Siemens Smart Infrastructure and Infrastructure and hydrogen specialist WUN H2 have signed a contract to build a large CO2-free hydrogen production plant the plant running solely on renewable energy in Germany. It will be built in Wunsiedel in the north of Bavaria with a power intake of six megawatts in …

Russia and the US continue to clash over the future of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, with Moscow hitting out at calls from Washington for the creation of a “coalition” of nations aimed at blocking completion of the project. A little over 150 km of Nord Stream 2 remains …

Production of oil and gas condensate in Russia is projected at 507.4 mln tonnes in 2020, a 9.5% decrease compared with 2019, whereas gas output is expected to drop by 6.4% to 690.8 bln cubic meters, according to the country’s social and economic development for 2021 and the planned period …

OPEC faces a critical moment in its 60-year history with the coronavirus crushing crude demand and prices, discord among its members, and threats from a world seeking cleaner fuels. Founded on September 14, 1960, by Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela who sought to control crude oil output, OPEC …

Energy ministers from the G20 countries under the presidency of Saudi Arabia will meet virtually on Sunday to discuss volatile oil markets and plans for a “green” recovery from the economic shock of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Kingdom is strongly backing a “circular carbon economy” strategy to remove harmful greenhouse …

Russia expects its oil production to increase after the current OPEC+ deal on output curbs runs its course in April 2022, data from the economy ministry published on Saturday showed. Russia, which the ministry expects to produce 507.4 million tonnes of oil this year, is seen increasing its production over …

The latest reports on Iran’s oil exports indicate that the country has risen oil exports sharply in September in defiance of the U.S. sanctions. Data from TankerTrackers and two other firms indicated exports are rising in September, although the figures fall into a wide range of between 400,000 bpd and …

Iranian Minister of Energy Reza Ardakanian held talks with Minister of Energy and Water Resources of the Republic of Tajikistan Usmonali Uzmonzoda via videoconference on the expansion of economic and energy cooperation. During the videoconference, the energy ministers of Iran and Tajikistan stressed the development of economic and energy relations. …

China’s imports of liquefied natural gas will likely grow 10 percent to new highs this year as companies scoop up cheap supplies to cover increasing industrial use and robust residential demand. With its total natural gas use likely expanding at 4-6 percent this year, China is the only major bright …

After the Amur Gas Processing Plant (GPP) in the east of Russia, which is 66% complete, reaches its full capacity, Gazprom will a major player in the international helium market, Russian gas monopoly Gazprom Chairman Alexey Miller said on September 23. At the GPP, the multi-component gas extracted from the …