GECF dismisses EU methane rules penalising LNG imports
The European Union cannot set climate rules for the rest of the world as it moves to penalise LNG imports based on methane emissions, Philip Mshelbila, secretary general of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) said at the Reuters Global Energy Forum in New York.
MOL expands bio-LNG bunkering to Mediterranean with Axpo
Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has signed new supply agreements to expand the use of bio-LNG fuel on MOL-operated LNG-fuelled car carriers. Titan, part of Molgas, will supply bio-LNG fuel in Northwest Europe, while Axpo will take charge of supply in the Mediterranean region, where new agreement enables bio-LNG bunkering at Spanish ports including Malaga and Barcelona.
Japan’s US LNG resale equals emissions from 17 coal plants
Japan’s resale of US LNG to other countries in Asia – notably South Korea, China and India – has generated emissions equivalent to roughly 17 coal plants a single year, Zero Carbon Analytics’ (ZCA) latest report finds.
Japanese trio to import e-LNG from Nebraska
Itochu, Osaka Gas and Toho Gas agreed to offtake e-LNG, or synthetic methane, from a plant developed by TotalEnergies and TES in Nebraska. The Japanese trio took a combined 33.3% stake in the Live Oak e-NG project and the related offtake will help the project reach FID in early 2027.
Uniper CEO urges industry to embrace blue hydrogen
Michael Lewis, CEO of Germany’s largest gas importer Uniper, welcomes plans by U.S. President Trump to expand oil & gas production as well as LNG exports. He urged German industry to use more ‘blue hydrogen,’ made via steam methane reforming, into their energy transitions plans, rather than focussing solely on ‘green hydrogen,' derived from renewable energy.
