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Italy, Austria, Germany, Algeria, and Tunisia reiterated on Tuesday their intention to develop a pipeline that would carry renewable hydrogen from North Africa to Europe, the Italian energy ministry said. The 3,300-km (2,050 miles) hydrogen pipeline, named SouthH2 Corridor, is planned to ship green hydrogen from the African coast to …

The European Union has been funding wind power as a priority in energy policy. Buildout has been fast and sizable—and yet the bloc remains more dependent on coal than wind. This dependence could deepen instead of vanishing because the pace of new capacity additions is slowing down. Last year, the …

Low wind speeds have pushed the UK’s power prices to their highest level in two years on Tuesday, with wind generation expected to plunge to the lowest level on Wednesday since September 2023, Bloomberg models show. The day-ahead power price in the UK hit $296.28 (£241.49) per megawatt-hour (MWh) on …

Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil exporter, expects global oil demand to grow by a steady 1.3 million barrels per day (bpd) this year compared to 2024, the chief executive of the biggest oil firm in the world told Reuters. Oil demand is set to hit nearly 106 million bpd …

One week into the latest – and most aggressive yet – U.S. sanctions on Russian oil exports, the Asian buyers of Russian crude are scrambling for alternative supply, the price of oil has rallied, and analyses suggest that more than 1 million barrels per day (bpd) of Moscow’s export volumes …

Consumption of natural gas in the EU’s third-largest economy, Italy, dropped by 2.5% in 2024 to its lowest level in more than 15 years, power market manager GME said on Friday. Demand fell for a third consecutive year in 2024, due to higher prices compared to the pre-energy crisis levels, …

Weaker fuel demand and depressed refining margins in 2024 resulted in the first annual decline in China’s refinery throughput in over 20 years, excluding the pandemic lockdown year of 2022, government data showed on Friday. Chinese refiners processed on average 14.13 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil last …

Russia’s exports of refined oil products by sea declined by 9.1% in 2024 from a year earlier, due to low processing rates, drone attacks knocking out refineries, and export bans, Reuters reported on Friday, citing industry data. Russia shipped a total of 113.7 million metric tons of refined petroleum products …

During the Covid-19 pandemic, when oil prices fell to a record low, millions of oil and gas jobs were cut worldwide. This was owing to a decrease in oil and gas operations due to work and movement restrictions, as well as many companies going bankrupt. During this time, several oil …

TotalEnergies expects its fourth-quarter results to have benefited from higher LNG production and prices and stronger gas trading, the French energy group said on Thursday, diverging from other supermajors that have flagged weaker oil and gas trading results for the final quarter of 2024. TotalEnergies expects its Integrated LNG results …