Energy Development
Trump forms energy dominance council, boosts LNG exports, offshore drilling
President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order formally creating a National Energy Dominance Council and directed it to move quickly to drive up already record-setting domestic oil and gas production. Trump's administration also announced it has granted conditional export authorisation for a huge liquefied natural gas project in Louisiana, the first approval of new LNG exports since former President Joe Biden paused consideration of them a year ago. And Trump said he has directed Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to undo Biden's ban on future offshore oil drilling on the East and West coasts. Biden's last-minute action last month viciously took out more than 625 million acres offshore that could contribute to the nation's net worth, Trump said. Trump also vowed to revive a cancelled pipeline that would carry natural gas from Pennsylvania to New York, saying it could slash energy prices in the Northeast by as much as 70 per cent. Taken together, the actions underscored Trum
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France plans pipeline from Spain to central Europe for new energy sources
France is looking into building a pipeline from the Iberian peninsula to the south of the country in a bid to open up new energy sources in the absence of natural gas from Russia
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IL&FS sells 2 firms in energy business for Rs 77.5 cr to reduce debt
IEDCL sold 27.75 per cent of its stake in Urjankur Nidhi Trust, where Maharashtra Energy Development Agency has a 50 per cent stake and Shree Datta Shetkari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd holds 22.25 per cent.
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PM's energy roadmap: Double natural gas share, diversify energy sources
PM Modi set out his government's energy roadmap, envisaging more than double the share of cleaner natural gas in the consumption basket, connecting the nation with one gas pipeline grid
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'India to get electricity from offshore wind energy in 5 yrs'
Gujarat, Tamil Nadu will be part of country's green energy development programmes, says an energy expert
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