Americas target petrochemicals

Navigating the next LNG cycle

Eni’s director for global gas and LNG portfolio, Cristian Signoretto, discusses how demand will respond to rising LNG supply, and how the company is expanding its own gas and LNG operations through disciplined, capital-efficient investments

Energy dominance as diplomatic leverage

Energy sanctions are becoming an increasingly prominent tool of US foreign policy, with the country’s growth in oil and gas production allowing it to impose pressure on rivals without jeopardising its own energy security or that of its allies, argues Matthew McManus, a visiting fellow at the National Center for Energy Analytics

Next wave of floating LNG growth in developing markets

After Europe’s rapid buildout of floating LNG import capacity, Exmar CEO Carl-Antoine Saverys says future growth in floating gas infrastructure will increasingly be driven by developing markets as lower prices, rising energy demand and the need to replace coal unlock new opportunities for unconventional and tailor-made solutions

Colombia races to shore up gas supply

Gas is a central pillar of Colombia’s energy system, but declining production poses a significant challenge, and LNG will be increasingly needed as a stopgap. A recent major offshore gas discovery offers hope, but policy improvements are also required, Camilo Morales, secretary general of Naturgas, the Colombian gas association, tells Petroleum Economist

Trump’s gasoline price pledge paradox

The US president has repeatedly promised to lower gasoline prices, but this ambition conflicts with his parallel aim to increase drilling and could be upended by his war against Iran

Middle East oil vulnerabilities have been exposed

The killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei in US–Israeli strikes marks the most serious escalation in the region in decades and a bigger potential threat to the oil market than the start of the Russia-Ukraine crisis

How Hormuz chokehold threatens LNG buyers

A potential blockade of the Strait of Hormuz following the escalating US-Iran conflict risks disrupting Qatari LNG exports that underpin global gas markets, exposing Asia and other markets to sharp price spikes, cargo shortages and renewed reliance on dirtier fuels

New Zealand embraces LNG

LNG would serve as a backup supply source as domestic gas declines and the country’s energy system comes under stress during periods of low hydropower output and high energy demand

HPI Market Data Book 2026: Global construction – Americas

Capex is concentrated in gas processing and LNG in the US, while in Canada the reverse is true

European gas faces renewed strain after winter drawdowns

Sustained low temperatures have depleted storage levels and exposed the EU’s vulnerability to shocks even as the bloc moves ahead with phasing out all Russian imports

Americas target petrochemicals

The region is playing a more prominent role in global petrochemical capital investments