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Oil & Gas Trade

Kuwait Heavy Oil Output to Hit 75,000 b/d by September

State-owned KPC's upstream arm KOC has been ramping up production from the South Ratqa heavy oil field and expects to reach its phase one plateau target of 60,0…

Crude Oil

Indian Refinery Runs Edge Higher in June

Indian refining throughputs rose back above 4mn b/d in June in a partial recovery from the Covid-19 downturn, but remained well below year-earlier levels.

Energy Investment

Efficiency Companies Raise $858 Million In VC Funding In 1H 2020

Funding into Battery Storage and Efficiency companies was down in the first half of 2020

Oil Field

Shell Gets Green Light for Brent Alpha Jacket Decommissioning Plan

UK authorities have approved Shell’s decommissioning plan for the Brent Alpha jacket, located in the UK sector of the North Sea.

South Africa

Nyimpini Mabunda Named New CEO for General Electric in Southern Africa

Nyimpini Mabunda has been appointed Chief Executive Officer for Southern Africa for General Electric.

Microgrid

Cummins Gas-Fired Generator Selected for Aussie Gold Mine Microgrid

Cummins has installed one of its lean-burn gas generators for a microgrid project at an Australian gold mine.

Oil Price

Oil Prices Edges up on Weak Dollar, U.S.-China Tensions Weigh

Brent crude LCOc1 was up 26 cents at $43.57 a barrel at 0944 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude CLc1 was up 29 cents at $41.36.

Purohit New President Of Wärtsilä Energy

Sushil Purohit has been appointed president of Wärtsilä Energy, executive vice president, and member of the Board of Management of Wärtsilä Corp., effective…

A High-Class Digital Experience for the Global PV Community: EU PVSEC Goes Online

Be quick! The Early Bird deadline for the EU PVSEC 2020 is ending on 31 July. This is your last chance to benefit from highly discounted ticket prices for Europ…

Energy Investment

Minister Pun Urges Bangladesh to Invest in Nepal’s Hydropower

The government has urged the Bangladesh government and the private sector to invest in Nepal’s hydropower sector.

Energy Storage Technology

Ocean Wave Energy Company Receives DOE Boost for Energy Storage Technology

Oscilla Power receives $1.1 million Phase II SBIR award to help investigate how farms of ocean wave energy devices can utilize energy storage to reduce costs.

Energy Storage System

Air Liquide to Build ASU with Novel Energy Storage System

The plant will consume 10% less electricity than conventional ASUs and have a production capacity for 2,200 metric tons/day of oxygen.

Nuclear Fuel

Framatome Delivers First Fuel Reload to the Largest Power Producer in the US

Framatome delivered its first nuclear fuel reload to the largest power producer in the U.S.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

New Material for Longer-Lasting Fuel Cells Developed

New research suggests that graphene - made in a specific way - could be used to make more durable hydrogen fuel cells for cars.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Eversholt Rail and Alstom to Fast-Track Hydrogen Train Programme

Alstom and rolling stock operating company Eversholt Rail have agreed to fast-track a hydrogen train development programme in the UK with an additional £1m inv…