Russia’s January Budget Deficit Hits Nearly Half of Annual Target
Russia’s federal budget posted a deficit of 1.718 trillion rubles ($22.3 billion) in January, nearly half of its…
First LNG cargo from Santos Barossa gas project bound from Darwin to Japan
After a series of delays stretching more than a year, Santos has announced the first gas from its…
Thousands in Albany told to switch to LPG bottles as gas supplier ATCO decommissions network
ATCO Australia has made the decision to decommission the Albany gas network, citing the excessive cost to carry…
Energy Investors Rearrange Priorities, Focus on Supply
For years, energy investors flocked to anything labeled “green” or “clean”, with governments making it clear that there…
US Oil Drilling Activity Ends Down for 2025, But Production Still Near Highs
By Julianne Geiger – Jan 02, 2026, 11:19 AM CST The total number of active drilling rigs for…
Japan’s 10 major power firms to cut rates by over ¥1,000
Japan’s 10 major power utilities Thursday announced plans to lower their electricity rates by over ¥1,000 for a…
Australia to Require Up to a Quarter of New Gas for Local
(Bloomberg) — Australia will require natural gas exporters to reserve as much as a quarter of new production…
AI Becomes a Boost for Global Oil Demand, Not a Bridge to Net Zero
Artificial intelligence could help the energy industry tap an additional one trillion barrels of oil by making more…
Webb Detects Thick Atmosphere on Ultrahot Super-Earth TOI-561b
The new observations with the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope suggest that TOI-561b is surrounded by a thick…
Victorian government’s gas exploration plans in Gippsland and the Otways anger environmental groups
The Victorian government has approved exploration licences for two new gas projects in the Otway and Gippsland basins,…
Beetaloo Basin gas piped north to ‘keep the lights on’ in NT from 2026
The Northern Territory government is hailing a new agreement which will see fracked gas flow into the NT…
Stunning cosmic butterfly image captured by telescope
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A telescope in Chile has captured a stunning new picture of a grand and graceful cosmic…