Energy News editor @business in Sydney. Focused on LNG, gas, the energy transition and climate. All opinions are my own
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Woodside paused work to start its Scarborough LNG export project after Greenpeace protesters climbed aboard the gas platform 🇦🇺 🚢
The pair that stayed on the platform were taken into police custody on Sunday
Scarborough is 98% complete and set to ship first LNG by year end
Qatar is testing new workarounds to retain its position as a leading #LNG exporter -- even without a solution in sight in the Persian Gulf. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Global outlooks for global green hydrogen production are constantly being revised down. Can China help buck the trend? bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Vitol has seized on the Iran crisis to dominate East Africa’s fuel supplies — at a cost, a Bloomberg investigation has found. bloomberg.com/news/features/…
About 90 natural gas-powered power plants are proposed for the US, a development that could push up climate-warming emissions by as much as a third, according to a Bloomberg News analysis. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Glencore says it was duped into supplying $230 million of crude oil to a now insolvent refinery. Read more in The Brink. bloomberg.com/news/newslette…
Fossil fuel subsidies are projected to reach $1.1 trillion in 2026 as governments spend more to shield consumers from high energy prices triggered by the war in Iran bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
The pace of China's energy transition is truly staggering - 1,500 GIGAWATTS of new generation to be built in the five years to 2030 (roughly equal to the US's entire installed power generation capacity) - with 50% to come from non fossil fuels.
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Japan’s Inpex expects industrial action will disrupt output at its #LNG export plant in Australia. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Exxon is studying potential acquisition targets including Australia’s Woodside Energy Group, as the US giant eyes options to deepen its presence in liquefied natural gas and Asian markets bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Workers at Inpex’s Ichthys #LNG export plant in Australia are planning to increase strike action to eight hours a day and implement work bans from Thursday, after talks between union members and the company stalled bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
New Zealand is joining the ranks of #LNG importers bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
#LNG workers in Australia plan to start work stoppages and bans at @inpexaustralia facilities. While they will be mild at first, they echo the start of strikes in 2022 and 2023 that saw global gas prices soar bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
A network of gray-market providers is helping to fill the power gap in Pakistan as the Iran war upends energy supplies. bloomberg.com/news/features/…
Santos and Repsol have begun commercial production of oil from their Pikka discovery in Alaska, a milestone set to help drive a resurgence of crude flows in the state bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
US and its allies aim to loosen China’s grip on one of the world’s most contentious supply chains. Yet the rare earths that matter most remain out of reach. bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-…
Europe’s solar boom is running into a new problem: too much power. Prices are going negative, grids are overwhelmed, and energy is going to waste. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
New Zealand’s government plans a law change to prevent private legal action against greenhouse gas emitters, arguing cases have created business uncertainty and deterred investment bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
China's suppliers of batteries, solar panels and electric cars are wooing new markets to capitalize on Iran war energy shocks bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Australia hardly ever gets diesel from the US - now a flotilla is heading over!!
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