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Electric Car

Businesses ‘Plan to Invest £13.6BN in Electrifying Their Fleets’

Almost 62% of UK businesses expect to have a 100% electric fleet by 2026

Russian Federation

Putin Signs Decree to Seize Control of Project Partly Owned by Shell

Shell has a 27.5% stake in the oil and gas project

Australia

ConocoPhillips Adds to Aussie Offshore Exploration Portfolio

US operator adds to its position in south-east Australia where domestic gas demand is strong

LNG

UK’s LNG Imports Doubled in First Quarter

UK’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports in the first quarter of 2022 reached the highest level recorded over a decade.

Wind Power Project

Vestas and EDF Renewables Close Agreement for 261 MW of Wind Power in Brazil

Vestas has obtained an order for 261 MW for the Serra das Almas wind farm, which is located in the municipality of Urandi, in the state of Bahia.

Dubai to Raise Share of Renewables to 14% Of Energy Mix by End of Year

Clean energy currently accounts for 11.5% of the emirate's mix

Electric Car

Tesla Deliveries Fall for the First Time in Two Years

Electric vehicle maker blames supply chain challenges and factory shutdowns for drop in production

Coal Price

Australia Forecasts Record Mining, Energy Export Sales for 2023

Australia's mining and energy export revenues are forecast to climb 3% to a record A$419 billion ($286 billion) in the year to June 2023, buoyed by surging coal…

Oil Price

Bezos Slams Biden’s Call For Gasoline Stations to Cut Prices

Jeff Bezos renewed his spat with the White House over the weekend, as the world's third-richest person criticized President Joe Biden for calling on companies r…

Oil Refinery

Production at Venezuela’s Largest Refinery Hit by Blackout

Production at Venezuela's largest refinery, which can process about 645,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd), was halted late on Saturday by an electrical fault tha…

Australia

IAEA to Discuss Australia’s Nuclear Subs Plan

The head of IAEA will hold talks in Australia on Monday on the country's plan to acquire nuclear-powered submarines, and broader international security issues.

Oil Refinery

Strike Ends at Exxon Refinery in France

A workers' strike at Exxon Mobil's Esso refinery in Fos-sur-Mer in southern France stopped on Saturday and the halted units are being restarted, the company sai…

Thermal Plant

Japan’s JERA Says It Shut Down a 500 MW Power Plant Due to Fire

A fire caused Japan's biggest power generator JERA to shut down a 500 megawatt (MW) unit at its Chiba thermal power station near Tokyo on Saturday.

Net Zero Emission

Time for Nuclear To ‘Stage a Comeback’ To Meet Net Zero Goals – IEA

Nuclear power should play a significant role in helping meet net-zero goals globally, and building clean energy systems will be harder, riskier and more expensi…

Geothermal Power Plant

Slovakia Makes EU Funds Available for Geothermal Exploration Drilling

With the new European funding program, Slovakia has made EU funds available for geothermal exploration drilling, thus addressing the riskiest phase of developme…