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Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations have concluded their landmark summit in Cornwall, UK committing to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 amid a series of other significant energy and climate pledges. They issued a communiqué in which they set out their net zero commitments and called on all …

Gas demand for power generation consumed above 13 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd) in 2020, representing almost 50% of the total demand in the Gulf countries. It is expected that this demand will increase by 14% by 2029, according a report by GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. …

A UAE climate negotiation team, presided over by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, is participating in the virtual meetings of the parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), launched on May 31 and continues until June 17. The meetings aim to pave the way …

Qatar’s Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has announced plans to build the largest electric charging station for buses in the region, which will run on solar energy and monitor and control the operation of all the sites involved. High-efficiency solar cell shades will be established, becoming the first bus station in …

The five largest oil and gas companies recorded a cumulative revenue of $1.14 trillion in 2020, representing a loss of about 30.9% or $500 billion from the 2019 figure of $1.65 trillion, according to data acquired by Finbold. PetroChina’s last year revenue stood at $280.7 billion, a drop of 19.28% …

Global technology major Siemens Energy, in collaboration with Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) and Expo 2020 Dubai, has announced the opening of the first industrial scale, solar-driven green hydrogen facility in the Middle East and North Africa region. Located at Dewa’s Outdoor Testing Facility of the Research and Development …

GE Renewable Energy and Toshiba Energy Systems and Solutions have signed a strategic partnership to localize critical phases of the manufacturing process of GE’s Haliade-X offshore wind turbine and to support its commercialization. Based on the long-lasting relationship between GE and Toshiba in Japan and beyond, this strategic agreement will …

Demand for energy in the Mena region is set to grow by 3.35% per annum for the next 15 years in the region, as the population in the Mena region is estimated to grow by 20% to reach 581 million in 2030 and a further 24% by 2050 to hit …

Oil major Total has begun producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) made from used cooking oil at its La Mède biorefinery in southern France and its Oudalle facility near Le Havre to be delivered to French airports this month. Oil major Total has begun producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at its …

The Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and global oilfield services provider Schlumberger have announced the launch of the Egypt Upstream Gateway, an innovative national project for the digitalization of subsurface information. This digital platform will also enable global access to the country’s subsurface data, which is kept evergreen by enhancing legacy …