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China

China Hits 26 per cent of 2020 Target for U.S. Energy Imports under Trade Deal

China has accelerated imports of crude oil, propane and liquefied natural gas from the United States since July.

Wind Power Project

Siemens Gamesa Adds 250MW of Wind Energy to South Africa’s Grid

Siemens Gamesa has officially started production of Mainstream Renewable Power’s 110MW Perdekraal East and 140MW Kangnas wind farms in South Africa, supporting…

Biofuel

Battered by Virus and Oil Slump, Biofuels Fall out of Favour

The production of biofuels for transport in 2020 is expected to decline 11.6 percent on 2019 levels, the first fall in 20 years, according to the International …

Oil&Gas Drilling

Baker Hughes Reports US Rig Rebound

The total number of rotary drilling rigs operating in the United States rebounded this past week, Baker Hughes Co. reported Wednesday.

Natural Gas

Mozambique’s Ambitious Northern Gas Plans Head South

Natural gas was supposed to help industrialise the northern provinces, but after a string of project cancellations it will be transported to the more prosperous…

Crude Oil

U.S. Crude Oil Inventories Decrease by 0.8 million Barrels

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories decreased by 0.8 million barrels from the previous week.

Australia

More than 60 Australian Coal-Carrying Ships Kept Waiting to Unload off Ports in China

Labor presses Coalition to explain what it knows about delays as pricing agency says Beijing appears to be ‘singling out’ Australian imports

Energy Security

Eesti Energia Testing Finnish Wind Energy Reserve

Its Auvere power plant and wind farms will be connected through a virtual platform to support energy security.

Substation

Efacec Installs Three New Substations in Rwanda

Portuguese energy solutions provider Efacec has successfully installed three high voltage substations in Rwanda.

Crude Oil

Kazakhstan will Produce 86 Million Tons of Oil in 2021

According to media reports on November 20, Kazakhstan’s Minister of National Economy Ruslan Dalenov said on Thursday that the country’s oil production next ye…

Coal Trade

Beijing Mulls Allocating Extra 2020 Coal Import Quotas

Chinese authorities may allocate an additional 20mn t of coal import quotas for this year, according to multiple market participants, to help cope with firmer w…

Biofuel

Bioenergy Has an Important Role in the Transition Away from Fossil Fuels and to Move the Global Energy System Towards Carbon Neutrality

Bioenergy has an important role in the transition...

Carbon Emissions

Pandemic Causes Record Decline In U.S. Carbon Emissions

Last week BloombergNEF published a new report that quantifies the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on U.S. carbon dioxide emissions.

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia Seeks to Become Top Hydrogen Exporter

The world’s biggest oil exporter has set its sights on also becoming the largest supplier of hydrogen, a fuel seen as pivotal for curbing climate change.

LNG

Qatar Energy Exports Crash By 39%

Qatar’s total exports dropped by 35.5 percent year over year in the third quarter, dragged down by a 38.5-percent slump in exports of energy commodities and pr…