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Oil & Gas Trade

CNOOC China Awards LNG Contract to Aramco Trading

China National Offshore Oil Corp has awarded a tender to buy liquefied natural gas from the trading arm of oil giant Saudi Aramco in Singapore through the Shang…

European Islands Decarbonisation Project Kicks Off

The islands decarbonisation project IANOS has launched with support from the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme.

Carbon Neutral

EU Parliament Sets Out Proposals to Finance Carbon-Neutral EU in 2050

Members of the European Parliament stressed on November 13 that one of the objectives of the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan should be to ensure a shift from…

Carbon Neutral

India Only G20 Nation on Track to Meet Paris Pact’s 2°C Goal

Though China has declared that it will be carbon neutral by 2060, it is in the 'highly insufficient' category according to the climate action tracker while Indi…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Energy Firms Mull New European Battery Business

Energy company Equinor, technology firm Panasonic and industrial firm Hydro have formed a partnership to explore the possibilities of a new European battery bus…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Chinese and Japanese EV Battery Makers Promoting Plants in Europe

Panasonic of Japan and SVOLT of China are moving to establish electric vehicle battery plants in Europe to challenge Korean battery makers.

Offshore Wind Power

Europe Plans Mammoth Expansion of Offshore Wind Farms

The 27-country bloc should target 60 GW of offshore wind by 2030 and 300GW by 2050, up from 12GW today, the Commission said in its offshore renewable energy pla…

Energy Security

Report Confirms Progress in Safety of Offshore Oil and Gas Operations in Europe

The European Commission has seen progress in the safety of offshore oil and gas operations in EU member states following the implementation of the safety direct…

Energy Storage Battery

Panasonic Teams up with Norwegian Firms for Europe Battery Business

Japan's Panasonic said Wednesday it has signed a partnership with two Norwegian firms to develop a "green battery" business targeting the European market, inclu…

Oil and Gas Technology

Bharat Petroleum Confident of Meeting 10% Ethanol Blending Target by 2022

And on Monday it also allowed procurement and conversion of the surplus maze into ethanol.

Market Analysis

EU Plans to Increase Offshore Windfarm Capacity by 250%

Proposal would create 62,000 jobs and help towards carbon neutrality, says commission.

Biobattery

Swedish Biofuels Tax Exemption Approved by EU

The European Commission has granted the continuation of tax exemption measures for biofuels in Sweden.

Electric Car

China Doubles Sales - Tesla Only in Fourth Place

The corona pandemic weighed heavily on the auto industry this year. In the meantime, however, more cars are being sold again in Europe, the USA and China.

Gas power plant

SEPLAT, NNPC to Build Gas Plant in Imo State

SEPLAT Group has partnered with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation to site a multi-billion-naira gas plant at Asaa, Ohaji-Egbema Local Government Area …

Carbon Neutral

How Lighting Company Signify Went 100% Carbon Neutral

​We speak to Harry Verhaar, Head of Global Public and Government Affairs at Signify, about how the company became 100% carbon neutral and why it's important fo…