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Crude Oil

Russia: U.S. Shale Decline Can’t Count As ‘Output Cut’

Production declines across the U.S. shale patch as companies reduce drilling and spending cannot be viewed as a voluntary U.S. cut aimed at supporting oil price…

Market Analysis

Hydrogen Fuel Could Help Decarbonize the Dirtiest Industries in the World

This renewable energy could provide opportunities to power the biggest fossil fuel users.

Waikato And Upper North Island Voltage Management

The decommissioning of thermal generation plants in Otahuhu, Southdown and Huntly, alongside the retirement of the Huntley coal generation plant in 2022 will ca…

Oil Price

Oil Rises As Markets Eye OPEC, Russia Meeting on Output Cuts

Oil prices rebounded Wednesday after two straight days of declines.

Gas Turbine

SGT6-9000HL Achieves First Fire at Duke Gas Turbine Test Site

Siemens Energy has successfully started up the first SGT6-9000HL gas turbine to kick off long-term testing phase in North Carolina.

Thermal Coal

South Korea's Thermal Coal Imports to Sink 19.2% to Decade-Low

The country imposed tougher restrictions on coal power from December 2019 to March.

Carbon capture

Large-Scale Carbon Capture Project Announced for Natural Gas Power Plant

Starwood energy will invest in the development of a large carbon capture facility for an existing natural gas power plant.

Gas Turbine

‘Major Milestone’ For Siemens

Siemens Energy said it has achieved a major milestone by successfully starting the world’s first SGT6-9000HL gas turbine at Duke Energy’s Lincoln Combustion T…

Nuclear Power Plant

IAEA Reviews Water Storage at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station

The IAEA and the Japanese Government have been cooperating extensively over the past decade to deal with the aftermath of the Fukushima Daiichi accident, in are…

Market Analysis

Exploration Drilling for Geothermal Energy Started in Uganda

​In December 2019, we reported on the planned start of exploration drilling for geothermal in Uganda. As has now been reported from Ugada, Royal Techno Industr…

Coal Company

Covid-19 Lockdown: Smooth Supply of Coal by CIL to Gencos Despite Default in Payments

India's state-owned coal India has decided to provide a steady supply of fuel to power generation companies without any restrictions.

Combined cycle power plant

MHPS Commissioning T-Point 2 Combined Cycle Power Plant Validation Facility

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) has begun commissioning of T-Point 2, its new combined cycle power plant validation facility at Takasago Works in Hyogo …

Gas Turbine

ISO Issues New Gas Turbine Exhaust Standard

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has published a new standard “ISO 21905:2020 Gas turbine exhaust systems with or without waste heat re…

Oil & Gas Trade

Tunisia and Algeria to Sign a 10 Year Gas Supply Deal

Tunisia and Algeria are to sign a 10 year gas supply deal according to the governments of Tunisia and Algeria represented by their respective Energy and Mines M…

Market Analysis

Solar Emerging as Best Bet for West Africa’s Future Energy Mix

The countries of West Africa should make solar PV the “prime source” in their future energy systems as they decarbonize in the decades leading up to 2050, acc…