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USA and TotalEnergies agree to end Offshore Wind Projects

Wednesday, March 25 2026

General – Politics

The USA announced an agreement with TotalEnergies for the company to redirect capital from expensive, unreliable offshore wind leases toward affordable, reliable natural gas projects that will provide secure energy for hardworking Americans.

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Filed Under: agreement, International projects, Oil and Gas, Politics, TotalEnergies, wind energy Tagged With: Agreement, Oil and Gas, Politics, redirect capital, TotalEnergies, USA, wind energy

Trump threatens to blow up Iran’s largest gas field

Friday, March 20 2026

General – South Pars

Trump has vowed to ‘blow up the entirety’ of Iran’s South Pars gas field if Tehran moves to attack Qatari gas fields again.

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Filed Under: International projects, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Pars, Trump, USA Tagged With: blow up, iran, Israel, Middle East, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Pars, Trump, USA

US’s largest offshore wind projects are generating power

Thursday, March 19 2026

Wind Energy – Power

America’s offshore wind industry achieved a historic milestone late Friday when the country’s first major sea-based wind project completed construction and a second one announced it had begun generating electricity.

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Filed Under: DEME, first power, Installation, installation vessel, International projects, Trump, turbine installation Tagged With: deme, First power, Installation, New England, Revolution WInd, Trump, turbines, USA, Vineyard Wind

US weighs $1 billion wind farm settlement for TotalEnergies

Wednesday, March 18 2026

General – Compensation

U.S. officials are drafting agreements to pay nearly $1 billion to ​oil major TotalEnergies as compensation for the cancellation of leases for ‌wind farms in federal waters off New York State and North Carolina, the New York Times reported on Tuesday.

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Filed Under: cancellation, compensation, International projects, Lease Agreement, lease rights, TotalEnergies, Trump, USA Tagged With: cancellation of leases, compensation, TotalEnergies, Trump, USA

Revolution Wind begins delivering power to New England

Sunday, March 15 2026

Wind Energy – Revolution Wind

Revolution Wind announced last week that the project has started delivering power to New England’s electric grid.

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Filed Under: Grid connection, International News, Orsted, Power, power supply, Revolution Wind, Skyborn, USA Tagged With: grid, Orsted, Power delivery, Revolution WInd, Skyborn Renewables, USA

Thailand asks operators to halt oil exports amid crisis

Thursday, March 12 2026

General – Middle East Crisis

In response to deteriorating regional security in the Middle East following a US and Israeli attack on Iran, Thailand’s Ministry of Energy has called on oil and gas operators to support national energy security.

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Filed Under: crisis, International News, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Oil and Gas, Oil price, Politics, Thailand, USA, Valeura Energy Tagged With: crisis, iran, Israel, Middle East, national energy security, oil export, Politics, Thailand, USA, Valeura Energy

No takers for Trump’s oil and gas lease sale in Alaska

Friday, March 6 2026

Fossil Energy – Lease Sale Alaska

No companies bid for the chance to drill in more than 1 million acres of water off Alaska’s Cook Inlet, the Interior Department said earlier this week.

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Filed Under: Alaska, Bid round, International projects, lease rights, lease sale, Trump Tagged With: alaska, bids, embarrassment, fossil fuel fantasy, lease sale, sale of rights, Trump, USA

Largest refinery in Saudi Arabia hit by drone

Wednesday, March 4 2026

General – Key Facility

Ras Tanura, the largest refinery in Saudi Arabia and one of the world’s largest, has been hit by a drone and has halted operations.

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Filed Under: International projects, Iraq, Ras Tanura, refinery, Saudi Arabia, USA Tagged With: hit by drone, Iraq, largest refinery, Oil and Gas, Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia, USA

Gas price spike signals disruption — but not a new crisis

Wednesday, March 4 2026

General – Geopolitical Tensions

Recent movements in European gas markets point to disruption caused by geopolitical tensions, but analysts say the situation is unlikely to escalate into a full-scale energy crisis similar to that of 2022.

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Filed Under: 50Hertz, gas prices, Gas storage, gas supplies, geopolitical tension, International projects, Iran, LNG, Qatar Ras Laffan Tagged With: gas market, gas prices, geopolitical tensions, iran, Israel, LNG production, military tensions, Qatar Ras Laffan, USA

BOEM announces big beautiful Gulf 3 auction for August 2026

Friday, February 20 2026

General – USA

The US government is planning a new offshore oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico for the third quarter of 2026.

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Filed Under: BOEM, Gulf of Mexico, International projects, lease sale, Trump Tagged With: BOEM, gulf of mexico, lease sale, Trump, USA

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