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Russia’s Lukoil would be “happy” to return to talks on its Iranian oil projects, which were at an advanced stage, once US sanctions on the Middle Eastern country are lifted, CEO Vagit Alekperov said June 3. Lukoil was in talks with Iran to develop the Ab Teymour and Mansouri oil …

Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardekanian has travelled to Russia to take part in the 24th edition of St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). Heading a delegation, the Iranian minister arrived in Moscow on Wednesday to attend the economic forum. Ardekanian is going to hold talks with his Russian counterpart to …

A UAE climate negotiation team, presided over by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, is participating in the virtual meetings of the parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), launched on May 31 and continues until June 17. The meetings aim to pave the way …

A variety of buildings, facilities, and dock make up a new skyline like the Russian north has never seen before. Once a sleepy village, the Belokamenka (Russian for “the White stone”) is nowadays the busiest industrial construction site anywhere in the circumpolar north. Over 100 companies are involved in creating …

Non-oil products worth $61 million were exported from Arvand Free Trade Zone (FTZ), in Iran’s southwestern province of Khuzestan, during the 1.5-month period since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21), according to a provincial official. Seyed Ali Mousavi, the deputy head of Arvand Free Zone Organization …

Russian Energy Minister Nikolai Shulguinov and Pakistani Ambassador in Moscow Shafkat Ali Khan signed an agreement for the future construction of the Pakistan Stream gas pipeline on Friday. According to the energy portfolio, the parties penned a protocol of amendments to an intergovernmental agreement that provided for the construction of …

Qatar’s Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has announced plans to build the largest electric charging station for buses in the region, which will run on solar energy and monitor and control the operation of all the sites involved. High-efficiency solar cell shades will be established, becoming the first bus station in …

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has signed a partnership agreement with Siemens Energy aimed at advancing the global energy transition. Under the agreement, the organisations will strengthen collaboration on the application of technology to advance and deepen the transition to renewable energy around the world. The wide-ranging scope of …

European investors are going to produce “green” hydrogen in Kazakhstan, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan. “Foreign investors see Kazakhstan as an attractive destination for major renewable energy projects,” said the report. As specified, the results of the study of the country’s potential in this direction were reported …

The world’s seven largest advanced economies have agreed to stop international financing of coal projects that emit carbon by the end of this year, and phase out such support for all fossil fuels, to meet globally agreed climate crisis targets. In a communique on Friday, the Group of Seven nations …