Gas

New Technology

Silver Diphosphide :Novel Catalyst for CO2 Reduction to Tunable Syngas

A new chemical process does in the lab what trees do in nature -- it converts carbon dioxide into usable chemicals or fuels.

Cooperation case

China, Philippines Vow to Advance Cooperation in Oil, Gas Exploitation

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin agreed here on Monday to advance bilateral cooperation in o…

Exxon Well Blast Caused Huge Methane Leak in Ohio

An Exxon Mobil Corp. natural gas well in Ohio released more methane into the atmosphere during a blowout in 2018 than some countries do in a year, according to …

Crude

NNPC's Refineries Record Losses for Nine Consecutive Months

The three refineries belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) recorded losses for nine consecutive months, the corporation said in its Se…

Oil & Gas Trade

Israel Becomes Major Energy Exporter After Signing Egypt Gas Permit

Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz called the permit a "historic landmark" for Israel.

Oil & Gas Trade

Oil Poised Near Three-Month Highs on U.S.-China Trade Hopes

Oil prices trickled a fraction lower on Tuesday but remained near a three-month high as investors kept the faith with hopes that a fully fledged U.S.-China trad…

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Scotland Must 'Walk The Talk' on Climate Change

Action across the economy is needed in the next 12 months if Scotland's new target for greenhouse gas emissions is to be met, a report has warned.

Coal Power

Natural Gas Surpasses Coal in Carbon Emissions

Carbon emissions from coal, the dirtiest fossil fuel, are on a steady decline, and carbon emissions from natural gas now surpass coal. The new data adds fuel to…

Thermal coal

A Negative Outlook on US Thermal Coal Markets in 2020

Moody’s Investors Service said Friday it retained a negative outlook on US thermal coal markets in 2020 based on stiffer competition in the generation stack fr…

Clean Coal

Global Natural Gas Electricity Is Gaining On Coal

Perhaps the primary question for climate and reducing greenhouse gas emissions is the ability of natural gas to displace coal in the power generation sector.

Oil Price

Oil Prices Fall But Hold Near 3-month High on Trade Deal Agreement

Brent crude oil futures fell 23 cents, or 0.4 per cent to $64.99 a barrel by 0101 GMT, after closing at a near three-month high on Friday.

New Technology

Scientists Convert Plastics Into Useful Chemicals for Fuel Cells Using Sunlight

Chemists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have discovered a method that could turn plastic waste into valuable chemicals by using …

Oil and Gas Technology

South Korean Biochem Company Starts Biodiesel-Petrol Mix Production

SK Chemicals, South Korea's top biofuel producer, has begun research to mix its biodiesel with petroleum-based fuels to produce low-sulfur marine oil that will …

Siemens Working on Modern Power Plants in Iran

Germany’s engineering giant Siemens, in a joint project with Iran’s largest energy construction and engineering group Mapna, is working on launching power pla…

Oil & Gas Trade

Oil Market’s Big Data Show OPEC+ Cuts Fall Short

The three big oil forecasting agencies all see OPEC producers needing to comply fully with output cuts they agreed in Vienna last week if they are to avoid big …