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The EU’s diplomatic chief on Friday attacked the US over its use of economic sanctions, after Washington opened the way to measures over Russia’s controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. Josep Borrell, the EU’s high representative for foreign affairs, said Washington’s secondary sanctions on those doing business with its foes …

Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Energy is looking into local potential contractors to deliver a 100-kW pilot floating solar project on Boyukshore Lake, it said this week. The pilot project, named Knowledge Exchange and Technical Assistance on the Development of Floating Solar Panels System, is backed by the Asian Development Bank, which …

Iran’s Ambassador to Dakar Mohammad Reza Dehshiri held separate meetings with Senegalese Minister of Petroleum and Energy Mouhamadou Makhtar Cisse and Minister of Agriculture and Rural Equipment Moussa Balde. During the meeting, the two sides discussed the expansion of cooperation in the field of oil, gas, and energy. The holding …

The European Union firmly opposes unilateral sanctions and threats of sanctions by the United States, as they affect the interests of European companies, including Nord Stream 2 and Turkstream gas pipelines. Such measures go against the international law, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell said …

Ongoing development of new liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects in Russia will allow it to seize a 15-percent share of the global LNG market, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak wrote in an article in the Russian magazine Energy Policy. Since Russia began LNG exports in 2009 with the Sakhalin-2 project, …

The Russian Ministry of Energy considers the current oil price of $40-43 per barrel more or less balanced and does not expect price changes after the weakening of the OPEC+ production restrictions, Energy Minister Alexander Novak told reporters. “No, we do not expect it, because the market is already conscious …

The COVID-19 crisis has led to more than $3.4 billion in lost revenues for the U.S. ethanol industry, according to an economic analysis released by the Renewable Fuels Association. Based on the latest projections from the Energy Information Administration and the Food and Agriculture Policy Research Institute, the RFA study …

The United States, the Iraqi government, and the Gulf Cooperation Council have reiterated their full support for a project linking the electricity networks between the latter and Iraq. In a statement to the US State Department, Washington said it is, “committed to facilitating this project and providing support when needed”. …

The United States on Wednesday hardened its efforts to prevent the completion of new German-Russian and Turkish-Russian gas pipelines by ending sanctions exemptions for companies involved in the projects and warning they will be subject to US penalties unless they halt their work. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced …

Saudi Aramco has joined with European and US supermajors – representing a third of the world’s oil industry – to begin curbing emissions at their own operations as the clamor builds for the biggest polluters to act on climate impact. Members of the Oil & Gas Climate Initiative, a group …