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Oil&Gas Drilling

U.S. Crude Oil Rig Count Plunges To Near 2-Year Low

The US oil and gas rig count fell sharply on Friday, decreasing by 19 for the week, according to Baker Hughes. The total oil and gas rig count now stands at 916…

Nuclear Power Plant

Japan's Tepco to Submit Decommissioning Plan Regarding Five Reactors

Tokyo Electric Power (9501.T) will submit to a municipal official on Monday a plan regarding the decommissioning of five reactors at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nucl…

Oil and Gas Technology

The Iraq-Turkey Oil Pipeline Dispute: Opportunity in an Arbitration

Fatigue and frustration aside, U.S. focus and engagement in Iraq remains critical to the national- and energy-security interests of the United States and its al…

Wind Turbine

China’s First 10MW Offshore Wind Generator Market Ready

Dongfang Electric Machinery has developed China’s first 10MW direct drive permanent magnet generator for offshore wind turbines.

LNG

The African LNG Market Holds 7.1% of Proven Global Gas Reserves

Africa is an exciting frontier in the global natural gas sector. On the demand side, Africa’s large, urbanised and industrialised societies of the future will …

Coal Trade

Report Shows: China Injected $1b in "Green" Financing to Coal-Related Projects

Chinese financial institutions provided at least $1b in “green” financing to coal-related projects in the first half of this year, Reuters reported in a revie…

Solar Power Plant

Atlas Renewable Energy Has Switched on Its Second PV Plant in Brazil

Atlas Renewable Energy has switched on its second PV plant in Brazil, the 156MWp Juazeiro Solar Plant in the northeastern state of Bahia.

RENEWEM S.R.L.

RENEWEM was founded in 1980 with the aim of acting in the management and development of power generation from renewable resources through the implementation of …

Offshore Wind Power

SeaRenergy Acquires Offshore Wind Engineering and Permit Specialist Elbe-1

Whereas SeaRenergy provides engineering, marine services, QHSE and offshore professionals for installation and O&M of offshore wind farms and platforms, Elbe-1 …

Oil & Gas Trade

Brazil Contracts 1.14 Billion Litres in The 68th Biodiesel Auction

Brazil's Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANP) announced on Tuesday that almost 1.14 billion litres (301.15m gallons) have been contracted in the 68t…

Nuclear Power Plant

EDF Energy is Expected to Restart the Hunterston B Nuclear Reactor

The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) will allow the 40-year-old generator in North Ayrshire to run for four months, 17 months after it was shut down to inves…

Climate Change to hit all Economies if Paris Agreement Crumbles

New study from the University of Cambridge suggests seven per cent of global GDP could be wiped out by 2100 under business-as-usual carbon emissions scenario.

Crude

How Much Crude Oil Has The World Really Consumed?

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates that the world consumed 96.92 million barrels per day in 2016, with the top 10 consumers accounting for 60…

Pumped Energy Storage

DEWA Invest $391 Million For A 250-MW Pumped-Storage Project in Dubai

The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has awarded a Dh1.437 billion ($391 million) construction contract for a 250-MW hydropower project in the Unite…

Nuclear Equipment

A Power Station in Oxfordshire Were Demolished on 18 August

The last cooling towers of Didcot A power station in Oxfordshire were demolished on 18 August, six years after the station was decommissioned. The detonation wa…