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Siemens Large Drives Applications (LDA) has received an order from a Chinese customer to deliver a special machine with dual shaft extension, which will have an efficiency of beyond 98 percent and will be a world-leading 2-pole electric motor. It can be used in motor operation with a power of …

Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Aramco) today reported a 288% increase in net income for the second quarter of 2021 from the same quarter of last year to $25.5 billion, declaring a dividend of $18.8 billion. The company’s net income for the first half of the year was $47.2 billion, representing …

Aramco has refuted recent reports claiming that the company plans to embark on Bitcoin mining activities. In a statement, Aramco said: “With reference to recent reports claiming that the company will embark on Bitcoin mining activities, Aramco confirms that these claims are completely false and inaccurate.” Aramco is a global …

Siemens Mobility and Continental Engineering Services (CES) have partnered on the development and manufacture of pantographs for trucks, with the eHighway technology from Siemens Mobility supplying trucks with electricity via an overhead line. The cooperation aims to electrify key stretches of highway-networks in Germany’s autobahn network with overhead contact lines …

OPEC+ has delayed its decision on the extent of crude oil production increases, raising questions about the alliance’s capacity to coordinate production and highlighting disagreements about supply policies, according to Fitch Ratings. Earlier this week, OPEC+ postponed for a third time its meeting to finalise the decision on the next …

The growth of hydropower plants worldwide is set to slow significantly this decade, putting at risk the ambitions of countries across the globe to reach net-zero emissions while ensuring reliable energy supplies, said the International Energy Agency (IEA) in a new report. Global hydropower capacity is expected to increase by …

Qatar Petroleum has signed a sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with Shell for the supply of 1 million tons per annum (MTPA) of LNG to China for 10 years. LNG deliveries will commence in January 2022 to various LNG terminals in China. Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, the Minister of State for …

Accelerating energy transitions on a path to climate safety can grow the world’s economy by 2.4 percent over the expected growth of current plans within the next decade, said a new analysis from the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena). Irena’s 1.5°C pathway – (The Agency’s ambitious goals to limit global …

Masdar, a subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company and one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies, has announced a strategic agreement with Iraq to develop solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in the country with a minimum total capacity of 2GW (gigawatts). Iraq, the second-largest oil producer in the Organisation of Petroleum …

Oman’s Ministry of Energy and Minerals and the International Energy Agency (IEA) will organise a Ministerial Dialogue on September 9 to explore ways to leverage clean energy transitions to ensure broader economic resilience. The Ministerial Dialogue – which will be co-hosted by Oman’s Minister of Energy and Minerals Mohammed bin …