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Alberta unveils 2050 climate plan

Alberta has unveiled a greenhouse gas emissions plan, targeting net-zero by 2050. This is in line with Canada’s federal target also of net-zero by mid-century.

NorthAmOil: Alberta unveils 2050 climate plan

Schlumberger, Halliburton report strong demand for oilfield services

Schlumberger (SLB) and Halliburton have both reported first-quarter revenue and profit that exceeded Wall Street consensus estimates.

Bear Head receives environmental OK for hydrogen, ammonia facility

Bear Head Energy has gained an environmental approval to proceed with a production, storage and loading hub for green hydrogen and green ammonia at a formerly planned LNG export plant in Tupper Head, Nova Scotia.

Kinder Morgan delays in-service date of Permian Highway expansion

Pipeline operator Kinder Morgan (KMI) has delayed the in-service date of its Permian Highway pipeline expansion from November 2023 to December 2023.

US Supreme Court rebuffs oil companies on climate suits

The US Supreme Court has declined to hear five appeals by oil and gas companies to move lawsuits from state to federal courts.

Department of Energy tightens LNG export extensions

The US Department of Energy has tightened its approval of applications by companies for projects for exporting LNG.

Iranian naval forces seize US-bound oil tanker

Glenfarne’s Texas LNG receives FERC approval

Glenfarne Energy Transition obtained approval from the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on April 24 for its planned 4mn tpy Texas LNG facility located in the port of Brownsville.

Delfin Floating LNG project on schedule for FID by mid-2023

Delfin Midstream revealed on April 24 that its floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) project offshore of Louisiana consisting of four vessels each boasting a nameplate capacity of 3.5mn tonnes per year is expected to take a FID by mid-2023.

Tellurian obtains FERC approval for Driftwood pipelines

Houston-headquartered LNG developer Tellurian received Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approval on April 21 for its Driftwood LNG Line 200 and Line 300 natural gas transmission pipeline project.

Biden administration dismisses Colombian president’s call for Venezuelan sanctions relief

The US government has doubled down on its decision to keep economic sanctions against Venezuela in place, despite calls from several Latin American leaders to loosen trade restrictions.