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Coal Trade

South Korean 2H Coal Demand Faces Headwinds

Power sector coal demand in South Korea faces the dual headwind of rising nuclear availability and increasingly competitive gas prices.

Oil & Gas Trade

US Crude Floating Storage Shifts Toward Asia

Adds US crude export pricing context.

Gas power plant

European Investment Bank Supports Gas-fired Power Plant in Greece

The European Investment Bank has agreed to provide a loan to Mytilineos for the construction of an 826MW combined-cycle gas turbine power plant in Greece.

LNG

Chan May LNG to Build Power Project in Vietnam with $6bn Investment

US-Vietnamese joint venture Chan May LNG has reportedly planned to invest nearly $6bn in a power project in Vietnam.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

U.S. Gas-Fired Plants Convert Nearly Half of Fuel to Power

More than 60 percent of the energy consumed by U.S. utility-scale power generation facilities was lost in the conversion to electricity last year, according to …

Oil & Gas Trade

Saudi Oil Exports Down by Nearly $12 billion Year-on-year in May

The value of Saudi Arabia’s oil exports dropped by 65% year-on-year in May, or a fall of nearly $12 billion, official data showed on Thursday.

Uzbekistan

IAEA to Send Mission for Assessing Uzbekistan's Nuclear Program

An Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review (INIR) mission of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will arrive in Uzbekistan in December 2020, Trend re…

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s Oil Exports Fall 65% in May, WTI Regains $42

Citing official data, Oil exports from Saudi Arabia, the OPEC’s top producer, fell by 44,277 million riyals (USD12 billion) or 65.0% in May 2020.

Solar Power Plant

Sol Systems and Microsoft to Create 500MW Solar

Sol Systems has teamed up with technology giant Microsoft to create a portfolio of more than 500MW of solar projects in the US.

Wind Turbine

Cornwall Council Switches on First Smart-Grid Wind Turbine

This turbine claims to be the first of its kind in the UK and is able to make small adjustments to the output in order to support the grid’s stability.

Energy Investment

bp Expands Footprint in India's Renewables Sector with GGEF Investment

Global energy company bp has announced it will invest $70 million to support the growth of renewable energy in India.

Wind Energy Technology

Green Light for GreenGo Lidars in Italian Wind Projects

Wind development company GreenGo Srl has confirmed that its Remote Sensing Technology Lidar is supporting their development work for new wind farms in Italy.

Solar Power Plant

NHPC and GEDCOL to develop floating solar projects in India

Two Indian generation companies have reportedly decided to form a joint venture to develop floating solar power projects.

Market Analysis

Speech: Nuclear Jobs to Help Drive Economic Recovery

In these challenging and increasingly nationalistic times, it is important that leading international organisations seek to overcome institutional barriers and …

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.