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First LNG Marine Fuel Hub on U.S. Gulf Coast Approved—A Game-Changer for Green Shipping

First LNG Marine Fuel Hub on U.S. Gulf Coast Ap...

Ashton Routhier

The Galveston LNG Bunker Port (GLBP), the first dedicated LNG marine fuel facility on the U.S. Gulf Coast, has secured final permits and will begin construction later this year. Backed...

First LNG Marine Fuel Hub on U.S. Gulf Coast Ap...

Ashton Routhier

The Galveston LNG Bunker Port (GLBP), the first dedicated LNG marine fuel facility on the U.S. Gulf Coast, has secured final permits and will begin construction later this year. Backed...

Japan’s Oil Giants Hit the Brakes on Decarbonization, Reinvest in Fossil Fuels

Japan’s Oil Giants Hit the Brakes on Decarboniz...

Ashton Routhier

Japan’s major oil refiners, including Eneos and Idemitsu, are scaling back decarbonization plans and refocusing on oil and gas investments, citing high costs, policy uncertainty, and energy security concerns. Eneos...

Japan’s Oil Giants Hit the Brakes on Decarboniz...

Ashton Routhier

Japan’s major oil refiners, including Eneos and Idemitsu, are scaling back decarbonization plans and refocusing on oil and gas investments, citing high costs, policy uncertainty, and energy security concerns. Eneos...

Russian Fighter Jet Violates NATO Airspace as Shadow Fleet Tanker Sparks Baltic Standoff

Russian Fighter Jet Violates NATO Airspace as S...

Ashton Routhier

A Russian Su-35 fighter jet briefly violated Estonian airspace on Tuesday, flying above the Juminda Peninsula without a flight plan or communication, in what Estonian officials believe was a show...

Russian Fighter Jet Violates NATO Airspace as S...

Ashton Routhier

A Russian Su-35 fighter jet briefly violated Estonian airspace on Tuesday, flying above the Juminda Peninsula without a flight plan or communication, in what Estonian officials believe was a show...

Oil Prices Drop as Hopes Rise for U.S.-Iran Nuclear Deal and Supply Concerns Mount

Oil Prices Drop as Hopes Rise for U.S.-Iran Nuc...

Ashton Routhier

Oil prices fell over 3% on Thursday as the U.S. and Iran moved closer to a nuclear deal, potentially unlocking 800,000 bpd of Iranian oil. A surprise 3.5 million-barrel build...

Oil Prices Drop as Hopes Rise for U.S.-Iran Nuc...

Ashton Routhier

Oil prices fell over 3% on Thursday as the U.S. and Iran moved closer to a nuclear deal, potentially unlocking 800,000 bpd of Iranian oil. A surprise 3.5 million-barrel build...

Pemex Oil Spill at Dos Bocas Terminal Confirms Worst Fears for Tabasco Coastline

Pemex Oil Spill at Dos Bocas Terminal Confirms ...

Ashton Routhier

Pemex has confirmed an oil spill off the coast of Tabasco, caused by pipeline failures from its Akal-C offshore platform. The spill impacted 7 kilometers of coastline, damaging mangroves, oyster...

Pemex Oil Spill at Dos Bocas Terminal Confirms ...

Ashton Routhier

Pemex has confirmed an oil spill off the coast of Tabasco, caused by pipeline failures from its Akal-C offshore platform. The spill impacted 7 kilometers of coastline, damaging mangroves, oyster...

Scientists Uncover Clean Energy Treasure Beneath U.S. That Could Power Earth for 170,000 Years

Scientists Uncover Clean Energy Treasure Beneat...

Ashton Routhier

A groundbreaking study has revealed that massive natural hydrogen reserves lie beneath 30 U.S. states—enough to fuel the planet for 170,000 years. Unlike traditional hydrogen production, which emits carbon, this...

Scientists Uncover Clean Energy Treasure Beneat...

Ashton Routhier

A groundbreaking study has revealed that massive natural hydrogen reserves lie beneath 30 U.S. states—enough to fuel the planet for 170,000 years. Unlike traditional hydrogen production, which emits carbon, this...