Students, nonprofit groups and others are fund-raising to cap highly polluting oil and gas wells abandoned by industry.
Tag: Natural Gas
Putin and Xi Hail ‘New Model’ of Ties Between Powers in Show of Unity
At a summit with China’s leader, in Beijing, the Russian president called for stronger economic ties between the countries, as he intensifies his war effort.
At CERAWeek, Saudi Aramco C.E.O. Says Energy Transition ‘Visibly Failing’
The comments by a Saudi executive raised questions regarding whose predictions about the future of oil and gas are more likely to be true.
The Zombies of the U.S. Tax Code: Why Fossil Fuels Subsidies Seem Impossible to Kill
For the fourth year in a row, President Biden is trying to eliminate federal tax breaks for coal, oil and gas companies. But fossil fuel subsidies have proven difficult to stop.
Bosnian Feuding Hobbles Gas Pipeline to Cut Russian Supplies and Influence
The United States and Europe have championed a new pipeline to bring gas to Bosnia and cut supplies from Russia. But the project has been stalled by feuding among ethnic groups.
U.S. Gas Producers Are Racing to Sell to Asia. And Mexico Is Key.
By next year, American natural gas will start flowing across Mexico to a major export terminal on the Pacific, reflecting a global energy landscape transformed by U.S. dominance in gas.
Sweden Closes Investigation Into Nord Stream Pipeline Explosions
The natural-gas connection was sabotaged in September 2022, seven months after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, prompting rampant speculation about who was to blame.
Ex-Im Bank Faces Push Back on Funding of LNG Terminal in Papua New Guinea
After the recent decision to pause the approval process on a giant new export terminal in Louisiana, activists are hoping to stop American money from supporting a project in Papua New Guinea.
U.S. Carbon Emissions Fell in 2023 as Coal Use Tumbled to New Lows
The drop was big, but emissions will need to fall three times as fast for the rest of the decade if the country wants to meet its climate goals.
CP2 Natural Gas Project Is Biden’s Next Big Climate Test
A proposed export terminal on the Louisiana coast highlights the tension between economic growth, geopolitics and the environment.