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Oil & Gas Supply

US Shale Oil Production Growth Revised Downward, Natural Gas Outlook Rises: EIA

The US shale oil production forecast was revised downward in March by 116,000 b/d, although it is now expected to hit the previous March projection in April, th…

Natural Gas

IOG Starts Gas Production from Another Saturn Banks Field

UK-North Sea-focused oil and gas firm IOG on Wednesday confirmed first gas production from the Elgood field, part of Phase 1 of its Saturn Banks Project.

Oil&Gas Drilling

Nigeria’s Rig Count up as OPEC Warns of Uncertainty from Impact of Ukraine Conflict

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has kept its key oil market projections for 2022 unchanged, but it expects to adjust the forecasts in t…

Coal Mine

Balkan States Say Supply Security more Pressing than Ditching Coal

A surge in power costs and concerns about reliance on Russian energy have prompted Balkan utilities to reassess plans to shut down coal-fired power plants, desp…

Crude Oil

Oil PSUs Readying to Buy Discounted Russian Crude

Companies would make the move in a day or two after they achieve clarity on insurance, freight and payment for the Russian oil in view of the Western sanctions …

Philippines

Solar Philippines Unit Accelerates Timetable for 4GW Development

Solar Philippines Nueva Ecija Corporation (SPNEC), a subsidiary of Solar Philippines, is working to speed up its timetable for the implementation of some 4-giga…

Crude Oil

IEA: 3 mbpd of Russian Oil may not Reach Market from April

Rising commodity prices and sanctions on Russia "are expected to appreciably depress global economic growth" and impact inflation, said the Paris-based IEA, off…

United States

Washington Hydrogen Economy Gets a Boost from New Bipartisan Legislation

The Washington Green Hydrogen Alliance has praised the new bill for its spectrum of potential.

SMR

Ukraine, Climate, SMRs: EU and IAEA Nuclear Talks

The eighth European Union-International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Senior Officials Meeting discussed opportunities to deepen cooperation in a range of areas, …

Nuclear Reactor

Newcleo, ENEA to Cooperate on Advanced Reactors

UK-based innovative reactor developer Newcleo has signed a framework agreement with ENEA - the Italian national agency for new technologies, energy and sustaina…

Electric Car

Volkswagen to Launch all-Electric Mid-Size Sedan in 2023

Hot on the heels of the ID.Buzz electric microbus debut, Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess has let drop that the German carmaker will launch a new mid-sized electric…

PV Moisture-Wicking Tech Gives New Meaning to “Solar Farm”

Researchers at Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah University of Science and Technology now report a more sustainable and low-cost solution to produce enough water fr…

Record-Breaking Hydrogen Electrolyzer Claims 95% Efficiency

A kilogram of hydrogen holds 39.4 kWh of energy, but typically costs around 52.5 kWh of energy to create via current commercial electrolyzers. Australian compan…

Coal Mine

US Coal Exports Increase 23% Between 2020 and 2021

According to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), in 2021, coal exports from the US increased by 23% to 85 million short t from 69 million short t in…

Canada

Canada Seeks Views on Clean Electricity Standard to Get to Net-Zero Grid by 2035

Canada on Tuesday launched a consultation to develop a Clean Electricity Standard (CES) as it aims to achieve a net-zero electricity grid by 2035 as part of eff…