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India’s gas demand continues to rise
But increasing domestic output ought to trim LNG import requirements
Turkey plans landmark climate law
Country inches closer to enshrining net-zero efforts into law and establishing carbon market as it eyes impact of EU’s border tax
Australia’s East Coast market running out of time
Looming supply shortfalls will force some difficult political decisions
Woodside makes US LNG push with Tellurian acquisition
The Australian firm’s purchase represents a significant move into US LNG by an international player and will boost the planned Driftwood project after years of uncertainty
Dangote dispute goes public
Ifeanyi Onyegiri, senior analyst for sub-Saharan Africa at consultancy Welligence, talks to Petroleum Economist about the latest controversies surrounding Nigeria’s Dangote refinery
SLB-ACC JV wins FEED for project at US pulp and paper mill
Development on US Gulf Coast designed to use modular capture technology to generate verifiable carbon dioxide removals
Majors pull out of flagship South African gas projects
Without a pipeline of developments in place, the country’s energy crisis is poised to worsen
Australia’s carbon market paradox
Investor enthusiasm for the market is growing despite serious concerns over the integrity of credits
OPEC+’s fiscal fandango
Breakeven prices are a blunt but important metric for managing oil markets and helping shape oil’s direction, but Saudi Arabia and other producers also see a bigger picture
J-Power joins gigascale Australian carbon storage project
Japanese power utility collaborates with developers deepC Store and Azuli on initiative off country’s northwest coast
Moscow’s moves may impede Africa’s energy ambitions
Upstream projects may not benefit from Russia’s involvement, but South Africa might be seeking to become an importer of Russian molecules
Gulf Energy Information Excellence Awards finalists announced
The awards ceremony will be held on 9 October at the Post Oak Hotel in Houston, Texas
The emergence of the US as a global LNG superpower
The US' meteoric rise as an exporter of the super-chilled fuel has redrawn the global energy map, with far-reaching implications
Letter from London: ‘Gas OPEC’ may be just a matter of time
While calls for a gas equivalent of the oil alliance seem to do the rounds every few years, the arguments for such a group are stronger than ever
Gulf Energy Information Excellence Awards finalists announced (1)
The awards ceremony will be held on 9 October at the Post Oak Hotel in Houston, Texas
Voluntary markets need improved transparency to restore trust
Number of transactions in voluntary carbon offsets market has fallen dramatically since critical media reports, says Climate Crisis Advisory Group
Kent aims to ‘demystify’ upstream decarbonisation costs
Energy services firm draws up guidelines to bring greater clarity to decarbonisation project costs in the UK’s upstream oil and gas sector
Petronas pulls out of South Sudan
Uncertainty persists in South Sudan’s oil sector, potentially threatening the viability of the young nation itself
Mideast gas growth signals condensate boost
UAE and Saudi Arabia seen lifting condensate output amid deep OPEC+ oil quota cuts and questions over capacity expansion
Jadestone sees opportunities in Southeast Asia
The AIM-listed independent is pushing ahead with developments in Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam, CEO Paul Blakeley tells Petroleum Economist
Red tape stifles US carbon pipeline ambitions
Federal and state funding for CO₂ pipeline projects to spur the development of CCUS is meaningless if obstructive regulation prevents projects from getting off the ground
Asia increasingly looks to flexible LNG supply
Demand growth and the expiration of existing contracts mean Asian nations will become less reliant on long-term contracted supply
India sets sights on breakthrough carbon-capture framework
South Asian economic giant is prioritising the development of CCUS policies to combat climate change and meet its international climate commitments
Post-Soviet Russian oil and gas part 1: Privatisation and nationalisation
The Russian hydrocarbons industry has evolved greatly over the past three decades. In the first of a two-part series for Petroleum Economist's 90th anniversary, we look at the post-Soviet period and how control of oil and gas went from the state to private hands and back again.
Rep-Air and C-Questra in EU’s first onshore DACS project
C-Questra applies for onshore storage permit for site in Grandpuits as part of project to establish highly efficient DACS value chain on French soil
Post-Soviet Russian oil and gas part 2: Sanctions and isolation
In the second of our two-part 90th anniversary issue series on Russian oil and gas, we look at how energy trade with Europe brought Russia in from the cold, and how adventurism in Ukraine sent it right back out again
China’s gas strength has doubts longer term
The fuel will continue to displace coal in the coming years, but after 2030 the pace of gas growth may slow
Letter from Europe: Gas industry back on high alert
International Gas Union warns of potential global shortfall by 2030 and calls for need to boost investment to meet energy security and sustainability needs
Letter on carbon: Use it or store it?
Use of captured carbon to make synthetic fuels merits more attention from investors and policymakers
Indonesia prioritises domestic needs over LNG exports
The country’s hunger for energy will continue to compete with its LNG exports, even as more gas projects progress and new liquefaction capacity comes online
Reactivation of offshore exploration activities at Peruvian basins
PeruPetro is promoting key areas to attract investment into the country’s offshore oil and gas