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Mexico explores fracking expansion to cut US gas dependence

8 April 2025

Mexico has begun preliminary discussions with private sector companies about increasing fracking to reduce its reliance on US natural gas amid growing trade tensions between the two countries, Reuters reported on April 8.

Mexico’s LNG ambitions face risks from US policy, weather and market volatility

8 April 2025

Mexico's booming liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry risks disruption from forces outside its control, including extreme weather and US regulatory decisions.

OPINION: Europe eager to avoid swapping dependence on Russian gas for overreliance on US LNG amid Trump volatility

7 April 2025

Europe is caught in a bind: unwilling to commit to gas in the long term, but still heavily reliant on it in the short term; eager to reduce Russian influence, but wary of handing leverage to Washington.

Oil falls 3.75% amid global trade war recession fears

7 April 2025

Oil prices fell 3.75% on April 7, continuing last week's losses, as escalating trade tensions between the United States and China fuelled fears of an economic recession that could reduce crude demand.

No new US tariffs on Canada, Mexico oil or gas

3 April 2025

President Donald Trump unveiled his “Liberation Day” tariffs on April 2, and the US, Canadian and Mexican oil and gas industries breathed a sigh of relief. No new tariffs have been imposed on oil or gas imports from Canada or Mexico to the US.

US revokes foreign firms’ Venezuela oil licences, Maduro urges them to stay

3 April 2025

US authorities have revoked Spanish oil company Repsol's licence to export oil from Venezuela. Similar notifications have been delivered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control to France's Maurel et Prom and Italy's Eni.

Venezuela is latest US-China battleground for oil as Trump unveils more tariffs

3 April 2025

Mixed reports have emerged on China's crude oil trade with Venezuela following Trump's directive that any country purchasing Venezuelan oil would face a 25% tariff

Canada's Trans Mountain pipeline to ship less crude than expected

3 April 2025

Canada's Trans Mountain oil pipeline will ship less oil than expected from Alberta to the Pacific Coast over the next three years.

Oil prices surge on Trump threat to slap tariffs on Russian oil

2 April 2025

Should tariffs come into force, Russian flows to its key customers could drop, tightening supply and potentially prompting OPEC+ to act to stabilise the market, according to Rystad.

Vitol mulls $3bn sale of US shale producer

1 April 2025

International commodities trader Vitol is considering the $3bn sale of its remaining US shale business. VTX Energy Partners produces oil and gas from US shale plays.

Focus on Haynesville as Trump boosts prospects of US LNG

1 April 2025

There are early signs that the Haynesville, the US gas basin in east Texas and Louisiana, is seeing more activity.

Beijing blocks BlackRock's Panama port deal amid US-China tensions

1 April 2025

The proposed sale of two key Panamanian ports by Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison to a consortium led by BlackRock has hit a roadblock, as China exerts pressure to halt the deal.

India's GAIL to receive Qatar LNG deliveries this month, plans more deals

1 April 2025

India’s gas transmission and distribution company GAIL (India) is due to begin receiving Qatari LNG this month, marking the start of a new round of contracts designed to meet the country’s growing energy needs.

Federal judge rules against Biden-era Gulf of Mexico oil and gas auction

1 April 2025

A US federal judge has ruled that a major Biden-era oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico was improperly approved, citing failures to fully assess environmental impacts, including effects on climate change and an endangered whale species.

WhiteHawk Energy expands Marcellus shale holdings

1 April 2025

WhiteHawk Energy has announced a $118mn acquisition that doubles its stake in its Marcellus shale mineral and royalty interests across 475,000 acres (193 sq km) in Pennsylvania’s Washington and Greene counties.

Germany’s SEFE agrees to buy LNG from Delphin under 15-year deal

31 March 2025

US LNG producer Delphin Midstream has signed a 15-year heads of agreement deal to supply 1.5mn tonnes per year of LNG to Berlin-headquartered Securing Energy for Europe.

Venture Global requests FERC permission to start Calcasieu Pass

31 March 2025

The US’s second-largest LNG producer Venture Global has requested approval from federal regulators to begin operations at the firm’s Calcasieu Pass LNG export terminal and its TransCameron pipeline project in Louisiana.

Shell targets 5% annual increase in LNG sales over next 5 years

31 March 2025

Shell is aiming for a 4-5% annual increase in LNG sales over the next five years, stated the supermajor’s finance chief, Sinead Gorman.

Trading firm Vitol enters bidding race in Citgo auction, Red Tree selected as stalking horse

27 March 2025

Vitol, a prominent trading firm, has entered the bidding race to acquire US refiner Citgo and filed a request with a federal court seeking further details on the stalking horse bid.

US tariffs on Venezuelan oil put China, India, Spain in spotlight

27 March 2025

Washington’s move to impose 25% secondary tariffs on nations purchasing Venezuelan oil and gas has drawn sharp reactions, particularly from China, the top buyer of the South American country’s crude.

Trump imposes 25% tariffs on Venezuelan oil and gas buyers, extends Chevron licence

26 March 2025

US President Donald Trump has announced a sweeping 25 per cent tariff on any country purchasing oil or gas from Venezuela, escalating his administration's economic pressure on the South American country and its international trading partners.

Canada PM Carney seeks to appease oil and gas industry

26 March 2025

Canada’s new prime minister Mark Carney is so far taking a more business-friendly approach to the country’s oil and gas sector. Canada is the world’s fourth largest oil producer.

Occidental divests $905mn of DJ Basin assets to Elk Range Royalties

26 March 2025

Elk Range Royalties has announced a landmark acquisition of a mineral and royalty position of around 250,000 net royalty acres in the DJ Basin from affiliates of Occidental.

Trump meets US oil executives to talk energy policy, tariffs

26 March 2025

US President Donald Trump has met with leading oil executives at the White House to discuss his administration’s energy strategy, focusing on deregulation, permitting reforms, and trade policies.

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