China Stops US LNG Imports Following Shipping Tariff

The country, which put a 15% tariff on U.S. LNG imports, has gone more than 40 days without a delivery, the longest gap since 2023, according to a report from Bloomberg.

March 18, 2025

CNOOC Starts Production at Two Offshore Projects

The Caofeidian 6-4 Oilfield and Wenchang 19-1 Oilfield Phase II projects by CNOOC Ltd. are expected to produce more than 20,000 bbl/d of crude combined.

March 17, 2025

US NatGas Dominance Collides with Permitting, Tariffs, Layoffs

Executives at BP, Sempra Infrastructure and the American Petroleum Institute weighed in on U.S. natural gas prowess and the obstacles that could stand in the way: snagged permitting, prohibitive steel tariffs and layoffs of federal workers needed to approve projects.

March 16, 2025

What's Affecting Oil Prices This Week? (March 10, 2025)

Prices were weighed down by concerns about economic growth, in part, because of more tariffs being imposed by the Trump administration, and OPEC+ reiterating that its production cuts would start unwinding in April.

March 10, 2025

Energy Transition in Motion (Week of March 7, 2025)

Here is a look at some of this week’s renewable energy news, including Tesla’s plans to build a battery storage megafactory near Houston.

March 7, 2025

Paisie: Impact of Tariffs, Sanctions and ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’

The U.S. has the advantage with tariffs on Canada, but sanctions and pleas for increased oil supply are unlikely to be effective.

March 7, 2025

Impacts of Trump’s Tariffs on North American Energy Markets

On March 6, President Trump granted exemptions on tariffs for numerous goods imported from Mexico and Canada until April 2, when Trump intends to impose another set of retaliatory tariffs on various countries. What are their immediate and long-term impacts and how can companies mitigate their effects?

March 6, 2025

CNOOC Makes Oil, Gas Discovery in Beibu Gulf Basin

CNOOC Ltd. said test results showed the well produces 13.2 MMcf/d and 800 bbl/d.

March 6, 2025

Trade War! Or Maybe Not

An energy industry that prefers stability gets hit with whiplash as it attempts to adjust to the Great Disruptor taking over the White House.

March 6, 2025

Paradoxes and Power: Why DeepSeek AI May Be Good News for Energy

The lower cost and power demand of DeepSeek could be a positive for AI adoption and result in increased proliferation and demand, an analyst said.

March 5, 2025