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South Korea will strengthen cooperation with the United Arab Emirates in major technologies related to the hydrogen economy, President Moon Jae-in said Sunday. The president, who is in Dubai for a three-day visit as part of his trip to the Middle East, made the remark at a business forum attended …

Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution (LGES) has opened the books to investors to raise up to $10.8 billion in the country’s largest initial public offering (IPO), according to a term sheet seen by Reuters. The shares will be sold in a price range of 257,000 won to 300,000 won …

South Korea plans to double the number of electric and hydrogen vehicles on its roads next year as part of efforts to achieve its goal of net zero carbon emission by 2050. The government will seek to bring up the number of electric and hydrogen cars in use to about …

South Korea aims to start commercializing ammonia-fueled power generation from 2030 in a bid to reduce its heavy reliance on coal and LNG in electricity production, the energy ministry said Nov. 17. Under the government initiative, state-run power monopoly of Korea Electric Power Corp., its electricity generating units, a state …

South Korea’s aggressive new climate target will require the country to significantly ramp up its renewable energy generation, particularly in the wind sector. President Moon Jae-in pledged to cut the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions by 40% from 2018 levels by 2030 in his speech at the annual U.N. climate conference …

South Korean Data showed, on Saturday, that Iraqi oil exports to South Korea are 3.872 million barrels in last June. The Data stated that “The South Korea oil imports is 80.165 million barrels (2.67 barrels per day.)” The top four source countries of South Korean import oil are Saudi Arabia …

Amid the global transition to clean fuel, conventional oil and gas companies appear to have found a way to stay relevant: blue hydrogen. Hydrogen, typically produced by breaking methane inside liquefied natural gas into hydrogen and carbon, is labeled as blue, when all carbon emissions from this process are captured, …

Qatar Petroleum (QP) has finalized a 20-year sale and purchase agreement to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Korea. The agreement with Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) covers the supply of 2 million tons-a-year of LNG, QP said in a filing. Shipments will start by January 2025, and will be delivered …

South Korea’s oceans ministry said Wednesday it plans to speed up efforts to cut the emissions of greenhouse gases from older ships in line with new environmental regulations from an international body. Last week the International Maritime Organization (IMO) announced its plans to adopt tougher environment rules on ships built …

The South Korean Government has announced plans to build a 6GW floating offshore wind farm off the coast of Ulsan by 2030. President Moon Jae-in said that the project would require a KRW36tn ($32.8bn) investment and would create 210,000 jobs in the region. The wind facility is planned for the …