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South Korea

Iran Seizes UAE-Bound Chemical Tanker

Iran has seized a UAE-bound chemical tanker in the strait of Hormuz, further stoking already heightened tensions in the Mideast Gulf.

Solar Power Plant

Bangladeshi Apparel Makers opt for Rooftop Solar

More than 500 factories have registered to make their manufacturing facilities more eco friendly in the garment exporting powerhouse and the nation’s net meter…

Oil & Gas Trade

Venezuela’s 2020 Oil Exports Plunged To The Lowest Level In 77 Years

Venezuela’s crude oil and refined product exports plummeted in 2020 to their lowest level in 77 years

Oil Pipeline

Russia to Double Natgas Volume to China in 2021 as Cold Spell Bites

The increased volume of supply was due to a new 1,110-km pipeline extension in December that starts at Changling in northeast China's Jilin and ends at Yongqing…

Transformer

China XD Group Recieves Approval for Eight New Transformers

Eight new transformers and reactor products from China Xidian Group have passed the industry appraisal, and their comprehensive performance indicators reached t…

Nuclear Policy

Iran Plans 20% Uranium Enrichment 'As Soon As Possible'

The move comes amid heightened tensions between Iran and the U.S. in the waning days of the administration of President Donald Trump, who unilaterally withdrew …

Thermal Coal

China Thermal Coal Futures Set for Biggest Monthly Rise in 3 Years

Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange thermal coal futures are up nearly 12% this month and on course for their biggest monthly gain since January 2018

Wind Farm

GE Signs Deal for Vietnam Windfarm

GE Renewable Energy is to supply eight turbines to a windfarm being built in Vietnam.

Coal Production

Weekly US Coal Production Totals 11 million st, Down 12.6% on Year: EIA

Weekly US coal production was estimated at nearly 11 million st in the week ended Dec. 19, down 2.6% from the year-ago week, US Energy Information Administratio…

Energy Storage Project

DOE Invests US$7.6 million to Develop Energy Storage Projects

The U.S. Department of Energy has selected 29 projects to receive nearly US$7.6 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development.

Oil&Gas Drilling

Eni: New Oil Discovery and New Production in the Western Desert of Egypt

New oil resources discovered in the Western Desert of Egypt with a new exploration well in Meleiha Concession. The new discovery adds 10,000 barrels of oil per …

Energy Technology

Diamonds may Power Electrical Grid, EVs more Efficiently

In their paper, the researchers said that diamonds have been shown to have superior carrier mobility, breakdown electric field and thermal conductivity, the mos…

Nuclear Power Plant

Mochovce New-Build Project Receives Loan Boost

They and EP Slovakia BV have signed a new agreement that modifies some of the terms and conditions of the 2015 contract concerning the sale of the stake held by…

South Africa

AFRICA: AfDB Allocates $5 million to Renewable Energy Projects in the G5 Sahel

The "Desert to Power" initiative has just received a grant of 5 million dollars from the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa, managed by the African Development …

United States

U.S. Senate Passes American Energy Innovation Act

AEIA to modernize domestic energy laws to ensure the United States remains a global energy leader.