Australia and India on Wednesday pledged to work closer to advance renewable energy, increase cooperation in the critical minerals sector, and study green hydrogen development during a visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Australia. “Renewable energy was once again a focus and an important topic in our discussions,” …
Read More »Shell Starts up Long-Delayed Iraq Gas Capture Project
The Shell-led Basrah Gas Co. (BGC) will start up a long-delayed project in Iraq next week that should slash the high volumes of associated gas flared at the country’s giant southern oil fields and move it a step closer to ending costly gas imports from Iran. The $3 billion project …
Read More »Iran-China Non-Oil Trade Value Hits $5.23bln in 4 Months
The value of non-oil trade exchanges between Iran and China has reached $5.23 billion in January-April, 2023, according to figures by the Chinese customs office. Trade between Iran and China had increased by 4% in value terms in January-April compared to the same period last year, the figures showed. The …
Read More »Iraq Says Waiting on Final Answer from Turkey to Resume Oil Exports
Iraq is waiting on a final answer from turkey to resume its northern oil exports through the Mediterranean port of Ceyhan, the country’s oil minister said Tuesday. Hayan Abdel-Ghani’s remarks come as oil production in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)-ruled region continues to drop as export flows to Turkey’s …
Read More »China’s Sinopec Signs Deal to Enter Retail Fuel Market in Crisis-Plagued Sri Lanka
Chinese petroleum giant Sinopec signed an agreement with Sri Lanka on Monday to enter the South Asian island country’s retail fuel market as it struggles to resolve a worsening energy crisis amid an unprecedented economic upheaval. The contract agreement would enable Sinopec 386, -0.39% to import, store, distribute and sell …
Read More »The Green Energy Transition – Clouds on the Horizon?
With net zero commitments increasing pressure on the energy industry to move away from fossil fuels, there is a race to market for renewable energy projects. Whilst renewable energy may be part of the solution for global warming, these projects face their own problems. This can range from inflation and …
Read More »World’s Biggest Nuclear Plant in Japan may Stay Closed due to Papers Left on Car Roof
A week after Japanese regulators postponed the restart of the world’s biggest nuclear power plant due to safety lapses, a careless employee working from home added to the company’s woes. Tokyo Electric Power Co., which operates the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Japan’s Niigata prefecture, said an employee placed a …
Read More »G7 Gives Qualified Support to Investment in Gas
G7 leaders have agreed that public investment in natural gas can be appropriate as a “temporary response” to the energy crisis caused by Russia’s war in Ukraine and that LNG in particular has an “important role” to play. At their summit meeting in the Japanese city of Hiroshima, they stressed …
Read More »Poland is Building the Largest Offshore Wind Farm in the EU
Polish group Orlen has started constructing an onshore substation for the future Baltic Power wind farm in the Baltic Sea, which is scheduled to become operational in 2026. The company plans to start the first installation work at sea in 2024. The Baltic Power offshore wind farm will consist of …
Read More »China Dominates Global Steel Industry
Steel is a critical component of modern industry and economy, essential for the construction of buildings, automobiles, and many other appliances and infrastructure used in our daily lives. Visual Capitalist’s Niccolo Conte create this infographic, using data from the World Steel Association, to visualize the world’s top steel-producing countries, and …
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