Europe is so short of natural gas that the continent — usually seen as the poster child for the global fight against emissions — is turning to coal to meet electricity demand that is now back to pre-pandemic levels. Coal usage in the continent jumped 10% to 15% this year …
Read More »IRENA and the UN Sign MoU on Renewables and Peacekeeping Operations
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the United Nations (UN) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance the use of host-country generated renewable energy in peacekeeping missions. Under the agreement, IRENA and the UN will seek opportunities to work with countries that host UN peacekeeping operations to identify …
Read More »Oil Rises on Expected Fall in US Crude Stocks, Demand Recovery Signs
Crude oil prices increased on Wednesday after an anticipated fall in US crude inventories, coupled with euphoria over rising oil demand and recovery signs of the world’s largest economies. International benchmark Brent crude was trading at $74.55 per barrel at 06.57 GMT for a 0.75% increase after closing Tuesday at …
Read More »Japanese Refiners See Bullish Oil Price Trend Continuing
Oil prices are set to remain on a bullish course this year given the strong recovery in global demand following the COVID-19 pandemic-induced slump, the head of the Petroleum Association of Japan (PAJ) said on Wednesday. “Global crude demand is expected to further recover in the second half of this …
Read More »EU Countries Clash over Scale of Future Hydrogen Imports
The EU has historically been a major energy importer, with a majority of its oil and gas coming from Russia or the Middle East. Now, as Europe decarbonises its industry, some countries fear it could increasingly become dependent on imported hydrogen. Energy ministers from the 27 EU member states exchanged …
Read More »Oil Rises as Threat Recedes of Iran Supply Resuming Soon
Oil prices rose on Tuesday, with Brent gaining for a fourth consecutive session, as the prospect of extra supply coming to the market soon from Iran faded with talks dragging on over the United States rejoining a nuclear agreement with Tehran, Trend reports with reference to Reuters. Brent crude was …
Read More »The UAE To Become The Next Middle East Energy Giant
Saudi Arabia is synonymous with oil, the EU is obsessed with renewable energy, and the U.S. is the world’s leading natural gas producer, but there are few countries pursuing all three of these energy sources with as much vigor as the UAE. While much of the West, encouraged by the …
Read More »G7 Leaders Commit to Net-Zero Emissions by 2050
Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations have concluded their landmark summit in Cornwall, UK committing to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 amid a series of other significant energy and climate pledges. They issued a communiqué in which they set out their net zero commitments and called on all …
Read More »Equinor Makes Minor Oil Discovery in North Sea
Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has made a minor oil discovery near the Visund field in the North Sea offshore Norway, which will be a tie-in to the planned development of the Garantiana oil discovery. The wildcat well 34/6-5 S is located in production licence 554 where Equinor is …
Read More »Turkey Mulls Cooperation with Chevron, ExxonMobil on Black Sea Find
Turkish authorities have shared data on its Black Sea discovery with a duo of U.S. energy majors with possible gas extraction cooperation in mind. Turkey shared its data with Chevron and ExxonMobil regarding its 540 billion cubic-meter Sakarya gas field in the Black Sea, an official with knowledge of the …
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