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Norway Parliament Rejects Challenge to LNG Plant's Power Supply Plan

Norway's parliament on Thursday rejected a proposal to block Equinor's plan to supply electricity to its Hammerfest liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant from the region's power grid, allowing the ongoing development to continue.Opposition parties had sought to revoke the LNG plant's planned link to the power grid, but the motion failed when the Social
Trinidad's Atlantic LNG Shuts Down Train 4 for Maintenance

Trinidad and Tobago's flagship Atlantic LNG plans to shut its 6 million metric ton per annum Train 4 for up to 50 days in May and June for extensive maintenance and repairs, three people with knowledge of the plan told Reuters.Atlantic LNG is majority owned by Shell and BP - each with a 45% stake - while Trinidad's National Gas Company holds 10%.
German forward contracts fall on lower carbon prices

German power contracts for the year ahead fell on Friday as a result of further drops in the carbon markets. By?0949 GMT, German baseload for the year ahead had fallen 3.6% to 77 Euros ($91.33). The German forward curve?contracts also fell. The French equivalent increased by 0.4%, to 50.20 Euro/MWh.
Maguire: Maguire, China's renewables boom has boosted it to a rare clean-capacity club.

In 2025, the world's largest polluter will have crossed a crucial energy transition threshold by installing more clean power than fossil fuel production capacity for the first. Global Energy Monitor data shows that China will have 1,494 gigawatts (GW) of clean energy generation capacity operating in 2025.
TC Energy exceeds profit expectations as natural gas and power demand increases

Canadian 'pipeline operator TC Energy' beat analysts' expectations for the fourth quarter?profit % on Friday. This was helped by record natural-gas flows across its North American networks as soaring demand for power from data centers boosted volume. Major pipeline operators are doubling…

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India looks at increasing gas usage during peak hours in order to guarantee power supply

India's top power official revealed on Friday that the country is looking at whether its under-used, gas-fired plants can be used during evening peak hours to provide flexibility in generation as renewable energy grows rapidly. Gas-fired power generation is usually only maximized during the summer peak months, because it's relatively expensive. It is still aiming to maintain its approximately 20?gigawatts gas-based capacity in order to balance the grid.

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Trinidad's Atlantic LNG Shuts Down Train 4 for Maintenance

Trinidad and Tobago's flagship Atlantic LNG plans to shut its 6 million metric ton per annum Train 4 for up to 50 days in May and June for extensive maintenance and repairs, three people with knowledge of the plan told Reuters.Atlantic LNG is majority owned by Shell and BP - each with a 45% stake - while Trinidad's National Gas Company holds 10%. The facility accounted for roughly 15% of BP's total global LNG production and 10% of Shell's LNG output in 2025…

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Palm suffers second-weekly loss due to selling pressure

The Malaysian palm futures market posted its second weekly loss Friday, despite closing higher for the day. This was due to a?slower demand that led to a'selling pressure. The benchmark 'contract' for April delivery of palm oil on Bursa Derivatives Exchange in Malaysia rose 13 ringgit or 0.32% to 4,050 Ringgit ($1,037.13) per metric ton by the close. It fell 2.5% in the past week. After a report that India's palm imports were to be reduced, the contract closed Friday with a gain.

Norway Parliament Rejects Challenge to LNG Plant's Power Supply Plan

Trinidad's Atlantic LNG Shuts Down Train 4 for Maintenance

German forward contracts fall on lower carbon prices

Maguire: Maguire, China's renewables boom has boosted it to a rare clean-capacity club.

TC Energy exceeds profit expectations as natural gas and power demand increases

Triso-X can use HALEU uranium to make reactor fuel

Schedule for US Energy Data in Holiday Week

Sources say that Trinidad's Atlantic LNG has shut down its Train 3 facility for emergency repairs.

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Baker Hughes reports that US drillers have cut three oil rigs and added three gas rigs to their weekly count, while maintaining the same number of rigs.

Brazil's Raizen claims $2 billion in impairment is due to financial issues and not operational challenges

Caturus signs a 20-year LNG Supply Deal with Saudi Aramco

TotalEnergies CEO: TotalEnergies did not pay French taxes last year because of a loss in the refining business

US permits oil majors to resume Venezuelan operations and broadly approves new energy investment

EEX invites comments on the extension of trading hours for benchmark gas contracts

Palm suffers second-weekly loss due to selling pressure

EUROPE GAS - European prices rise ahead of weekend temperatures drop

India looks at increasing gas usage during peak hours in order to guarantee power supply

China's biotech licensing boom will reach record levels in 2026, as pipelines swell

Maguire: Maguire, China's renewables boom has boosted it to a rare clean-capacity club.

Palm drops on Dalian's weakening, and is set to fall for a second week.

Shale Oil & Gas

India looks at increasing gas usage during peak hours in order to guarantee power supply

Sources say that Venezuela's PDVSA has expanded its oil fields to joint venture partners.

Iberdrola denies grid operator's claim its solar plant caused blackout

Sources say that Venezuela's PDVSA has expanded its oil fields to joint venture partners.

LNG

Trinidad's Atlantic LNG Shuts Down Train 4 for Maintenance

Norway Parliament Rejects Challenge to LNG Plant's Power Supply Plan

Norway Socialist Party Withdraws Support for LNG Electricity Project Opposition

QatarEnergy Secures LNG Supply Deal with Jera as Demand Surges

Renewables

Palm suffers second-weekly loss due to selling pressure

EUROPE GAS - European prices rise ahead of weekend temperatures drop

China's biotech licensing boom will reach record levels in 2026, as pipelines swell

Maguire: Maguire, China's renewables boom has boosted it to a rare clean-capacity club.

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