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Egypt’s Orascom Joins Spanish Group to Build 3-GW Gas-Fired Plant in Saudi Arabia

POWER Magazine

An Egypt-based construction group is partnering with a Spanish energy infrastructure company to build a 3-GW combined-cycle natural gas-fired power plant in Saudi Arabia. The post Egypt’s Orascom Joins Spanish Group to Build 3-GW Gas-Fired Plant in Saudi Arabia appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Europe Eyes Flexible Storage Goals After Cold Snap Squeeze

OilPrice

Europes natural gas prices have declined in recent weeks after hitting a two-year high in February, easing concerns about the price Europe will have to pay this summer to prepare for the next winter. Dutch TTF Natural Gas Futures, the benchmark for Europes gas trading, hita two-year highin the middle of February amid the first proper winter with prolonged periods of cold snaps since the 2022 energy crisis.

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PA Sen. Yaw Reintroduces Bill to Protect Consumer Energy Options

Marcellus Drilling News

Pennsylvania State Sen. Gene Yaw from Lycoming County, chairman of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, is a strong Marcellus Shale friend. Sen. Yaw recently reintroduced an Energy Choice bill blocking municipalities from banning a specific type of fuel source for appliances and heating homes or businesses. The language is fuel-neutral and is not.

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U.S.-German Startup Plans to Build Fusion Plant in Germany

OilPrice

Focused Energy, a U.S.-German start-up pursuing laser-driven fusion power, has signed a non-binding agreement with the largest German electric utility RWE and the state of Hessen to build a fusion research and development facility in Germany, Focused Energys CEO Scott Mercer told Reuters on Monday. Focused Energy plans to have the facility erected by 2035 at the site of the former Biblis nuclear power plant, which was operated by RWE.

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Marcellus Gas Shields Pittsburgh Airport from Outages like Heathrow

Marcellus Drilling News

On Friday, March 21, 2025, Heathrow Airport (in London), one of the worlds busiest airports, experienced a complete shutdown due to a massive fire at the North Hyde electrical substation in Hayes, west London, approximately 1.5 miles from the airport. The blaze, which began late Thursday night around 11:23 PM GMT, involved a transformer containing. The post Marcellus Gas Shields Pittsburgh Airport from Outages like Heathrow first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Central Asia Becomes Center Stage in Global Mineral Race

OilPrice

The United States and European Union have demonstrated rising interest in Central Asias critical minerals in recent months. They additionally have shown interest in getting involved in the construction and operation of nuclear power plants to be built in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. The US quest for rare earths appears to be intensifying, underscored by a low-key tour by a US congresswoman, Carol Miller, a Republican from West Virginia, who has held meetings with high-profile Central A

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SRBC Renews Water Use Permits for 34 Marcellus/Utica Shale Pads

Marcellus Drilling News

The highly functional and responsible Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC), unlike its completely dysfunctional and irresponsible cousin, the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC), continues to support the shale energy industry by approving water withdrawals and consumptive use for responsible and safe shale drilling. The SRBC published a notice in the March 22 Pennsylvania Bulletin that.

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Cardinal Midstream Wins $52M Court Verdict Against Energy Transfer

Marcellus Drilling News

Here’s a lawsuit we were unaware of, even though it’s been playing out for years. It’s quite complicated. On the surface, at a very basic level, Cardinal Midstream II (we assume a subsidiary of the Dallas-based Cardinal Midstream) sued Energy Transfer (ET) for not paying an “earnout” (which we’ll explain) after buying a gas gathering.

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Analysts Expect Shell to Focus on LNG and Oil in Strategy Update

OilPrice

Shell is holding its Capital Markets Day on Tuesday in New Yorkand analysts expect Chief Executive Officer Wael Sawan to reaffirm the UK-based supermajors new focus on oil and gas. Shell was one of the first European majors to pivot back to oil and gas in a 2023 strategy to continue investing in oil and gas production and selectively pour capital into renewable energy solutions.

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Nat’l Rig Count Up 1 @ 593; Marcellus Even @ 24, Utica Even @ 11

Marcellus Drilling News

The Baker Hughes U.S. national rig count gained one rig last week, now at 593 active rigs. As for the Marcellus/Utica, the rig count was a combined 35 last week. Rigs focused on the Marcellus were a combined 24 across the three M-U states of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio. Rigs focused on the Utica. The post Natl Rig Count Up 1 @ 593; Marcellus Even @ 24, Utica Even @ 11 first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Ofgem Joins Investigation of Heathrow Power Incident

OilPrice

Energy secretary Ed Miliband has ordered the National Energy System Operator to urgently investigate the power outage caused by a substation fire that shut Heathrow Airport on Friday. He is working with Ofgem and using powers under the Energy Act to formally launch the grid operators investigation. We are determined to properly understand what happened and what lessons need to be learned, Miliband said.

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Maryland Public Service Comm. Kills Free Speech for Gas Utility

Marcellus Drilling News

If you’re a natural gas utility company operating in the People’s Republic of Maryland (a non-free state), your right to free speech just ended. The Washington Gas Light Company, now known as WGL Holdings, is a utility company that provides natural gas service to customers in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia, dating back.

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AI's Potential and Pitfalls in Society Today

OilPrice

The general narrative in the media regarding artificial intelligence (AI) is binary. AI is either the greatest human invention ever, so powerful it will catapult us into an age of abundance for all and solve our environmental problems as well OR it is the most momentous human invention ever which is so dangerous that it could wipe out human civilization (and therefore must be tightly controlled or abandoned altogether).

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ReconAfrica to accelerate drilling plan for Namibia exploration well

Oil & Gas 360º

(World Oil) – Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd. continues to pursue activities relating to the drilling of Prospect I. To date, initial surveying activity has been completed, with debushing activities ongoing and demining activities set to be undertaken in the coming weeks. As a result of the progress to date, ReconAfrica has accelerated the spud date for Prospect I to Q2 2025. “We have made great progress in getting Prospect I ready to drill and, as a result, we are accelerating the

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British Oil Sector Hinges on Shell's Future

OilPrice

Last year, British multinational oil & gas giant, Shell Plc (NYSE:SHEL) threatened to delist from the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and list on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Shell CEO Wael Sawan told Bloomberg that the company is grossly undervalued in London due to shareholder apathy to the oil and gas sector. Sawan also expressed deep frustration by investors' under-appreciation of the financial performance of the company, as well as the British governments over-taxation of its profits.

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Flash blog:Rockhopper.

Malcolm Graham Wood

Oil was up last week and with geopolitics as they are supply and demand is quite tight. Today very good news from Rockhopper where Navitas release a good, solid CPR and indicate that FID will likely be this year. The post Flash blog:Rockhopper. appeared first on Malcy's Blog.

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With BP’s Megadeal Approved, Is the West Back in Iraq?

OilPrice

Iraqs Council of Ministers last week approved the final version of BPs US$25 billion+ contract with the Oil Ministry to develop the Kirkuk oil fields of Baba and Avana, and the neighbouring sites of Bai Hassan, Jumboor and Khabaz. This is the second huge deal signed by Western firms recently, with the other being the US$27 billion four-pronged project of Frances TotalEnergies.

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LNG Canada to start cooldown of plant next week in final step before first LNG

BOE Report

An LNG tanker is expected to arrive in Canada on April 1 to start cooling down LNG Canada’s plant in Kitimat, British Columbia, considered the final step before the plant begins production of the superchilled gas.

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Sinopec Books Lower Profit for 2024 on Oil Price Slide

OilPrice

Chinas state oil major Sinopec reported a net profit of almost $7 billion for 2024, which represented a 16.8% decline on the year, attributed to lower oil prices and electric cars. In 2024, international crude oil prices fluctuated downward, the domestic transportation industry accelerated the replacement of new energy. (and) gross profit margin was significantly narrowed, SInpec said in a filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

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Alberta’s massive oil and gas reserves keep growing – here’s why

BOE Report

Q&A with Mike Verney, executive vice-president, McDaniel & Associates ByDeborah Jaremko New analysiscommissioned by the Alberta Energy Regulator has increased the provinces natural gas reserves by 440 per cent, bumping Canada into the global top 10. Albertas oil reserves already fourth in the world also increased by seven billion barrels.

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Oil Prices Start the Week With a Dip

OilPrice

Crude oil prices started trade with a slide this week, as traders await news about the possibility of an end to the war in the Ukraine, which would likely boost the international supply of Russian crude. At the time of writing, Brent crude was trading at $71.92 per barrel, with West Texas Intermediate changing hands for $68.06 per barrel, after booking two consecutive weekly gains, fueled by U.S. sanctions on Irans energy industry and OPEC+ efforts to bring production into the quota limits.

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Global energy demand rises as power consumption jumps

Oil & Gas 360º

(Oil Price) –Surging power demand in both developed and emerging economies accelerated global energy demand growth in 2024 to nearly twice the pace of recent years, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Monday. Record-high temperatures, higher demand from industry and for electrification, and AI and data centers contributed to a 4.3% rise in global power consumption last year, the IEA said in its annual report Global Energy Review 2025.

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Iraq Faces Gas Shortage While Seeking New Oil Export Markets

OilPrice

Iraq is grappling with a natural gas shortage while simultaneously exploring new crude oil export markets. In recent weeks, Iraq has made headlines not only due to pressure from OPEC but also because of its struggle to secure natural gas imports. Iraqi Oil Minister Hayyan Abdul Ghani stated on Iraqi television that negotiations are ongoing with several companies to secure two floating storage regasification units (FSRUs) by early June.

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Elk Range Royalties closes $905 million acquisition of DJ Basin assets

Oil & Gas 360º

(World Oil) – Elk Range Royalties has announced a landmark acquisition of a significant mineral and royalty position spanning approximately 250,000 net royalty acres (NRA) in the DJ Basin from affiliates of Occidental Petroleum (Oxy). The $905 million transaction significantly expands Elk Ranges presence in a premier oil and gas region and aligns with Elk Ranges strategy of acquiring attractive royalty assets in core basins.

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Elliott Wants More Buybacks From Germany’s RWE After Buying 5% Stake

OilPrice

Elliott is demanding higher shareholder returns from another major European energy companythe activist investor wants more share repurchases from RWE after disclosing on Monday that it now holds nearly 5% of Germanys top utility. Elliott has gained prominence in recent months by campaigning for increased returns for investors at several energy companies, including UKs BP and U.S. refiner Phillips 66.

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Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Mar 24, 2025

Marcellus Drilling News

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Energy leaders reflect on industrys direction at Range Resources event; Does Josh Shapiro understand fossil fuels are coming back?; Ohio must support oil and gas industry to fuel growth; Cuomo, Hochul sent energy bills soaring heres how they can climb down; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: California will launch methane-detecting satellites, Gavin Newsom announces; The post Other Stories of Interest: Mon, Mar 24, 2025 first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Global Energy Demand Rises as Power Consumption Jumps

OilPrice

Surging power demand in both developed and emerging economies accelerated global energy demand growth in 2024 to nearly twice the pace of recent years, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Monday. Record-high temperatures, higher demand from industry and for electrification, and AI and data centers contributed to a 4.3% rise in global power consumption last year, the IEA said in its annual report Global Energy Review 2025.

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Greenpeace Trial Statement

Energy Transfer

We would like to thank the judge and the jury for the incredible amount of time and effort they dedicated to this trial. We are very pleased that Greenpeace has been held accountable for their actions against us and that the jury recognized these were not law-abiding, peaceful protests as Greenpeace tried to claim. Our victory is shared with the people of Mandan and throughout North Dakota who had to live through the daily harassment and disruptions caused by the protesters who were funded and t

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Indonesia’s $20-Billion Energy Transition Deal Will Survive Without the U.S.

OilPrice

Indonesia is plowing ahead with its $20-billion international partnership to aid its energy transition despite the U.S. exit from international climate deals and commitments to support the clean energy goals of developing countries. At the end of 2022, Indonesia, the worlds top coal exporter and heavily reliant on coal for power generation,signed an agreementto launch a Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) co-led by the U.S.

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Cisco Co-Authors Update to the NIST Adversarial Machine Learning Taxonomy

Cisco: Oil & Gas

Cisco and the UK AI Security Institute partnered with NIST to release the latest update to the Adversarial Machine Learning Taxonomy.

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Kremlin Claims Russia Is Not Targeting Energy Infrastructure in Ukraine

OilPrice

Russian President Vladimir Putin hasnt changed his order not to strike energy infrastructure in Ukraine despite reports of Ukrainian hits on Russian energy assets, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday. So far, there have been no other orders from the president, Peskov told Russian reporters who asked him if Russia intended to keep its moratorium on energy infrastructure strikes or not.

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Mining giant Fortescue says Big Oil is getting it wrong on renewables: 'Your customers want green energy'

CNBC: Energy

Australian mining tycoon Andrew Forrest, founder and executive chairman of Fortescue, says Big Oil is getting it wrong on renewables.

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U.S. and Russia Continue Saudi Arabia Talks for Ukraine Cease-Fire

OilPrice

US and Russian officials are holding talks in Saudi Arabia aimed at reaching a cease-fire deal in Ukraine. The negotiations on March 24 came a day after separate talks between the US and Ukraine which Kyiv called "productive." The US-Russia talks are expected to discuss details of a pause in long-range attacks by both Russia and Ukraine against energy facilities and civilian infrastructure as well as a halt on attacks in the Black Sea.

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What you owe the leader who develops you

SmartBrief

Recent research shows that engaging younger workers continues to be a challenge. Gen Z and Millennials are struggling the most, fervently seeking a deeper connection to purposeful work and opportunities to learn and grow. Some organizations are getting it right, and their leaders are investing in the development of less experienced employees. However, many of those same employees are struggling to understand workplace expectations, an awareness that has declined in younger workers over the last

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Iraq Plans Gas Import Terminals Amid Tighter U.S. Sanctions on Iran

OilPrice

Iraq is negotiating the procurement of two floating regasification terminals as it seeks to replace gas supply from Iran with alternatives amid a renewed U.S. sanction push against Tehran. Bloomberg reports that the government in Baghdad was seeking to cover up to 50% of domestic gas demand during peak times, with the rest coming from local gas production.

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Canadian Natural Resources set to begin evaluation of new Duvernay assets – BOE Intel

BOE Report

Canadian Natural Resources acquired Chevron’s Alberta assets late last year. As part of the transaction, CNRL acquired Chevron’s Duvernay position, which took CNRL from very little production out of the Duvernay, to one of the top producers.

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Naftogaz Eyes British Partnerships to Boost Gas Production

Rigzone

The company is strengthening efforts to help ensure energy security despite continued Russian attacks on critical infrastructure.

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