List of Natural Gas articles
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Schröder and Putin in Moscow Don’t Let Germany Go Back to Its Old Russia Tricks
How Washington can make sure that Berlin’s Gazprom era is over.
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A small crowd is silhouetted against a giant blue screen with global gridlines that displays the Gasprom logo. Gazprom’s Declining Fortunes Spell Trouble for Moscow
The gas giant’s record loss should worry the Kremlin on several fronts.
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A man stands with a water bottle in the sun during a heat wave in Algiers, Algeria, on July 18, 2023. The Death of the 1.5 Degree Climate Target
The current path of climate policy is at a dead end—a welcome opportunity to rethink.
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An offshore oil construction platform stands in the Mediterranean Sea while oil tanker ships float nearby. No land is visible, and the horizon line is hazy between the dark water and the blue sky. The Israel-Hamas War Could Upend Global Energy Security
If the conflict worsens, spillover effects could disrupt gas production and major shipping chokepoints.
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A man wearing a hard hat stands with his hands raised above his head to work in the wood and wires of a self-made power line in northern Malawi. A blue sky is visible behind him. Why False Energy Hopes Are Bad for Africa
Rich-world advocates are pushing outlandish green scenarios that will keep Africans poor.
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The LNG Ogun, a gas carrier that sails under the Bermuda flag, is pictured behind some wind turbines on a breakwater, leaving the Port of Bilbao bound for the port of Bonny, in Nigeria Finally, Rich Countries Recognize Africa’s Right to Use Gas
Blanket bans on gas finance stifle development, hurt climate goals, and reek of hypocrisy.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Chinese President Xi Jinping make a toast during a reception following their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow. Russia Has the Hydrocarbons, but China Has the Cash
Moscow is stumbling on energy diplomacy even now.
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Patrick Pouyanné, CEO of TotalEnergies, speaks during a joint signing ceremony for offshore gas exploration in Beirut on Jan. 29. How Lebanon Can Unlock Its Oil and Gas Wealth
A new maritime deal with Israel could be an economic lifeline for Lebanon—if the government in Beirut can get its act together.
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An employee of Deutsche ReGas watches a tugboat pull a floating storage and regasification unit into a new import terminal for natural gas in Lubmin, Germany, on Dec. 15, 2022. Europe’s Hunger for Gas Leaves Poor Countries High and Dry
Rich countries are pursuing energy security at the rest of the world’s expense.
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Workers are seen in Doha, Qatar. Will Qatar Always Be Rich?
Natural gas has made Doha wildly prosperous, but can it last in the era of climate change?
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An offshore natural gas production platform is seen from Dor, a coastal town in northern Israel, on Dec. 31, 2019. Don’t Let Politics Kill the Lebanon-Israel Gas Deal
A U.S.-brokered maritime border agreement could have profound effects on the entire Middle East.
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announces new European Union energy policies at the bloc’s headquarters in Brussels, on Sept. 7. With Winter Coming, Europe Is Walking Off a Cliff
Europeans won’t escape their energy crisis as long as ideology trumps basic math.
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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (L) and then-Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov take part in the inauguration ceremony of the Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria (ICGB) gas pipeline, in Komotini, Greece, on July 8. Energy Is Pulling Bulgaria Back Into Russia’s Orbit
After a break with Moscow, the new caretaker government in Sofia is poised to realign with the Kremlin by signing a new contract with Gazprom.
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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (right) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen shake hands after signing a memorandum of understanding on increasing import of Azeri natural gas. Will a New War Crash Europe’s Azerbaijani Gas Dreams?
Europe needs a serious Azerbaijan policy—and needs it fast.
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A signboard for TotalEnergies EP Myanmar is seen past a shuttered gate in Yangon on Jan. 22, after energy giants TotalEnergies and Chevron said they would leave Myanmar following pressure from human rights groups to cut financial ties with the junta since last year's military coup. U.S. Eyes New Energy Sanctions on Myanmar After Execution of Activists
Oil and gas are a critical economic lifeline for Myanmar’s military junta.
