Pakistan to ask Qatar to defer LNG deliveries on weak demand: Report

Pakistan to ask Qatar to defer LNG deliveries on weak demand: Report

Pakistan plans to ask Qatar to delay liquefied natural gas deliveries over the next five years as the South Asian country battles weak demand and rising import costs, Bloomberg News reported on Monday. Government officials are in Qatar this week to request a delay for delivery of two LNG shipments per month in 2026, Bloomberg … Read more

Natural gas in 2025: Navigating a tightrope of supply, demand, and geopolitics

Natural gas in 2025: Navigating a tightrope of supply, demand, and geopolitics

Natural gas continues to play a pivotal role in the global energy landscape in 2025, balancing industrial demand, geopolitical tensions, and evolving production capabilities. As economies transition toward cleaner energy sources, natural gas remains a critical bridge fuel—especially for power generation and industrial applications. Global supply-demand dynamics Global natural gas demand grew through the 2024-25 … Read more

Ukraine and U.S. Sign Deal on Proceeds From Rare Earth Minerals

Ukraine and U.S. Sign Deal on Proceeds From Rare Earth Minerals

The United States and Ukraine announced on Wednesday the creation of a new reconstruction and investment fund, formalizing an economic agreement between the two countries that is intended to give the U.S. access to proceeds from Ukraine’s reserves of rare earth minerals. The agreement concludes months of fraught negotiations over whether the United States will … Read more

GAIL’s Rs 20 hike in tariff will translate to Rs 3,400 crore per annum: Sandeep Kumar Gupta

GAIL’s Rs 20 hike in tariff will translate to Rs 3,400 crore per annum: Sandeep Kumar Gupta

Sandeep Kumar Gupta, CMD, GAIL (India), says the Rs 20 increase in tariff which they have filed will translate to Rs 3,400 crore per annum and they are very hopeful that at least two elements out of this, – Rs 1,200 crore for true up-of-the-system use gas cost and about Rs 800 crore due to … Read more

Natural gas prices shed over 24% since January. What’s next?

Natural gas prices shed over 24% since January. What’s next?

The benchmark US Natural gas prices have shed over 24% since the start of the year. In the key NYMEX platform, prices edged below $2 last week, its lowest level since September 2020. The resilience of short sellers, lack of new buying interest in anticipation of warmer-than-normal temperatures in the US, and expectations of increased … Read more

Qatar signs 27-year gas deal with Britain’s Shell

Qatar signs 27-year gas deal with Britain’s Shell

Qatar has agreed to supply British firm Shell with natural gas for 27 years, the Gulf emirate’s state-owned energy company announced on Wednesday. Since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine last year, European countries have scrambled to replace lost deliveries of natural gas from Russia. Qatar will supply 3.5 million tonnes of gas a year under the … Read more

BP, Petronas in race to invest in Greenko founders’ new platform

BP, Petronas in race to invest in Greenko founders’ new platform

BP is competing with Petroliam Nasional Bhd or Petronas, the Malaysian state-owned energy company, to invest $1.5-2 billion for a significant minority stake in a new platform wholly owned by the two founders of Greenko, Anil Chalamalasetty and Mahesh Kolli, said people aware of the development. Discussions have advanced with both parties and Greenko is … Read more

Europe finally agrees to cap gas prices | CNN Business

Europe finally agrees to cap gas prices | CNN Business

London CNN Business  —  Europe has agreed to a cap on natural gas prices, following months of debate over whether the measure will protect European households and businesses from extreme price spikes as temperatures plummet. In a Monday meeting, EU energy ministers agreed to trigger a cap on the price of month-ahead natural gas futures … Read more

Singapore to introduce new emissions rules for fossil-fuel power plants

Singapore to introduce new emissions rules for fossil-fuel power plants

The measure also follows Singapore announcing plans to reduce its emissions target for 2030 to 60 million tonnes of carbon dioxide The measure also follows Singapore announcing plans to reduce its emissions target for 2030 to 60 million tonnes of carbon dioxide Singapore’s energy regulator will be introducing new emissions standards for new and repowered … Read more

ISIS-linked militants are threatening huge natural gas reserves the world needs badly right now | CNN

ISIS-linked militants are threatening huge natural gas reserves the world needs badly right now | CNN

CNN  —  Asmani Dadi had heard rumors about the insurgents. Then, one day, they came true. It was July 2020 and Dadi was a student in the town of Mocímboa da Praia, northern Mozambique. “They came … from the forest and began to kill people. When they found children, … they stole them back to … Read more