Iraq restored Lukoil's West Qurna 2 oilfield output after a pipeline leak. The field produces ~460K barrels/day, 9% of Iraq's output. Lukoil declared force majeure last month due to sanctions - BOCVIP
According to two Iraqi energy authorities speaking to Reuters on Monday, Iraq has restarted production at Lukoil’s West Qurna 2 oilfield, one of the world’s
Fracked gas to enter NT energy market by 2026 to 'keep the lights on'
By Matt Garrick
The gas-rich Beetaloo Basin in the Northern Territory has been in development for years — now, the NT government says the gas will finally flow from 2026.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-09/nt-beetaloo-basin-agreement-fracked-gas/106119676
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Beetaloo Basin gas piped north to 'keep the lights on' in NT from 2026
The gas-rich Beetaloo Basin in the Northern Territory has been in development for years — now, the NT government says the gas will finally flow from 2026.
Canadian traditional owners fear Australian-style LNG development
By Charlie McLean and Kelsey Reid
Canadian hereditary chief Na'Moks wanted to find out what a gas pipeline on his land would look like, so he flew to northern Western Australia.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-09/canada-traditional-owners-in-australia-to-protest-against-gas/106111960
#IndigenousCulture #OilandGas #IndigenousAustralians #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #StateandTerritoryGovernment #CharlieMcLean #KelseyReid
Canadian traditional owners fear Australian-style LNG development
Canadian hereditary chief Na'Moks wanted to find out what a gas pipeline on his land would look like, so he flew to northern Western Australia.
Time to stop tiptoeing around and step on the gas to ease inflation
By Ian Verrender
For a decade, a disaster has unfolded. We've run short of gas through indecision and incompetence, and that's driving energy costs and inflation. We need a solution and an unlikely source may have one.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-09/time-to-fix-gas-policy-to-ease-inflation-cost-of-living-pressure/106116030
#BusinessEconomicsandFinance #OilandGas #Inflation #Economy #FederalGovernment #CostofLiving #IanVerrender
Logical ACTU gas exports policy could put the economy back on an even keel
For a decade, a disaster has unfolded. We've run short of gas through indecision and incompetence, and that's driving energy costs and inflation. We need a solution and an unlikely source may have one.
Energy market disruptions may cascade if G7-EU maritime bans on Russian crude, effective early 2026, sharply limit Russian exports. - BOCVIP
Energy market disruptions may cascade if G7-EU maritime bans on Russian crude, effective early 2026, sharply limit Russian exports.
Last week from Dylan Baddour and Inside Climate News: Researchers in #Houston found that 90% of new petrochemical facilities will be built in places with high concentrations of people of color and poor families. https://www.texasobserver.org/petrochemical-expansion-harm-communities-of-color-study/
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Petrochemical Expansion in Texas Will Fall Heavily on Communities of Color, Study Finds
Researchers in Houston analyzed the locations of 114 proposed industrial projects related to oil and gas in Texas, most of them involved in plastics production.
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