A new 500MW solar photovoltaic plant in Spain, described by the Spanish utility Iberdrola as ‘the largest in Europe’ has entered operation. The Núñez de Balboa facility, which involves an investment approaching €300 million (£263m), has more than 1.4 million solar panels and will generate enough clean energy to supply …
Read More »The Iraqi Government Intends to Restrict Kurdistan Region by OPEC Agreement
The federal government intends to restrict Kurdistan Region by OPEC agreement to reduce crude oil production. The advisor to the Prime Minister, Mathar Muhammad Salih indicated in a statement quoted by the semi-official newspaper, Al-Sabah, in its Sunday edition, to what he called “the importance of the oil ministry restricting …
Read More »US Increase Pressure on Saudis as Negotiators Wrestle over Historic Oil Deal
The US stepped up pressure on Saudi Arabia to seal a historic deal to cut oil production as negotiations that President Donald Trump himself has brokered dragged on for a third day. Talks aimed at ending a price war that’s savaging the US oil industry and threatening petrostates’ budgets continued …
Read More »US Senators Urges Saudi Officers to Take Concrete Action to Cut Oil Output
Republican U.S. senators from oil states who recently introduced legislation to remove American troops from Saudi Arabia said on Saturday they had spoken with three officials from the kingdom and urged them to take concrete action to cut crude output. Saudi Arabia and Russia were close to finalizing a deal …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Delays Release of Oil Price Data Again as Mexico Refuses to Yield on Output Cuts
On Thursday, Riyadh, Moscow and other OPEC+ members and partners tentatively agreed to cut crude output by some 10 million barrels per day (bpd) over the next two months, with the deal requiring each country to cut about 23 percent of its output. Saudi state-owned oil giant Saudi Aramco has …
Read More »Efforts to Persuade Mexico to Join Oil Cuts Deal Persist
The Kremlin said on Saturday it hoped the world’s largest oil producers would come to a consensus on output cuts and that negotiators were still trying to persuade Mexico to take part in a deal, TASS news agency reported. OPEC, led by Saudi Arabia, and its allies, led by Russia, …
Read More »Global Focus on Renewable Energy Creates Growth Prospects for Wind Turbine Materials
According to market research firm, Frost & Sullivan, increasing demand for energy worldwide and traditional energy independence due to volatile oil prices is encouraging governments throughout the world to harness the potential of renewable energy, driving the global market for wind turbine materials. Expanding at a compound annual growth rate …
Read More »India Moves Ahead With New Renewable Energy Transmission Projects
India’s mega plans to expand transmission infrastructure to support upcoming and planned renewable energy projects continues to take shape. The government-owned REC Transmission Projects Company Limited (RECTPCL) recently approved setting up seven transmission projects to support renewable energy parks in various parts of the country. The company has approved plans …
Read More »China, UNIDO to Finance Covid-19 Medical Waste Management Project in Iran
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in cooperation with the government of China will jointly finance a project for medical waste management in Iran during the coronavirus outbreak in the country. The project will cost more than one million euros which will be totally provided by UNIDO and China, …
Read More »Saudi-Mexican Clash Halts Record Oil Cut Deal
Top oil nations struggled to finalise record output cuts at G20 talks on Friday to boost prices slammed by the coronavirus crisis, as Saudi Arabia clashed with Mexico despite United States President Donald Trump’s mediation offer. OPEC led by Saudi Arabia and its allies led by Russia, which together make …
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