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Monday, June 9, 2025
Japan’s Taiyo Oil Imports Russian Crude on US-Sanctioned Tanker
Energy

Japan’s Taiyo Oil Imports Russian Crude on US-Sanctioned Tanker

The Japanese oil refiner Taiyo Oil Co. is taking delivery of a cargo of Russian crude on a tanker that’s blacklisted by both the US Treasury and the European

32 minutes ago
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Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Everest Energy at Koryak
Energy

Russia’s ‘Shadow Fleet’ Loads First LNG in Eight Months Signaling Breakthrough in Search for Buyer

After months of inactivity Russia’s nascent fleet of sanctioned LNG carriers is on the move again. The 79,800-cbm Arctic Mulan (ex-Mulan) pulled alongside

June 4, 2025
Total Views: 8768

Friday, May 30, 2025
Western Oil Tanker Firms Flock Back to Russia After Price Plunge
Energy

Western Oil Tanker Firms Flock Back to Russia After Price Plunge

From Athens to New York, oil tanker companies from Group of Seven nations are flocking back to the Russian oil trade. Tumbling global oil prices this year

May 30, 2025
Total Views: 11544

Friday, May 23, 2025
Russia and Bahrain in Advanced Talks Over LNG Supply Deal, Sources Say
Energy

Russia and Bahrain in Advanced Talks Over LNG Supply Deal, Sources Say

Russia is in advanced talks with Bahrain over a three-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) agreement under which Moscow would supply the Gulf kingdom with 1.5

May 23, 2025
Total Views: 973

Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Russia’s Crude Exports Slip While Ships Seek to Avoid Detection 
Energy

Russia’s Crude Exports Slip While Ships Seek to Avoid Detection 

Russia's oil exports are becoming increasingly difficult to track as the tankers moving the barrels disappear from digital tracking systems. Moscow’s exports

May 20, 2025
Total Views: 1027

Monday, May 19, 2025
A slogan is displayed on a building, using laser light, as Taiwan shuts down its last Nuclear reactor, in Taipei
Energy

Taiwan Seeks LNG Cargoes After Shutting Last Nuclear Reactor

Taiwan is seeking liquefied natural gas shipments following the shutdown of its last nuclear reactor, a move that will increase the island’s reliance on the

May 19, 2025
Total Views: 641

Sunday, May 18, 2025
A slogan is displayed on a building, using laser light, as Taiwan shuts down its last Nuclear reactor, in Taipei
Energy

Nuclear Plant Shutdown Leaves Taiwan Facing Energy Crunch

By Sing Yee Ong and Cindy Wang May 16, 2025 (Bloomberg) –In 1996, a rust-streaked freighter carrying barrels of nuclear waste attempted to dock at

May 18, 2025
Total Views: 3504

Friday, May 16, 2025
pluto lng woodside
Energy

US LNG Exporters Push Forward New Projects Despite Trade War Uncertainty

Woodside Energy's decision last month to proceed with its Louisiana LNG export facility was the first of over 90 million tonnes of new LNG shipping capacity

May 16, 2025
Total Views: 678

Egyptian LNG (ELNG) terminal
Energy

Egypt in Talks to Buy LNG Through 2030 to Offset Weak Production

Egypt is looking to buy liquefied natural gas through the end of the decade, a move to meet surging summer power demand and supplant flagging domestic

May 16, 2025
Total Views: 701

Tuesday, May 13, 2025
World’s First Commercial-scale E-methanol Plant Opens in Denmark
Energy

World’s First Commercial-scale E-methanol Plant Opens in Denmark

The world's first commercial-scale e-methanol plant began operations in Denmark on Tuesday, with shipping giant Maersk MAERSKb.CO set to buy part of the

May 13, 2025
Total Views: 745

Monday, May 12, 2025
Oil tanker on Lake Maracaibo, in Cabimas. REUTERS/Issac Urrutia
Energy

Traders Rebrand Venezuelan Oil for China as Brazilian, Sources and Tanker Trackers Say

Traders have rebranded more than $1 billion of Venezuelan oil shipments to China as Brazilian crude over the past year, according to two tanker tracking firms,

May 12, 2025
Total Views: 561

Thursday, May 1, 2025
Oil tanker on Lake Maracaibo, in Cabimas. REUTERS/Issac Urrutia
Energy

Venezuela Loses 20% Of Oil Exports After Cargo Cancellations to Chevron

Venezuela's oil exports fell almost 20% to some 700,000 barrels per day (bpd) in April, the lowest level in nine months, as cargo cancellations to U.S.-based

May 1, 2025
Total Views: 1153

Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Russia Reflags, Renames Sanctioned ‘Shadow Fleet’ LNG Tankers Ahead of Suspected Arctic LNG 2 Startup
Energy

Russia Reflags, Renames Sanctioned ‘Shadow Fleet’ LNG Tankers Ahead of Suspected Arctic LNG 2 Startup

Four ice-strengthened newbuild LNG carriers have been reflagged to the Russian Federation along with name changes. The vessels are part of Russia’s emerging

April 30, 2025
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Friday, April 25, 2025
Aerial of Liquified Natural Gas LNG carrier moored to a small gas terminal
Energy

Europe Buys 80 Percent of US LNG in April, Replacing Russian Supplies Down One-Third

Deliveries of U.S. liquefied natural gas to the European Union were up nearly 20 percent year-over-year during the month of April, new data reveal. For the

April 25, 2025
Total Views: 2105

Monday, April 21, 2025
Cameron Gulf Of Mexico LNG ship facility
Energy

China Stops Imports of US LNG Amid Trade War, Custom Data Shows

China’s purchases of US liquefied natural gas plunged to zero in March after a sharp decline in the previous two months, as the trade war between the two

April 21, 2025
Total Views: 1079

Thursday, April 17, 2025
Arc7 shuttle tanker loading crude oil at the Arctic Gate terminal. (GazpromNeft Shipping)
Defense

Russian Arctic Oil Exports to China Jump Helped by STS Transfers, Sources Say

Russia’s Arctic oil exports to China are set to rise sharply this month buoyed by a jump in ship-to-ship transfers at sea to ensure tankers pulling into port

April 17, 2025
Total Views: 1694

Monday, April 14, 2025
oil and gas refinery
Energy

Billionaire Economou Seeks to Replace Trafigura As Partner in Italy’s Top Oil Refinery

The main investor in Italy’s biggest oil refinery is sounding out trading firms to replace Trafigura Group as the plant’s supply

April 14, 2025
Total Views: 1173

Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Sanctioned Russian Arctic LNG Project Awakens After Winter With Gas Flaring Visible at Both Production Lines
Energy

Sanctioned Russian Arctic LNG Project Awakens After Winter With Gas Flaring Visible at Both Production Lines

Russia has apparently turned the lights back on at its sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 plant. Images taken by the European Sentinel 2 satellite reveal flaring at both

April 8, 2025
Total Views: 4270

Saturday, April 5, 2025
A drone view of three berths able to load vessels with oil is seen after their construction at Westridge Marine Terminal, the terminus of the Canadian government-owned Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, April 26, 2024. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
Energy

Canada Minister Wants LNG Canada Doubled, Eyes Western Pipeline Upgrade

By Thomas Seal Apr 4, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Canada’s government supports doubling the scale of an already-huge natural gas project on the west coast

April 5, 2025
Total Views: 8055

Friday, April 4, 2025
Russian Oil Stuck On India-Banned Ship Finds New Tanker
Energy

Russian Oil Stuck On India-Banned Ship Finds New Tanker

A cargo of Russian crude that was on a ship rejected by Indian port authorities is now being transferred to another tanker, ship-tracking data show, a sign of

April 4, 2025
Total Views: 3642