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Geothermal Power Plant

A 'Rock Star' System for Geothermal Energy

A team of scientists has assembled a first-of-its-kind system to help them understand how to harness energy from deep below ground.

Nuclear Fuel

Sweden’s Government Approves Construction of Spent Nuclear Fuel Repository

Sweden’s government in late January gave radioactive waste management company SKB the green light to proceed with a deep geological repository (DGR) for spent …

Oil & Gas Supply

The State of Play of Africa’s Deepwater Discoveries

While global demand sees an upward trend in a post-COVID-19 environment, oil and gas producing countries have been unable to maintain supply owing to a myriad o…

Natural Gas

Germany Freezes Nord Stream 2 Gas Project as Ukraine Crisis Deepens

Germany on Tuesday halted the Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea gas pipeline project, designed to double the flow of Russian gas direct to Germany, after Russia formally…

Nuclear Fusion

DeepMind Working on Nuclear Fusion Plasma

​Scientists say nuclear fusion, the same process that powers the sun, could potentially provide a limitless amount of clean energy for everyone—forever.

Natural Gas

GECF participates in 12th IEA-IEF-OPEC Symposium on Energy Outlooks

With the world deeply mired in an uncertain environment, lack of investment in gas will add to the range of uncertainty surrounding the energy transition, said …

Natural Gas

China's First Self-Run Deep-Sea Field Produces 1 Billion Cubic Meters of Natural Gas

The Shenhai-1, the first deep-sea gas field fully operated by a Chinese company, has produced over 1 billion cubic meters of natural gas, said the operator Chin…

Oil Price

‘A Very Scary Concept’: Energy Ministers Fearful of Oil Prices Surpassing $100 a Barrel

Energy ministers representing Egypt and Cyprus on Monday said they were deeply concerned about the potential for oil prices to climb above $100 a barrel.

LNG

Qatar's Asian Gas Contracts Hamper Ukraine Planning

Qatar's deepening trade in natural gas with Asia is complicating global efforts to protect Europe from the threat of an energy squeeze by Russia.

Nigeria

Nigeria Oil Refinery About to Come Online Later This Year

AfDB President Dr Akinwumi Adesina described the Dangote oil refinery and petrochemical plant project in Nigeria as a game-changing initiative that will spur th…

South Korea

South Korean President Visits UAE, Showcasing Deep Ties

The president of South Korea has reached a preliminary multibillion-dollar deal to sell Seoul’s surface-to-air missiles to Abu Dhabi and pledged deeper coopera…

Crude Oil

Saudi Arabia may Set Deep Crude Price Cuts for Asia in February

Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia may implement deep price cuts for the crude it sells to Asia in February after Middle East benchmarks and spot prices slumped this…

Carbon Emissions

South Africa Sets out to Tighten 2030 Emissions Target

South Africa’s economy is shifting from heavy industry to service sectors, allowing for deeper carbon cuts, but coal lingers in the energy mix

Cooperation case

China, Russia forge Close Ties in Energy Cooperation Under BRI: Sinopec Report

China’s oil giant Sinopec on Tuesday released a report about the company’s participation and growth in Russia which deepens ties with China on energy cooperat…

Geothermal Power Plant

Consortium Formed to Develop Geothermal Energy Projects

A CONSORTIUM of businesses and academics has been formed in the north to explore and develop deep geothermal energy projects.