Houston, TX – May 17, 2026 – Caturus LLC announced a positive Final Investment Decision (FID) on May 15 for its Commonwealth LNG export facility in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, unlocking full construction on one of the most cost-competitive and efficient LNG projects in the United States. The $13 billion project, backed by $9.75 billion in […]
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In a significant escalation of regional conflict, a drone strike targeted the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in the UAE’s Al Dhafra region on May 17, 2026. The incident, which sparked a fire in an external electrical generator outside the plant’s inner perimeter, has raised immediate concerns about nuclear safety and energy infrastructure vulnerability in the […]
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Vietnam’s largest refinery, the Nghi Son Refinery and Petrochemical LLC (NSRP), has confirmed it will maintain stable operations through the end of June 2026. According to a company statement reported by Bloomberg, the facility is actively diversifying its crude oil supply by strengthening cooperation with both domestic and international suppliers across multiple regions. The 200,000 […]
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The AI gold rush is in full swing. Hyperscalers like Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Meta are pouring hundreds of billions into data centers, chips, and infrastructure to power the next wave of artificial intelligence. NVIDIA just posted record revenues driven almost entirely by AI demand. Yet one question looms large for investors and energy markets […]
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The AI boom has supercharged America’s data center industry, turning what was once a steady infrastructure play into one of the fastest-growing drivers of electricity demand in the country. Hyperscalers and AI startups are racing to build massive facilities packed with GPUs that devour power at unprecedented rates. From rural Texas fields to Virginia’s “Data […]
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In a development that could reshape the U.S. utility landscape, Florida-based NextEra Energy Inc. is reportedly in advanced discussions to acquire Virginia-based Dominion Energy Inc. in a deal structured primarily as a stock transaction. According to sources familiar with the matter, a formal announcement could come as early as Monday, May 18, 2026, though the […]
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The UK government has confirmed it will introduce legislation to permanently ban new North Sea oil and gas exploration licenses, embedding Energy Secretary Ed Miliband’s existing moratorium into law through the Energy Independence Bill. The move, announced in the King’s Speech on 13 May 2026, fulfills a core Labour Party manifesto pledge to position Britain […]
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In a developing story that underscores the growing cyber vulnerabilities in America’s energy infrastructure, CNN reported on May 15, 2026, that hackers have breached systems monitoring underground fuel storage tanks at gas stations across multiple U.S. states. U.S. officials suspect Iranian actors are responsible, though definitive attribution remains elusive due to a lack of forensic […]
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The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has quietly conceded that the extreme “doomsday” climate scenarios that have driven global energy policy, media headlines, and trillions in spending for more than a decade were never realistic. In a major update to its modeling framework for the upcoming Seventh Assessment Report (CMIP7), the IPCC […]
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ENB Pub Note: This article was run on RealClear Energy by Dan Doyal, who was a guest on the Energy News Beat podcast. This is a great update on New York. We highly recommend Dan and RealClear Energy. Finally, there’s been a counterpunch in New York’s climate politics. A father and son with mineral rights […]
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