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Greece

ExxonMobil, Energean to sign contract for first test gas drilling off Greece in years

U.S. oil major ExxonMobil, Energean and Helleniq Energy will sign ​a contract on April 14 with ‌Stena Drilling to start exploratory drilling in a western Gree…

South Korea

Hitachi Energy, Samsung C&T sign grid MoU

Hitachi Energy and Samsung C&T have signed a memorandum of understanding to expand collaboration on high-voltage alternating current grid infrastructure worldwi…

Routing Energy, VENSYS agree wind pact

Routing Energy and VENSYS Energy have entered into a strategic cooperation agreement to support wind energy projects.Routing Energy said the partnership will ex…

EU

EU signs off on €3.7bn Czech biomethane production subsidies

The European Commission has approved a €3.7bn ($4.36bn) Czech government funding scheme to scale sustainable biomethane production amid the net-zero emissi…

Norway

Equinor aims to sell 8% stake in solar energy firm Scatec

Norway's Equinor said on April 13 it is contemplating a ​sale of some 12.9 million ​shares in Scatec, representing around ⁠8.1% of the ​solar energy fir…

Botswana

Botswana signs energy and mineral exploration deals with Oman

Botswana's president has clinched multiple ​agreements with Oman, including on mineral exploration, oil storage infrastructure and renewable ‌power, d…

Venezuela

Chevron agrees to asset swap in Venezuela to focus on heavy oil projects

Chevron signed two key agreements on April 13 to expand ‌operations at Venezuela's vast Orinoco Belt, including an asset swap adding an extra heavy cru…

Electric Vehicles

VW to stop making its top electric vehicle in the US

Volkswagen said on April 9 it will end production of the ID.4 electric SUV out of ‌its Tennessee plant this month, citing a challenging time for the U.S. e…

China

China Launches World's First Panoramic Carbon Emission Accounting System

The world's first panoramic carbon emission accounting system covering the production end, consumption end, and natural sources—the "Panshi·Yuheng Carbon …

Serbia

Serbian gas turbine power plant project with SOCAR's participation will require 600 mcm of gas per year - Serbian energy minister

April 9 , The volume of gas required for the operation of the gas turbine power plant (GTPP) planned for construction in Serbia jointly with the State Oil Compa…

Russian

Roscosmos says working with Kurchatov Institute, Rosatom to resume nuclear-powered rocket engine research

April 9 ,Roscosmos is working together with the Kurchatov Institute and Rosatom to resume nuclear-powered rocket engine research, Roscosmos Space Systems Depart…

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan ratifies green energy transmission deal with Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan

April 9 ,The Senate or the upper chamber of Kazakhstan's parliament passed a law ratifying a strategic partnership agreement on the production and transmiss…

Canada

Plug Power Delivers 275 MW Electrolyzer for Hydrogen Project in Quebec, Canada

The American fuel cell and hydrogen company Plug Power recently secured a contract to supply a 275 MW PEM electrolyzer system for Hy2gen's Courant project i…

Pumped Storage

Construction of Main Project Begins for Yulin Pumped Storage Power Station in Guangxi, China, with Total Investment of 8.36 Billion Yuan

On April 4, Southern Power Grid Energy Storage Co., Ltd. announced that the pumped storage power station located in Yulin, Guangxi, has fully commenced construc…

Germany

Siemens Energy Germany Signs Energy Reconstruction Agreement with Syria to Aid in Power System Recovery

On March 30, Syrian President Ahmad Shara led a delegation to Berlin, Germany, and signed a memorandum of understanding with Siemens Energy. Siemens Energy has …