International

Natural gas is viewed more favorably than other fossil fuels around the world, although sentiment is largely divided along ideological lines, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey. The survey was conducted between October 2019 and March in 20 countries including the United States, Canada, Brazil and Russia, along with several countries across Europe…

The U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector could successfully work with either President Trump or Democratic nominee Joseph R. Biden Jr. in the upcoming presidential election, experts told NGI.   Trump has been a “great cheerleader for U.S. LNG” by raising the industry’s profile and addressing some regulatory bottlenecks during his first term, said LNG Allies…

Natural gas prices and renewable energy capital costs will determine the future electric generation mix in Asia, the continent that’s expected to account for half of the world’s energy consumption by 2050, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). EIA released its projections for the Asian energy market Wednesday as part of its updated International…

Poland has fined Russia’s state-owned Gazprom $7.6 billion and five European companies a combined $61 million for allegedly forming an illegal partnership to build the controversial Nord Stream 2 (NS2) pipeline to bring more Russian natural gas to Europe. Gazprom management told NGI Thursday that the company “fundamentally disagrees” with Wednesday’s decision by Polish anti-monopoly…

Hydrogen may be the long-term solution to decarbonizing the U.S. energy future, rather than electrification, on the basis of cost and long-term grid capacity, according to a mix of energy thinkers analyzing the future transition away from natural gas and other fossil fuels. In the transportation sector alone, electrification’s added transmission grid upgrades would far…

Global oil and natural gas operators could be pushed to sell or trade $100 billion-plus in assets because of the energy transition to alternative fuels, but it’s likely the U.S. portfolios would be off the table, according to a new analysis. Rystad Energy did a deep dive on the geographical spread of some of the…

Several Eastern Mediterranean countries have formally established an intergovernmental organization to cooperate in developing the massive offshore natural gas fields in the region, conspicuously leaving out Turkey as a member state. The East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF) is to be based in Cairo and any East Mediterranean country can apply for membership, the Egyptian Ministry…

After setting a record in February, U.S. oil exports declined over four consecutive months amid the shocks of the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said. Demand dropped in March and in the three ensuing months as countries across the globe initiated measures to limit virus outbreaks. With travel and overall activity limited,…

After taking a tiny first step into using renewable natural gas (RNG), British Columbia (BC) has a chance to reach an ambitious goal set by provincial government environmental policy, according to Canadian regulators. Supplies of RNG have gradually grown in the United States and they are inching higher in Canada. Initially, BC had around 0.2%…