QatarEnergy has formally extended its force majeure declaration on liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies through mid-June, according to Bloomberg. Customers received the latest notice as the Strait of Hormuz remains almost entirely closed to tanker traffic following Iranian missile strikes on the Ras Laffan Industrial City in March. This isn’t a surprise—it’s a continuation of […]
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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Baku on May 4, 2026, and vowed to deepen energy cooperation with Azerbaijan as part of Italy’s broader strategy to secure supplies amid ongoing global disruptions. Meloni described Azerbaijani gas and oil — which currently account for 16% of Italy’s gas imports and 17% […]
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TAMPA, Fla. — U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that its forces will begin supporting Project Freedom on May 4, 2026, to restore freedom of navigation for commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. The mission, directed by the President, aims to support merchant vessels seeking safe transit through this vital international trade corridor. A quarter […]
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The AI boom is rewriting the rules of U.S. electricity demand, and the numbers don’t lie. BloombergNEF’s latest analysis, highlighted in a widely shared post by energy analyst David Blackmon (@EnergyAbsurdity), projects that data centers will drive massive incremental power needs through 2035. The stacked bar chart from BNEF is crystal clear: combined-cycle gas turbines […]
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Europe’s ongoing quest for energy security—diversifying away from Russian supplies amid geopolitical tensions—has spotlighted the Eastern Mediterranean as a promising alternative source of natural gas. At the heart of this potential lifeline lies Israel’s Leviathan gas field, one of the region’s largest offshore discoveries. While current exports primarily flow to neighboring Egypt and Jordan (with […]
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The 2026 Iran war has triggered what the International Energy Agency (IEA) calls the “largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market.” Iran’s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz—through which roughly 20% of the world’s oil and significant LNG volumes flow—has upended global energy supplies. Over 50 countries have implemented emergency […]
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As Europe races to eliminate its remaining dependence on Russian natural gas by late 2027, a long-dormant project is suddenly back in the spotlight. The proposed Trans-Caspian Pipeline (TCP) — a roughly 300-kilometer subsea link across the Caspian Sea from Turkmenistan to Azerbaijan — could deliver a significant new source of non-Russian pipeline gas to […]
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The United Kingdom’s vaunted renewable energy fleet delivered a stark reality check over the recent weekend. Despite boasting approximately 32 GW of installed wind capacity—onshore and offshore combined—actual output plummeted to just 0.6 GW, less than 2% of nameplate capacity. This collapse occurred overnight, when solar generation was zero, leaving Britain functionally reliant on dispatchable […]
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The European Union’s energy policymakers have spent years touting their “REPowerEU” strategy as a masterstroke of independence from Russian fossil fuels. Yet in March 2026—mere weeks after the EU began rolling out its formal ban on short-term Russian LNG purchases—the bloc imported more Russian liquefied natural gas than in any month on record. According to […]
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Satellite observations from the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines reveal a notable divergence in upstream gas flaring trends across the Middle East in early 2026. While countries like Iraq, the UAE, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia showed sharp declines in flaring activity amid regional conflict, Iran registered a net increase of 84 […]
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