In a stark illustration of mounting pressure on Iran’s oil sector amid the U.S. naval blockade of its ports, Tehran has reactivated a 30-year-old Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) that had been languishing in retirement off Kharg Island. The vessel, NASHA (IMO 9079107), built in 1996 and capable of holding approximately 2 million barrels of […]
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As Europe enters the critical summer refill season in April 2026, its natural gas market faces significant headwinds. Underground storage levels are starting from an unusually low base after a harsh winter, compounded by geopolitical disruptions to LNG supply chains—particularly from the Middle East. With refill operations already underway but volumes constrained, the continent is […]
Continue ReadingWeekly Daily Standup Top Stories Trump’s Nuclear Energy Overhaul Sparks Unfounded Alarms over Safety August 3, 2025 Clark Savage In a bold move to revitalize America’s energy sector, President Donald Trump has unveiled ambitious plans to quadruple U.S. nuclear power capacity by 2050, targeting an addition of 300 GW of new nuclear energy. This […] Net Zero […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Trump Says US to Hike India’s Tariffs Over Russian Oil Buys August 4, 2025 Clark Savage ENB Pub Note: The Bloomberg story below is pointing out that President Trump is planning on “substantially raising the tariff on Indian exports to the US over their buying Russian oil. This is a trap […] Tankers […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Dutch government scales back offshore wind to preserve fisheries April 29, 2025 Mariel Alumit ENB Pub Note: Focusing on Fishing rather than offshore wind is a good thing. The country is realizing that offshore wind is crippling their fishing industry and not providing the electrical generation that was promised. […] EU’s Green Dream […]
Continue ReadingThe Iraqi Oil Ministry has announced a new subsea oil pipeline deal with Italian offshore contractor Micoperi and Turkish firm Esta. This pipeline, with a capacity of 2.4 million bpd, will support increased exports from Iraq’s southern ports. Turkiye is looking to expand cooperation with Iraq in electricity exports too. Is the Iraq-Türkiye Cooperation Set […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Italy’s central bank backs helping poorer countries fund energy transition September 16, 2024 Mariel Alumit ROME, Sept 16 (Reuters) – Italy’s Central Bank governor Fabio Panetta on Monday threw his weight behind a plan to help poorer countries reduce their carbon emissions, saying it would ultimately reduce the overall cost […] LNG pipeline […]
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