protections for miners
-A program that relocates coal miners diagnosed with black lung to safer jobs at the same pay is grinding to a halt due to mass layoffs and office closures.
- Reuters21/04 Exclusive: EU explores tweaking methane rules for US gas to help trade talks, sources say
-The European Union is looking at ways to make it easier for U.S. gas exports to comply with its methane emissions rules, as the bloc attempts to avert a trade war with U.S. President Trump, three sources told Reuters.
- Reuters19/04 Trump to fast-track permitting for 10 mining projects across US
-The White House on Friday said it will fast-track permitting for 10 mining projects across the United States as part of President Donald Trump's push to expand critical minerals production.
- Reuters18/04 Exclusive: India plans to ease nuclear liability laws to attract foreign firms, sources say
-India is planning to ease its nuclear liability laws to cap accident-related penalties on equipment suppliers, three government sources said, in a move mainly to attract U.S. firms that have been holding back due to the risk of unlimited exposure.
- Reuters17/04 More than 40% of Puerto Rico customers without power after island-wide blackout
-Nearly half of the homes and businesses in Puerto Rico that receive electricity from the commonwealth's main utility were still without power on Thursday, a day after a widespread blackout struck the island, Luma Energy said in a statement.
- Reuters17/04 Trump order to halt NY wind project stuns offshore industry, threatens other projects
-The Trump administration's decision to halt construction of Equinor's Empire Wind 1 farm off the coast of New York late on Wednesday sent shockwaves through the offshore wind industry, raising concerns that fully-permitted developments representing billions in investment are not safe.
- Reuters17/04 Qatari Emir arrives in Moscow for talks with Putin on Ukraine and Middle East
-Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani arrived in Moscow on Thursday for talks with President Vladimir Putin on Ukraine and Middle East issues, on a trip that the Kremlin described as very important.
- Reuters17/04 Iranian minister arrives in Russia with a message from Khamenei, state media says
-Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi landed in Moscow on Thursday to deliver a message from the Islamic Republic's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iranian state media reported.
- Reuters17/04 BP leadership faces shareholder vote amid Elliott campaign, climate ire
-BP's board is up for re-election at its annual general meeting on Thursday as the group faces activist shareholder Elliott Management and climate-focused investors who have called for a vote against Chairman Helge Lund.
- Reuters17/04 Bhutan turns to 'green' cryptocurrency to fuel economy
-The Himalayan nation of Bhutan is exploring ways to mine and leverage green cryptocurrencies using hydropower to boost its economy and create jobs to reduce brain drain, the chief executive of its sovereign wealth fund said.
- Reuters16/04 UK power grid could face lowest-ever demand this summer, operator says
-Britain's power grid could experience its lowest-ever electricity demand this summer as renewables generation and cheap power imports from Europe keep the system well supplied, the National Energy System Operator (NESO) said on Wednesday.
- Reuters16/04 Trump orders tariff probe on all US critical mineral imports
-U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered a probe into potential new tariffs on all U.S. critical minerals imports, a major escalation in his dispute with global trade partners and an attempt to directly rebuke industry leader China.
- Reuters15/04 Would military strikes kill Iran's nuclear programme? Probably not
-The recent U.S. deployment of B-2 bombers, the only planes able to launch the most powerful bunker-busting bombs, to within range of Iran is a potent signal to Tehran of what could happen to its nuclear programme if no deal is reached to rein it in.
- Reuters14/04 Back to Russian gas? Trump-wary EU has energy security dilemma
-More than three years after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Europe's energy security is fragile. Businesses are wary that reliance on the United States has become another vulnerability.
- Reuters12/04 Ukraine seeking solutions for damaged Chernobyl confinement vessel, minister says
-Ukraine is seeking solutions to repair the damage caused by a Russian drone attack to the confinement vessel at the stricken Chornobyl nuclear power plant, a government minister said on Saturday.
- Reuters12/04 Oando pipelines in Nigeria's oil-rich Bayelsa state hit by sabotage attacks
-Nigerian oil producer Oando Plc said three sabotage attacks had targeted its pipelines in the oil-rich Bayelsa state in the south of the country over the past week.
- Reuters11/04 OPEC output hikes, trade wars have US oil producers wary of 'drill baby drill'
-President Donald Trump moved on his first day in office to increase U.S. oil and gas production, but the country's oil industry is actually starting to think about cutting output and jobs due to a double whammy of higher crude output from OPEC and on-again, off-again tariffs that have dented demand.
- Reuters11/04 BP warns of "weak" gas trading, higher debt in Q1
-Energy group BP expects its first-quarter gas marketing and trading result to be "weak" while net debt will rise, the company said on Thursday, sending its shares down in early trading.
- Reuters11/04 More than 2,600 US Energy Dept staffers accept second offer to resign, sources say
-More than 2,600 U.S. Department of Energy staffers have opted to take the Trump administration's second round of resignation offers, two sources said on Thursday, with offices on power grid stability and loans for high-tech energy projects hit hard.
- Reuters10/04 Copper output from Chile's Codelco slips 6% in February
-Copper production from Chilean state-run miner Codelco dipped 6% year-over-year in February, data from copper commission Cochilco showed on Thursday, slipping to 98,100 metric tons.
- Reuters10/04 Restarting coal plants after Trump's executive orders makes no economic sense, report says
-U.S. President Donald Trump is advocating for increased coal production in the United States, however, reviving decommissioned coal plants to meet this goal makes "no economic sense", the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) said on Thursday.
- Reuters10/04 US will no longer require green analysis on thousands of oil, gas leases
-The U.S. said on Thursday that it will no longer require an environmental impact statement for thousands of oil and gas leases across the U.S. West, in a move aligning with President Donald Trump's efforts to lift hurdles on drilling.
- Reuters09/04 US producers face tough choices on growth, capital returns as oil falls below $60
-A plunge in oil prices below $60 per barrel due to an escalating trade war may trigger anxiety across the U.S. oil patch, likely forcing companies to double down on measures including cuts to share buybacks and capital expenditures, analysts have said.
- Reuters09/04 Chevron to 'triple-frac' half of Permian oil wells in 2025 to cut costs, time
-U.S. oil major Chevron plans to increase the use of a technique that allows it to fracture subterranean rock in three wells at a time in the Permian basin, the company told Reuters, in an effort to cut the time and cost of producing oil.
- Reuters09/04 Chinese brokerages promise market support, firms set buybacks as trade war intensifies
-Top Chinese brokerages have pledged to help steady domestic share prices in a concerted effort, the Shanghai bourse said, and scores of listed companies unveiled stock buying plans, as the local market reels from an escalating trade war.
- Reuters08/04 Trump to sign executive orders to boost coal industry, sources say
-U.S. President Donald Trump will sign executive orders on Tuesday aimed at boosting the nation's coal industry, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
- Reuters08/04 Saudi's Ma'aden weighs foreign partner for minerals processing pact
-Saudi Arabia's flagship mining company Ma'aden is considering choosing at least one of four foreign firms to form a rare earths processing partnership, three sources with knowledge of the matter said, as the kingdom bids to become a global critical minerals hub.
- Reuters08/04 Breakingviews - China will struggle to deal with its overcapacity
-China’s exports will be squashed by Donald Trump’s tariffs, regardless of whether the U.S. president hits them with an extra 50% levy as he threatened on Monday. The problem for Beijing is that consumers in the People's Republic will need a lot more government support to absorb some of the slack.
- Reuters08/04 Renewables provided record 32% of global electricity in 2024, Ember says
-Renewable power generation provided a record 32% of global electricity last year, a report by energy think tank Ember said on Tuesday, as overall electricity demand grew 4% driven by heatwaves and data centres.
- Reuters08/04 Exclusive: US energy chief Wright heads to Middle East for nearly two weeks, source says
-U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Wednesday will launch a nearly two-week tour of three Middle East countries, including Saudi Arabia, marking his first visit as a U.S. official to the de facto leader of the OPEC oil producer group, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.
- Reuters07/04 'Everything is so expensive': Bolivians tighten belts as new inflation reality bites
-In Bolivia's highland city La Paz, homemaker Angelica Zapata is coming to terms with a new inflation reality as prices rise at the fastest speed in almost two decades, propelled by shortages of fuel and dollars in the Andean country.
- Reuters07/04 US utilities grapple with Big Tech's massive power demands for data centers
-U.S. electric utilities are fielding massive requests for new power capacity as Big Tech scours the country for viable locations for new data centers to keep up with the compute demands of AI.
- Reuters06/04 Australia's Albanese pledges A$2.3 billion to help homeowners buy solar batteries
-Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Sunday pledged A$2.3 billion ($1.39 billion) to help homeowners buy batteries to store solar power and lower their energy costs, a major issue in the May 3 general election.
- Reuters03/04 Russia says US threats of military strikes against Iran are unacceptable
-Russia said on Thursday that threats of military strikes against its ally Iran were unacceptable and warned that attacking the Islamic Republic could lead to potentially catastrophic results if nuclear installations were bombed.
- Reuters03/04 Trump's tariffs already have a major carve-out. Oil and gas: Russell
-Almost unnoticed in the sweeping new import tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump is that energy commodities have been excluded.
- Reuters03/04 Oil imports exempted from Trump’s sweeping tariffs
-Imports of oil, gas and refined products were exempted from U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs, the White House said on Wednesday.
- Reuters02/04 Top cases before the US Supreme Court
-The U.S. Supreme Court's current term includes cases involving guns, gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors, online pornography, religious rights, TikTok, preventive healthcare, Planned Parenthood funding, job discrimination, federal regulatory powers on nuclear waste storage and vape products, voting rights and more.
- Reuters02/04 German wind farms asked to install radar amid security concerns
-Wind farms off the northern German coast have been asked to install radar facilities in an attempt to boost surveillance of ships and drones, the federal maritime authority said on Wednesday.
- Reuters02/04 US natural gas prices brace for impact from tariff crossfire: Maguire
-U.S. natural gas prices are already up by around 80% from a year ago, but are due for a fresh jolt from the knock-on effects of the latest round of trade tariffs imposed by the U.S. government on goods entering the country.
- Reuters02/04 China to launch grid-connected car projects to balance power supply
-China plans to launch pilot projects in nine cities that would use the country's growing fleet of electric vehicles as batteries to shore up power supply on the grid during spikes in demand, according to a government announcement on Wednesday.
- Reuters01/04 Finland's last active coal-fired power and heat plant shuts down
-Finland's last coal-fired power and heat plant in active production will shut down permanently on Tuesday, enabling Helsinki energy group Helen to cut its emissions and put an end to rising energy costs for its customers, its chief executive said.
- Reuters31/03 Exclusive: White House weighs executive order to fast-track deep-sea mining, sources say
-The White House is weighing an executive order that would fast-track permitting for deep-sea mining in international waters and let mining companies bypass a United Nations-backed review process, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the deliberations.
- Reuters31/03 Breakingviews - Mini nuclear reactor rush has a short half-life
-The rush to produce mini nuclear reactors on the cheap might have a short half-life. In search of vast quantities of power for the data centers fueling artificial intelligence, Meta Platforms , Alphabet and Amazon.com have backed a goal to triple the world’s nuclear power capacity by 2050. The prospects for nuclear are indeed brightening, but it is still more expensive and far slower to build than
- Reuters31/03 Blast in Spanish coal mine leaves 9 people injured, several trapped, report says
-A blast in a coal mine in the northern Spanish region of Asturias on Monday has left at least nine people injured and several trapped, El Mundo newspaper reported.
- Reuters31/03 Dude, where's my car? Toyota buyers face long waits amid hybrid boom
-Soaring demand for Toyota's gasoline-electric hybrids has left suppliers struggling to keep pace, leading to shortages of parts and months-long waits for car buyers, according to four people familiar with the situation.
- Reuters28/03 Exclusive: Alaska Governor to brief Trump on Asia gas push as tariffs bite
-Alaska's governor said he will brief U.S. President Donald Trump's administration after returning from Japan next week on progress securing Asian backing for a natural gas project that has become part of a broader discussion on trade and tariffs.
- Reuters28/03 Commentary: US LNG exporters could hit methane snag in Europe
-The Trump administration’s broad policy goal of achieving “energy dominance” may run into headwinds in the country’s largest export market, the European Union, due to new methane regulations.
- Reuters28/03 Exclusive: Indian state firms seek stake in SQM's lithium projects in Australia, sources say
-Four Indian state firms are in talks with Chilean miner SQM to acquire a 20% stake in its two lithium projects in Australia for $600 million, four sources said, in New Delhi's biggest effort to secure supplies of the key EV battery metal.
- Reuters27/03 Exclusive: Energy trader Vitol eyes $3 billion sale of US shale producer, sources say
-Global commodities trader Vitol is exploring a sale of its VTX Energy Partners business, in a deal that could value the U.S. shale oil and gas producer at as much as $3 billion, including debt, people familiar with the matter said.
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