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Wind Power Company

McDermott Lands ‘Largest Ever’ Renewables Contract

McDermott has been handed its “largest ever” contract for renewables work, courtesy of German utilities firm TenneT.

Coal Trade

Indonesia Jan Export Growth Below Expectation After Coal Shipment Ban

Indonesia’s export growth slowed more than expected in January, after authorities in the world’s top thermal coal exporter banned shipments in the first week …

Oil Price

Higher Oil & Gas Prices Lift TotalEnergies Profit

French energy major TotalEnergies saw its quarterly profit soar at the end of last year while returning to the black on a year-over-year basis driven by higher …

CCS

Eni Signs up for Carbon Capture Deal

Oil major Eni UK has announced the signing of 19 Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with companies interested in having their emissions captured, transported a…

France

France Remains Europe’s Biggest Power Exporter Despite Winter Imports

France maintained its position as the biggest net exporter of power in Europe in the second half of 2021, despite an extreme reliance on imports at the beginnin…

Siemens Reports “Solid Performance” for Gas and Power

Siemens announced its results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2022 that ended Dec. 31, 2021.

LNG

MOL Signs Charter for New Arctic LNG 2 Ice-Breaking Carrier

Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has signed a charter contract for a newbuilding ice-breaking carrier to serve Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 project.

Power Construction

Cuba Mends Power Plant, Grid Stability Improves

Cuba has started work to bring its biggest power plant up to full capacity, but the project is hobbled by the government's inability to readily obtain spare par…

Crude Oil

China’s November Base Oil Imports Rise

China's base oil imports rose in November, supported by increased demand for replenishment cargoes at lower prices.

Crude Oil

Ugandan Oil Export Project Gets Official Launch

Uganda's journey to become a fully fledged oil exporter has reached a key milestone with an official ceremony in Kampala to mark the final investment decision o…

Hydrogen Project

Shell Produces Green Hydrogen in China

Shell has started operations at the power-to-hydrogen electrolyser in Zhangjiakou, China, a joint venture between Shell China and Zhangjiakou City Transport Con…

Wave Energy

AWS Wave Energy Converter Arrives in Orkney

A new wave energy converter, developed by Inverness-based AWS Ocean Energy, has arrived in Orkney ahead of its imminent deployment at the European Marine Energy…

US, Qatar Leaders to Meet Amid Europe Energy Concerns

Talks come as US and EU seek to build energy contingency plans should Russia shorten supplies to Europe over Ukraine tensions.

Hydropower Plant

Last Generating Rotor Installed at Baihetan Hydropower Station, SW China

​All million-kilowatt hydro-generating units of the Baihetan hydropower station in southwest China have started pre-operation countdown after its last generati…

Energy Storage Project

Solar Plus Energy Storage to Power Poultry Farm in Egypt

Inverter company Sungrow and solar energy provider KarmSolar are collaborating to build a microgrid for the Cairo 3A Poultry Company in Egypt.