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Wind Farm

DNV Targets Earthquake Risk for Wind Farms

Recommended practice published after 18-month project that aims to reduce liabilities in seismic conditions

Natural Gas

Shell Unit Commits to Renewable-Powered Timi Gas Project Offshore Malaysia

The offshore wellhead project, developed with its partners Petronas Carigali and Brunei Energy Exploration, could see peak production of up to 50,000 barrels of…

Coal Production

Europe Shows Downward Trend in Coal Production and Usage

In 2020, the consumption of hard coal declined by 35% compared to 2018 whilst the use of brown coal was reduced by 33%.

Crude Oil

OPEC Stays the Course on Output Hikes As Oil Prices Rebound

OPEC and its allies are expected to press on with their planned revival of oil production when they meet next week, as prices bounce back from their August stum…

Hydrogen Production

Major Ohio Hydrogen Plant Moves into Startup Phase

A project that has transformed a former aluminium smelter on the banks of the Ohio River in the US into a major 485MW facility that will run on carbon-free hydr…

Hydrogen Project

Linde Says It will Triple the Amount of Clean Hydrogen Production by 2028

Linde will invest more than $1bn in decarbonisation initiatives and triple the amount of clean hydrogen production by 2028.

Crude Oil

Lukoil Plans to Ramp up Oil Output at West Qurna 2 Field to 480,000 b/d in 2022

Russia ‘s second-largest crude oil producer Lukoil hopes to increase oil output at the West Qurna 2 project in Iraq to 480,000 b/d next year, the company said …

Market Analysis

Global Offshore Wind Market to Hit $56.8bn by 2026

A new report conducted by Research and Market states that the global market for offshore wind energy will record a 12.3% growth between 2021 and 2026.

Hydrogen Project

Green Hydrogen Production at Sea to be Demonstrated

Germany’s H2Mare project is developing technologies for offshore green hydrogen production powered by wind turbines.

Crude Oil

Mexico’s Pemex Struggles To Restore Oil Output Lost After Fatal Fire

Mexico’s state-owned oil firm Pemex has restored part of the oil production suspended after Sunday’s fatal fire that killed seven people,

Libya

Libyan Firm Stops Oil Production On Lack Of Funds

The Arabian Gulf Oil Company, a subsidiary of Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC), has suspended oil production for lack of money

China

China to Promote Sodium-ion Batteries During 2021-25

The Chinese government plans to promote high-quality development of its sodium-ion battery industry during 2021-25, the period of the country's 14th five-year e…

Hydrogen Project

Namibia and Germany to form Hydrogen Partnership

Germany and Namibia have signed a Joint Communique of Intent in Windhoek and Berlin to establish a partnership in the field of green hydrogen technology.

Energy Storage Battery

POSCO Chemical to Build First Overseas Production Base in China

POSCO Chemical will build a battery material factory in China, the world's largest battery market.

Nuclear Fuel

Niger Government Expresses Support for Uranium Project

The company plans to bring the project into full production by the end of 2024.