Energy minister

Natural Gas

Chevron Bids in Tender for Gas Exploration Offshore Greece

U.S. energy company Chevron (CVX.N) has submitted a bid to explore for natural gas in four offshore blocks in Greece, in partnership with Greece’s Helleni…

Oil Field

Norway’s Northernmost Oil Field Formally Inaugurated

Equinor officially inaugurated the Johan Castberg oil field on August 8. This marks Norway’s northernmost oil development and the third producing field in…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

France and Belgium Agree to Enhance Nuclear Cooperation

The energy ministers of France and Belgium have signed a declaration of intent for the two countries to deepen their cooperation on nuclear energy. The move com…

Battery

Chile Inaugurates Largest Standalone Battery Energy Storage Project

Chilean Energy Minister Diego Pardow attended the inauguration of the BESS del Desierto, a 200 MW/800 MWh battery energy storage system in northern Chile. Descr…

Green Hydrogen

Gen-Hy Secures €100M in State Aid to Build France’s First AEM Electrolyser Factory

Gen-Hy, a French start-up specializing in green hydrogen production, has secured €99.84 million in public funding from the French government through Bpifra…

Electricity Transmission

Nationwide Power Outage in Syria Due to Malfunctions, Energy Minister’s Spokesperson Says

Syria experienced a nationwide power outage on Tuesday night due to issues in the national grid. A spokesperson for the energy ministry stated that technical te…

Oil Shale

CERAWEEK Turkey to Develop Its Shale Fields With US Producer Continental Resources

Turkish national oil company TPAO has signed a joint venture agreement with U.S. oil producer Continental Resources to develop shale fields in the country&rsquo…

OPEC

Brazil Joins OPEC+

Brazil has joined OPEC+ two years after the group extended an invitation, but its membership will not be binding with regard to production cuts, the country&rsq…

Electric Vehicles

WA EV Network Complete

WA Energy Minister, Reece Whitby; Horizon Power CEO, Stephanie Unwin; Synergy Executive General Manager Thermal Generation, Brent Italiano; and WA Premier, Roge…

Oil Refinery

Kazakhstan Considers New Oil Refinery by 2030 to Process 10 Million Tons

The Kazakh Energy Ministry stressed the need to build a new oil refinery by 2030 to process at least 10 million tons of oil annually, Kazinform reported on Jan.…

Power Construction

Iceland Energy Minister Plans to Speed up New Power Plants

Iceland Energy Minister Plans to Speed Up New Power PlantsIceland’s new government plans to allow energy companies to begin three new power plant projects…

Electric Vehicle Charging

Pakistan to Cut Tariff for EV Charging Stations by 45%

Pakistan has decided to cut the tariff for electric vehicle charging stations by 45%, the country's energy minister said on Wednesday, reducing the amount t…

Oil&Gas Drilling

ExxonMobil to Begin Drilling in Cyprus’ EEZ in January 2025

ExxonMobil’s drilling rig is set to begin operations in Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in mid-January 2025, according to Energy Minister Geor…

LNG

Qatar Threatens Europe With Termination of Liquefied Natural Gas Supplies

Qatar has threatened to cut off liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies to Europe. This will happen if QatarEnergy faces a fine due to the EU Directive on corporat…

New Zealand

New Zealand Government Releases Low-Emission Hydrogen Plan

The Government has released a Hydrogen Action Plan which sets out key steps to unlock private sector investment in hydrogen energy and support New Zealand&rsquo…