** A joint venture project developing the first marine fuel facility for liquefied natural gas in the U.S. Gulf Coast has secured final permits and construction is expected to begin later this year, executives involved said on Monday.
** The possible lifting of U.S. sanctions on Iran’s oil exports could deal a fatal blow to independent Chinese refineries that have thrived by processing Tehran’s discounted crude, while also putting further downward pressure on oil prices.
** A report by the American Clean Power Association finds clean energy manufacturing is booming in states that voted for President Trump, with an especially high concentration in the Southeast.
** An audit finds Houston utility CenterPoint Energy “did not adequately follow its own practices” when it leased large generators that largely went unused during widespread outages that followed Hurricane Beryl.
** A Louisiana court panel finds local officials failed to follow their own rules when they approved the $185 million expansion of a methanol plant that will increase air and water pollution, delivering a victory to activists fighting industrial expansions near largely Black, low-income communities.
** Kentucky residents push back on Western Hospitality Partners’ plan to build a 2 million square-foot data center complex that will use 600 MW of power in an otherwise rural community.
** The Trump administration reverses course, lifting the stop-work order on the Empire Wind project following intensive lobbying by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Norwegian wind developer Equinor, though a social media post from Interior Secretary Doug Burgum suggests Hochul may now be expected to make concessions on a gas pipeline project.
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** After two decades of illegal beach sand mining happening under officials’ noses in India, the Central Bureau of Investigation booked 21 people, six mining companies, and public servants on mining minerals charges in several districts.
** Saudi Arabia’s Economy Minister said that the Kingdom is prepared for all possible scenarios in terms of oil prices and budgets. Faisal Alibrahim, speaking at the Qatar Economic Forum held in Doha, said: “We are always prepared for multiple scenarios and have buffers.”
** Santos’ A$3.6 billion (2.32 billion) Narrabri Gas Project in Australia, can proceed. A tribunal has ruled that the project is allowed to go ahead, as the increase in energy supply for the Australian market outweighs concerns about the impact on the climate or damage to Indigenous heritage sites.
** Due to maintenance issues and limited supply, wholesale gas prices in the Netherlands and Britain rose on Tuesday morning.