South Korea seeks to expand its generation of nuclear power to nearly 33 percent of its total energy creation by 2030 in a move to boost energy security and to better meet net-zero goals, the industry ministry said Tuesday. Under the blueprint for the country’s electricity supply through 2036, the …
Read More »TotalEnergies to Divest 49% Stake Russia’s Termokarstovoye Gas Field
French energy giant TotalEnergies has agreed to divest its 49% stake in Termokarstovoye gas and condensates field in Serbia, Russia to its local joint venture partner Novatek. The transaction includes the sale of Terneftegas, which operates the Termokarstovoye oil and gas field. Upon the completion of the transaction, Novatek will …
Read More »IAEA Mission to Visit Zaporizhzhya NPP this
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) mission will visit the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant this week, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said. “Proud to lead this mission which will be in the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant later this week,” Grossi said on a social network. He said the mission, which …
Read More »Oil Prices Climb on OPEC Supply Cut Prospect, Rise in Demand
Oil prices rose 1 percent on Monday, as expectations OPEC will cut output if needed to support prices, conflict in Libya, and rising demand amid soaring natural gas prices in Europe helped offset a dire outlook for growth in the United States. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures jumped …
Read More »Germany is Preparing to Nationalize Gazprom’s Subsidiary
The German government has created a holding company for nationalizing the German branch of Russia’s Gazprom. Germany wants to carry out the nationalization as soon as possible. The former Gazprom Germania was initially renamed Securing Energy for Europe (SEFE), and then in June renamed Securing Energy for Europe Holding GmbH …
Read More »Why India is Pushing Ahead with Nuclear Power Plans
India is pushing ahead with plans to boost the country’s nuclear power capacity to meet its growing energy needs and reduce its carbon footprint. This is despite hurdles such as the cost and public opposition owing to safety concerns. The Indian government plans to triple its nuclear power generation capacity …
Read More »China’s Oil Majors Post Record Profits on Surging Fuel Prices
Covid lockdowns, a property market crisis and a struggling domestic economy weren’t enough to slow down China’s oil giants as they posted record first half profits. PetroChina Co., Sinopec and Cnooc Ltd. each said they made historic amounts of money in the January-to-June period as surging prices for the oil …
Read More »Iran Gas Revenues Increase 64% in a Year
The managing director of National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) has said the country’s gas revenues have increased by 64 percent since the current government took office last August, IRNA reported. “An 11 percent increase in gas exports to Turkey and the continuation of negotiations to increase exports, the collection of …
Read More »Iran Non-Oil Exports Exceed $44bn in Current Administration
Statistics showed that Iran’s non-oil exports value from August 23, 2021 to June 21, 2022 topped $44 billion, showing a hike as compared to the same period of last year. Iran exported 104.452 million tons of non-oil goods, valued at $44.254 billion since the 13th government under President Raeisi took …
Read More »Iraqi Company Buys a Romanian Power Plant
Iraq’s Mass Group Holding has bought Romania’s Mintia thermal power plant (TPP) from Hunedoara Energy Complex (CEH) for 91.2 million euro ($91 million) in a public auction, and plans to invest over 1 billion euro in the plant in the coming years, the company’s judicial administrator Expert Insolventa said on …
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