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NextEra Energy plans to acquire Dominion Energy to create the largest electricity producer in the United States.

About $200 billion annually since 2007, according to a new Energy Institute working paper. The war in Iran has pushed up natural gas prices in most of the world. Liquefied … Continue Reading How Much Has Shale Gas Saved U.S. Consumers?

The government plan to de-link gas and electricity prices will have a modest effect – more promising are plans on EVs and heat pumps Why are UK electricity prices linked to gas – and what does it mean for bills? It’s a holy grail of UK energy policy – de-linking gas and electricity prices. After all, we’ve been told endlessly that one reason why our energy bills are so high is because “gas sets t…

Oil and gas prices have jumped again as shipping through the strait of Hormuz came to a virtual standstill after Iran closed the waterway over the US blockade and Donald Trump announced an Iranian cargo ship had been seized trying to get past. Tehran has accused Washington of violating the fragile ceasefire agreement. With uncertainty over a second round of peace talks, fears continue to grow abo…

It will be the second time Japan, which is heavily dependent on Middle East oil, has dipped into its strategic reserves since Iran war began Japan will release additional oil reserves early next month, the prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, said on Friday, as concern grows over energy shortages caused by the crisis in the Middle East . It will be the second time that Japan, which is heavily dependen…

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz shows how Iraq’s energy security depends as much on political coordination as on infrastructure. The post Iraq’s oil export vulnerability exposes the cost of unresolved disputes appeared first on Atlantic Council .

Refilling Europe’s depleted gas storage—already a difficult task given the continent’s efforts to stop purchasing Russian gas—is even more difficult now with the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed. The post How the Iran war could trigger a European energy crisis appeared first on Atlantic Council .

The United States has been chasing the rhetorical goal of energy independence — the ability to produce enough domestic energy to be essentially free of dependence on imports — since the energy crisis of the 1970s exposed the country’s reliance on Mideast oil. President Donald Trump has put his own spin on the idea, pushing beyond independence to “energy dominance.” If you look just at oil extract…

As US LNG exports grow, a Baltic ally that decided to break with Russia more than a decade ago shows the way forward for Europe. The post The US-Lithuania LNG partnership exposes the myth that there are ‘no alternatives’ to Russian gas appeared first on Atlantic Council .

On January 7, Mark Temnycky, nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center, was published in Forbes on Europe’s plan to strengthen its energy markets and phase out Russian LNG in 2026. The post Temnycky in Forbes on Europe’s move to phase out Russian LNG in 2026 appeared first on Atlantic Council .

Exec: “Liberation Day chaos and tariff antics have harmed the domestic energy industry."

The post June 2025 — Monthly analysis of Russian fossil fuel exports and sanctions appeared first on Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air .

The post Go West: Russia’s LNG workaround and tapping into the West’s leverage appeared first on Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air .

Trump began his second term with a slew of statements and executive orders affecting energy. Atlantic Council experts decode what the changes will do and what to expect next. The post Seven questions (and expert answers) about Trump’s first actions to transform US energy appeared first on Atlantic Council .

Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan should look into importing more US liquefied natural gas to strengthen their strategic relationships with the United States. The post East Asia’s energy security challenges can be mitigated by US LNG appeared first on Atlantic Council .

On September 5, GEC senior fellow/IPSI nonresident senior fellow Joseph Webster was quoted in VOA on Russia-China gas cooperation. Webster explains that Russia’s plan to build the Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline from Russia to China could weaken US energy leverage over Beijing by reducing liquefied natural gas exports to China. The post Webster quoted in VOA on Russia-China gas cooperation appear…

By Michael Bradshaw, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Accusations continue to fly about the cause of major leaks from the two Nord Stream pipelines transporting gas through the Baltic Sea from Russia to Europe. Until this latest development, […]

By Mathieu Blondeel and Michael Bradshaw, University of Warwick This article has been translated and updated from an earlier version that first appeared on the website of Mo* Magazine (in Dutch). The war in Ukraine has completely upended the EU’s view on energy security. The bloc is now keen on getting rid of Russian fossil […]

By Michael Bradshaw, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick; Mark Ireland, Newcastle University; Rachel Brown, Newcastle University, and Richard Davies, Newcastle University This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Even before Russia invaded Ukraine, the wholesale price of gas had quadrupled over the preceding six month…

Despite recent hyperbole, U.S. heating fuel prices are not high by historical standards. I wasn’t reading a lot of energy news during the 1973-74 oil crisis, but I can’t remember … Continue Reading Are U.S. Heating Fuels Becoming Unaffordable?