One morning in early June, a fire broke out at an obscure facility in Texas that takes natural gas from US shale basins, chills it into a liquid and ships it overseas. It was…
Why Biden’s climate agenda has faltered
Instead, he has seen his legislative ambitions defeated by Congress, the Supreme Court has delivered a hammer blow to the federal government’s ability to regulate greenhouse gasses, and the Ukraine crisis has…
Absorbing energy transition shock
By Owen Gaffney/ Stockholm The challenge for politicians is to devise fair policies that protect people from the inevitable shocks Russia’s war on Ukraine has sent shockwaves around the world. Oil prices…
Gazprom gas cut casts spell on grain deal
Russia dealt a new blow to European countries over their support for Ukraine yesterday, saying it would further cut gas supplies through its single biggest gas link to Germany. The move came…
No trash goes to waste on recycling Greek islands
By Sebastien Malo/ Tilos Before the tiny Greek island of Tilos became a big name in recycling, taverna owner Aristoteles Chatzifountas knew that whenever he threw his restaurant’s trash into a municipal…
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على وقع إشتداد المعارك العسكرية في اوكرانيا والعقوبات الدولية بحق روسيا التي تهدد صادرتها من النفط والغاز، ما يؤجج المخاوف حيال شتاء قارس في اوروبا، دخلت الدول الاوروبية معركة عنوانها “تأمين البدائل…
North Field expansion to see world’s ‘most responsibly produced LNG,’ says Shell CEO
The North Field expansion that will include carbon capture and storage is expected to see the “most responsibly produced LNG” in the world, noted Shell CEO Ben van Beurden. Speaking in Doha…
Other buyers could join North Field expansion ‘if they add value’: Al-Kaabi
HE the Minister of State for Energy Affairs Saad bin Sherida al-Kaabi said other buyers could join the $29bn North Field expansion “if they add value”. Speaking to reporters in Doha Tuesday…
Double-edged sword: Global hunger and climate goals
Poor or rich, societies across the world are now suffering from an unprecedented food and hunger crisis. A United Nations gauge of world food prices has jumped more than 70% since mid-2020…
Scholz hints at Lufthansa-like bailout for gas giant Uniper
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday hinted that a Lufthansa-like bailout was on the table to rescue gas giant Uniper. Referring to the €9 billion package to save the German airline, Scholz said that…