Oil and Gas Archives https://www.climatechangenews.com/tag/oil-and-gas/ Climate change news, analysis, commentary, video and podcasts focused on developments in global climate politics Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:56:27 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.climatechangenews.com/wp-content/files/2025/02/cropped-site-icon-120x120.png Oil and Gas Archives https://www.climatechangenews.com/tag/oil-and-gas/ 32 32 Middle East crisis increases Southeast Asia’s coal risk https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/03/04/middle-east-crisis-increases-southeast-asias-coal-risk/ https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/03/04/middle-east-crisis-increases-southeast-asias-coal-risk/#respond Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:49:16 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=83434 With oil and gas weaponised, coal - often sourced closer to home - becomes the desperate fallback for Asian governments seeking to avoid industrial paralysis and social unrest

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]]> https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/03/04/middle-east-crisis-increases-southeast-asias-coal-risk/feed/ 0 Africa wants wiggle room on energy transition as funds fall short https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/11/14/__trashed-2/ https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/11/14/__trashed-2/#respond Fri, 14 Nov 2025 17:29:45 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=78587 African nations say a just transition away from oil, gas and coal should give them scope to use their fossil fuel resources to fund economic development

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]]> https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/11/14/__trashed-2/feed/ 0 IEA says some oil and gas projects must shut early to meet 1.5C limit https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/09/17/iea-says-some-oil-and-gas-projects-must-shut-early-to-meet-1-5c-limit/ https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/09/17/iea-says-some-oil-and-gas-projects-must-shut-early-to-meet-1-5c-limit/#respond Wed, 17 Sep 2025 15:31:32 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=75715 To keep global warming to 1.5C and avoid oversupply of oil and gas, the International Energy Agency says some high-cost production will need to be closed down ahead of time

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]]> https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/06/17/bonn-bulletin-slow-start-to-climate-talks-fails-to-reflect-urgency/feed/ 0 Oil giant Pemex fails to control methane emissions, threatening Mexico’s net zero goal https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/03/03/oil-giant-pemex-struggles-to-control-methane-emissions-threatening-mexicos-net-zero-goal/ Mon, 03 Mar 2025 13:32:52 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=68047 A Climate Home investigation shows Mexico's state oil firm has struggled to cut its methane emissions as promised, risking the country's net zero ambitions

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]]> Namibia uses COP29 climate summit to push for oil and gas investments https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/11/22/namibia-uses-cop29-climate-summit-to-push-for-oil-and-gas-investments/ Fri, 22 Nov 2024 16:33:49 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=54772 While Namibia says it can succeed where others have failed in using oil and gas to help its people, experts and campaigners are sceptical

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]]> Why we need new laws to end coal, oil and gas – now   https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/10/18/why-we-need-new-laws-to-end-coal-oil-and-gas-now/ Fri, 18 Oct 2024 17:07:43 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=53562 Introducing strong policies to accelerate the rollout of renewables, coupled with a rapid, legally implemented phase-out of fossil fuels, may be our best hope for curbing global warming

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]]> Scottish oil-town plan for green jobs sparks climate campers’ anger over local park https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/07/19/scottish-oil-town-plan-for-green-jobs-sparks-climate-campers-anger-over-local-park/ Fri, 19 Jul 2024 14:26:36 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=52172 The oil and gas industry aims to bring clean jobs to Aberdeen, but it involves paving over part of a much-loved park, igniting a debate on just transition

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]]> Gas flaring back on the rise, fuelling calls for stronger regulation  https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/06/20/gas-flaring-back-on-the-rise-fuelling-calls-for-stronger-regulation/ Thu, 20 Jun 2024 13:01:06 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=51799 Gas flaring from oil production increased in 2023, with pledges and new rules aimed at curbing methane emissions yet to make a difference

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]]> Azerbaijan pursues clean energy to export more ‘god-given’ gas to Europe https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/05/17/azerbaijan-pursues-clean-energy-to-export-more-god-given-gas-to-europe/ Fri, 17 May 2024 13:00:50 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=51113 Baku rolls out its first large-scale renewables, but a rise in clean energy does not mean leaving fossil fuels in the ground

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]]> Companies still missing in action on methane-cutting goals https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/03/18/companies-still-missing-in-action-on-methane-cutting-goals/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 10:51:37 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=50255 The farming and fossil fuel industries must help governments cut methane emissions 30% this decade by harnessing existing technologies and changing practices

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]]> UAE minister calls for “phase out” of oil and gas https://www.climatechangenews.com/2023/02/21/uae-fossil-fuel-cop28-al-jaber/ Tue, 21 Feb 2023 10:48:51 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=48077 Attempts to get governments to agree to "phase out" fossil fuels were unsuccesful at Cop26 and Cop27 and that battle is likely to be re-fought at Cop28

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]]> The Arctic community that chose conservation over Big Oil https://www.climatechangenews.com/2022/07/01/the-arctic-community-that-chose-conservation-over-big-oil/ Fri, 01 Jul 2022 13:00:27 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=46710 In the Northwest Territories, Canada's first indigenous protected reserve is bringing together scientific methods and traditional knowledge

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]]> EU plans to stop buying Russian crude oil in six months https://www.climatechangenews.com/2022/05/04/eu-plans-to-stop-buying-russian-crude-oil-in-six-months/ Wed, 04 May 2022 11:58:07 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=46343 In a tightening of sanctions against the Kremlin, Brussels proposes to cut off the source of a quarter of EU oil imports by the end of the year

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]]> Why Shell is becoming a softer target for climate campaigners https://www.climatechangenews.com/2022/01/13/shell-becoming-softer-target-climate-campaigners/ Thu, 13 Jan 2022 17:06:11 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=45676 The oil major has pulled out of a British project and paused South African exploration, as its climate targets require production to fall

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]]> UK floats ‘climate compatibility’ test for new oil and gas drilling https://www.climatechangenews.com/2021/12/21/uk-floats-climate-compatibility-test-new-oil-gas-drilling/ Tue, 21 Dec 2021 17:34:46 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=45618 The UK government says new oil and gas licensing can fit with its climate commitments. Campaigners, citing the International Energy Agency, disagree

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]]> Oil and gas avoided censure in Glasgow for the 26th time. Let’s not make it 27 https://www.climatechangenews.com/2021/11/16/oil-gas-avoided-censure-glasgow-26th-time-lets-not-make-27/ Tue, 16 Nov 2021 17:07:29 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=45379 Investor and state-owned oil companies in the G20 find common cause in watering down climate ambition; we need to confront their influence

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]]> Ocean fire raises questions about US support for Mexico’s oil and gas industry https://www.climatechangenews.com/2021/07/14/ocean-fire-raises-questions-us-support-mexicos-oil-gas-industry/ Wed, 14 Jul 2021 15:56:30 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=44460 US export credit agency Exim bank has provided $16.14 billion in loans and guarantees to Pemex since 1998, with recent funds going to the site of the fire

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]]> Norway eyes expansion of oil and gas industry under policy proposal https://www.climatechangenews.com/2021/06/11/norway-eyes-expansion-oil-gas-industry-policy-proposal/ Fri, 11 Jun 2021 15:31:15 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=44231 The government wants to hand out more exploration licences - ignoring modelling that shows fossil fuel expansion must end now to meet global climate goals

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]]> Shell faces Dutch court in case testing how Paris climate goals apply to businesses https://www.climatechangenews.com/2020/12/17/shell-faces-dutch-court-case-testing-paris-climate-goals-apply-businesses/ Thu, 17 Dec 2020 17:23:02 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=43141 Climate campaigners say Shell is violating human rights by continuing to invest billions in fossil fuels, calling for a much faster shift to clean energy

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]]> EU considers crackdown on methane leaks from imported oil and gas https://www.climatechangenews.com/2020/10/14/eu-considers-crackdown-methane-leaks-imported-oil-gas/ Wed, 14 Oct 2020 16:11:59 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=42670 An EU methane emissions standard would put pressure on suppliers like Russia and Algeria to stop polluting gas leaks and venting, but proposals lack detail

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]]> Seven countries back Africa’s biggest investment, a $20 billion gas project https://www.climatechangenews.com/2020/07/20/seven-countries-back-africas-biggest-investment-20-billion-gas-project/ Mon, 20 Jul 2020 14:05:16 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=42165 US, Japan and the UK are among the backers of a scheme to exploit Mozambique's gas reserves, despite climate, security and human rights concerns

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]]> Gas curse: Mozambique’s multi-billion dollar gamble on LNG https://www.climatechangenews.com/2020/07/10/gas-curse-mozambiques-multi-billion-dollar-gamble-lng/ Fri, 10 Jul 2020 09:09:19 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=42114 A vast gas discovery promises riches for the people of Mozambique, but it can only pay off in a dangerously overheated world

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]]> This oil crash is not like the others https://www.climatechangenews.com/2020/05/13/oil-crash-not-like-others/ Wed, 13 May 2020 17:28:44 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=41877 The coronavirus lockdown has dealt a savage blow to Big Oil, at a time fears of climate breakdown call the whole basis of our energy system into question

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]]> Greenpeace takes Arctic oil lawsuit to Norway’s supreme court https://www.climatechangenews.com/2020/04/21/greenpeace-takes-arctic-oil-lawsuit-norways-supreme-court/ Tue, 21 Apr 2020 13:46:54 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=41738 After losing at two lower courts, campaigners are taking the fight to ban new oil exploration licences to the top, where it will be heard by all 19 justices

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]]> Oslo court backs Arctic oil exploration in defeat for environmentalists https://www.climatechangenews.com/2020/01/23/oslo-court-backs-arctic-oil-exploration-defeat-environmentalists/ Thu, 23 Jan 2020 15:36:09 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=41160 Greenpeace says it will appeal to the Supreme Court, arguing oil exploration violates Norway's constitutional guarantees of a healthy environment

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]]> What is the real cost of cheap Russian gas? https://www.climatechangenews.com/2019/10/22/real-cost-cheap-russian-gas/ Tue, 22 Oct 2019 12:28:21 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=40578 Few people in the West think about the ethics of buying fossil fuels from Vladimir Putin's Russia

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]]> Saudi Aramco says climate lawsuits ‘could result in substantial costs’ https://www.climatechangenews.com/2019/04/02/saudi-aramco-says-climate-lawsuits-result-substantial-costs/ Tue, 02 Apr 2019 16:09:43 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=39097 The world's largest oil producer made more money than Apple and Alphabet combined last year, but the company sees litigation and clean tech as threats

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]]> Saudi Aramco dismisses peak oil demand ‘hype’, touts carbon efficiency https://www.climatechangenews.com/2019/02/26/saudi-aramco-dismisses-peak-oil-demand-hype-touts-carbon-efficiency/ Tue, 26 Feb 2019 11:55:05 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=38838 Amin H Nasser, head of the world's largest oil company, expressed fears key stakeholders saw no future for the industry, at a major conference in London

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]]> Alberta’s oil production cut shows the Keystone XL protest worked https://www.climatechangenews.com/2019/02/21/albertas-oil-production-cut-shows-keystone-xl-protest-worked/ Thu, 21 Feb 2019 07:45:49 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=38789 Widely dismissed as a symbolic victory in 2015, the blocking of a major pipeline project has forced Canada's oil patch to limit its output, vindicating activists

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]]> UK tells fracking industry it won’t relax rules on earth tremors https://www.climatechangenews.com/2019/02/07/uk-tells-fracking-industry-wont-relax-rules-earth-tremors/ Thu, 07 Feb 2019 11:40:05 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=38689 The Conservative government has long backed shale gas exploration, but denied industry calls to loosen 'unworkable' limits on seismic activity

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]]> Climate Weekly: Trudeau’s climate pact breaks down https://www.climatechangenews.com/2018/08/31/climate-weekly-trudeaus-climate-pact-breaks/ Fri, 31 Aug 2018 12:42:17 +0000 http://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=37343 Sign up to get our weekly newsletter straight to your inbox, plus breaking news, investigations and extra bulletins from key events

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]]> Pope Francis tells oil chiefs to keep it in the ground https://www.climatechangenews.com/2018/06/09/pope-francis-tells-oil-chiefs-keep-ground/ Sat, 09 Jun 2018 12:01:52 +0000 http://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=36712 At a conference in the Vatican, the head of the Catholic Church urged heads of Exxon Mobil, Eni and BP to make a faster shift to clean energy

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]]> Canada oil pipeline buyout ‘subsidising a market failure’ https://www.climatechangenews.com/2018/05/31/canada-oil-pipeline-buyout-subsidising-market-failure/ Thu, 31 May 2018 17:20:16 +0000 http://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=36623 Nationalisation of Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline breaches a G7 commitment to phase out fossil fuel subsidies, say analysts, ahead of leaders summit

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]]> Investors have made oil majors consider safe climate limits. What next? https://www.climatechangenews.com/2018/05/25/investors-made-oil-majors-consider-safe-climate-limits-next/ Fri, 25 May 2018 11:34:56 +0000 http://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=36600 Even holdout Exxon Mobil has analysed what holding global warming to 2C means for its business. Now the sector needs to invest - or divest - accordingly

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]]> Other countries ‘highly unlikely’ to replicate US shale gas boom, says UN report https://www.climatechangenews.com/2018/05/24/countries-highly-unlikely-replicate-us-shale-gas-boom-says-un-report/ Thu, 24 May 2018 17:00:24 +0000 http://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=36576 Fracking transformed US energy production, but Europe and the rest of the world will struggle to repeat the trick, finds global report

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]]> EU energy chief flies to Tehran to talk gas supply, as US sanctions loom https://www.climatechangenews.com/2018/05/18/eu-energy-chief-flies-tehran-talk-gas-supply-us-sanctions-loom/ Fri, 18 May 2018 12:13:51 +0000 http://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=36544 As companies withdraw from deals involving Iran, fearing US sanctions, the EU scrambles to preserve growing energy cooperation

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]]> Greenpeace appeals Norway Arctic oil drilling case https://www.climatechangenews.com/2018/02/05/greenpeace-appeal-norway-arctic-oil-drilling-case/ Mon, 05 Feb 2018 13:09:52 +0000 http://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=35795 Campaigners plan to take their bid to block Arctic oil exploration licences to Norway's supreme court, after a district court dismissed their case

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]]> Norwegian campaigners lose court case against Arctic oil drilling https://www.climatechangenews.com/2018/01/04/norwegian-campaigners-lose-court-case-arctic-oil-drilling/ Thu, 04 Jan 2018 15:35:16 +0000 http://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=35617 Oslo district court told Greenpeace and co-plaintiffs exploration for new reserves did not violate citizens' constitutional right to a healthy environment

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]]> Libya burns dirty oil for electricity as Islamic State disrupts gas plans https://www.climatechangenews.com/2018/01/03/libya-burns-dirty-oil-electricity-islamic-state-disrupts-gas-plans/ Wed, 03 Jan 2018 09:31:05 +0000 http://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=35608 Amid conflict since Muammar Gaddafi was deposed in 2011, gas pipelines have been shelved, leaving two new power plants reliant on burning crude

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