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Oil & Gas Trade

Biden Announces Ban on Russian Oil, Gas Imports to US

President Joe Biden announced Tuesday morning that the US would ban imports of #oil, natural gas and coal from #Russia. The British government also announced it…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Aston Martin Inks Deal to Develop EV Batteries with UK Start-Up Britishvolt

Aston Martin is to work with Britishvolt on the development of “high performance battery cell technology,” as the carmaker gears up to launch a battery-electr…

Oil & Gas Trade

Ukraine: Workers Refuse to Unload Russian Oil from Ship

Workers are refusing to unload Russian oil from a German-flagged ship which is moored at a major British oil refinery.

EV Market

'Ofcharge': UK Car Industry Calls for EV Charging Watchdog to Help Accelerate Rollout

Trade body SMMT drafts UK strategy for ensuring battery car charging is as affordable and accessible as possible for consumers as the number of electric vehicle…

Energy Storage Battery

Massive UK Battery Factory Receives $2.3bn in Funding

Britishvolt plans to manufacture 300,000 electric vehicle battery packs per year.

Electric Vehicle Battery

Britishvolt Signs Agreement to Develop High-Nickel EV Batteries

Electric vehicle battery startup Britishvolt said on Monday it has signed an agreement with a UK government-backed research facility to develop batteries with h…

Market Analysis

EIA Forecasts US Fossil Fuel Production to Reach New Highs in 2023

After declining in 2020, the combined production of US fossil fuels increased by 2% in 2021 to 77.14 quadrillion British thermal units.

United Kingdom

AstraZeneca to Power UK Sites with Biomethane in Decarbonisation Drive

British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca has partnered with Future Biogas to power its UK sites with low-carbon energy as part of the compa…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Oil Giant Teams up with Aulton to Build Battery Swap Stations

British Petroleum to embrace alternative electric refueling method

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle

Alstom, Eversholt to Introduce the UK’s ‘First-Ever’ Hydrogen Train Fleet

A new agreement signed between Alstom and Eversholt Rail will bring the UK’s first ever hydrogen train fleet to British rails as the nation transitions to zero…

Cooperation case

China's Green BRI Contributes to Tackling Climate Change: British Expert

China's green action initiatives that encourage green infrastructure, energy, transportation and finance under the Belt and Road Initiative framework will contr…

Natural Gas

U.S. Gas Production Set for Big Increase in 2022 on High Prices

As a result, futures prices for deliveries at Louisiana's Henry Hub in January 2023 are currently trading around $1.15 per million British thermal units below p…

Energy Security

UK Summons Iranian Envoy Following Oil Tanker Attack

In response to Monday's development, Iran has also summoned the British charge d'affaires in Tehran

Oil Field

B.C. Fracking Fields Emit 1.6 to 2.2 Times More Methane than Federal Estimates

Methane emissions from British Columbia oil and gas fields are 1.6 to 2.2 times higher than the federal government is estimating, according to yet another study…

Geothermal Power Plant

British Geothermal Site Passes Crucial Milestone As Firm Plans Four New Power Plants

A “proof of concept power plant” in Cornwall, southwest England, has started to produce geothermal steam.