3 d. ago Sanctioned Russian Arctic LNG Plant Flares Gas After Long Lull

Russia’s Arctic liquefied natural gas plant appears to have flared fuel last week, satellite images show, a move that could indicate the restart of a sanctioned export facility that has effectively been shuttered since last October.

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7 d. ago Germany’s Power Market Bailed Out by Gas Plants as Wind Plunges

Germany added more onshore wind turbines in the past decade than any other European country, but a severe slump in output this month shows how the nation’s energy system is still at the mercy of the weather and its old fossil-fuel plants.

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2 w. ago Egypt Resumes Gas Flows to Export Plants Despite Supply Squeeze

Gas flows to Egypt’s two LNG exports facilities have resumed in an unusual move after the country had to turn to imports to meet domestic demand.

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2 w. ago China Sees Rare Drop in Winter Power Output on Warmer Weather

China’s electricity output suffered a rare early-year decline amid milder winter temperatures, adding to pressure on prices of power plant fuels like coal and gas.

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3 w. ago Thieves Are Hitting Nigeria’s Gas Lines. But Not to Steal Gas

Gangs of thieves are tapping the pipelines that feed Africa’s biggest liquefied natural gas plant, collecting condensate — a hydrocarbon more desirable locally than crude — in a dangerous pursuit that’s sent Nigeria’s LNG exports plummeting.

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3 w. ago Top US Utility Says Gas Can Meet Only a Fraction of Power Demand

NextEra Energy Inc., the biggest US utility and No. 1 developer of wind and solar generation, believes power plants fueled by natural gas can meet only a sliver of the unprecedented electricity demand growth forecast through the end of the decade.

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