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Oil&Gas Drilling

ConocoPhillips Receives Consent to Use Valaris rig for Ekofisk Wells

Oil and gas exploration company ConocoPhillips has received consent from the Norwegian offshore safety watchdog Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), to use a Valar…

South African Petroleum Body Warns of Diesel Shortage

The South African petroleum industry association said South Africa was running low on diesel.

Electric Vehicle Battery

Rolls-Royce and Daimler Truck AG Plan Cooperation on Stationary Fuel-Cell Systems

Daimler Truck AG and Rolls-Royce plc plan to cooperate on stationary fuel-cell generators as CO2-neutral emergency power generators for safety-critical faciliti…

Electric Car

China's Chery Auto Plans to Sell Cars in EU, United States: Chairman

China's Chery Automobile, which has a manufacturing partnership with Jaguar Land Rover, is planning to sell its own-branded cars in the European Union and Unite…

Poland Launches EUR 6.8m Funding Program for Geothermal Heating Efforts

NFEPWM has announced the call for applications for co-financing of small hydropower plants and construction of geothermal heat sources!

Clean Energy Transition

Germany's Coal-Powered Days are Over, Smart DER is the Future

The days of coal-powered generation are over in Germany, thanks in part to the COVID-19 crisis, according to the country's renewable energy federation, the Bund…

Leading Energy Companies Call for European Clean Hydrogen Investment

The CEOs of ten leading energy companies have written an open letter to the European Commission, urging the group to prioritise hydrogen generation as part of E…

Energy Transition

IEA Commends Austria's Efforts to Accelerate its Clean Energy Transition

Austria is committed to reaching carbon neutrality by 2040 at the latest – 10 years earlier than the goal set by the European Union.

Energy Technology

Renewable Hydrogen is Key to Unlocking the Complete Decarbonisation of European Industries

Today (May 25), eight industry leaders, European solar power and European wind energy, launched the "alternative renewable hydrogen" programme.

Energy Storage Battery

EIB Reaffirms Commitment to European Battery Industry and Energy Transition

At a meeting of the European Battery Alliance on Tuesday 19 May, European Investment Bank Vice-President Andrew McDowell, confirmed the Bank's commitment to sup…

Oil Price

Negative Pricing Seen Spreading from Oil to Gas

Almost a month after US crude oil prices collapsed into negative territory for the first time, European gas markets are facing the prospect of also slipping int…

Oil & Gas Trade

Which Oil Major Is Best Prepared For The Future?

European oil supermajors are slashing costs but sparing their renewable energy business. U.S. giants are cutting across the board and focusing on their core bus…

CNPC

China's Crude Oil Imports to Rise 2% y/y in 2020

China’s crude oil imports are expected to increase by around 2% in 2020 amid lower prices, while apparent crude oil consumption is seen rising by 1-2%, accordi…

Nuclear Power Plant

Ukraine Passes Bill to Secure Euratom Loan

The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's upper house of parliament, has adopted a draft law on nuclear safety that enables state-run nuclear power plant operator Energoato…

Clean emission

Global CO2 Emissions to Drop 4-7% in 2020

Four countries or blocs -- China, the United States, the European Union and India -- accounted for two-thirds of the downturn across the first four months of 20…