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Crude Oil

SLB Awarded Multi-Region Deepwater Contracts by Shell to Support Capital-Efficient Energy Development

Global energy technology company SLB has been awarded a series of major drilling contracts by Shell to support capital-efficient energy development across its d…

Power Construction

Constellation Close to Acquiring Calpine for $30B in Massive Power Generation Deal

Constellation Energy is close to acquiring Calpine in what would be one of the largest ever purchases in power generation.Constellation is currently in talks wi…

Biofuel

DOE, EPA Award $6 Million to 3 Advanced Biofuel Projects

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) and the U.S. EPA on Jan. 8 awarded $6 million to three companies that are working to …

Oil&Gas Drilling

Carigali Hess Enlisting Tanjung Offshore’s Maintenance Services

Tanjung Offshore Services, a subsidiary of Malaysia’s T7 Global, has won a service contract with Carigali Hess Operating Company, a joint venture between …

LNG

Philippines Encourages LNG Importers to Aggregate Buying

The Philippines is encouraging importers of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to voluntarily aggregate purchases of the super-chilled fuel in efforts to lower prices …

Geothermal Power Project

Biden to Push Geothermal Energy to Boost AI Growth

President Joe Biden’s administration plans to streamline permitting for geothermal energy development as part of a broader executive order to boost infras…

Wave Energy

US DOE Allocates Nearly $2 Million for Wave-Powered Desalination Research

The US Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) has announced nearly $2 million in funding for two university-led projects focused on…

Oil & Gas Trade

Slovakia Says Gas Supply Meeting with Ukraine, European Commission Cancelled

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia December 22, 2024.A meeting between Slovak, Ukrainia…

Photovoltaic （PV）

China’s Trina Solar Sets World Record for Solar Conversion Technology

Trina Solar said it would continue to increase its research and development in passivated solar technology to maintain its technology leadership.China’s T…

Energy Storage System

Puerto Rico Receives Us DOE Loans to Boost Battery Storage to 1 Gwh

Puerto Rico’s fragile grid has been given a boost, with the US Department of Energy (DOE) offering more than half a billion dollars via the Loan Programs Offic…

Biofuel

Indonesian Palm Oil Makers Await Technical Details for Latest Biodiesel Mandate

Indonesia’s implementation of its planned B40 biodiesel mandate, which would increase the palm oil-based blend in biodiesel from 35% to 40%, has yet to ta…

Hydrogen Production

China in Solar Hydrogen Mega First

China has announced that a large integrated solar-hydrogen farm, located in the tidal flat area of eastern China, has officially commenced operations.The larges…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Iran Plans to Increase Renewable Energy-Based Power Generation

Iran intends to reach a total of 4,800 megawatts of renewable energy-based electricity generation by the end of next year (March 20, 2026), aiming for a substan…

Hydrogen Production

China’s Largest Offshore Solar-Hydrogen Farm Starts Operation

A drone photo taken on Nov. 3, 2024 shows a photovoltaic power project in Rudong County of Nantong City, east China's Jiangsu Province.A large integrated so…

Gas power plant

Officials Approve Duke Energy’s Plan to Replace Coal With Gas-Fired Units

Regulators in North Carolina have approved Duke Energy’s plan to replace some of the utility’s coal-fired units with natural gas-fired generation.Th…