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Oil & Gas Trade

Texas Oil Regulator Accuses Saudi Arabia and Russia of Dumping Crude on U.S. Markets

Urge the federal government to investigate and take appropriate action against Saudi Arabia and Russia for excessive crude dumping.

Oil & Gas Trade

Russia Delivers First Arctic Oil To Key Ally China

Ensuring a leading position in the exploration and development of the Arctic's huge gas deposits has long been a key part of President Vladimir Putin’s overall…

Energy Technology

US and India form Hydrogen Task Force

The US and India have launched a public-private Hydrogen Task Force to help scale up technologies to produce hydrogen from renewable energy.

Portugal

Portugal Receives €16bn Interest in Hydrogen

The Government of Portugal has received more than 70 expressions of interest for hydrogen projects totalling around €16bn.

Electric Vehicle Charging

Volkswagen’s New European Charging Service has 150K+ Public Charging Points

Volkswagen is rolling out its own charging service to coincide.

Combined cycle power plant

Wheelabrator Starts up UK Waste-to-Energy Facility

Wheelabrator Kemsley, a new waste-to-energy facility at Kemsley in Kent, England, enters full commercial operation following a successful commissioning phase th…

Biobattery

Dutch Agency Advises the Netherlands to Phase out Bioenergy

The Dutch Social Economic Council in July advised the Dutch government to phase out bioenergy and instead use biomass for high value applications.

Micro Reactor

Rooppur Unit 1 RPV Undergoes Hydraulic Tests

The Volgodonsk branch of Atommash AEM-Technologies JSC said on 17 July that it had completed hydraulic tests on the reactor pressure vessel for unit 1 of

Nuclear Power Plant

India and EU Formalise Nuclear Co-Operation Agreement

India and the European Union formalised the long-negotiated civil nuclear agreement on research and development cooperation on the use of nuclear energy at the …

Nuclear Technology

Jacobs Opens UK Engineering and Technology Centre

US-based Jacobs has opened a new Engineering and Technology Centre in West Cumbria, UK, to increase its capability to deliver innovative solutions to major deco…

Pumped Storage

Pumped Storage Plant Playing Key Role in System Stability Contract with National Grid ESO

The Cruachan pumped storage project in Scotland has begun supplying critical system support services to keep Britain’s power system secure.

Nuclear Power Plant

Debts Force Ukraine to Adjust Fuel Supply Schedule

Energoatom has had to adjust its fuel delivery schedule owing to its financial problems, but the Ukrainian nuclear power plant operator is still ensuring a dive…

Geothermal Power Plant

Decision on Resuming Balmatt Geothermal Project in Belgium Expected Sept. 2020

In September 2020, the Board of Directors of VITO, the largest Belgian research institution active in the fields of energy.

Oil Field

Cooper Energy and Mitsui Commit $55M for Minerva Gas Plant Upgrade

Australia’s Cooper Energy and partner Mitsui Group have committed $55 million to upgrade the idle Minerva gas plant which will allow the supply of 16 petajoule…

Offshore Wind Power

GIEK's Offshore Wind Portfolio Quadruples in H1 2020

The offshore wind portfolio of the Norwegian Export Credit Guarantee Agency has quadrupled since the end of last year.