Located near the city of Yazd in central Iran, the new power plant will produce 17 megawatts of clean energy. This unique power plant which is being constructed next to Yazd Combined Cycle Power Plant on a 40-hectare land is aimed to develop clean energy, indigenize the knowledge for the …
Read More »Saudi Crown Prince Unveils Net-Zero Industrial Hub in Smart-City Neom
Saudi Arabia recently came under attack for allegedly trying to block negotiations on climate action, and it has been named among countries that have tried to downplay the urgency of such action. It is not the poster boy for net-zero ambitions. And yet, the Kingdom has some major ones in …
Read More »Southeast Asia Steps Up LNG Storage and Reload
LNG storage and reload activity is picking up in Southeast Asia, with at least two terminal operators offering third-party access to existing and proposed facilities. Petronas wants to add a new tank solely for storage and reload purposes at its Pengerang regasification terminal in Johor, Malaysia, and is seeking market …
Read More »IAEA Chief due in Tehran on Monday
Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi will visit Tehran next week, an Iranian official said on Wednesday. “Grossi will arrive in Tehran on Monday,” Spokesman of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization (IAEO), Behrouz Kamalvandi said. Kamalvandi added Grossi will meet Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and …
Read More »OPEC Reference Basket Hits 81$/bbl
OPEC’s, Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, reference basket (ORB) price dropped to 81$/bbl driven by other crudes. OPEC said in a statement that the price of a thirteen crude ORB reached 81.1$/bbl, 0.91$ above yesterday’s 82.01$/bbl. The OPEC Reference Basket of Crudes (ORB) is made up of the following: …
Read More »Rosneft to Acquire Shell’s Stake in German Refinery
Russian oil firm Rosneft has agreed to acquire a 37.5% stake in German refinery PCK Schwedt from Shell. The firm has exercised an option to buy the stake, increasing its shareholding in the refinery to 91.67%. The remaining 8.33% interest in the refinery is held by Eni. The transaction is …
Read More »Iraqi Ministry of Oil Stresses Iraq’s Need for more Investments
Iraqi Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail stressed today the importance of attracting new investments, especially in projects that achieve sustainable development for Iraq and clean energy. The minister’s statement came during his participation in the ADIPEC exhibition in Abu Dhabi. Ismail said that the oil sector needs more investments, financing …
Read More »EIA: Carbon Fees to Decrease Emissions by 2050
Carbon fees as high as US$35/t could decrease US energy-related CO2 emissions by as much as 19% compared to 2020 levels, according to analysis from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). In its ‘Analysis of Carbon Fee Runs Using the Annual Energy Outlook 2021’, EIA projects that these emissions would …
Read More »OPEC Brands Transition from Oil to Renewables Dangerous
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said the narrative that the energy transition is from oil and other fossil fuels to renewables is ‘misleading’ and ‘potentially dangerous’. That comes just a few hours after the announcement of the Glasgow Climate Pact that includes in its text a reference …
Read More »South Korea to Commercialize Ammonia-Fueled Power Generation by 2030
South Korea aims to start commercializing ammonia-fueled power generation from 2030 in a bid to reduce its heavy reliance on coal and LNG in electricity production, the energy ministry said Nov. 17. Under the government initiative, state-run power monopoly of Korea Electric Power Corp., its electricity generating units, a state …
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