JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Chinese energy company signs 20-year deal to buy American natural gas
The deal comes despite China maintaining tariffs on U.S. energy products, including a 15% levy on LNG. The LNG tariff remains in place even after China suspended a 24% additional tariff on U.S. goods for one year.
DAILYCALLER (Simon August) - Chinese Energy Giant Locks In 20 More Years Of American Gas Despite Communist Nation’s Tariff
China Gas raised its long-term commitment with Venture Global to 2.5 million metric tons a year, weeks before Xi Jinping’s expected visit to Washington.
AXIOS (Barak Ravid) - Zelensky to Axios: U.S. exploring Russia-Ukraine winter de-escalation steps
The U.S. is exploring whether Ukraine and Russia could take steps to de-escalate the war during the winter while restarting negotiations toward a broader peace agreement, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told Axios in an interview Monday. Why it matters: The Ukrainian president believes the weeks before winter offer a window for diplomacy . While Zelensky said he's convinced Russian President Vladimir Putin is counting on another brutal winter to weaken Ukraine, he added that Putin "needs Trump " and doesn't want to antagonize the U.S. president ahead of the midterm elections. - "My feeling [is] that Putin needs Trump," Zelensky said. "He doesn't want ... to upset him." - Zelensky said that even if Putin doesn't want to…
AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Tropical Depression Edouard knocks out power to 70,000 and triggers flash flood emergency across southeast Texas
Tropical Storm Edouard roared ashore near Port Arthur, Texas, with 60 mph winds and has since dumped as much as 21 inches of rain on parts of southeast Texas, leaving more than 70,000 customers without power and forcing residents in several communities to seek higher ground. The National Hurricane Center confirmed that Edouard made landfall […] The post Tropical Depression Edouard knocks out power to 70,000 and triggers flash flood emergency across southeast Texas appeared first on American Almanac .
Tropical Storm Edouard roared ashore near Port Arthur, Texas, with 60 mph winds and has since dumped as much as 21 inches of rain on parts of southeast Texas, leaving more than 70,000 customers without power and forcing residents in several communities to seek higher ground. The National Hurricane Center confirmed that Edouard made landfall at 2:20 p.m. local time Tuesday near Johnson Bayou, Louisiana, roughly 15 miles south-southeast of Port Arthur. Maximum sustained winds hit 60 mph, and the storm's minimum central pressure measured 996 millibars. Port Arthur itself recorded a top wind gust of 90 mph, with two additional hurricane-force gusts, 74 mph or greater, measured in the surrounding area Tuesday afternoon. By 10 p.m. Tuesday,…Open
JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Trump administration reimburses company for offshore wind lease in $1.22 billion settlement
RWE U.S. Offshore will use the settlement money to redirect resources into "energy projects that can be advanced with certainty," which includes LNG infrastructure and natural gas-peaking power plants.
NYTIMES (Ian Austen) - Canada’s Answer to Trump’s Tariffs: More Energy Deals With Europe
The Carney government’s agreement with a German natural gas company will also reduce Europe’s dependence on a Qatari supply made more uncertain by war.
NYTIMES (River Akira Davis and Jes Aznar) - Iran War Forces Energy Buyers to ‘Unshackle’ From Global Markets
Developing Asian nations, scarred by Middle East supply shocks, are working to scale back their reliance on imported fuels, including liquefied natural gas.
NYTIMES (Lisa Friedman) - Clock Ticks Down to Europe’s Ban on Russian Gas Tankers
Europeans say they fear a rising dependence on American energy even with a looming Jan. 1 deadline to end liquefied natural gas imports from Russia.
AXIOS (Ben Geman) - Drones have created a new energy security landscape
The wars in Iran and Ukraine show how the drone tech revolution makes it easier — and cheaper — to interrupt energy supplies by striking refineries and oil tankers. Why it matters: It's an important reason why oil traded at $100 per barrel this week and gasoline and diesel fuel are so expensive these days. - Looking ahead, the way drones are reshaping modern warfare has high stakes for how policymakers and companies view new and existing power grids, pipelines, liquefied natural gas ports and plenty in between. The big picture: "Anyone building energy infrastructure in any area where kinetic conflict is even remotely possible is going to have to think about drone defense," said Gregory Brew, an analyst with the Eurasia Group, a…