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Czechia will build its first small modular reactor in 2032 to increase energy security and climate protection in a project backed by Czech President Petr Pavel, who stressed the role of nuclear energy in the country’s future energy mix. Czechia already has two conventional nuclear plants in Temelín and Dukovany …

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida agreed to strengthen energy ties and economic cooperation with major gas producer Qatar on Tuesday, the final leg of a Gulf tour that has focused on securing energy supplies and promoting Japanese high tech. Kishida, who has been urged by Japan’s gas lobby to secure …

The EU and Japan agreed July 18 to strengthen their energy cooperation by establishing an EU-Japan energy security dialogue on global LNG “architecture.” In a statement, the EU said the dialogue would see collaboration on a global “early warning” system to help pre-empt possible supply shocks and ensure global LNG …

Current investments in gas infrastructure are falling short of what is needed, officials at an industry conference in Japan said on Wednesday, citing the role they say the fuel has to play in both global energy security and the transition to net zero. Big producers have in recent years promoted …

QatarEnergy’s net income rose 58% in 2022 to reach 154.6 billion riyals ($42.4 billion) on surging international energy prices, according to latest reported data. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February last year sparked supply fears among European consumers reliant on Moscow for pipeline gas, driving prices to record highs. As …

ADNOC today announced that it has begun construction on the Middle East’s first high-speed hydrogen refueling station. The station, which is being built in Masdar City by ADNOC, will create clean hydrogen from water, using an electrolyser powered by clean grid electricity. Hydrogen, which creates no carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions …

The European gas market still faced “major uncertainties” ahead of winter and a full halt to Russian gas flows could reignite tension, said the International Energy Agency (IEA). “Fierce competition for gas supplies could also emerge if northeast Asia experiences colder than usual weather and economic growth is stronger than …

The US Energy Information Administration announced on Tuesday that Iraq’s oil exports to the United States had reached approximately 46 million barrels during the first quarter of 2023. According to a table published by the administration, “Iraq’s exports of crude oil and its products to the United States during the …

Japan plans to announce a new public-private framework to help reduce methane emissions across the liquefied natural gas supply chain as concerns about rising temperatures force governments to take more aggressive climate action. Details are expected to be announced during the LNG Producer-Consumer Conference on Tuesday in Tokyo, Minister of …

Libya’s Sharara oil field is gradually resuming production after protesters that shut the facility earlier last week left, a person familiar with the matter said. The protesters ended their demonstration after officials released a man who’s vying to become the nation’s next central bank governor. The nearby — but smaller …