US considers semiconductor and pharma tariffs
The US now has semiconductors and pharmaceuticals firmly in its tariff sights.
The US now has semiconductors and pharmaceuticals firmly in its tariff sights.
Abu Dhabi sovereign investment firm Mubadala Energy has bought a 24.1% stake in Kimmeridge’s SoTex HoldCo, which owns Kimmeridge Texas Gas and Commonwealth LNG – marking its first major investment in the US.
The US position of using tariffs as a commercial negotiating tool appears to be bearing fruit in places, with Taiwan considering tripling US LNG imports to avoid tariffs.
As US and China tit-for-tat tariffs intensify, liquefied natural gas trade continues to be one of the most impacted sectors, following the most dramatic of first quarters.
US-based infrastructure investment firm Stonepeak has bought a 40% interest in Louisiana LNG Infrastructure, owned by Australia-based global company Woodside Energy Group.
It is clear already that energy is a crucial bargaining chip for the US when it comes to President Trump’s roll-out of widespread tariffs on imported goods.
It may be a world-renowned holiday destination but the Bahamas is now making moves in the LNG sector as it seeks a move away from diesel.
Canada and Mexico have avoided the new 10% global tariffs issued by the US – but only because they have been targeted under previous measures.
After a series of unilateral tariff measures, the US is set to introduce a reciprocal global system which President Donald Trump believes will boost American wealth but has left economists fearing will usher in a...
Singapore-based Shell Eastern Trading, a subsidiary of the Dutch energy multinational, has completed the full acquisition of Pavilion Energy, strengthening its presence in the LNG trading business.