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French supermajor Total is rebranding as it accelerates a shift away from oil and into renewables and the wider power sector, a move its CEO claimed shows it is “more than serious” about the energy transition. Total – one of the leading fossil giants in terms of renewable energy ambitions …

Laying of the pipeline segment of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in Danish territorial waters is planned to be completed in April 2021, department head of Gazprom Anton Demchenko said at a teleconference with investors on Tuesday. “Construction of the gas pipeline in Danish waters continues. This is the main …

India will make up the biggest share of energy demand growth at 25% over the next two decades, as it overtakes the European Union as the world’s third-biggest energy consumer by 2030, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said. India’s energy consumption is expected to nearly double as the nation’s gross …

The deputy petroleum minister for international and commercial affairs said on Monday that the present agreement for gas export to Turkey is valid until 2026 and the talks for extending the accord has started by National Iranian Gas Company, Trend reports citing IRNA. Speaking in the 3rd Specialized Summit on …

Qatar Petroleum selected Chiyoda Corp. and TechnipFMC Plc for the main construction contract to expand its liquefied natural gas production capacity by 43%. Qatar’s energy minister and QP Chief Executive Officer Saad Al-Kaabi signed the agreement, worth about $13 billion, with the two companies at a ceremony in Doha on …

The startup in 2020 of the 31.5 Bcm/year TurkStream pipeline triggered an unprecedented reshuffle in the way Russian gas reaches southeast Europe, and now with the start of flows via TurkStream’s onshore expansion, the picture is shifting once again. Like the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 pipeline projects, TurkStream …

The share of natural gas in Turkey’s electricity generation grew by 21 percent last year compared to 2019, as increasing drought hindered the production capacity of the country’s hydropower plants, according to a recent report by the Electricity Generators Association of Turkey. Turkey’s gross electricity generation in 2020 was 305,431 …

Their forecast has been based on what they see as the inability of many companies to increase production due to the ongoing economic impacts of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, which would mean a balance in supply and demand, according to Al Arabiya. The funds’ outlook on future trends of …

China has, for the first time, asked domestic companies to shoulder the responsibility for controlling the country’s greenhouse gas emissions by buying and selling emission quotas on a unified national carbon market. The sheer scale of the problem could create the world’s largest carbon trading market, but big structural factors …

German and French leaders took part in a virtual meeting on security policy and cooperation. Angela Merkel noted the importance of the gas pipeline for her country, which will soon complete the transition from coal and nuclear energy to renewable sources. Germany has set ambitious emissions-cutting goals that involve the …