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Energy Transition

BP, Pale Blue Dot Scoop ‘Energy Transition’ Prize

BP and Pale Blue Dot were among winners of the 2020 Offshore Achievement Awards during a virtual ceremony on 14 August.

Market Analysis

China's Electricity Consumption Growth Eased to 2.3% in July

A shift in production strategy by crude oil refineries may have played a role.

Coal Mine

England's Last Coal Mine Closes Despite Demand for Almost 8m Tonnes of Coal a Year

The Bradley Mine in County Durham which produces 150,000 tonnes of coal a year is to end production after almost 200 years.

Germany

Germany Approves Sixth UER Project

The German environment agency has approved another upstream emissions reduction project, which will save around 117,400t of greenhouse gas emissions.

LNG

Low Gas Prices Could Derail Papua New Guinea’s LNG Ambitions

Papua New Guinea first started producing liquefied natural gas in April 2014 when the flagship $19bn PNG LNG project came on-line months ahead of schedule.

Oil and Gas Equipment

Nigeria: Rainoil’s New 8000metric ton LPG Tank Helps Widen Expansion

Rainoil Limited’s newly built 8000metric ton capacity Liquefied Petroleum Gas tank, with fleet capacity of 40 trucks, has been launched, targeted at deepening …

EV Market

UGANDA: Kiira Motors Set to Produce 5,000 Electric Vehicles Per Year by 2021

Rwanda's state-owned Kiira Motors Corp. is working hard to begin producing 5,000 electric vehicles a year, including buses, by 2021.

Solar Power Plant

Afghan Power Company Signs MoU to Develop Solar Plant with PAL 4

The government of Afghanistan has signed a memorandum of understanding with the UAE-based PAL 4 Solar Energy for construction of a solar power plant.

Russian Federation

Russia Doesn’t Expect OPEC+ To Change Course

The OPEC+ panels will not be discussing next week any revisions of the ongoing production cut pact and are not expected to make any major decisions to tweak the…

Energy Storage Battery

Lithium-Ion Battery Production Set To Quadruple This Decade

The global lithium-ion cell manufacturing capacity pipeline could rise fourfold to reach 1.3 terawatt-hours in 2030 compared to 2019.

SPI Goes Fully Virtual as Las Vegas Trade Show is Cancelled

SPI, North America’s largest solar industry event, will now be fully virtual after the organisers cancelled an outdoor exhibition rescheduled for October.

IEA Lowers 2020 Oil Demand Forecast Citing Dismal Aviation Sector

The International Energy Agency (IEA) cut its 2020 oil demand forecast on Thursday, warning that reduced air travel due to the coronavirus pandemic would lower …

United States

Trump Administration to Roll Back Curbs on Methane from Oil, Gas Operations

The EPA is expected to retain some of the rules issued in 2012 that control methane emissions and also limit those of so-called volatile organic compounds that …

Gas turbine engine

MHPS Maintains Leadership in Global Heavy-Duty Gas Turbines Market

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems continues to lead the power generation industry in global market share year-to-date for heavy-duty gas turbines.

Nuclear Fusion

Chevron Announces Investment in Nuclear Fusion Start-Up Zap Energy

Oil major Chevron has announced an investment in Zap Energy, a nuclear fusion start-up company developing a next-generation modular nuclear reactor.