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US regulators Issue Preliminary Environmental Support for Rio Grande LNG

  The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a preliminary decision on Friday supporting environmental approval for NextDecade’s Rio Grande LNG project in southern Texas. In August, a Washington, D.C. Circuit court quashed the regulator’s approval for the plant at the Port of Brownsville, Texas, saying it failed to issue a supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on …

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Trump ‘Pissed Off’ at Putin, Threatens Tariffs on Russian Oil if Moscow Blocks Ukraine Deal

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he was “pissed off” at Russian President Vladimir Putin and will impose secondary tariffs of 25% to 50% on buyers of Russian oil if he feels Moscow is blocking his efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Trump told NBC News he was angry after Putin last week …

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Judge Rules Against Sale of Gulf of Mexico Oil Drilling Rights

A federal district judge ruled against the Biden administration’s sale of oil and gas drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico, citing insufficient analysis of the sale’s potential effects on the climate and endangered whales. Summary by Bloomberg AI The judge directed additional arguments on the best remedy, which could include invalidating leases sold in …

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US NatGas Prices Climb 3% on Record LNG Flows, Lower Daily Output

(Reuters) – U.S. natural gas futures climbed about 3% to a one-week high on Friday on record flows to liquefied natural gas export plants and a decline in daily output. On its first day as the front month, gas futures for May delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange rose 11.5 cents, or 2.9%, to …

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Texas Upstream Oil and Gas Jobs Rise in February, Industry Group Says

Upstream oil companies ramped up hiring in February, the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO) said on Friday, marking the second straight month of growth. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT Hiring in the upstream sector, which includes activities related to drilling and producing oil, can serve as an indicator of the health of the oil …

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US Drillers Cut Oil and Gas Rigs for First Time in Three Weeks, Baker Hughes Says

(Reuters) – U.S. energy firms this week cut the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating for the first time in three weeks, energy services firm Baker Hughes said in its closely followed report on Friday. The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, fell by one to 592 in …

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COMMENTARY: US LNG Exporters Could Hit Methane Snag in Europe

By Tim Boersma and Gautam Jain March 28 – The Trump administration’s broad policy goal of achieving “energy dominance” may run into headwinds in the country’s largest export market, the European Union, due to new methane regulations. While European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has indicated that the EU may be willing to import …

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Glenfarne Becomes Lead Developer for the Alaska LNG Project

Glenfarne, Alaska Gasline Development Corporation Sign Binding, Definitive Project Development Agreements Enhancing Momentum For The Project Alaska LNG Pipeline Final Investment Decision Anticipated in 2025 ANCHORAGE, Alaska & NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, Glenfarne Alaska LNG, LLC, an affiliate of Glenfarne Group, LLC, (together as ”Glenfarne”), and the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (“AGDC”) signed definitive agreements for …

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Iran Speaker Says US Bases Will be Struck if Trump Attacks Iran

(Reuters) – Tehran would strike U.S. bases in the region if Washington follows through on its warning of military consequences for Iran in the absence of a new nuclear deal, the speaker of the Iranian parliament said on Friday. U.S. President Donald Trump said earlier this month that he had sent a letter to Iran’s …

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COMMENTARY: AlexAI on How Much Oil is Left, India’s “dual track” Energy Policy, and How to Build Cheap Nuclear Power Plants – Alex Epstein

5 answers AlexAI gave to user questions this week. By Alex Epstein Significant advances in LLMs plus the great work of my AI team are making my AI, AlexAI, better than ever. Here are 5 answers AlexAI gave to user questions this week. Want to ask AlexAI a question, have a discussion with him, or have him help …

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