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Sunday, February 9, 2025
The NATO flag is hoisted on the patrol ship HMS Carlskrona for the first time
Energy

Baltic States Switch To European Power Grid, Ending Russia Ties

By Andrius Sytas and Janis Laizans VILNIUS, Feb 9 (Reuters) – The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania completed a switch from

February 9, 2025
Total Views: 1479

Friday, February 7, 2025
Indonesia seizes Iranian flagged tanker suspected of illegal oil transshipment in Indonesia's North Natuna Sea. Picture released July 11, 2023. Indonesia's Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) / Handout via REUTERS
Energy

Trump’s First Iran Sanctions Hit Three Ships in China Trade

President Donald Trump’s maiden sanctions package targeting a handful of vessels carrying Iranian oil stopped short of the “maximum pressure” campaign

February 7, 2025
Total Views: 1194

Monday, February 3, 2025
Japan Mulls Support for Alaska LNG Project Over Trump Tariff Threat
Energy

Japan Mulls Support for Alaska LNG Project Over Trump Tariff Threat

Japan could offer a significant boost to the nascent $44bn Alaska LNG project. Against the backdrop of looming Trump tariffs and the administration’s express

February 3, 2025
Total Views: 2854

Saturday, February 1, 2025
Moldova Ships First Delivery Of Gas To Transdniestria
Energy

Moldova Ships First Delivery Of Gas To Transdniestria

CHISINAU, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Moldovan energy company Moldovagaz shipped the first batch of 3 million cubic meters of natural gas on Saturday to

February 1, 2025
Total Views: 1580

Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Russia Oil Trade to China, India Stalls as Sanctions Drive Up Shipping Costs
Energy

Russia Oil Trade to China, India Stalls as Sanctions Drive Up Shipping Costs

Trade for March-loading Russian oil in top buyer Asia has stalled as a wide price gap between buyers and sellers emerged in China after costs for chartering

January 28, 2025
Total Views: 1054

Friday, January 24, 2025
Japan’s JERA Plans to Expand US LNG Purchases to Diversify Energy Supply
Energy

Japan’s JERA Plans to Expand US LNG Purchases to Diversify Energy Supply

Japan's biggest top LNG buyer, JERA, plans to increase its purchases of liquefied natural gas from the United States to diversify its supply and meet demand

January 24, 2025
Total Views: 506

Thursday, January 23, 2025
Russian Oil Freight Rates Soar on Sanctions-Driven Tanker Shortage
Energy

Russian Oil Freight Rates Soar on Sanctions-Driven Tanker Shortage

Freight rates for Russian ESPO Blend oil loading from the Far Eastern port of Kozmino have jumped fivefold amid a lack of vessels after fresh U.S. sanctions

January 23, 2025
Total Views: 568

Wednesday, January 22, 2025
A crude oil tanker lies at anchor near the terminal Kozmino in Nakhodka Bay. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel
Energy

Oil Tankers Reroute to Russian Pacific Port Hobbled by Sanctions

Tankers that used to haul oil from Russia’s western ports are being redeployed to the nation’s east to service a key crude route to China that’s been

January 22, 2025
Total Views: 1160

Thursday, January 16, 2025
crude oil import terminal vlcc tanker china
Energy

Tanker Under US Sanctions Discharges Oil at Chinese Port, LSEG Data Shows

A tanker subject to the new U.S. sanctions is discharging Russian oil at a port operated by Shandong Port Group in east China, shipping data on LSEG Eikon

January 16, 2025
Total Views: 1374

Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Russian Crude Oil Piles Up Near Chinese Coast After US Sanctions
Energy

Russian Crude Oil Piles Up Near Chinese Coast After US Sanctions

The amount of oil stranded off the Chinese coast is growing as traders, refiners and shipping companies try to avoid being caught up in the

January 15, 2025
Total Views: 3497

Monday, January 13, 2025
Russia Says New US Energy Sanctions Will Destabilize Global Markets
Energy

Russia Says New US Energy Sanctions Will Destabilize Global Markets

The Kremlin said on Monday that the latest round of U.S. sanctions on the Russian energy sector risked destabilizing global markets, and Moscow would do

January 13, 2025
Total Views: 767

Saturday, January 11, 2025
The last section of pipeline is assembled on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project before operations are expected to begin in the second quarter of 2024, near Laidlaw, British Columbia, Canada, February 18, 2024. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
Energy

Enbridge Preps Pipeline Buildout For Trump-Driven Drilling Boom

By Kevin Orland Jan 11, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Enbridge Inc. is devising plans to rapidly boost capacity on its US oil pipeline system if the incoming

January 11, 2025
Total Views: 1745

Russian-flagged oil tanker Pegas docked in Greece.Picture taken January 16, 2022. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik
Energy

Russia Says It Will Continue Oil And Gas Projects Despite US Sanctions

MOSCOW, Jan 11 (Reuters) – Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday denounced new U.S. sanctions against Moscow’s

January 11, 2025
Total Views: 1061

Friday, January 10, 2025
Supertanker Ceres I detained in Malaysia
Energy

US Ramps Up Pressure on Russia With Fresh Energy Sanctions

The US imposed its most aggressive sanctions on Russia’s oil industry yet as the Biden administration looks for last-minute ways to boost Ukraine’s

January 10, 2025
Total Views: 559

U.S. Blocks More Than 180 Vessels, Oil Traders and Companies In Sweeping New Sanctions Against Russia
Energy

U.S. Blocks More Than 180 Vessels, Oil Traders and Companies In Sweeping New Sanctions Against Russia

In an unprecedented move targeting Russia’s energy sector the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced sanctions against more than 180 vessels, dozens of

January 10, 2025
Total Views: 1817

Germany’s Costly LNG Terminals Aren’t Paying Off as Imports Dip
Energy

Germany’s Costly LNG Terminals Aren’t Paying Off as Imports Dip

Germany spent big on liquefied natural gas terminals to ensure energy security, but the high cost of using them means they’re bringing in a tiny fraction of

January 10, 2025
Total Views: 1652

Wednesday, January 8, 2025
sovcomflot tanker in sea ice
Energy

Russia’s Crude Shipments Tumble to the Lowest in 16 Months

Russia’s seaborne crude exports slumped to the lowest level since August 2023, with the latest dip stretching the loss since an October peak to 540,000

January 8, 2025
Total Views: 1231

Monday, January 6, 2025
ship to ship
Energy

US Plans More Sanctions on Tankers Carrying Russian oil, Sources Say

The Biden administration plans to impose more sanctions on Russia over its war on Ukraine, taking aim at its oil revenues with action against tankers carrying

January 6, 2025
Total Views: 526

Saturday, January 4, 2025
offshore oil rig
Energy

Biden to Ban New Oil Drilling Over Vast Stretch of US Atlantic, Pacific Waters

President Joe Biden is set to order a ban on new offshore oil and gas development across some 625 million acres of US coastal territory, ruling out the sale of

January 4, 2025
Total Views: 1275

Thursday, January 2, 2025
cameron lng ship facility
Energy

U.S. LNG Exports Soar in December, Lifting Full-Year Growth by 4.5%

U.S. LNG exports reached near record levels in December, rising to 8.5 million metric tonnes (MT) as two new plants started, and driving up full-year

January 2, 2025
Total Views: 838