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Oil&Gas Drilling

Qatar Starts Expansion Drilling At World’s Largest Gas Field

Qatar Petroleum has started the development drilling campaign of the North Field East Project to expand the production capacity of the world’s biggest natural …

States ask EPA for Nationwide Biofuel Waiver to help Oil Refiners Weather Coronavirus

The governors of five U.S. states have asked the Trump administration for a nationwide waiver exempting the oil-refining industry from the nation’s biofuel law…

Market Analysis

Europe can be 60% powered by solar before 2050

Perhaps it is not surprising a report co-produced by Europe’s solar industry places PV at the heart of a zero-carbon, mid-century energy system on the continen…

Oil Field

Production of Iran's South Yaran Oil Field Increases

The oil production at the South Yaran joint oil field in Khuzestan province in southwestern Iran (this field is called Majnoon field in Iraq) was increased as a…

Clean emission

Royal Dutch Shell Commits To Net Zero Emissions By 2050

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, one of the world's largest oil and gas producers, on Thursday promised to become net carbon neutral by 2050 at the latest.

Hydropower Plant

Financiers Appointed for 15MW Kaptis Hydropower Project

The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF)and Finnfund have been confirmed as senior debt lenders to conduct due diligence for the 15MW Kaptis run of river …

LNG

Networks Unveil Plan to Deliver World's First Zero Carbon Gas Grid

The UK's gas network operators have set themselves the ambitious target of delivering the world's first zero carbon gas grid, as part of a major new programme d…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

The Decline of Coal-Fired Power Will Not Impact Reliable Electricity Supply

If the economic viability of the coal industry was not already in question before the outbreak of COVID-19, the ensuing economic downturn has really laid bare t…

Nuclear Power Plant

Reactor is Back Online as Hartlepool Nuclear Plant

A Hartlepool nuclear reactor is back in service after a shutdown – and the plant’s boss has praised staff for their efforts during ‘unprecedented times’.…

Solar Technology

HZB Scientists Announce 24.16% Efficiency for Tandem CIGS Solar Cell

The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems’ (ISE) CalLab has confirmed the new efficiency rating. The researchers have combined semiconductors, perovski…

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Shell Deepens Carbon Reduction Plans

Royal Dutch Shell on Thursday announced plans to deepen its greenhouse gas emissions reduction "ambitions".

Coal Mine

Central China's Hunan to Reduce Number of Coal Mines

Central China's Hunan Province will cap the number of its coal mines at 100 before the end of 2021 to ensure the safe operation of the coal industry, local auth…

Offshore Wind Power

SSE Rolls Out Action Plan for UK to Reach 40GW Offshore Wind Goal

Developer building 3.6GW Dogger Bank megaproject says roadmap 'urgently needed' to hit 2030 government target.

Thermal Coal

Thermal Coal Demand Declining Globally, Driving Fewer Imports, Production

Thermal coal demand is declining globally and forcing cutbacks of imports and production, driven by lower power-sector coal demand resulting from the coronaviru…

Solar Power Panel

Turkey Sets New Rules for Solar Module Imports

The Turkish government published new regulations this week regarding imports of solar panels that will go into force within 30 days from the date of publication…