Author: Stu

HD Hyundai buys Doosan’s Vietnam yard for $207m

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE), the holding company of HD Hyundai Group, has struck a deal to acquire Doosan Vina, the Vietnamese manufacturing unit of Doosan Enerbility, in a transaction worth 290bn won ($207.5m). The deal will see HD KSOE take full control of Doosan Vina’s heavy industry facility in Quang Ngai […]

Alaska residents spent three times more on energy than Florida residents in 2023

Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, State Energy Data System Data values: Primary energy, electricity, and total energy expenditure estimates Alaska has the highest per capita energy expenditures of any state at $12,100, according to our recently published State Energy Data System information for 2023. Wyoming and North Dakota spent the next most on energy at $10,100 and $9,300 per capita, respectively. All three states […]

Which Western Security Guarantees For Ukraine Might Be Acceptable To Putin?

ENB Pub Note: This article is from Andrew Korybko’s Newsletter on Substack, and he has listed out several critical talking points on the security guarantees from Putin’s viewpoint. We recommend subscribing to Andrew on Substack.   He might hypothetically agree that the resumption of NATO’s present support for Ukraine (arms, intelligence, logistics, etc.) in the […]

U.S. developers report half of new electric generating capacity will come from solar

 In-brief analysis August 20, 2025 U.S. developers report half of new electric generating capacity will come from solar Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory, June 2025 Developers added 12 gigawatts (GW) of new utility-scale solar electric generating capacity in the United States during the first half of 2025, and they plan to […]

Tanker hit in Russian drone strike on Izmail port

A Panama-flagged chemical/oil products tanker has reportedly been severely damaged in Russian drone strike at the port of Izmail, Ukraine. The 7,842 dwt Excellion was moored at the eastern pier of the Izmail Oil Transshipment Complex during the early hours of August 20 when a series of UAV strikes were launched by Russian forces against […]

Japan’s LNG imports drop in July

The country’s LNG imports decreased to 5.26 million tonnes last month compared to 5.62 million tonnes in July 2024. However, LNG imports rose compared to 4.44 million tonnes in the prior month, which were the lowest this year. The ministry’s data previously showed that Japan imported 32.14 million tonnes during the first six months of this year, down by 0.8 […]

China’s Furui Energy in Brazilian bio-LNG move

The company said in a statement on its website that it held the kick-off meeting on August 19 for what it says is Brazil’s first biomass LNG (bio-LNG) project. According to Furui Energy, the event was attended by its general manager along with representatives from the company’s other departments, Furui Do Brazil, and executives from […]