Rob Verdonck

Energy News editor @business in Sydney. Focused on LNG, gas, the energy transition and climate. All opinions are my own

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#LNG workers in Australia plan to start work stoppages and bans at @inpexaustralia facilities. While they will be mild at first, they echo the start of strikes in 2022 and 2023 that saw global gas prices soar https://t.co/IpkIWNRov9

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A network of gray-market providers is helping to fill the power gap in Pakistan as the Iran war upends energy supplies. https://t.co/lEuyi6RkF9

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Santos and Repsol have begun commercial production of oil from their Pikka discovery in Alaska, a milestone set to help drive a resurgence of crude flows in the state https://t.co/wcoTE2Wfap

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US and its allies aim to loosen China’s grip on one of the world’s most contentious supply chains. Yet the rare earths that matter most remain out of reach. https://t.co/PwvyODh0wt

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Europe’s solar boom is running into a new problem: too much power. Prices are going negative, grids are overwhelmed, and energy is going to waste. https://t.co/ITVlJQi3lJ

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New Zealand’s government plans a law change to prevent private legal action against greenhouse gas emitters, arguing cases have created business uncertainty and deterred investment https://t.co/SMbWNFcdjw

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China's suppliers of batteries, solar panels and electric cars are wooing new markets to capitalize on Iran war energy shocks https://t.co/hadbinO66q

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Australia hardly ever gets diesel from the US - now a flotilla is heading over!!

https://t.co/oaqlbOXFeR

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The wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant is emerging as a tourist destination in Japan, just as atomic power returns to the country’s grid. https://t.co/yR4JUPM8Nm

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The BloombergNEF annual summit in New York kicked off on Tuesday as the war in Iran fuels a resurgence of interest in fossil fuel alternatives and the US sees a massive push for more electricity to feed data centers https://t.co/kLb2AZYu8O

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Volatile lithium prices and advances in technology mean sodium batteries are finally making a decisive breakthrough https://t.co/q8KDDlSUGc

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The war in the Middle East has accelerated lifted demand for alternatives to volatile fossil fuels, setting 2026 up to be the year of the battery https://t.co/NAsxMondCi

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Britain’s natural gas supply looks sufficient this summer despite the disruption to global energy flows caused by the Iran war, according to the grid manager https://t.co/2TI2KvnoKG

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Voters across the US are angry about rising energy bills, making power politics an unusual force in a high-stakes midterm elections https://t.co/fkoCNdO0bZ

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European gas trading will go truly global with extended trading hours from today - making TTF the first major energy contract to begin the trading week.
https://t.co/85X6PBKAcR

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Japan goes big into US shale gas
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💰 Mitsubishi Corp will buy the natural gas assets from Aethon Energy for an enterprise value of *$7.5 billion*
🚨 This is the BIGGEST investment yet by a Japanese firm into US shale as Tokyo doubles down on gas in the energy transition

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Russia earned about $108 billion in oil and gas taxes last year - a 24% drop from 2024 and the least since 2020
https://t.co/AFNGBZgnlh

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Virtually all of the world’s biggest oil traders see the market in a state of oversupply in 2026 — the only question is by how much https://t.co/gmyvtHHrSn via @business

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BP has announced Woodside's Meg O’Neill as its new CEO -- she will become the first female leader of an oil supermajor https://t.co/AoVnNLSqIj

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The global transition to electric vehicles is beginning to unravel the way major changeovers often do: slowly at first, then all at once. https://t.co/S35N2Df6Fp