GREEN CHINA? THE COUNTRY COULD MINE 400 MILLION MORE TONS OF COAL

Some people seem not to understand. China is an empire and it…

Petronas calls for greater collaboration towards a sustainable LNG market

Throwing more cash at the LNG world is like giving a heroin addict…

Germany’s Move to Scrap Coal Will Cost Taxpayers

Hey, we were always told that wind and solar are so cheap now,…

The US Natural Gas Pipeline System Needs to Be Expanded and Upgraded

Much of the system was built in the 1930s and 1940s. Those pipes…

Trouble brewing abroad for Texas gas sector

Two scenarios: either China follows through on its pledge to…

OPEC’s Decade of Turmoil Leaves Cartel Seeking a New Way Forward

How about getting a new business model. Instead of pulling stuff…

Tale of Two Oil Markets: Brent Bulls Split From US Optimists

There must be someone who wants to make a buck out of this. Cant…

The U.S. Must Not Lose China’s Liquefied Natural Gas Market

As much as I am in favor of LNG but only to maintain a market…

Machine Learning to Transform Oil and Gas Industry

The most impressive thing I have seen is this real-time imaging…

Trump presses OPEC to reduce oil prices as Brent nears $80

Trump should be happy. Higher oil prices put more money into…

RWE Adds African Producers to Talks on Supplying German Terminal

African producers are between a rock and a hard place. Their…

How the ethane molecule changed the Gulf Coast — and the world

Ethane is still dirt cheap as compared to Butane or Propane on…

Germany is razing a 12,000-year-old forest to make way for a coal mine

OK, let's get this straight. Germany has signed the Paris agreement…

Utilities have a problem: the public wants 100% renewable energy, and quick

Oh, I love it when the masses are up in arms. They want their…

KBR, ConocoPhillips to Develop Off-the-Shelf LNG Tech

OK, right off the bat, I like that. Modularisation is something…

Saudi Arabia is said to be comfortable with Brent above $80

Oh, Saudi Arabia is happy with above USD 80. Well, let me tell…

LNG industry is super bullish, but in no rush to benefit

Instead of working on securing lower costs, the LNG world still…

China’s second-in-command: We’re facing ‘greater difficulties’ in keeping economy stable

The trade war will provide a handy excuse to Chinese decision…

‘A Gesture to Our American Friends.’ Germany’s Plans for a Natural Gas Terminal Could Help the U.S. With Russia

When I hear "liberalized markets" and Germany in the same sentence…

Long-term LNG deals still viable, spot churn limited

The industry needs aggregators - those which buy long-term on…

California’s Electricity Dreams Still Need Natural Gas

I have said this many times and I will say it many more times.…

Robots redraw energy supply chain

I can see whole fleets of autonomous barges with LNG onboard…

Germany doesn’t need Trump’s gas

Both sides don't look at facts in this discussion, it's like…

In war on smog, China considers how to take polluting diesel trucks off the road

So we will see more "clean diesel" and LNG. Electric might prove…

Maintaining Perspective On Electric Vehicles

Emissions displacement vehicles - I like that. That's what those…

Gas Could Overtake Oil As The Largest U.S. Energy Source This Year

If the world is serious about environmental protection without…

EIA: US Likely Became Biggest Oil Producer Earlier This Year

Now, once more. 10 years ago everyone would have laughed at this.…

Oil majors face “monumental” costs to reach climate goals

On the flaring front, it often would suffice if resource holders…

Don Trucking in LNG fuel move

What's there not to like? Ahh yes, I know. Nothing. I just love…

U.S. natgas output, demand seen rising to record highs in 2018

The US is about to become a 1 TCM/Y market. Wow U.S. dry natural…

Novatek CEO Mikhelson: «We will use Norwegian territory»

20 mtpa, twice. That's a beast. I would guess that this would…

Tesla And Electric Cars Don’t Replace Oil And Natural Gas

The Tesla fanboys don't like this but a vehicle running on bio-methane…

Worldwide Natural Gas Consumption to Overtake Oil by 2026, Says DNV GL

And what people like to forget is that once you go on the gas…

Gazprom says no competition for Russian gas on the EU market

In Austria, we have a saying: "The dog that barks does not bite".…

Solar power with no subsidy

Market prices - does that mean they will also NOT receive the…

The perils of China’s “debt-trap diplomacy”

I read lots of those articles and the comments I see below are…

Are Liberals to blame for energy troubles?

I am the wrong man to judge a political party for their responsibility…

Scania introduces LNG-powered long-distance coach

Great, great, great - but they forgot the best. This coach, that…

Can Greece jump on the gas-transit train?

Every country that happens to have a gas pipeline running through…

Study reveals natural gas engine can achieve the lowest smog emissions

For years I have been running around telling everyone who does…

Study reveals natural gas engine can achieve the lowest smog emissions

The world goes mad about the climate - OK, fair enough. We are…

China warns of retaliation if U.S. slaps new tariffs

Just imagine the US discontinues trade with all countries and…

Say Goodbye To Cheap Oil… For Now

Let's look up from the short- and mid-term picture and we see…

China’s ‘Silk Road’ project runs into debt jam

This is the China bubble exported starting to wobble. So far,…

Why Coal Power Is Merkel’s Biggest Climate Challenge

Merkel is in a conundrum. She knows that if electricity prices…

Nord Stream 2 Pipeline On Track Despite Sanction Risk, Operator Says

What does "on track" mean? I have seen presentations quite a…

FLNG enters new age

Folks, I hate to spoil the fun but it's not all roses. Hilli…

Climate Change Is Complicated. Let’s Talk About It.

Climate change is all too real. There can be no doubt about that.…

Environmentalists are lying about how green their money is

Preaching water - drinking wine. It's rare that those shenanigans…

Trump threatens WTO withdrawal “if they don’t shape up”

You don't need to like Trump in order to see that he has a point.…

Aviation fuel: Trash landings

Yes, but its still Kerosene. Bio-Kerosene. The dust particles…

US still driving oil investment recovery

When I read that energy executive need higher prices in order…

Japan’s nuclear reboot gathers pace, set to curtail LNG demand

Here we go. Japan brings back the nukes, China still buys more…

How to cut CO2 from heavy trucking

I really don't know what the problem even is. Start by converting…

Trade war seen threatening next US LNG export wave

The China sanctions syndrome could turn out to be a double blessing…

Tesla Semi is not impressing the diesel truck industry, ‘where’s the proof?’, they say

Come on - with the long history of excessive claims that did…

Artificial demand is driving the electric vehicle market in China

We always talk about the great market potential of China but…

Saudi Aramco is said to call off IPO

Looks like there were more questions than expected. I would look…