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EU’s Proposed Shipping Subsidies Could Make BioLNG Cheaper Than Fuel Oil
Europe’s carbon market could soon start paying shipowners to switch fuels, but the support on offer is far from equal. In July, the European Commission proposed a revision of the European Union’s Emissions Trading System that would reserve up to 110 million allowances between 202…
Ofgem Approves Deal to Keep UK Gas Import Capacity From Europe
The UK’s energy market regulator, Ofgem, is looking to keep Britain’s gas import capacity from mainland European connectors to preserve flexibility to import gas in case of strong demand. Ofgem on Thursday approved Interconnector Limited entering into an agreement, under its lice…
European Natural Gas Prices Rise on Middle East Escalation
Europe’s benchmark natural gas prices rose on Thursday to nearly 90 euros per megawatt-hour, or the equivalent of $29.50 per million British thermal units (MMBtu), as the escalation in the Middle East raised concerns about European winter gas supply amid historically low inventor…
What Jackdaw’s Approval Means for the Future of North Sea Drilling
A lot has happened since 1 June 2022, the date when ministers first granted permission to tap the Jackdaw gas field. The Conservatives were halfway through their ill-fated final term of three. Kwasi Kwarteng was the business secretary, with equally ill-fated aspirations for highe…
Grid Constraints Curtailed 119 GW of Renewables in India in September
Grid, flexibility, and transmission constraints amid limited battery storage forced India to curtail as much as 118.6 gigawatts (GW) of solar and wind power capacity in September, data by India’s JMK Research & Analytics showed. A total of 118.6 GW of renewable energy capacity…
Record Fuel Prices Accelerate Europe’s EV Sales
Record-high gasoline and diesel prices across Europe are accelerating a shift toward electric vehicles and hybrids while new registrations of conventional cars continue to plummet by double digits in key markets. Total car sales in Europe, including the UK, Norway, and Switzerlan…
EIA expects a mixed picture for winter fuel costs this year
In the 2026-27 Winter Fuels Outlook, released alongside the October Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects U.S. households that primarily heat with natural gas or propane - about half of households - will spend less on energy ex…
EIA expects highest natural gas inventories in a decade heading into winter
The U.S. Energy Information Administration expects natural gas inventories will increase to 3,985 billion cubic feet (Bcf) in October, the most gas in inventories ahead of the winter heating season since 2016.
EIA raises natural gas price forecast following increased heating demand amid severe winter weather
Natural gas prices rose sharply in January, averaging $7.72 per million British thermal units (MMBtu), as cold weather increased heating demand, reduced production, and led to record storage withdrawals during Winter Storm Fern. The drawdown for the week ending January 30 was the…
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