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TC Energy Could be Open to Return to B.C. LNG Pipeline Project as Global Gas Crunch Threatens

CEO says Iran war has bolstered the outlook for the Ksi Lisims LNG project which will need a pipeline partner By Meghan Potkins Two years after exiting a key pipeline project tied to a proposed new liquefied natural gas terminal on British Columbia’s coast, TC Energy Corp. chief executive François Poirier says the company could …

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Australia PM Albanese Has Asked Treasury to Model a Tax on Windfall Gas Profits, ABC Reports

(Reuters) – Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has asked Australia’s Treasury to model options for a tax on the windfall profits of gas companies, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported on Friday, as well as to suggest reforms to the Petroleum Resources Rent Tax ahead of the annual budget in May. Australia is the world’s third-largest LNG …

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US Crude Heads to Asia via Panama Canal as Iran Crisis Redraws Trade Flows

(Reuters) – Asian refiners are increasingly sending medium-sized crude cargoes from the U.S. Gulf Coast to Asia through the Panama Canal as the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran disrupts trade flows, raises shipping costs and forces Asian refiners to hunt for alternative supplies. The use of medium-sized tankers that typically cost more per barrel to transport …

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North Dakota Operators Likely to Increase Crude Output in March, Regulator Says

(Reuters) – North Dakota crude output is expected to rise in March and the following months as operators in the third-largest oil-producing state restart inactive wells and winter restrictions are eased, the state’s regulator said on Thursday. The North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources said, however, that the pace of activity would depend on how …

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NextEra Energy Receives Approval From President Donald J. Trump to Develop up to 10 GW of Natural Gas‑Powered Generation to Meet Nation’s Historic Power Demand

JUNO BEACH, Fla., March 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE), the largest energy infrastructure builder in the United States, confirmed today that President Donald J. Trump has approved the development of up to 10 gigawatts of natural gas?powered generation in Texas and Pennsylvania. The approval, made in connection with Japan’s $550 billion …

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Locked Out BP Workers Picket Outside Indiana Refinery Amid Labor Contract Dispute

  Workers at BP’s Whiting, Indiana, refinery began picketing on Thursday after the British oil major barred more than 800 union members from entering the facility, following months of stalled contract negotiations. The labor dispute at Whiting, the Midwest’s largest refinery, comes at a time of elevated gasoline and diesel prices as the Middle East …

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Japan May Stockpile US Oil Domestically, PM Says

Japan may start stockpiling U.S. oil domestically, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said during her visit to the United States, as it looks to diversify procurement and strengthen energy security. Before Japan tapped its strategic oil stocks this week in a record release to offset fallout from Middle East supply disruptions and rising energy prices, it …

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Restoring Oil Flow From Gulf Could Take Six Months, IEA Chief Tells FT

  The International Energy Agency chief Fatih Birol warned in an interview with the Financial Times on Friday that it could take up to six months to restore oil and gas flows from the Gulf, saying the world is facing what could be the most severe energy crisis in history. “It will be six months …

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Shipping Strikes, Oil Price Spikes and a Deadly New Gulf Crisis

As Somali pirates hijacking giant cargo vessels and tankers from tiny motorised skiffs wreaked havoc across the region from the mid-2000s to the early 2010s, a tiny group of UK military reservists in a bungalow in the gardens of the British diplomatic mission in Dubai found themselves fielding daily calls from panicked merchant ships. The …

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Trump Demands Halt to Energy Facility Attacks as Prices Soar

Brent crude rose more than 10 per cent to as high as US$119 a barrel on Thursday By Patrick Sykes and Dana Khraiche U.S. President Donald Trump called on Israel and Iran to stop attacks on energy facilities as the war in the Middle East escalated, with damage to key oil and gas infrastructure triggering …

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