North Korean shadow fleet gets busier
New Data Desk analysis shows how Pyongyang's dark vessels have stepped up activity since the end of the United Nations monitoring program
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Build it and they will export: US public finance to invest in Asian import terminals
In an attempt to lock in an export market, an increasingly desperate US LNG industry is turning to the American public purse to fund infrastructure on the other side of the world.
Mexican well torches enough gas to fill a couple LNG tankers
Scientists used satellite data to estimate how much natural gas burned over four months following a well blowout in eastern Mexico
Mexico’s president is failing to halt the nation’s methane crisis
A surge in emissions from national energy producer Petróleos Mexicanos reveals the climate cost of prioritizing the company's financial survival over its spiraling methane crisis
Methane vented over Scotland as Lords debate how to stop it
Carbon Mapper satellite uncovers first UK methane plume, a venting incident during London Climate Action Week
Crisis lessons
As Asia faces an energy crisis, the future of LNG in the region is in doubt. But a sense of optimism about the rollout of renewables shouldn't overlook the fossil fuel industry’s crisis opportunism.
The EU Methane Regulation and energy sovereignty
As fossil fuel supply chain disruptions intensify, Europe’s energy sovereignty depends on controlling import standards while accelerating renewables at home.
Asia’s next LNG export project risks floating past deadlines
A Malaysian casino billionaire’s gamble on the gas industry is facing delays and lacking customers
Revealed: the hidden climate impact of LNG
With the conflict in Iran causing gas flaring in the Persian Gulf, satellite data suggests the industry has a much bigger problem
Convulsions in the global LNG supply chain
Five data points help make sense of the past few days, and what's going to happen next
Fire and fury in the Northern Territory
With an unprecedented wave of new LNG supply coming online globally, one Australian city is feeling the heat
Europe’s new US LNG dependency: the rise of Venture Global
The shift from Russian gas has enriched Venture Global. But ongoing arbitration and close Trump ties raise doubts about whether it is the reliable pillar of European energy security it claims to be.
Indonesia's LNG dilemma
Formerly the world’s largest exporter of LNG, Indonesia is turning away from the world market and towards internal trade – but increasing reliance on gas comes with severe risks
Taking stock of emerging Asia’s LNG import wave
A look at the recent history of LNG imports in the region raises questions about the industry’s bullish demand growth narrative
ClientEarth uses Data Desk research to challenge new plastics plant
While our latest technical work reveals methane emissions in its upstream supply chain
Van Oord dredges through coral reef for Mozambique gas pipeline
With the Mozambique LNG mega-project due to restart, we take a look at recent activity at the site using AIS data and satellite imagery
The surprising transparency hidden inside the US oil and gas machine
A wealth of high-resolution data on oil and gas operations in the US is hiding in plain sight, but few outside of industry know how to navigate it.
Just a buyer? Centrica downplays Mozambique risks
Our AGM question reveals supply chain due diligence blind spot
LNG unleashed isn’t working out as planned
The White House has made it a priority to fast-track new liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects, but escalating trade wars, energy security concerns and weakening demand mean not all is going to plan.
Carbon credits: help or hindrance?
New briefing casts doubt on links between carbon credit use and corporate decarbonisation