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WinGD validates further progress in ammonia engine development with latest FAT

AJOT Newsroom | May 21, 2026 | Energy | Alternative

WinGD has successfully completed another Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) for its ammonia-fueled two-stroke marine engine.

Strait of Hormuz closure risks greatest global energy supply shock in decades, Wood Mackenzie warns

AJOT Newsroom | May 20, 2026 | Energy

A prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz poses the single greatest threat to global energy markets in decades, according to a new Horizons report from Wood Mackenzie, Strait Talking: Iran War Scenarios and the Future of Energy.

Data center server energy use grows across the commercial building stock

AJOT Newsroom | May 19, 2026 | Energy

In the Annual Energy Outlook 2026 (AEO2026), our long-term outlook, we project electricity consumed by data center servers will increase across the commercial building stock, increasing more in standalone data centers than in all other data center rooms combined.

A perfect storm forecast for Posidonia 2026

AJOT Newsroom | May 19, 2026 | Energy | Alternative

NextEra to buy Dominion in $66.8 billion US power deal amid AI boom

Reuters | May 18, 2026 | Energy

NextEra Energy will buy Dominion Energy in an all-stock transaction valued at about $66.8 billion, creating the world's largest regulated electric utility by market value, as U.S. utilities race to meet surging demand from data centers fuelling the artificial intelligence boom.

How India’s cooking fuel shortage is driving up California’s gas prices

Reuters | May 18, 2026 | Energy

In India, there is a shortage of cooking gas. In California, motorists are paying $6 a gallon for gasoline. They are both symptoms of the worst-ever energy supply disruption. They are also directly connected, and evidence of the knock-on effects across the global economy of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.

Compass plans lithium market return with EnergyX in Utah’s Great Salt Lake

Reuters | May 18, 2026 | Energy | Alternative

Compass Minerals plans to return to the lithium market by partnering with technology startup EnergyX to extract the mineral from Utah's Great Salt Lake, a move that comes as prices for the battery metal rise alongside the broader drive to boost U.S. output.

US EPA proposes delaying enforcement of Biden vehicle pollution rule

Reuters | May 15, 2026 | Energy | Green Shipping

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed a delay in enforcement of a regulation requiring significant cuts in air pollution from vehicles.

Today in energy: U.S. industrial natural gas consumption expected to hit records in 2026 and 2027

AJOT Newsroom | May 15, 2026 | Energy

Industrial consumption averaged a record 23.6 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in 2025, 1% more than the record 23.4 Bcf/d reached in 2023. In our forecast, consumption gradually increases further in 2026 and in 2027 as we expect the natural gas-weighted manufacturing index to also rise slightly over this period.

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Reuters | May 14, 2026

White House has few tools for gas-price relief as Iran war drags on

Trump administration officials are scrambling to contain the economic and political fallout of the war with Iran, three people

Shell publishes reports on payments to governments, and climate and energy transition lobbying

AJOT Newsroom | May 14, 2026 | Energy | Conventional

Shell publishes its 2025 Report on Payments to Governments.

Cadeler installs first complete monopile foundation at Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm

AJOT Newsroom | May 14, 2026 | Energy | Alternative

Cadeler completes installation of the first fully commissioned monopile foundation at Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the UK.

bound4blue and Cryosafe Services partner to support LNG Carrier eSAIL® applications

Cryosafe Services has signed a partnership agreement with bound4blue to collaborate towards the application of bound4blue eSAIL® integration for LNG Carrier vessels.

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Manik Mehta | May 13, 2026

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