Norwegian Gas Decline
Anne-Sophie Corbeau, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University | SIPA LinkedIn, May 13, 2026 Norway’s approval of three gas field restarts—Albuskjell, Vest Ekofisk, and Tommeliten Gamma—made headlines this week. Anne-Sophie Corbeau of Columbia’s Center on Global Energy Policy offers a useful reality check: at 90-120 million barrels of oil equivalent in gas and condensates, […]
DOMINANCE Act Support
LNG Allies Supports the DOMINANCE Act Letter to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, May 12, 2026 The commercial foundation for USLNG as a tool of American statecraft is firmly in place. The diplomatic architecture to match it is not—yet. LNG Allies wrote to the House Foreign Affairs Committee ahead of its May 13 markup […]
New EU Energy Phase
Yana Popkostova, Founder & Managing Director, European Centre for Energy and Geopolitical Analysis Europe’s energy system has entered a new phase, defined less by access to supply and more by the ability to operate under sustained stress. Writing ahead of SuperReturn Energy Transition in Berlin, Yana Popkostova argues that energy security has reasserted itself as […]
IEA’s Molnar: New Market
Gergely Molnár, Gas Analyst, International Energy Agency Keynote Address, 7th Budapest LNG Summit, May 7, 2026 The Middle East conflict has fundamentally disrupted the global gas market outlook. IEA Gas Analyst Gergely Molnár reported that global LNG supply grew a strong 10% (29 bcm) in 2025-26, with nearly half coming from a single plant in […]
U.S. Chargé Savage Remarks
Chargé d’Affaires Caroline Savage, U.S. Embassy Budapest Keynote Remarks, 7th Budapest LNG Summit, May 7, 2026 American energy leadership is back, and Europe is the primary beneficiary. U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Caroline Savage outlined four principles underpinning America’s LNG policy toward Europe: reliability (stable democracy, rule of law, long-term commitments); diversification (USLNG gives Europe leverage and […]
Budapest LNG Summit 2026
Europe Needs to Rethink Its Energy Mix 7th Budapest LNG Summit CEE Energy News, May 7, 2026 More than 100 companies from 24 nations gathered in Budapest last week for the 7th annual Budapest LNG Summit, and the message was urgent: Europe is not on track to meet its 90% gas storage targets this summer, […]
A Cautious Note
Natural Gas Keynote Address: 23rd Annual ERRA Conference Price and Non-Price Regulation in the Gas Sector Fred H. Hutchison, 27 April 2026 Mr. Daraselia, Mr. Petrov, distinguished panelists, colleagues… thank you. I want to use this time well, because the subject is more urgent than the conference program may suggest… And while I am aware […]
Woodside Energy Acquires Tellurian
USLNG Developer Tellurian Acquired for $1.2 billion (Reuters) Curtis Williams, Ayushman Ojha (July 22): Australia’s Woodside Energy has agreed to buy USLNG developer Tellurian, including the Driftwood LNG export project, for $1.2 billion. The deal includes a $900 million cash purchase of outstanding Tellurian common stock at $1 per share. Driftwood is located in Lake […]
Pause Overturn Celebrated
Energy Advocates Celebrate LNG Export Pause Overturn (DC Journal) Taylor Millard (July 12): Judge James D. Cain Jr. recently halted President Biden’s temporary pause on new USLNG licenses. Cain ruled that the actions were outside the scope of presidential authority and rooted in politics. Looking back, why did Biden hit the pause button on LNG […]
Biden Administration Got It Wrong on LNG Pause
What the Biden Administration Got Wrong on Its LNG Pause (RealClearEnergy) Lucian Pugliaresi, Tatsuya Terazawa (July 10): The Biden administration’s pause on new LNG export approvals, intended for environmental reassessment, faces strong criticism for potentially undermining U.S. energy security and international relationships. Despite a recent court order, the DOE can continue delaying LNG export licenses […]