Julianne Geiger

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• Europe Races to Refill as Gas Reserves Dwindle

  Published 07 January 2025 | viewed 8,834 times

  Ah, Europe and its perennial energy conundrums. Just when you thought it was safe to turn up the thermostat, the specter of gas shortages once…

• API Reports Large Crude Draw, Major Jump in Fuel Inventories

  Published 07 January 2025 | viewed 9,153 times

  The American Petroleum Institute (API) estimated that crude oil inventories in the United fell by 4.022 million barrels for the week ending January 3. Analysts…

• Trump Pledges Swift Reversal of Biden’s Offshore Drilling Ban

  Published 07 January 2025 | viewed 4,215 times

  President-elect Donald Trump wasted no time declaring his intentions to overturn outgoing President Joe Biden’s ban on offshore oil and gas drilling. Speaking at Mar-a-Lago…

• Wind Power Costs Challenge UK Energy Goals

  Published 07 January 2025 | viewed 1,568 times

  The UK’s aging power grid is facing mounting challenges as wind power becomes a dominant force in the nation’s energy mix, with British consumers projected…

• Venezuela Sees Jump in Oil Exports

  Published 06 January 2025 | viewed 5,679 times

  Venezuela’s oil exports managed a notable 10.5% climb in 2024, hitting their highest levels since 2019. State oil company PDVSA and its joint venture partners…

• U.S. Drillers Start Out The New Year With A Whimper

  Published 03 January 2025 | viewed 7,238 times

  The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States stayed the same again this week, according to new data…

• Biden Makes a Big Bet on Clean Hydrogen With New Tax Credits

  Published 03 January 2025 | viewed 2,879 times

  In the high-stakes race to dominate the clean hydrogen market, the Biden administration just handed out a golden ticket—or rather, loosened the strings on who…

• CNOOC Launches Joint Development Project in South China Sea

  Published 02 January 2025 | viewed 3,372 times

  CNOOC Limited has brought three Panyu oilfields online in the South China Sea, marking a significant step in its strategic development. The project integrates the…

• Hammerfest Shutdown Freezes Europe’s LNG Lifeline

  Published 02 January 2025 | viewed 10,197 times

  Another year, another hiccup at Hammerfest LNG. Equinor’s crown jewel in Arctic Norway is down again, this time thanks to a compressor failure, according to…

• U.S. Oil, Gas Drillers Hold The Line During Holiday Week

  Published 27 December 2024 | viewed 3,913 times

  The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States stayed the same again this week, according to new data…

• Oil Moves up on Inventory Dip

  Published 27 December 2024 | viewed 11,315 times

  Crude oil prices ticked slightly higher today after the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported a large draw in crude oil inventories for the week to…

• India Keeps Coal Power at Full Throttle

  Published 27 December 2024 | viewed 2,145 times

  India’s commitment to coal remains stronger than ever, and the government’s latest move to extend the mandate for coal-fired plants to run at full capacity…

• Putin Warns: No Time For New Gas Transit Deal Between Ukraine/Europe

  Published 26 December 2024 | viewed 4,290 times

  There isn’t time for a new gas transit deal to be reached between Russia and Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, who was…

• Power of Siberia Hits Full Throttle

  Published 26 December 2024 | viewed 17,025 times

  Gazprom’s CEO Alexei Miller is ringing in the New Year with one heck of a performance review. The Power of Siberia pipeline, a cornerstone of…

• Data Centers Are Eating the Grid Alive

  Published 20 December 2024 | viewed 18,820 times

  The future of data centers is about to make a huge draw on the power grid. According to a DOE-backed report from Lawrence Berkeley National…

• No Change to U.S. Drilling Activity Heading Into Holiday Week

  Published 20 December 2024 | viewed 1,349 times

  The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States stayed the same again this week, according to new data…

• Russian Oil Flows Through Druzhba Pipeline Halted Again

  Published 20 December 2024 | viewed 17,581 times

  It’s happened again. The Druzhba pipeline—Russia’s aging oil lifeline to Europe—has gone silent, leaving Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic without their usual crude oil…

• Argentina’s YPF and Shell Strike $50 Billion Deal

  Published 19 December 2024 | viewed 4,196 times

  Argentina's YPF has hooked Shell for a $50 billion LNG project that could put the country's energy game on the global map. Announced Thursday, the…

• Venezuela Sends Crude to India in New Deal

  Published 19 December 2024 | viewed 5,029 times

  A high-seas oil tango is back on between Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA and India’s Reliance Industries, rekindling a swap arrangement paused by U.S. sanctions.…

• Oil Rises as API Reports Moderate Draw In Crude Oil Inventories

  Published 17 December 2024 | viewed 4,891 times

  Crude oil inventories in the United fell by 4.7 million barrels for the week ending December 6, according to The American Petroleum Institute (API). Analysts…