A planned underwater energy pipeline linking Barcelona in Spain and Marseille in France could take up to seven years to build, Spain’s energy minister has said. France, Spain and Portugal announced on Oct. 20 they had agreed to build the maritime pipeline instead of a long discussed overland pipeline across …
Read More »China Plans Mammoth Offshore Windfarm
The Chinese city of Chaozhou in Guangdong has plans to begin construction on its massive 43.3 GW offshore wind farm within the space of a few years, according to the city’s most recent five-year plan. The location of the wind farm is ideal, with winds strong enough to run the …
Read More »Macron Lashes out at United States over Double Standard Energy Policies
U.S. trade and energy policies have created a “double standard”, with Europe left paying higher prices for its natural gas, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday. France, the latest—and largest–country to withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty, has switched from being a net exporter of energy last year, to …
Read More »U.S. EV Market Set to Grow by 390% by 2028
The U.S. market is looking increasingly attractive for electric vehicle (EV) producers, as non-traditional EV manufacturers make plans to break into the market. A decade ago, when people thought of EVs one name came to mind – Tesla. Fast-forward a few years and consumers have a vast array of EV …
Read More »France, Spain, Portugal are to Build the Barcelona-Marseille Gas Pipeline
Replacing plans to extend the so-called MidCat pipeline across the Pyrenees, previously opposed by France, Spain and Portugal, they announced they will build an ocean-based pipeline to transport hydrogen and gas between Barcelona and Marseille. Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa said the pipeline, also known as BarMar, will help pump …
Read More »Russia Largest Foreign Investor in Iran’s Oil Industry in H1
Statistics showed that $2.7 billion worth of foreign investment made in the Iranian oil and gas sector in first half of the current Iranian year of 1401 (from Mar. 22 to Sep. 22), the total of which belongs to Russia Russian companies’ investment made in Iran has been approved by …
Read More »Iran Ready to Cooperate with Armenia in Energy, Transportation, Technical-Engineering Fields
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met with the Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia, Alan Simonyan on Saturday in Yerevan. During the meeting, Amir-Abdollahian pointed to Iranian government’s priority in cooperation with neighbors and emphasized the importance of respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Armenia like other neighbors …
Read More »Oil Products Export Climbs 40% in H1
The value of Iran’s oil products export increased 40 percent in the first half of the present Iranian calendar year (March 21-September 22), as compared to the same period of time in the past year, the boar director of Iranian Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Products Exporters Union (OPEX) announced. Hamid …
Read More »In Cooperation with Russian Company, Iraq Seeks to Boost Output from the Badra Oilfield
Iraq seeks to boost output from the Badra oilfield operated by Russia’s Gazprom Neft, a senior official at the Iraqi Ministry of Oil Ali al-Wardi said on Saturday. Speaking to Sputnik, al-Wardi said, “we have an old contract…Gazprom continues to work pursuant to this contract. We have plans to increase …
Read More »Iran Oil Minister Holds Talks with Turkish Officials
The Iranian Oil Minister discussed the extension of the gas contract and energy trade in a meeting with the country’s energy and economic officials during his visit to neighboring Turkey. Javad Owji, who has traveled to Ankara at the head of a delegation, met with Fatih Dönmez and Nureddin Nebati, …
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