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Which ASEAN Countries Are the Most Energy-Intensive

A total of seven countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region are less intensive than the world average, but three are above, led by B…

Crude Oil

Poland Approves $60 G7 Oil Price Cap

Poland has agreed to a $60 price cap on Russian crude oil, Poland’s Ambassador to the EU, Andrzej Sados, said on Friday.

LNG

Argentina Government to Send LNG Bill to Congress in Coming Months

Argentina's Economy minister Sergio Massa said on Thursday that the government was readying a liquefied natural gas (LNG) bill to send to Congress in the coming…

Wind Power Project

UAE’s Masdar Signs on 10GW Wind Project in Egypt

Renewable energy company Masdar, renewable energy developer Infinity Power and Hassan Allam Utilities have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop…

Carbon Emissions

Saudi Arabia Commits $2.5 Bln to Middle East Green Initiative - Crown Prince

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman speaks during the Future Investment Initiative Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia October 24, 2018. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy o…

Net Zero Emission

UK Regulator Scraps CoP Reports Requirement to Bolster Energy Security

UK’s regulator, the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA), says that the industry will make significant savings in time and money following its move to cut red…

LNG

World’s First Emissions-Reducing Integrated Hybrid Drive System for an LNG Plant

​Northeast Energy Center (NEC) and Chart Energy & Chemicals selected Siemens Energy to supply a gas/electric hybrid drive system for NEC’s LNG plant being bui…

Nuclear Power Plant

The Global Energy Crisis Is Contributing to a Nuclear Renaissance

Japan is considering extending a limit on the operation lifespan of nuclear plants.

Electric Car

Volvo’s First Bi-Directional EV Brings the Customer to the Grid

The upcoming fully electric Volvo EX90 will be the first Volvo car to be hardware-ready for bi-directional charging capabilities, alleviating the grid of unnece…

Natural Gas

Australia Court Scraps Drilling Permit for Santos’ $3.6 Bln Barossa Gas Project

Australia's Federal Court on Wednesday ruled in favour of an indigenous group's challenge against a drilling permit for Santos Ltd's Barossa gas development, in…

Net Zero Emission

Toyota, Honda, Nissan Get Greenpeace Thumbs-Down for Decarbonisation Efforts

Japanese automakers Toyota Motor Corp, Honda Motor Co and Nissan Motor CO ranked at the bottom of a new Greenpeace study on 10 automakers' decarbonisation effor…

Energy Storage Battery

Pilot Production Begins for Australia’s First Lithium Battery Gigafactory

Energy Renaissance claimed its lithium battery solutions are designed and built with deployment in the heat and humidity of Australia and much of the wider Asia…

Russian Federation

Enel CEO Awaits Word on Sale of Russian Unit to Lukoil

Italian utility Enel has no indication on when it can close the sale of its Russian unit, CEO Francesco Starace said on Saturday, adding prospective buyer Lukoi…

India

India May Not Reach 175GW RE Capacity Target by 2022: Fitch

The passage of the Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill will support its growth.

Germany

Critical Coal Barges at Deadlock as Rhine Is Set to Be “Impassable” by Friday

Shallow water across the river could reportedly mean that energy products remain undelivered.