Parvin Faghfouri Azar

UAE to Become Major Player in Blue Hydrogen Market

The UAE is seeking a leadership position in blue hydrogen as it looks to achieve self-sufficiency in natural gas and tap the growing market for low-carbon fuel. The managing director and group chief executive of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company addressed a Gastech industry event on Tuesday, in Dubai. “Already …

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Equinor Increases Gas Exports to Europe

In the future, Equinor will produce far more gas from the Oseberg and Troll fields. In this way, it will increase supply to the European gas market. In total, the production permits for these fields will increase by one billion cubic meters each from October 1, Equinor wrote in a …

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Is Gazprom about to Lose Its Natural Gas Export Monopoly?

The long-awaited Nord Stream 2 (NS2) pipeline is arguably the world’s most contentious energy project. While its completion was uncertain for a long time, favorable political, economic, and environmental developments have worked in its favor. Recently, Gazprom, the owner and operator of the pipeline, announced its completion. However, legal challenges …

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Japan to Explore Green Hydrogen Imports from Australia

Realizing the potential of hydrogen as the fuel of the future, four Japanese companies, Marubeni Corporation, Iwatani Corporation, Kansai Electric Power, and Kawasaki Heavy Industries have signed an MoU with Stanwell Corporation and APT Management Services of Australia. The MoU has been signed to study the feasibility of shipping liquefied …

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EU, US Announce Initiative to Cut Methane Emissions

The European Union and the US have announced the Global Methane Pledge, an initiative to reduce global methane emissions to be launched at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 26) in November in Glasgow. President Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen urged countries at the US-led Major …

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