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Panasonic CEO Says Battery Plans Align With Slower EV Demand

  Panasonic’s decision not to expand battery production capacity has been validated by slower global demand for electric vehicles. The company is preparing to start production at a second US-based factory in Kansas, but has frozen plans for a third plant, and may benefit from having US factories as Tesla and others seek to reduce …

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Canadian Prime Minister Carney Says He’s Open to Changing Green Laws to Boost Energy Projects

Bloomberg Prime Minister Mark Carney will consider altering environmental regulations to facilitate investment in major projects in Canada, including oil and gas pipelines. Carney’s plan involves using domestic oil and gas production to displace imports, increasing exports, and playing a major role in nuclear and hydroelectricity, and possibly carbon capture and storage technology. Carney declined …

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GM, LG to Make New, Lower-Cost Cells for Future EVs

By Kalea Hall DETROIT, May 13 (Reuters) – General Motors (GM.N) and battery partner LG Energy Solution (373220.KS) are planning to start commercial production of lower-cost cells for future electric vehicles at a U.S. facility starting in 2028, the companies said on Tuesday. The cells will have a lithium manganese-rich (LMR) chemistry, which GM says …

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Glencore Strikes 20-Year Deal With Commonwealth LNG, Kimmeridge

May 13 (Reuters) – Commodities giant Glencore (GLEN.L) finalised a deal to buy 2 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of LNG from Commonwealth’s export facility in Louisiana, along with equivalent natural gas supply from Kimmeridge Texas Gas, the companies said on Tuesday. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT The 20-year agreement, which was initially announced last year as …

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Venture Global LNG Shares Surge as Company Announces Plaquemines Ramp-Up

By Tanay Dhumal and Curtis Williams Venture Global entire Plaquemines plant to produce LNG by end of 2025 Company plans to sell 550 LNG cargoes from CP2 project before moving to commercial operations Venture Global stock price soars almost 10% trading May 13 (Reuters) – Venture Global LNG (VG.N) shares jumped nearly 11% on Tuesday …

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Kayne Anderson Raises $2.25 Billion for Third Energy Income Fund

Kayne Anderson has closed its third energy income fund with $2.25 billion of total capital committed, the investment firm said, far exceeding an initial target as investors show renewed appetite for oil and gas assets. The fund, Kayne Private Energy Income Fund III, will invest in high-quality private companies focused on producing oil and natural …

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