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The Philippines says China is “hindering” its companies from exploring natural resources in the South China Sea.The South China Sea is a key shipping route that holds major oil and gas reserves.The region has seen rising tensions between Manila and Beijing in recent years.China’s activity in the contested South China…

Natural disasters like fires and floods put financial and emotional strain on affected residents.Property data firm CoreLogic identified the US areas with the lowest risk from natural disasters.The lowest-risk places are mostly in the western part of the US, including Washington and Oregon.Natural disasters are increasing — and it’s causing…

Developers filed permits to operate natural gas turbines at Stargate’s site in Abilene, Texas.The turbines’ combined capacity is 360 MW, a fraction of the power Stargate’s data centers need.That’s still a lot of electricity — enough to power 90,000 Texas homes.The developers of the first Project Stargate data center in…

Investing.com — Natural gas prices are expected to undergo a significant transformation in 2025, as per analysts at BofA Securities.  Analysts suggest that markets are likely to see tightening supply and rising prices driven by factors such as increased liquefied natural gas export demand and reduced production growth in key…

Investing.com — The outlook for prices in 2025 remains cautiously optimistic, influenced by a mix of global demand trends, supply-side constraints, and weather-driven uncertainties.  As per analysts at BofA Securities, U.S. Henry Hub prices are expected to average $3.33/MMBtu for the year, marking a rebound from the low levels seen…

By Scott DiSavino (Reuters) – U.S. producers will boost output in 2025 following a series of production cuts this year, as rising demand from liquefied natural gas export plants is expected to increase prices that had fallen to multi-decade lows. U.S. production is on track to decline in 2024 for…

Investing.com — The U.S. market is poised to enter a new cycle of demand growth, with major drivers being rising liquefied natural gas exports and increased electricity consumption, according to analysts at Morgan Stanley (NYSE:).  Despite challenges such as elevated inventories and production constraints, the long-term outlook for the market…