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Offshore Wind Power

20th CPC National Congress | Chaozhou in China Is Planning 43.3 Gigawatt Offshore Wind Farm Before 2025

The city of Chaozhou, in China’s Guangdong province, is going to build an offshore wind farm so large that it is expected to provide more power than all of Nor…

Natural Gas

Germany Evaluating if Consumer Gas Price Brake Can Be Brought Forward

German finance minister Christian Lindner said on Sunday it was not yet clear whether a gas price brake for consumers and small businesses planned from March co…

LNG

CEZ Seeks Higher Capacity at Dutch LNG Terminal, Wants Damages From Gazprom

Czech power utility CEZ is in talks to raise the capacity it has booked at a new Dutch liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal.

LNG

Philippines Sees Room for LNG Despite Renewables Push

The use of LNG imports for power generation in the Philippines next year should not be a disincentive for investors in renewables.

Net Zero Emission

Australia Signs up to Global Pledge to Cut Methane Emissions by 30%

Australia's climate change minister Chris Bowen on Sunday said the government has joined the Global Methane Pledge as part of multilateral efforts to reduce glo…

Hydrogen Project

Asia’s Richest Person Adani Aims for Europe With Huge Morocco Clean Energy Project

Billionaire's conglomerate is considering building wind and solar generation plants in the North African nation and units to produce green hydrogen for export. …

Dewa Appoints Companies to Consult on Hassyan Desalination Plant

Consulting companies on the 120m gallons per day plant include Deloitte, WSP and Addleshaw Goddard.

Net Zero Emission

Ottawa and Alberta Clash Over Who Must Pay to Lift Canada’s Carbon Capture Credits

Canada's federal government and the main oil producing province of Alberta are at odds over who should pay to bolster tax credits and scale up a crucial technol…

Oil Price

Goldman: U.S. SPR Crude Releases to Have Modest Price Influence

The Biden administration's plan to continue releasing the Strategic Petroleum Reserves (SPR) "as appropriate" to bring down retail rates poses limited downside …

Oil Shale

Shale Firms Discount 'U.S. Put' as Inadequate to Lift Oil Output

U.S. shale oil executive Matt Gallagher this week took a poll on Twitter to gauge sentiment toward President Joe Biden's offer to stock the U.S. emergency oil r…

Oil Refinery

Exxon Shares Surge to Record High on Strong Earnings Outlook

Exxon Mobil Corp shares passed their all-time high on Friday as oil prices resumed their climb and analysts raised their long-term views of top U.S. oil produce…

Carbon Emissions

Global Climate Disclosures to Cover Full Gamut of Carbon Emissions

Planned new global corporate sustainability disclosures will include the full range of carbon emissions, but with 'relief provisions' on measuring greenhouse g…

Energy Transition

S.Africa's Energy Transition Plan Needs $46.5 Bln, Five Times Pledges - Sources

South Africa's plan to kick-start its transition from coal to renewable energy will need $46.5 billion, more than five times the $8.5 billion Western nations ha…

Net Zero Emission

U.S. EPA Begins Work to Set up $27 Bln Green Bank

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday began the process of designing a $27 billion green bank that will offer grants to disadvantaged communities …

Carbon Emissions

Deutsche Bank Sets 2030 Targets to Cut Emissions Tied to Loans

Deutsche Bank on Friday said it aimed to reduce the emissions tied to its upstream corporate oil and gas sector loans by 23% by 2030, as part of a series of tar…