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Crude Oil

Australia’s Ampol to Restart Lytton Refinery

Australian refiner and fuel marketer Ampol plans to restart its 109,000 b/d Lytton refinery in September and reach full production in early October.

Nuclear Power Plant

China: Tianwan 5 Achieves Grid Connection

Unit 5 of the Tianwan nuclear power plant in China's Jiangsu province has been connected to the grid for the first time.

Crude Oil

Aramco Aims to Boost Production Capacity to 13 Million Bpd

The world’s largest oil company is looking to raise its production capacity by an extra million barrels per day.

Solar Power Plant

Irish Developer Secures 194MW Solar Trio

Highfield Energy has secured the rights to develop three solar farms totalling 194MW in Ireland's first Renewable Electricity Support Scheme auction.

Wind Power Project

Facebook to Buy 170MW of Windpower in Landmark Renewables Deal

Renewable energy developer Apex Clean Energy has announced a power purchase agreement with Facebook for approximately 170MW.

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Aramco Still Aims for $15 Billion Investment in India’s Reliance

Saudi Aramco said it’s still working on a deal to buy a $15 billion stake in Reliance Industries Ltd.’s refining and chemicals business, even as lower oil pri…

Solar Inverter

Sungrow Debuts 1500V Lithium-ion Energy Storage Solution at SNEC 2020

Sungrow, a global leading inverter solution supplier for renewables, debuted its latest 1500V LFP Lithium-ion energy storage system (ESS) solutions for a full r…

Oil & Gas Trade

Iran Moves from Oil to Petrochemicals in Export

Country launches 3 major petrochemical projects worth $1.6B to boost non-oil revenue.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Britain Goes 2 Months Without Burning Coal for Power

Britain has gone two full months without burning coal for electricity, as Covid-19 restrictions reduce demand, and the country plans to be off it entirely in th…

Energy Saving

EBRD Announces €10 Million Energy Efficiency Finance Package for Sarajevo

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the European Union have announced €10 million in funding for the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovin…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

U.S. Rapidly Shutting Coal in Favour of Natural Gas

Since 2010, utilities have retired or announced the closure of more than 500 coal-fired power plants in the U.S.

Oil & Gas Trade

U.S. Sends Crude Oil To World’s Top Exporter Saudi Arabia

The U.S. sent in June its first crude oil shipment to Saudi Arabia since the ban on crude export was lifted in 2015, which was also the first shipment since one…

LNG

Inpex Hit by $1.3 bln Australian LNG Assets Impairment

Japan’s oil and gas giant Inpex has flagged a 139.7 billion yen ($1.33 billion) impairment loss on its Australian LNG assets.

Wind Power Project

Statkraft UK Awarded 330MW in Ireland’s First Renewable Energy Auction

Norwegian mega-utility Statkraft has been awarded a total of 330MW of the almost 1.3GW in clean energy capacity available in Ireland’s first renewable energy a…

Coal Production

Global Coal Surplus Supply May Reach 17 Million Tons in 2020

The company has significantly lowered its forecast for global seaborne thermal coal surplus supply in 2020 to 17 million tons.