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Europa rüstet sich für eine winterliche Energiekrise angesichts niedriger Gasreserven
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Europa rüstet sich für eine winterliche Energiekrise angesichts niedriger Gasreserven

Nach Monaten erhöhter Energiepreise muss Europa damit rechnen, dass die Kraftstoffkosten im weiteren Verlauf der Wintermonate bei steigender Nachfrage weiter zunehmen werden. Anhaltende Einschränkungen im Energiehandel und Bedrohungen der Energieinfrastruktur im Nahen Osten dürften das globale Energieangebot begrenzen und die Preise weiter in die Höhe treiben, was die Verbraucher hart treffen wird, sofern Regierungen nicht eingreifen. Es wird angenommen, dass die Europäische Union (EU) in diesem Jahr bereits zusätzlich 100 Milliarden Euro für Öl und Gas gezahlt hat, was die EU-Minister dazu ve

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Petrobras locks in 20-year US supply from Sempra’s LNG project in Lone Star State
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Petrobras locks in 20-year US supply from Sempra’s LNG project in Lone Star State

Brazil’s state-owned energy giant Petrobras has struck a two-decade-long deal with Sempra Infrastructure, a subsidiary of Sempra, for the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from a U.S. project under development in Jefferson County, Texas. The post Petrobras locks in 20-year US supply from Sempra’s LNG project in Lone Star State appeared first on Offshore Energy .

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This Cattle Feedlot Turns Manure Into 1.2 Million MMBtu of Natural Gas a Year
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This Cattle Feedlot Turns Manure Into 1.2 Million MMBtu of Natural Gas a Year

A new project is seeking to turn cattle manure into a source of sustainable natural gas for energy production and shipping fuel. The initiative just broke ground in Broken Bow, Nebraska, where eight anaerobic digesters will process waste from the Adams Land & Cattle feedlot into what the project leads are hoping will be a lucrative and eco-friendly source of approximately 1.2 million MMBtu of pipeline-quality natural gas per year. “The Adams Land & Cattle RNG facility demonstrates how American agriculture can play an important role…

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America Is Betting Big on a New Generation of Small Nuclear Reactors
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America Is Betting Big on a New Generation of Small Nuclear Reactors

Governments worldwide are racing to develop small modular reactors (SMRs) as part of their plans for a nuclear power renaissance, with significant progress being seen in recent years. However, the United States appears to be leading the way in nuclear microreactor development, with significant investment in the technology recently announced by the U.S. Army. SMRs are advanced nuclear reactors with a power capacity of up to 300 MW(e) per unit, or around one-third of the generating capacity of a conventional nuclear reactor. They are much smaller…

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U.S. Oil Rig Count Rises as Gas Rig Activity Declines
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U.S. Oil Rig Count Rises as Gas Rig Activity Declines

The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States stayed the same this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday, with the total rig count in the US staying at 588, up 51 from this same time last year. The number of active oil rigs rose by 2, reaching 449 during the latest reporting period, according to the data. This is 35 above this same time last year. The number of gas rigs fell by 2 to 130, which is 12 more than this time last year. Miscellaneous rigs stayed the same at 9. The latest EIA…

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BW LNG builds on 174k LNG carrier workhorse with 177k cbm three-tank design
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BW LNG builds on 174k LNG carrier workhorse with 177k cbm three-tank design

BW LNG, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipping company that is part of Singapore-based BW Group, has shed more light on its move that pushes LNG carrier capacity beyond the conventional 174,000-cubic-meter (cbm) design with a new 177,000-cbm, three-tank configuration, described as being able to carry more cargo while retaining the flexibility and terminal compatibility of the established vessel class. The post BW LNG builds on 174k LNG carrier workhorse with 177k cbm three-tank design appeared first on Offshore Energy .

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PascoGas linked to $370m LPG quartet at HD Hyundai
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PascoGas linked to $370m LPG quartet at HD Hyundai

Turkish gas shipowner PascoGas has been linked to another major newbuilding move at HD Hyundai, with four LPG carriers contracted in a KRW515.4bn ($370m) deal. HD Hyundai Heavy Industries disclosed the order on Monday, identifying the customer only as an Oceania-based shipping company. The ships are scheduled for delivery by March 31, 2030. Shipbuilding sources …

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Ventyr postpones North Sea offshore wind project
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Ventyr postpones North Sea offshore wind project

Norway’s Ministry of Energy has granted Ventyr a 12-month extension to complete its impact assessment and submit a licence application for the Sørlige Nordsjø II offshore wind project, pushing the deadline to October 15, 2027. Ventyr, a joint venture between JERA Nex BP and Ingka Investments, won the allocation for the 1.5GW scheme in March …

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Hanwha builds US LNG trading arm
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Hanwha builds US LNG trading arm

Hanwha is pushing deeper into the American LNG value chain, establishing a new US company that will combine procurement, trading and logistics with the Korean conglomerate’s rapidly expanding shipping and shipbuilding businesses. Hanwha Aerospace announced today the creation of Hanwha Horizon USA, which will serve as the control tower for its global LNG operations. James …

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Sea Lion roars into Falklands expansion as Navitas reels in second FPSO
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Sea Lion roars into Falklands expansion as Navitas reels in second FPSO

Navitas Petroleum, an Israeli oil and gas producer and developer that operates a project under development in the North Falkland Basin, is stepping up plans to expand its oil field project in the Falkland Islands through the acquisition of a second floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel that could boost daily oil output capacity by thousands of barrels. The post Sea Lion roars into Falklands expansion as Navitas reels in second FPSO appeared first on Offshore Energy .

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WATCH: North Sea decom campaign retires trio of gas wells in UK waters
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WATCH: North Sea decom campaign retires trio of gas wells in UK waters

Spirit Energy, a North Sea operator, has finished a multimillion-dollar decommissioning campaign in the UK sector of the North Sea, plugging and abandoning (P&A) three gas wells that have reached the end of their productive lives and removing more than 234 tons of subsea infrastructure. The post WATCH: North Sea decom campaign retires trio of gas wells in UK waters appeared first on Offshore Energy .

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Flex2Future advances floating wave, wind and solar platform toward pre-2030 demo
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Flex2Future advances floating wave, wind and solar platform toward pre-2030 demo

Flex2Future, a Norwegian technology company developing floating offshore energy systems that combine wind, wave and solar power on a single platform, has wrapped up an extensive model testing campaign in Norway, putting its floating wave, wind and solar energy platform concept through simulated offshore conditions ahead of plans for a full-scale demonstration before the decade ends. The post Flex2Future advances floating wave, wind and solar platform toward pre-2030 demo appeared first on Offshore Energy .

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Hormuz Crisis Boosts Appeal of $42-Billion Tanzania LNG
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Hormuz Crisis Boosts Appeal of $42-Billion Tanzania LNG

Equinor sees a multi-billion LNG export project in Tanzania becoming more attractive for development amid the Middle East conflict that has crippled liquefied natural gas supply through the Strait of Hormuz, a senior executive at the Norwegian energy major said on Tuesday. However, Equinor and its co-operator of the project, Shell, have been locked in difficult negotiations with the government and authorities in Tanzania for years and the provisional Tanzania LNG project has not advanced much this decade. “You don't want to wait too long…

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30-year-old North Sea project gets gas boost with early start to its next chapter
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30-year-old North Sea project gets gas boost with early start to its next chapter

With three decades under its belt, a giant gas project is getting a new lease of life, as the latest phase of its development begins production ahead of schedule, accelerating the delivery of 55 billion cubic meters (bcm) of gas to Europe. The post 30-year-old North Sea project gets gas boost with early start to its next chapter appeared first on Offshore Energy .

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The Race to Power AI Is Reviving America's Nuclear Ambitions
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The Race to Power AI Is Reviving America's Nuclear Ambitions

The artificial intelligence boom is supercharging the development of next-gen nuclear energy technology. Big Tech and private equity are catalyzing the research and development of cutting-edge approaches to round-the-clock clean energy production as hyperscalers add power-hungry data centers to the grid at a blistering rate. “A single hyperscale data center can consume as much electricity as 50,000 homes,” writes the MIT Energy Initiative. “U.S. data centers consumed more than 4% of the country’s total electricity…

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Norway’s Troll Gas Expansion Buys Europe Time—But Not New Supply
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Norway’s Troll Gas Expansion Buys Europe Time—But Not New Supply

Norway has started production from the second stage of the Troll Phase 3 development, accelerating 55 billion cubic meters of natural gas from the Troll West reservoir and helping sustain high gas deliveries to Europe from one of the continent’s most important energy assets. Production began on August 22, several months earlier than planned and a cost at tens of millions of dollars below the original estimate of approximately $1.2 billion, according to Equinor. The project does not increase the Troll field’s recoverable resources. Instead,…

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Uranium Prices Surge as Nuclear Demand Accelerates
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Uranium Prices Surge as Nuclear Demand Accelerates

Bloomberg's continuous front-month uranium futures contract (UXA1 Comdty) briefly surged above $100 a pound in late January, driven by tightening supplies, renewed government support for nuclear power, and rising electricity demand from the AI infrastructure boom. Uranium futures then retreated and remained range-bound between $84 and $87 for five months. But momentum has returned in August, with prices approaching $89 a pound, the highest level since early February. The ongoing theme is that years of underinvestment have limited mine supply growth…

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Masdar Starts Up 35MW BESS in England
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Masdar Starts Up 35MW BESS in England

The Emirati state-owned renewables company began commercial operations at a 35-megawatt battery energy storage system in Rochdale, England, its second start-up toward a target of three-gigawatt-hour BESS capacity across the UK.

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McDermott clinches over $1 billion EPCI job for ADNOC’s $6.2B giant gas project
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McDermott clinches over $1 billion EPCI job for ADNOC’s $6.2B giant gas project

U.S. offshore engineering and construction player McDermott has won an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) assignment for a gas development project off the coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), enabling it to deliver one of the Middle East’s heaviest offshore topsides. The post McDermott clinches over $1 billion EPCI job for ADNOC’s $6.2B giant gas project appeared first on Offshore Energy .

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Americold’s Secret to Surviving Power Outages
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Americold’s Secret to Surviving Power Outages

#fwtv_JcPzGTAzAOs .fwtv-panel{border:1px solid #d0d0d0;padding:18px;border-radius:6px;line-height:1.6}#fwtv_JcPzGTAzAOs .fwtv-panel p{margin:0 0 12px}#fwtv_JcPzGTAzAOs .fwtv-note{font-style:italic;color:#666;margin-top:16px;padding-top:12px;border-top:1px solid #e0e0e0} Ever wondered how cold storage facilities protect vital goods during a major power outage? Brian Dunn, SVP of Facilities & Engineering and Head of Sustainability at Americold, reveals the incredible engineering and strategic planning that allows their warehouses to maintain sub-zero temperatures for up to a week. Discover how A

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Duration of power outages in Puerto Rico not caused by major events increased 19% in 2025
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Duration of power outages in Puerto Rico not caused by major events increased 19% in 2025

In 2025, customers in Puerto Rico experienced an average of 36 hours of power interruptions that were not caused by major events such as hurricanes, 19% more than in 2024. On average, between 2021 and 2025, Puerto Rican customers experience 29 hours of power loss each year. By comparison, electricity customers in the mainland United States generally experience about two hours of electricity interruptions per year without major events.

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