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Wind Turbine

Coronavirus Predicted to Hit China’s Wind Market by up to 50%

China’s energy market could be badly hit as the coronavirus has halted production on the countries wind turbine installations, according to Wood MacKenzie.

Energy storage technology

Can The U.S. Compete With China In The Energy Storage Race?

Last year Oilprice reported that the energy storage industry was about to explode in China. We wrote that “China is set to become the single biggest energy sto…

U.S. Sanctions Rosneft Unit for Ties to Venezuela Oil Production

The U.S. sanctioned a unit of Russia’s largest oil producer Rosneft PJSC for maintaining ties with Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro and state-run oil company PDVSA,…

US Takes Aim at Russian Oil Giant Rosneft to Press Venezuela

The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions against a subsidiary of Russian state-controlled oil giant Rosneft over its key role in Venezuela, stepping up in…

Solar Power Panel

First Floating Solar in the Middle East Set for Commissioning

The small resort island of Nurai in Abu Dhabi looks set to commission what will be the Middle East’s first floating solar plant, with Dubai-based solar develop…

Hydrogen Project

UK Government Backs World-first Low Carbon Hydrogen Projects

The UK Government’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has awarded £13m ($17m) to fund two world-first hydrogen projects led by th…

Can Solar Power Compete With Coal?

In a dusty northwest India desert dotted with cows and the occasional camel, a solar-power plant is producing some of the world’s cheapest energy.

Dasu Hydropower Project to Start Generation in 2024: Wapda Chairman

Construction work on Dasu Hydropower Project is gaining momentum as the issue pertaining to rates of land has been resolved due to support by the federal and Kh…

Oil & Gas Trade

Shell Temporarily Suspends LNG Liftings from Prelude off Australia

Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) has temporarily suspended cargo liftings from its Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility off northwest Australia while…

Wärtsilä Gets Service Agreement Extension For 25 MW Power Plant

Wärtsilä has signed a four-year extension to its operation and maintenance (O&M) agreement with Cemex Colombia S.A., one of Colombia’s major cement producers…

Oil & Gas Trade

Kuwait, Saudi Arabia Start Trial Oil Pumping from Divided Zone: Kuwait Minister

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia will start trial oil production from the jointly-operated Wafra and Khafji oilfields on Sunday, Kuwait’s oil minister said.

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Solar Power Plant

Peru Authorises 160MW Solar Venture by Spanish Player

​Peru has waved through two large-scale solar projects Spanish firm Continua Energías Positivas is looking to develop in the southeast, bringing a boost to PV…

Oil & Gas Trade

Total Looks To Stop Selling Fuel Oil To Power Plants

​Supermajor Total wants to stop selling fuel oil—one of the most carbon-intensive refinery products—for power generation in order to reduce its carbon footpr…

Crude

South Sudan Ignores Reports on Oil Pollution, Birth Defects

The oil industry in South Sudan has left a landscape pocked with hundreds of open waste pits, the water and soil contaminated with toxic chemicals and heavy met…