DOHA (Reuters) – Qatar said on Monday it was quitting OPEC from January to focus on its gas ambitions, taking a swipe at the group’s de facto leader Saudi Arabia and marring…
Prime Minister Inaugurates Four Manateq Warehousing Parks
Prime Minister and Interior Minister, His Excellency Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, inaugurated Manateq warehousing parks in Umm Salal, yesterday. The inauguration ceremony, which was held at Bu Fesseela…
GLOBAL LNG-Asian prices dragged down by oil slide, heavy supply
* Tumbles to more than three-month low * Traders hope for cold winter to soak up supply * Tankers still floating LNG in Asia By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE, Nov 23 (Reuters) –…
Uniting Africa for power
African countries are increasingly coming together. A landmark free-trade agreement was concluded earlier this year. East Africa has made great progress on free movement of people. And a commitment to a single…
Oil-natural gas trade reappears, roiling US energy markets
Last week’s stunning reversal in oil and natural gas markets brought out of the shadows a trade that used to be commonplace – a so-called relative value trade the two commodities. Oil…
U.K. Looks to Hydrogen as a Source of Green Energy
An influential panel of lawmakers in Parliament is encouraging the government to develop hydrogen as a way to provide a green form of heat for industry and homes. The Committee on Climate…
Argentina set to become exporter of LNG with floating platform deal
Argentina will soon join the ranks of nations export- ing liquefi ed natural gas and benefi t from surging global demand for the fuel. YPF SA, the state-run oil and gas producer,…
Justice Department Reviewing Anti-OPEC Legislation, Official Says
The Department of Justice is formally reviewing antitrust legislation aimed at reining in OPEC’s power over oil markets, according to a department official. While the study is ongoing, there is an understanding that the…
Reliance said to expand world’s largest oil refining complex
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Industries Ltd. is considering a plan to boost its oil-refining capacity by about half, people with knowledge of the matter said. The proposed plant, to come up at the world’s…
To lessen climate change, educate the public
s extreme weather strikes with greater frequency and ferocity — especially on the East and West coasts of the U.S. — media attention rightly focuses on the often heroic response of the…