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The article focuses on several terms such as post-quantum cryptography, passkeys, and regasification. Topics discussed include weirdness of subatomic realm exploited by quantum computers to do things not done by computers, passkeys supported by technology companies such as Apple and Microsoft, and global trade in natural gas for European countries to reduce reliance on Russian gas delivered by pipelines.

The article focuses on Russia war which has rammed a gun barrel into the mechanics of the energy trade. Topics include examines the plans to exploit share of the natural-gas field through several billion project called the North Field Expansion (NFE). Topics include examines the NFE is designed to increase the country liquefied natural gas production from its current rate of several million tones per annum to no mtpa in 2026.

The article focuses on geopolitical strife energy prices which went through the roof. Topics include considered that across Europe the price of natural gas more than doubled, and in places there were even bigger increases in heating oil and examines the price of crude oil more than tripled as this fed an inflationary surge across the rich world, cutting real incomes.

The article reports that in Boden, a town near the Arctic Circle a startup called HZ Green Steel erects several billion new mill, Europe first in nearly half a century. Topics include considered it will be powered not by the usual coal or natural gas but by green hydrogen, produced on site by the region abundant wind and hydropower.

The article reports on updates in the energy industry, particularly the use of carbon capture and storage (CCS) to achieve zero-emission electric grids in power plants using natural gas as fuel. Also cited are the use of combined-cycle gas turbines (CCGT) to produce electricity from fossil fuels like natural gas, and the challenges in using CCS in CCGT plants like the possible increase of electricity by 50%.

The article focuses on hydrogen's impact on environment. It mentions that there is talk of it replacing natural gas as a source of heat, of it being used to store the surplus output of solar and wind power stations. It also mentions that instead of storing and then releasing electricity gathered from the mains in the way that a battery does, a fuel cell generates current from a chemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen.

The article reports that on September 16, 2022 Klaus Miller, boss of the Bundesnetzagentur, Germany's energy regulator admitted that if it gets very cold they will have a problem. Topics include considered to rule out the rationing of natural gas, which Germany biggest supplier, Russia has withheld as part of its war in Ukraine.

The article reports on the threat of deindustrialisation in Germany. It mentions by weaponising the natural gas on which Germany's mighty industrial base relies, the Russian president is weakening the world's fourth-biggest economy and its third-biggest exporter of goods. It also mentions German industry's biggest problem is the spiralling cost of energy, and with its increased price it is impacting industries.

The article reports that Germany energy regulator announced on July 26, 2022 and Gazprom, Russia's state-run gas provider stated it would further cut deliveries of natural gas through Nord Stream 1 (NSl) a pipeline from Russia to Germany and examines NSl was already at several percentage of capacity, and has now dropped as Gazprom blamed turbine trouble: the first of the cuts was attributed to a part sent to Canada for maintenance.

The article reports on approvasl of law to bring back daylight saving time (DST) by parliament of Egypt as measure to curb electricity usage of the country and free up export of natural gas.

The article offers global business news briefs as of February 25, 2023. Subscription service has been launched by social media firm Meta on social media Instagram and Facebook to verify authenticity of account. The price of natural gas has declined in Europe with its switch to liquefied natural gas imports. Stock market has been unsettled due to lowered forecast of annual revenue for retailers Home Depot and Walmart.

The article discusses protest against expansion of lignite mine and mentions Russian invasion of Ukraine that has caused energy flow disruption to Germany. Topics discussed include infrastructure for natural gas seen by coal-fired power plants, push of the Christian Democratic Union (COU) for action against Russia, and decline in energy supplies of Russia.

The article presents the discussion on link between economic growth and rising emissions of greenhouse gases. Topics include coal, oil and natural gas bringing prosperity while raising global temperatures; faming for the industrial prowess manufacturing's share of GDP falling showing investments in renewables and greater electrification.

The article focuses on the energy situation in Europe as natural-gas shipments to Europe has been disturbed following Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The article considers the inability of large oil companies to resolve the energy crisis in 2021. Topics discussed include the impact of climate change on oil and gas firms that are transitioning from fossil fuels, plans of Arabian American Oil Company (Aramco) and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) to increase prices of crude, and importance of natural gas to the stability of the electricity grid particularly in places with intermittent wind and solar power.

The article inform that the production of fossil fuels to keep prices high suddenly found itself swamped with oversupply. It mentions that as U.S. shale boom lowered the price of oil around the world and clean-energy sources, such as wind and solar, competed with other fuels used for power generation, such as coal and natural gas.

The article focuses on plans of Robert Habeck, the telegenic economy minister of Germany, on to bail out utilities with natural gas surcharge costing households extra charge. Topics discussed include decision of Russia to curtail gas supplies in response to sanction over invasion of Russia, stake and fund taken in the emergency aid, and building infrastructure to bring liquefied natural gas from terminals in European continent.

The article focuses on several complex problems that Great Britain faces is climate change. Topics include considered the simplest element in the periodic table is increasingly seen as part of the answer and low-carbon hydrogen can be made either from natural gas with the carbon that results captured and stored underground or from water, using an electrolyser powered by renewable energy.

The article discusses the pros and cons of investing in natural-gas projects amidst efforts to mitigate climate change. Also cited are the claim by the European Commission that the gas can be considered as a clean fuel if it is used as a bridge to more renewable resources, and the move by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and multilateral development banks (MDB) to refrain from funding natural gas projects.

The article reports that Canada's government promised to end net emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050 as reported by Jason Kenney, Alberta's Conservative premier. It mentions environmental activists have singled out Alberta's oil sands as an especially dirty source of crude. It also mentions Kenney announced that Alberta would seek to use its natural gas to produce and export hydrogen, a fuel that does not emit greenhouse gas and boosting extraction of minerals such as lithium and vanadium.

The article focuses on several aspects of jihadist terror and the discovery of natural gas in Mozambique. It mentions that the covid-19 crises and low oil prices, has slowed down the petroleum exploration. It also mentions that muslims are a minority in Mozambique; and also mentions that energy firms, such as ExxonMobil and Total, could do more as well.

The article assesses a plan to reduce the dependence of members of the European Union (EU) on Russian natural gas. The plan is expected to be uncertain since imports of Russian gas by EU member countries has increased in 2018. The EU has been waiting for the final approval of the construction of the last leg of its Southern Gas Corridor (SGC) project that would to import natural gas from the Caspian region.

The article discusses Energy issues, topics include the future of energy did not have much to say about Africa and Asia outside China and the practical big win would be to get Asian countries to develop natural gas instead of coal in their next phase of development.

The article reports on Uzbekistan is trying using their Natural gas itself near the industrial city of Qarshi by pouring 3.6bn dollar into a plant that will turn Uzbekistan's gas into petrol and other liquid fuels, a process called gas-to-liquids.

The article focuses on the construction of regasification plants for the transportation of liquid natural gas (LNG) in the U.S. Topics include the increase in American investment in 'regas' plants for LNG, the costs associated with building the regas facilities, and the need for petroleum pipeline infrastructure near the plants.

The article focuses on how the extraction and sale of shale has boosted the U.S. economy in 2012. Topics include the liberalisation of access to pipelines by third parties in the U.S., the liquid gas market that provided capital for drilling operations, and the introduction of hydraulic fracturing (also known as fracking) in gas extraction.

The article discusses the growth in production of shale natural gas. Topics include the U.S. and European policies towards natural reservoirs of shale gas, environmental concerns about shale production, the investments in shale gas by China, and the prices of oil and natural gas. The effects of increased shale production on the petroleum industry and on oil suppliers like Gazprom in Russia are also discussed.

This article reports on the Australian economy in 2011 related to economic reform between 1983 and 2003 and during the global recession between 2008 and 2009. The article discusses banking and central banks in Australia related to borrowing and loans. Information is also provided on Australia's exports, as well as the country's coal, iron ore, and natural gas resources. INSET: Super-duper supers.

The article examines the gas industry and economic aspects of natural gas. New drilling technologies make it possible to extract natural gas from shale deposits in the U.S. and Canada, which could turn those countries from importers to exporters of natural gas. Other countries are encouraging prospecting in shale deposits, notably China.

The article reports that Norway has established a good reputation for its efforts to reduce carbon emissions but its oil exports are actually increasing carbon emissions around the world. Norway is the third-largest natural gas exporter in the world, and is fourth in oil exports. Even though it is a leader in reducing emissions within its borders, it is actually causing increased emissions in the rest of the world.

The article reports on European Union (EU) energy security and dependence on Russian natural resources. Specifics on individual European country's oil and natural gas contracts with Russia are given. Pipeline construction projects and gas field exploration is dominated by Russian energy company Gazprom. Political intervention in international energy contracts is covered along with detail on declining Russian energy reserves.

The article focuses on the supply of natural gas by Russian to several countries including Europe. It mentions that Russian President Vladimir Putin has celebrated the launch of TurkStream, a pipeline to bring Russian gas to Europe on January 8, 2020; and also mentions that the supplies of gas, combined with new means of storing and transporting it, have helped support a spot market, that in turn has made the rigid contracts and oil-linked pricing long favoured by Gazprom look less tenable.

The article offers information on the sale of natural gas from the Leviathan gas field by Israel to Egypt. Topics discussed include signed a law by Egypt's president Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi to allow private companies to import natural gas; discovery of largest natural gas field and signing an agreement by Israel's energy minister Yuval Steinitz to build an undersea pipeline directly to Europe; and struggling economy of Egypt.

The article reports that methane emissions could taint the reputation of natural gas as a cleaner fuel compared with coal and oil. Topics include the evacuation of thousands of homes in Aliso Canyon in Los Angeles, California due to methane leaks from a natural-gas system, the finding by the Environmental Defence Fund (EDF) that methane leaks are significantly higher than previously thought, and the regulations by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to cap methane emissions.

The article discusses the political plan of Bolivia's indigenous president Evo Morales, who seeks to extend his 10-year tenure of office. Morales hopes that Bolivians will vote favorably in a referendum to allow him to run for a fourth term in office. The Latin American leftist leader hopes to push his patriotic agenda for 2025 by growing the country's gross domestic product (GDP) and foreign exchange reserves through exports of natural gas.

The article discusses the discovery of the natural gas field, called Noor in Egypt. Topics discussed include the discovery of the Zohr field in 2015 with Eni completing seismic surveys of the area, Dolpinus Holdings' signing of a deal to purchase Israeli gas and prepare it for export, Egypt's need for liquefaction terminals to export its own gas and the plans of Eni to boost its investments in Egypt by 2022.

The article looks at Russia-China relations, saying that the two countries are moving toward a stronger strategic partnership and citing factors including the opposition of the U.S. and other Western countries to Russia's military intervention in Ukraine. Topics include trends in Russian arms sales to China and a deal for the sale of Russian natural gas to China.

The article focuses on the energy industry in North America in 2014, particularly in Mexico. Topics include the construction of the Los Ramones natural gas pipeline from Texas to Mexico, how the pipeline will impact the energy industry in Mexico, and why energy costs are so high in Mexico compared to the U.S.

The article discusses the impact of natural resources in the Netherlands on its economy, foreign exchange, and the banking industry in the country. Details related to the phenomenon of Dutch disease, along with how commodity-rich countries tackle the problem of stunted banking over its economic history are included.

The article reports on the row between the United States and Europe over the supply of Russian energy. In the early 1980's Ronald Reagan's attempts to thwart a Soviet pipeline is discussed. The recent debate between the European officials and the American officials over the Nord Stream 2(NS2) a proposed Russian gas pipeline is mentioned.

The article discusses that shale fracking, the business of getting oil and gas out of rocks by blasting them off with the help of water and sand is blooming once again. This business started to bloom again after the crash of 2014-2016. Companies which deal with Exploration and Production (E & P) have stated to be going on an investment spree. The demand for the industry's raw materials like sand, money, roughnecks and ice-cold beer have also been said to soar.

The article focuses on U.S. President Barack Obama's proposal on June 2, 2014 to use the 1970 Clean Air Act to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. It states the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) projects the price of electricity won't rise significantly due to the low cost of natural gas. It reports the Energy Information Administration estimates around 60 gigawatts of coal-fired power plants will retire by 2020 and contemplates the repercussions in the 2014 Senate elections.

The article focuses on the coal industry within Mozambique in 2012 and how coal production could help boost Mozambique's economy. Topics include the discovery of offshore natural gas, the need for infrastructure development within the country, and the government's attempt to enact liberal economic reforms.

The article discusses the benefits and downfalls of increased competition in the European gas market in 2012. Topics include the gas pricing system in Europe, the impact of long-term take-or-pay gas contracts guaranteeing minimum purchases of gas, and gas-on-gas price competition. Information is provided on how the introduction of shale gas will impact the competitiveness of the petroleum market.

The article looks at Argentinian president Cristina Fernández's 2012 bill to nationalise Argentina's former state oil firm YPF by buying shares purchased in 1999 by the Spanish energy firm Repsol. Topics discussed include how Repsol has failed to invest profits into discovering additional gasfields, how government freezing of energy prices in the late 1990s has kept natural gas prices cheap in Argentina, and Fernández's various schemes to raise cash for the Argentine government.

The article discusses natural gas prices in Europe and their effect on public utilities, considering the dominant market position of the Russian government-owned energy industry firm Gazprom, which benefits from contracts in which natural gas is priced in relationship to petroleum prices.

This article reports on natural gas in Israel and how it affects the country's foreign relations. The article discusses oil and drilling in the Middle East, describing deep-sea wells, oil fields, and border issues. Information is also provided on energy costs in Israel and tensions with neighboring Lebanon.