The European Union will need to invest 500 billion euros ($568 billion) in new generation nuclear power stations from now until 2050, the bloc’s internal market commissioner said in an interview published over the weekend. “Existing nuclear plants alone will need 50 billion euros of investment from now until 2030. …
Read More »Turkey Aims to Shield Citizens from Global Energy Fallout
As the world wrestles with soaring energy prices just ahead of winter, Turkey is revving up efforts to ensure the fallout is only minimally reflected on its citizens and their energy bills, according to officials. Gas and electricity prices, particularly in Europe, have been setting record highs on a daily …
Read More »Winter Is Coming: Europe Grapples with Gas Prices
Energy prices are soaring around the world as the global economy’s rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic strains with decrease of supplies ahead of a predicted long winter in the Northern Hemisphere. This increase is particularly high in Europe, where gas prices are trading near record levels. Not only households are …
Read More »NATO Wants China to have more Transparency on Nuclear Program
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday asked China to show more transparency on its nuclear arms program. Stoltenberg held a talk with Chinese Foreign Affairs Minister Wang Yi by a video link to discuss NATO-China relations and international security challenges, Stoltenberg’s office announced in a press statement. Stoltenberg reaffirmed that …
Read More »Iran Slashes Gas Supplies Feeding Parts of Iraq’s Electric Power Stations
The gas supply from Iran to neighboring Iraq’s electric power stations feeding the country’s southern and central parts was slashed by 19 million cubic meters per day, according to the local government. “The rates of Iranian gas being supplied to the production stations in the central regions and Baghdad have …
Read More »IEA: Oil Demand Rebounds but Market Set for Volatility
Oil demand surged last month as rising vaccination rates helped underpin robust economic activity, but with oil-producing nations pumping less than needed prices are set to be volatile until it reaches a deal to raise output, the International Energy Agency (IEA) warned on Tuesday. A meeting of Organization of the …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Plans New National Airline to Diversify Oil Economy
Saudi Arabia plans to launch a second national airline, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) announced Tuesday as part of a broader plan of diversifying the oil-dependent kingdom’s economy by making the country a global logistics hub. The creation of another flag carrier would catapult Saudi Arabia into the 5th …
Read More »Europe’s Oil Giants Put Pandemic Blues behind as Earnings Surge
Europe’s major energy companies profited from a rise in oil prices to report big increases in first-quarter earnings on Thursday, putting the worst of the pandemic era slump in fuel demand behind them. Last year’s demand collapse forced BP, Royal Dutch Shell and Equinor to slash their dividends and preserve …
Read More »Global Oil Prices up after OPEC+ Demand Recovery Forecast
Oil prices rose Wednesday after the OPEC+ alliance made bullish predictions signaling a strong global oil demand recovery this year despite COVID-19 flare-ups in India and an expected build in U.S. crude stocks. International benchmark Brent crude was trading at $66.17 per barrel at 6:43 a.m. GMT for a 0.45% …
Read More »World Still Waiting for US Climate Target as Biden Summit Looms
The United States is still putting the finishing touches on its plan to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, ahead of a summit this week with world leaders, including Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and China’s President Xi Jinping. President Joe Biden’s administration has been pressing other countries to make …
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