Blinken Meets Ukraine Official, Warns Russia on NatGas Supplies

The United States is watching for signs that Russia may be using energy as a political tool in Europe’s energy crunch, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, adding that Washington was committed to take appropriate action, along with Germany, if Moscow were to take that…

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Gazprom nearing completion of Far East natural gas pipeline

OAO Gazprom is nearing completion of a project to expand the Sakhalin–Khabarovsk–Vladivostok gas trunkline between Komsomolsk-on-Amur and Khabarovsk in Russia’s Far East.   About 376 of 390.8 km of the linear section (including backup strings and submerged crossings) have been welded, laid, and backfilled. Construction…

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Asking Africa to Leave Oil in Ground Sparks Debate

On the waterfront of Cape Town in South Africa this week, one of the thorniest parts of the debate about climate change has been playing out in real time.   Oil ministers from across the continent, in town for Africa Energy Week, encountered small protests…

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GlobalData: The drive behind China’s LNG regasification additions

China is expected to drive LNG regasification capacity additions in Asia between 2021 and 2025, contributing approximately 36% of the region’s total capacity additions by 2025.   Ever-increasing natural gas demand, need to reduce carbon emissions, and liberalisation of the domestic gas market (leading to…

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US Republicans Renew Push to Sanction Nord Stream 2 Pipeline

A group of US Senate Republicans said this week they had introduced legislation which would impose mandatory sanctions on Nord Stream 2, a Russian-backed natural gas pipeline which opponents believe would be harmful to US allies in Europe.   The six lawmakers, led by Senator Jim Risch, the…

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Phillips 66 to convert Alliance Refinery into a terminal facility

Phillips 66 has announced that it plans to convert its Alliance Refinery in Belle Chasse, Louisiana, into a terminal facility.   The conversion is expected to take place in 2022.   “We made this decision after exploring several options and considering the investment needed to…

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COP26: UK won’t join coalition to phase out fossil fuels

The UK won’t join an alliance of countries fixing a date to phase out fossil fuel production, in a move that calls into question the COP26 host nation’s climate leadership.   The Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance is being spearheaded by the governments of Denmark…

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