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Oil Field

Equinor Gets Go-Ahead to Drill North Sea Well Duo

Norwegian offshore safety agency, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA), has given Equinor consent to drill two exploration wells offshore Norway, using t…

Personnel Appointment

Senate Votes to Confirm Regan as EPA Administrator

The U.S. Senate on March 10 voted 66 to 34 to confirm Michael Regan as administrator of the U.S. EPA. Representatives of the biofuels and bioenergy industries h…

Coal Trade

Vietnam's Coal Imports Fall Further in February

Vietnamese coal imports slipped for a third straight month in February from a year earlier as industrial activity slowed amid the lunar new year holiday and a r…

Electric Car

Volvo India to Exit Diesel, Plans to go Full Electric

Swedish luxury carmaker Volvo will be phasing out diesel cars from India by the end of this year and gradually move over to only electrics as the company works …

OPEC

India Asks Refiners to Diversify, Cut Reliance on Middle East Oil After Opec+ Decision

India, hit hard by the soaring oil prices, has urged producers to ease output cuts and help the global economic recovery

Solar Power Panel

Chinese Firm BYD Increases Solar Panel Production in Brazil

Demand for solar power equipment has risen in Brazil as solar energy had the highest growth in the country last year, outpacing thermal and wind energy.

Oil & Gas Trade

Saudi Oil Exports Holding Strong Despite Production Cut Commitment

Saudi Arabia’s crude oil exports fell just slightly in February, in stark contrast to the bold voluntary production cuts that the Kingdom had offered to make.

Nuclear Power Plant

Presidents of Russia and Turkey Give Start to Full-Scale Construction of Akkuyu NPP Unit 3 During a Ceremony Via Videoconference

10 March, 2021, Büyükeceli, Mersin Province, Turkey. A ceremony commemorating the start of Unit 3 construction was held at the site of the first Turkish nucle…

Oil Exploration

Adnoc and Petronas Agree to Explore Oil and Gas Opportunities in Abu Dhabi

The two state oil companies will look at exploration and production possibilities in the emirate

Energy Storage System

Therma Marine Contracts Wärtsilä for Floating Energy Storage System

Power generation holding company Therma Marine has ordered a flexible floating barge-mounted energy storage system from Finnish power and marine industry compan…

Nuclear Reactor

GE Hitachi and Estonia Energy Firm Expand Small Modular Reactor Project

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy and Estonia-based Fermi Energia OÜ are teaming up to complete due diligence before installing a BWRX-300 small modular reactor in tha…

Video| Star Scientific - Wins World Hydrogen Awards for Industrial Application 2021

Andrew Horvath, Global Group Chairman, Star Scientific Limited accepting the inaugural World Hydrogen Awards for Industrial application – March 9, 2021

Hydropower Plant

Keeyask Station Starts Generation Ahead of Schedule

The Keeyask Generating Station in Manitoba, Canada, has begun producing hydroelectricity six-months ahead of the project's control schedule, with a further six …

Offshore Wind Power

Innovations in Floating Wind Energy Technologies Key to Futher Cost Reductions

Floating offshore wind is maturing and has performed significant cost reductions over the past years.

Canada

SNC-Lavalin Joins Canada’s Nuclear Innovation Institute

Canada’s SNC-Lavalin Group has become a Founding Member of the Nuclear Innovation Institute, joining other industry leaders to accelerate the pace of clean ene…