Sunday, March 9, 2025
U.S. clean energy firms lobby lawmakers to keep tax credits- oil and gas 360

U.S. clean energy firms lobby lawmakers to keep tax credits

(Oil Price) – U.S. clean energy groups and hundreds of their member companies are beginning on Wednesday a series of meetings with members of Congress to lobby the Trump Administration to keep the tax credits from the Biden-era climate and infrastructure laws. President Donald Trump reversed most of Biden’s energy and climate policies on Day One, signing a series of executive orders to

Iran says U.S. sanctions will destabilise oil and energy markets-oil and gas 360

Iran says U.S. sanctions will destabilise oil and energy markets

(Investing) – DUBAI – Iran’s oil minister said imposing unilateral sanctions on crude producers would destabilise energy markets, the ministry’s SHANA news outlet reported on Wednesday, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would seek to drive Tehran’s oil exports to zero. “Depoliticising the oil market is a vital issue for energy security. Imposing unilateral sanctions against major oil producers and

Colombian president cancels oil joint venture with U.S. company- oil and gas 360

Colombian president cancels oil joint venture with U.S. company

(Oil Price) – Colombia’s president, Gustavo Petro, has canceled a joint venture between state energy company Ecopetrol and Occidental Petroleum on environmental concerns regarding hydraulic fracturing. Bloomberg reported that Petro had shared his concern on national TV, saying he was against a recent expansion of the deal between Ecopetrol and Oxy because it involved fracking, going counter to his energy policy

ADNOC to shift U.S. hydrogen, LNG assets in push to create $80 billion global venture- oil and gas 360

ADNOC to shift U.S. hydrogen, LNG assets in push to create $80 billion global venture

(World Oil) – ADNOC will transfer stakes in some U.S. assets to its new international investment firm, XRG PJSC, part of a push to create a $80 billion global venture. Abu Dhabi National Oil Co.’s holdings in a hydrogen venture with Exxon Mobil Corp. and NextDecade Corp.’s LNG export project will move to XRG, according to CEO Sultan Al Jaber.

Japan may see LNG demand up if renewables are slow; Canada there to deliver, officials say

(BOE Report) – Japan’s demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) may grow by more than 10% to some 74 million metric tons by 2040 under a government scenario where the renewable energy rollout goes slower than expected, a senior industry ministry official said. Japan’s domestic LNG demand continued to fall last year, dropping by 0.4% to 66 million tons due

Trump is looking for ways to cancel $400 billion in clean energy loans- oil and gas 360

Trump is looking for ways to cancel $400 billion in clean energy loans

(Oil Price) – The Trump administration is looking into ways to cancel federal loans granted by the Department of Energy for transition projects from a $400-billion fund, Bloomberg has reported, citing an unnamed source. According to the report, the new leadership at the Department of Energy would focus its financial firepower on projects in nuclear energy, liquefied gas and other segments supported

Europe's strong gas use pace may wilt as coal-switching kicks in: Maguire- oil and gas 360

Europe’s strong gas use pace may wilt as coal-switching kicks in: Maguire

(Investing) – LITTLETON, Colorado – Many of northern Europe’s largest economies have sharply boosted gas-fired power generation so far in 2025, helping to lift regional gas prices to their highest since early 2023. Gas-fired output during January in Germany, the United Kingdom (TADAWUL:4280), the Netherlands and Poland all jumped by well over 10% from January 2024’s levels to their highest for that month

U.S. crude oil inventories increase by 0.5 million barrels- oil and gas 360

U.S. crude oil inventories increase by 8.7 million barrels

Weekly Crude Oil Storage as of January 31, 2025 U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) increased by 8.7 million barrels from the previous week.  At 423.8 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are 5% below the five-year average for this time of year, according to the EIA crude oil and petroleum weekly storage data,