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Turkey has extended until mid-September a controversial east Mediterranean gas exploration mission that has put it at odds with Greece and the rest of the EU. Ankara deployed the Oruc Reis research vessel and warships to the disputed waters on August 10 and prolonged the mission twice. Greece responded by …

Japan will dispatch a third relief team to Mauritius on Wednesday to help the island nation’s response to an oil leak from a Japanese freighter that ran aground in July. The six-member team will help conduct detailed investigations of mangroves, coral reefs, wildlife and seawater quality to assess the impact …

Samsung Heavy Industries said Tuesday it obtained a detailed design approval from the US ship classification organization American Bureau of Shipping for its natural gas liquefaction cycle technology, the first in the shipbuilding industry. The shipbuilder said, upon the approval, it can save costs for the payment of technology fees …

Egyptian and Cypriot officials have intensified discussions over preparations for a joint gas pipeline project aimed at transforming Egypt into a regional energy trade hub, a government source revealed on Monday. According to the official, the joint scheme would see natural gas from the offshore Aphrodite gas field in Cyprus …

Oil prices gained on Tuesday, reversing overnight losses, as investors moved into risk assets and stayed away from the safe-haven U.S. dollar which hit multi-year lows. Brent crude LCOc1 futures climbed 47 cents, or 1%, to $45.75 a barrel at 0635 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude CLc1 futures …

Business and government representatives and researchers from Russia and Germany want to establish a bilateral cooperation on hydrogen, the German-Russian Resources Forum (DRRF) announced after a meeting on 28 August. “Germany was, is and will remain dependent on energy imports, and hydrogen will play a central role in energy and …

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) at the weekend said it was going to explore the future of blue hydrogen, digitalisation in the energy sector and cyber security and blockchain technology. Its Secretary-General Mohammad Barkindo, said the oil and gas sector has always been keen on deploying the latest …

Seyyed Hamid Hosseini, a member of the board of directors of the Iran-Iraq Joint Chamber of Commerce has announced that Iran’s non-oil exports to Iraq is increasing and on a positive track. According to him, about 3,000 trucks are carrying Iranian goods to Iraq on a daily basis. About 1,500 …

Rosneft has been awarded by the Rospatent in the category “100 Best Inventions of Russia for 2019 and the H1 2020” for the development of a unique biological product for cleaning the northern seas of oil pollution. The project for the development of the innovative product is being implemented by …

China continues to be the world’s largest producer of renewable power from wind as well as solar photovoltaics, according to the International Energy Agency’s Key World Energy Statistics report, released on Thursday. The country accounts for 28.7% of global wind production, supplied by an installed capacity of 184GW, and 31.9% …