#natural-gas

#natural-gas

Microsoft's Monarch Compute Campus is set to run entirely on natural gas, which could lead to a staggering 44% increase in the company's emissions, according to Stand.earth researchers.

Natural gas has proven itself one of the most volatile commodities in recent memory, with Henry Hub spot prices spiking to $7.72 per million BTU in January 2026 and collapsing to $3.62 in February.

The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has paralyzed tanker movements, leading to a dramatic market response with Brent crude surging to $116.38 per barrel on March 19.

TotalEnergies will abandon offshore wind projects deemed too big and expensive without federal subsidies in the U.S., opting instead for onshore wind, solar, and battery storage.

USAC closed 2025 with a record adjusted EBITDA of $613.8 million and a distributable cash flow of $385.7 million, indicating strong financial performance despite high debt levels.

The markets are off to the races today as they round out trading for the first month of 2026. Technology stocks are in focus with several Mag 7 names on deck to report their quarterly earnings, including Apple ( Nasdaq: AAPL) and Meta Platforms ( Nasdaq: META), both of which are advancing by over 1% this morning. Small-cap stocks are relatively flat, with the Russell 2000 down fractionally. Meanwhile, precious metal gold has surpassed the $500/ounce threshold for the first time in history, sending mining stocks higher.

The administration has used federal agencies to try to slow or stop the development of wind and solar projects. And this summer, the GOP-controlled Congress voted to get rid of tax credits for renewable energy, threatening to drive up the cost of projects. As a result of those moves, the United States is forecast to add a lot less power from renewables in the coming years than analysts previously expected, according to the International Energy Agency.

The futures trade lower again on Friday as we prepare to end a brutal week for stocks that saw some of the most significant spikes in volatility since earlier this year. The song remains the same as worries over AI and data center-fueled tech bubbles continue to reverberate across Wall Street. The fact that job cuts in October were the highest in over 20 years tossed some extra fuel on the selling fire.

The joint Dutch-German venture, which received the green light from regional authorities last month, seeks to extract 13bn cubic metres of gas from just outside a protected area at the marine border between the two countries. Campaigners have criticised the project because it will mean drill for gas more than four years after the International Energy Agency warned that new oil and gas development was incompatible with its roadmap to stop the planet heating by 1.5C (2.7F).

There's a clear tension between developed and emerging economies regarding how to achieve the energy transition. While Europe insists that the time has come to accelerate the pace, Asia, Latin America and Africa are experiencing lags in economic growth, which hinder the monumental leap toward wind or solar generation. In this debate, some parties propose natural gas as a transitional fuel: it pollutes less than other fossil fuels, it's more accessible, and it's seen as a first step in the direction of renewable energy.

With electricity prices rising at more than twice the rate of inflation, President Donald Trump has lashed out at renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power, blaming them for skyrocketing energy costs. Trump called wind and solar power "THE SCAM OF THE CENTURY!" in a social media post and vowed not to approve wind or "farmer destroying Solar" projects. "The days of stupidity are over in the USA!!!" he wrote on his Truth Social site.

Natural gas is experiencing unprecedented demand growth due to electricity needs from data centers, increasing LNG exports, and the replacement of coal plants with cleaner-burning gas.

Late on Saturday, Iran's Ministry of Petroleum said Israel struck a key fuel depot, while another oil refinery in the capital city of Tehran was also in flames.

Equinor is a valued partner and this landmark agreement underscores the vital role that natural gas plays as a transition fuel as we navigate towards a low carbon energy future.

Environmental advocates warn that the expansion of two compressor stations along Transco's pipeline in North Carolina will lead to significant increases in air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.

"Meta's decision to power its data centers with fossil fuels while claiming net zero status is deeply troubling. This isn't leadership-it's greenwashing."

"This is truly a transformational transaction," said Elizabeth Wademan, president and CEO of Crown corporation Canada Development Investment Corp., which owns the Indigenous loan guarantee corporation. "It actually represents the largest loan guarantee that will be issued ever, as well as the largest number of Indigenous nations participating."

"I think this is one of those key moments that is extremely upsetting and yet super predictable, which is that the energy planning and the poor decisions that get made five, eight years prior to that now are starting to show up in those supply mixes."

The sudden rejuvenation of the Longhorn Pad A site for cryptocurrency mining has alarmed local residents, who once valued the tranquility of the area for recreation.