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Hydropower Plant

GE Signs Agreement with BE Power to Accelerate 400 MW Pumped Hydro Project in Australia

Nearly half of the more than 8 GW of hydropower capacity operating in Australia today is powered by our turbines, generators or both.

Oil Pipeline

US Congress Authorizes New Nord Stream 2 Sanctions

The sanctions aim to derail construction of the remaining offshore portion of Russian state-controlled Gazprom's near-complete 55bn m³/yr Nord Stream 2.

Wind Farm

Morocco to Build 270 MW Wind Farm Near Essaouira

Morocco has given a go-ahead to a 270 MW wind farm in Jbel lahdid near Essaouira for a total cost of 2.8 billion dirhams as part of its plan to promote green en…

Oil & Gas Trade

Egypt Signs 9 Exploration Deals Worth $1bn with Energy Companies

Awards cover exploration along the eastern and western Mediterranean as well as the Red Sea

Thermal Coal

China Thermal Coal Futures Set for Biggest Monthly Rise in 3 Years

Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange thermal coal futures are up nearly 12% this month and on course for their biggest monthly gain since January 2018

Natural Gas

PetroChina to more than Double Sichuan Shale Gas Output by 2025

That will surpass a target set by Sinopec, which led China's shale gas development with the first commercial find at Fuling, also in the Sichuan basin, and whic…

Coal Production

Weekly US Coal Production Totals 11 million st, Down 12.6% on Year: EIA

Weekly US coal production was estimated at nearly 11 million st in the week ended Dec. 19, down 2.6% from the year-ago week, US Energy Information Administratio…

Energy Storage Project

DOE Invests US$7.6 million to Develop Energy Storage Projects

The U.S. Department of Energy has selected 29 projects to receive nearly US$7.6 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development.

Biobattery

Trump Signs COVID-19 Relief, Tax Extenders Package

After a nearly week-long delay, President Trump on Dec. 27 signed a legislative package that includes tax extenders, $900 billion in COVID-19 relief and governm…

Crude Oil

Iraq Works to Boost Southern Crude Export Capacity

Iraq's oil ministry is working to boost the country's crude oil storage capacity at the southern port of al-Faw as part of plans to nearly double its southern o…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Equatorial Guinea Makes Advances on 100-Day Mining and Petroleum Milestones

The Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons shows progress in gas development and mining exploration. Published by Africa Oil & Power for the MMH.

Nuclear Power Plant

Westinghouse to Dismantle Ågesta Reactor

Westinghouse will segment the reactor at the Ågesta nuclear power plant near Stockholm, Sweden, under a contract signed with Vattenfall.

Wind Farm

RES Gets Green Light for Dunbeg South

RES has received planning consent for the Dunbeg South wind Farm near Limavady, Northern Ireland.

LNG

Video: Germany Begins Constructing Its First Liquified Natural Gas Terminal

Liquified Natural Gas or LNG is not very popular in Germany yet, but the US is against completing the Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia, so Germany may have to…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Cyprus Natgas Search Rescheduled for late 2021

Natural gas explorations south of Cyprus and near Egypt’s giant offshore gas fields will resume in the latter part of next year with the energy companies invol…