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Aoife Keane

Energy Correspondent

349 Articles

About Aoife

Aoife covers energy markets and infrastructure: oil and gas supply, electricity prices, the renewables build-out and the grid constraints behind it. She follows how energy costs travel through industries and into household bills, and tries to keep both the physics and the economics straight.

Areas of Expertise

Oil and gas power markets renewables energy policy

Latest Articles

Shell Rotella Unveils Next-Gen Heavy-Duty Engine Oils Ahead of API CL-4 and FB-4
Energy

Shell Rotella Unveils Next-Gen Heavy-Duty Engine Oils Ahead of API CL-4 and FB-4

Shell Rotella announced upgraded heavy-duty engine oils in Houston, designed for the upcoming API CL-4 and FB-4 specific...

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Russia's Oil Supply to US Fails to Bring Down Prices
Energy

Russia's Oil Supply to US Fails to Bring Down Prices

The US government's partial easing of sanctions on Russia and increased oil supply has failed to bring down soaring oil ...

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European Gas Prices Surge 3% Amid Ongoing Conflict
Energy

European Gas Prices Surge 3% Amid Ongoing Conflict

European gas prices jumped 3% on Friday, driven by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. The price surge has been a p...

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Grenland Dismisses Trump's Claims of Rapid Oil and Gas Exploration
Energy

Grenland Dismisses Trump's Claims of Rapid Oil and Gas Exploration

Grenland's mining official downplays Trump's claims of imminent large-scale oil and gas exploration, citing known obstac...

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Oil Prices Slip as Gulf Supply Fears Ease and IEA Cuts Demand Outlook
Energy

Oil Prices Slip as Gulf Supply Fears Ease and IEA Cuts Demand Outlook

Brent crude fell 1.5% to $104.40 a barrel as investors unwound part of the geopolitical risk premium tied to Houthi atta...

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Trump's Alaska LNG Push Lands Only Taiwan as Seoul and Tokyo Balk
Energy

Trump's Alaska LNG Push Lands Only Taiwan as Seoul and Tokyo Balk

Taiwan has confirmed plans to invest up to $4.4bn in Alaska's LNG pipeline and terminal and buy 6m tonnes a year, but So...

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France Accelerates Nuclear Energy Development with New Legislation
Energy

France Accelerates Nuclear Energy Development with New Legislation

The French government has introduced new legislation to accelerate the development of nuclear energy in the country, inc...

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Russia's Fuel Price Surge Cools: Petrol Up Just 0.01%, Diesel Slips 0.04%
Energy

Russia's Fuel Price Surge Cools: Petrol Up Just 0.01%, Diesel Slips 0.04%

Russian pump prices barely moved in the week to October 12, with petrol up 0.01% and diesel down 0.04% — but year-to-dat...

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Australia's Gas Reserve Plan Seeks to Counter Chinese Dominance, Lower Prices
Energy

Australia's Gas Reserve Plan Seeks to Counter Chinese Dominance, Lower Prices

Australian Resources Minister Madeleine King introduced a gas market reform plan to parliament, aiming to deliberately o...

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UK Leader Faces Crucial Test on North Sea Oil Drilling Decision
Energy

UK Leader Faces Crucial Test on North Sea Oil Drilling Decision

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham is set to make a key decision on whether to allow oil and gas drilling in the North ...

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Egypt's Energy Minister Highlights Importance of Regional Cooperation for Secure Energy Supplies
Energy

Egypt's Energy Minister Highlights Importance of Regional Cooperation for Secure Energy Supplies

Egypt's Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Tarek El Molla, has emphasized the need for regional cooperation to...

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Google's Energy Shift: Michael Terrell Departs, AI Boom Fuels Infrastructure Hurdles
Energy

Google's Energy Shift: Michael Terrell Departs, AI Boom Fuels Infrastructure Hurdles

Google's Head of Advanced Energy, Michael Terrell, leaves the company after 19 years, while the AI boom fuels infrastruc...

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Oil Prices Surge 5% Amid Fears of New US Attacks on Iran
Energy

Oil Prices Surge 5% Amid Fears of New US Attacks on Iran

Oil prices have jumped 5% as concerns grow over potential new US attacks on Iran, which could disrupt global oil supplie...

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Montepuez Ruby Mining Doubles Semiannual Revenue to $76.1 Million
Energy

Montepuez Ruby Mining Doubles Semiannual Revenue to $76.1 Million

Montepuez Ruby Mining, the world's largest ruby producer, reported semiannual revenue of $76.1 million, nearly double th...

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Fire Near Aramco Riyadh Facility Unclaimed as Saudi-Houthi Hostilities Intensify
Energy

Fire Near Aramco Riyadh Facility Unclaimed as Saudi-Houthi Hostilities Intensify

Smoke and flames were reported near an Aramco site in Riyadh with no confirmed cause, no claim of responsibility and no ...

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WTI Oil Price Volatility Continues as Gulf Supply Improves and Middle East Risk Returns
Energy

WTI Oil Price Volatility Continues as Gulf Supply Improves and Middle East Risk Returns

WTI oil prices are caught between improving Gulf crude exports and persistent fuel shortages intensified by renewed Midd...

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Mitsubishi Power's CEO on Why Gas and Renewables Can Coexist in the Energy Transition
Energy

Mitsubishi Power's CEO on Why Gas and Renewables Can Coexist in the Energy Transition

Mitsubishi Power's CEO, Javier Cavada, shares his vision for a future where gas and renewables work together to achieve ...

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Ampol Buys Evie Networks for $225m to Build Australia's Largest EV Charging Network
Energy

Ampol Buys Evie Networks for $225m to Build Australia's Largest EV Charging Network

Ampol's $225m acquisition of Evie Networks would add over 1,030 charging bays and create roughly 1,425 EV bays nationwid...

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Kazakhstan Exports Gas but Imports Urea: A Fertilizer Opportunity It Can't Ignore
Energy

Kazakhstan Exports Gas but Imports Urea: A Fertilizer Opportunity It Can't Ignore

Long-term food demand, domestic gas and regional transport routes give Kazakhstan a window in ammonia and urea productio...

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White House Diesel Export Ban Talk Sinks ULSD Futures and Boosts Gasoline
Energy

White House Diesel Export Ban Talk Sinks ULSD Futures and Boosts Gasoline

CME diesel futures fell to their lowest settlement since September 8 while RBOB gasoline jumped after President Trump si...

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South Korea's First US Investment Is a $22.3 Billion Texas Gas Bet With No Customers
Energy

South Korea's First US Investment Is a $22.3 Billion Texas Gas Bet With No Customers

Seoul selected a 6.3GW Encinal gas complex as the first deployment of its $350 billion US pledge, but there is no PPA, n...

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Gulf of Oman Ship-to-Ship Oil Transfers Hit Record 7.2m b/d as Saudi Exports Reroute
Energy

Gulf of Oman Ship-to-Ship Oil Transfers Hit Record 7.2m b/d as Saudi Exports Reroute

Record STS transfer volumes of 7.2m b/d and VLCC rates above $1m/day show Middle East tanker trade rerouting after Saudi...

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Trump Presses Zelensky to Halt Russian Refinery Strikes Over Diesel Price Fears
Energy

Trump Presses Zelensky to Halt Russian Refinery Strikes Over Diesel Price Fears

The US president reportedly tied Ukraine's attacks on Russian oil plants to higher global diesel prices; the two leaders...

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Why US Energy Affordability Now Depends on Permitting Reform
Energy

Why US Energy Affordability Now Depends on Permitting Reform

A new energy snapshot ties America's high household energy costs to slow federal permitting for pipelines and transmissi...

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USDA Opens $175 Million Financing Window for Rural Nuclear and Transmission Projects
Energy

USDA Opens $175 Million Financing Window for Rural Nuclear and Transmission Projects

Rural electric cooperatives can apply for USDA loans and grants to finance nuclear generation, power purchase agreements...

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DOE Study Maps 15.2 TWh of Untapped Hydropower at US Non-Powered Dams
Energy

DOE Study Maps 15.2 TWh of Untapped Hydropower at US Non-Powered Dams

Oak Ridge and Idaho National Laboratory researchers find federally owned dams, especially on the upper Mississippi and G...

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Oil Markets Shift From Iran War Sprint to Marathon as Saudi Pipeline and Red Sea Route Crumble
Energy

Oil Markets Shift From Iran War Sprint to Marathon as Saudi Pipeline and Red Sea Route Crumble

With crude above $100, the widening conflict is no longer a short-lived supply shock: Saudi pipeline attacks, Houthi Red...

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Attack Reports in Hormuz and a Saudi Pipeline Shutdown Raise Global Oil Supply Fears
Energy

Attack Reports in Hormuz and a Saudi Pipeline Shutdown Raise Global Oil Supply Fears

New attacks near the Strait of Hormuz and the temporary closure of Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline threaten a route ca...

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Saudi Arabia Halts East-West Oil Pipeline After Drone Attack
Energy

Saudi Arabia Halts East-West Oil Pipeline After Drone Attack

A precautionary shutdown of the pipeline carrying 4–5% of global crude compounds Red Sea and Hormuz disruptions, pushing...

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White House Weighs Defense Production Act to Expand U.S. Oil Refining Capacity
Energy

White House Weighs Defense Production Act to Expand U.S. Oil Refining Capacity

As diesel tops $6 a gallon and refineries run at 98% utilization, the administration is considering emergency powers to ...

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