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Oil&Gas Drilling

Rig Platform Arrives in Mossel Bay Ahead of Drilling

The rig platform, the Deepsea Stavanger, arrived in Mossel Bay on 21 August ahead of its deployment to the Outeniqua Basin, where it is scheduled to work on the…

Wind Farm

Brazilian JV Unveils 155MW Onshore Development

Brazilian renewables developer AES Tiete has formed a joint venture with Unipar to develop a 155MW wind farm in Brazil.

Offshore Wind Power

Australian Crew Plan 1.1GW Offshore Adventure

Australian oil and gas company Pilot Energy has started a feasibility study into the development of an 1100MW offshore wind farm off the coast of the mid-west r…

Oil Price

Russia’s Novak Says 2020 Oil Demand Could Fall by Up to 10 Million bpd

Global oil demand could fall by 9-10 million barrels per day this year due to impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on F…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Ninian Northern Loaded Onto Quay at Lerwick

The operation to load-in the 14,200 tonne Ninian Northern topside at Lerwick Harbour’s Dales Voe Base has been completed successfully.

United States

ConocoPhillips Pulls Request for Extension of Flaring Permits at 41 Texas Sites

U.S. oil and gas producer ConocoPhillips withdrew a request to extend flaring permits at 41 of its sites in West Texas.

Thermal Plant

Polish Coal Mine to Boost Efficiency with Caterpillar Cogeneration Systems

Commissioned in June, the system uses coal mine methane to produce up to 12MW of power and 12MW of thermal energy.

Solar Company

Top 10 Global Large-Scale Solar PV Developers Revealed

Research and consulting firm Mercom Capital Group has released a new report revealing the world’s top ten large-scale solar PV developers.

Oil & Gas Trade

US Sanctions Chinese, UAE Firms Skirting Iran Oil Embargo

The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions against 11 Iranian, Chinese and United Arab Emirates companies accused of helping to bypass the American embargo…

Oil & Gas Trade

Russia's Gazprom Starts LPG Supplies to Crimea Via New Bridge

Russian state gas producer Gazprom has started direct rail shipments of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) via a new bridge to the Crimea peninsula which Moscow anne…

Market Analysis

Duke Energy's Carbon Reduction Plans See 'Valuable' Role for Nuclear

Integrated Resource Plans (IRPs) filed on 1 September by Duke Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Progress demonstrate the valuable role nuclear and natural gas ca…

Solar Power Plant

RattanIndia Sells 306MW Solar Portfolio to GIP for $232m

RattanIndia Group has reportedly sold its 306MW of solar projects to Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), in a deal valued at $232m (Rs16.7bn).

Power Construction

The Demand for Electricity in Spain Decreases 2.4% in August

37.8% of the monthly generation was of renewable origin: wind energy 15.8%, concentrated solar power 3.5% and photovoltaic 8%.

Geothermal Power Plant

Turkey’s Soyak Considers Croatia Geothermal Project

Turkish company Soyak is considering investing in geothermal energy in Croatia and has expressed interest in exploring the Legrad-1 geothermal concession area i…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Japanese Coal Burn Slips to Historic Low in May

The Covid-19 pandemic drove Japanese coal-fired power generation to a more than four-year low in May, although the fuel's cost advantage for power generation sa…