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Rethinking Hydrogen's Role in Decarbonization

OilPrice

Hydrogen was supposed to be at the heart of the global decarbonization movement. Lofty goals were set to implement green hydrogen into the transport, shipping, manufacturing, and energy storage industries, with the promise that hydrogens versatility would allow for the decarbonization of even the most hard-to-abate sectors. But the hydrogen hype has fizzled over the years as the gap between ambition and implementation has grown ever wider.

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U.S. crude oil prices fall more than 4% after OPEC+ agrees to surge production in June

CNBC: Energy

OPEC+ is bringing more than 800,000 bpd of additional supply to the market over the course of two months.

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OPEC+ Plans Faster Rollback of Output Cuts

OilPrice

OPEC+ could bring back 2.2 million barrels daily in supply by November this year in an apparent acceleration of the rollback of its production cuts, per a Reuters report citing unnamed sources from the cartel. The source said that essentially Saudi Arabia has become fed up with quota laggards Iraq and Kazakhstan and was planning to tighten their screws by unleashing more barrels to undermine their oil revenues.

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Under the Pressure - U.S. Energy Industry Dodges a Bullet as New Fees Target Chinese Shipping

RBN Energy

The U.S. government recently released the final rules for the Section 301 fees proposed earlier this year, intended to address the dominance of Chinas shipbuilding industry. According to the new rules, exports on Chinese-owned, -operated or -built vessels are mostly excluded great news for U.S. energy producers and exporters, especially in the NGL sector.

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Rig Retirements Set to Rise as Utilization Falls to Lowest Level Since 2021

Offshore Engineer

The offshore rig market recovery appears to have taken a pause, with demand tapering off and marketed utilization hitting the lowest levels recorded since recovery began in 2021

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Crude oil sells off more than $2 as OPEC+ price wars show signs of escalation

BOE Report

Crude oil futures plunged during the Sunday evening trading session as Reuters reports suggested that OPEC+ was set to further speed up oil output hikes.

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Shell Studying Merits of BP Merger

Rigzone

Shell is reportedly working with advisers to evaluate a potential acquisition of BP, though it's waiting for further stock and oil price declines before deciding whether to pursue a bid.

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Magnolia Q1 Profit Up YoY as Production Grows

Rigzone

Output grew 14 percent year-on-year to 96,500 boed, including 39,100 bpd of oil, which are quarterly production records for Magnolia.

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Australian Energy Group Congratulates Re-Elected Albanese Government

Offshore Engineer

Australias oil and gas industry congratulates Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Federal Labors re-election on Saturday and looks forward to continuing to work

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First Europe-Built CO2 Carrier Gets Closer to Entering Service

Rigzone

INEOS said all ship sections of Europe's first CO2 carrier have been successfully assembled in the Netherlands.

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OPEC+’s ‘healthy’ crude oil market looks like catching a cold: Russell

BOE Report

If there is one thing that is almost certain in the current global crude oil market, it’s that the stated reasons for the OPEC+ group of exporters increasing supply are not the real reasons.

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I’m Back (Back in the LNG Groove) - How Woodside's FID on Louisiana LNG Shakes Things Up

RBN Energy

Woodside Energys final investment decision (FID) on the $17.5 billion Louisiana LNG terminal was a stunner. For one thing, only 1 million metric tons per annum (MMtpa) of the projects 16.5 MMtpa (2.2 Bcf/d) of capacity is under contract U.S. LNG export projects typically have commitments for two-thirds or more of their output before pulling the trigger.

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Barclays cuts 2025, 2026 Brent crude forecast as OPEC+ accelerates output hikes

BOE Report

Barclays lowered its Brent oil price forecast by $4 per barrel to $66/bbl for 2025 and by $2 to $60/bbl for 2026, citing the decision by OPEC+ to accelerate oil production hikes.

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When Co-Innovation creates brilliant Simplicity- Centum Replay

Yokogawa

Yokogawa, in collaboration with Air Liquide, developed a new solution to dynamically Replay past operations in a data driven Centum environment. The new Centum Replay creates living videos of past operations, allowing navigation between HIS views, and the addition of comments/subtitles. The solution proved to be a precious tool for root cause analysis and opens a new perspective for operators’ training.

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Try Some, Buy Some - M&A Drove 2024 E&P Reserve-Replacement Surge as Organic Growth Lagged

RBN Energy

The tide is shifting in the energy sector back toward hydrocarbons as renewables face new, big hurdles. The latest tangible sign of this shift is BPs decision to refocus on traditional oil and gas and deemphasize renewables, which follows ExxonMobils and Shells restructuring of strategies in the same direction. The likelihood that hydrocarbon demand will continue to grow throughout this decade has reinforced the importance of E&P companies adding to their proved oil and gas reserves.

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StanChart Cuts 2025 Oil Price Forecast By $16/bbl Amid Trump’s Tariffs

OilPrice

Previously, we reported that commodity analysts at Standard Chartered were bullish on oil prices in the current year, thanks to strong oil fundamentals, including declining U.S. supply growth and OPEC+ supply discipline. StanChart reported that non-OPEC+ supply growth fell sharply from 2.46 mb/d in 2023 to 0.79 mb/d in 2024, in large part due to a reduction in U.S. total liquids growth, which fell from 1.605 mb/d in 2023 to 734 kb/d in 2024.

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Rocky Mountains States Ramp Up Nuclear Energy Ambitions

Energy Central

EnergySolutions Plans SMRs at Coal Site in Delta, UT Holtec Selects Utah for Its 300 MW SMRs New State Agreements put Utah at Heart of a Regional SMR Ecosystem Utah Signs MOU with the Idaho National Laboratory Energy Solutions Plans SMRs at Coal Site in Delta, UT IPA’s Delta, UT, coal-fired power plant. Image: IPA. EnergySolutions said in a press.

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Future of U.S. Wind Power Hinges on Turbine Upgrades

OilPrice

Since coming into power, U.S. President Donald Trump has been fighting to increase oil and gas production while reining in the renewable energy sector. Trump aims to expand the countrys fossil fuel output and encourage more countries worldwide to import U.S. LNG, which he has done by introducing strict tariffs on countries unwilling to increase trade with the U.S.

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Only Happy When It Rains - Counting on a Boom in Natural Gas Demand for Power?

RBN Energy

Rising demand for electricity to serve data centers, manufacturing and other power-consuming sectors of the economy is spurring the development of scores of gas-fired plants up to 100 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity by 2040. How much power those new plants will actually generate and, with that, how much natural gas they will require remain open questions, however.

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US Will Revise Biden-Era Bonding Rule

Offshore Engineer

The Trump administration will revise a Biden-era rule that required the oil and gas industry to provide nearly $7 billion in new financial assurances to cover the

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Road to Alaska - Are Alaska LNG's Strengths Enough to Outweigh Its Costs, Construction Challenges?

RBN Energy

The Trump administration is trying to breathe new life into the long-dormant Alaska LNG project, talking up its strengths and encouraging potential Asian customers and investors to consider it. But the project, a multibillion-dollar plan to pipe natural gas from Alaskas North Slope to Anchorage and Cook Inlet for liquefaction and export, faces huge financial and administrative hurdles, plus the challenges of building it in Alaskas rugged terrain and often-harsh climate.

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