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Electrification

Villages Reach 99 % Electrification

The electrification rate of all villages across the country has now reached 99% as of September this year since works have been accelerated to connect them to t…

Oil Field

Iraq and Total Sign $27 bln Energy Projects Deal

France's Total will build four giant energy projects in southern Iraq under a $27 billion deal signed in Baghdad on Sunday, the country's oil minister said.

Carbon Emissions

Saudi Arabia to Launch Emissions Exchange

Saudi Arabia has announced plans to launch a voluntary trading platform for carbon offsets and credits in the Middle East and North Africa region.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

S. Korea to Host Hydrogen Mobility Show This Week

South Korea will host a hydrogen mobility show this week to showcase the latest technologies in fuel cell electric vehicles and trams, and discuss major trends …

Oil Exploration

Indonesia Awards First Oil and Gas Blocks in Two Years

Indonesia has awarded oil and gas blocks to local upstream energy company Energi Mega Persada and Canada's Husky Energy Inc, a senior officialhas announced, in …

Crude Oil

Libya can Pump 2 million bpd of Oil by End 2022 Under $1.1bn Spending Plan: Finance Minister

Libya’s oil output could rise to 2 million barrels per day by the end of 2022 if the industry is given the $1.1 billion it has been allocated in the budget, ac…

Energy Security

Rush to Contain Large Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico After Storm Ida

Clean-up crews and the US Coast Guard are trying to locate the source of an oil spill spotted in the Gulf of Mexico after deadly Hurricane Ida.

Crude Oil

Nigeria Struggles to Meet OPEC’s Crude Oil Quota

Despite requesting for a higher baseline in August, Nigeria failed to meet the existing crude oil supply quota allocated to it by the Organisation of Petroleum …

LNG

China’s Zhenhua Oil Seeks Tie-up with Local Firm for First Gas Terminal

China’s Zhenhua Oil is in advanced discussions to join a provincial government-backed firm to build a natural gas receiving terminal in east China, the first i…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Tesla Gigafactory In Nevada Celebrates One Million Battery Packs

They are used in the Tesla Model 3 and Model Y.

SMR

Ukraine Signs MOU with NuScale to Develop Small Nuclear Reactors

Small modular reactor designer NuScale Power has signed a memorandum of understanding with Ukraine’s nuclear operator to develop SMR plants in that nation.

Iraq

Iraq Needs International Backing to Meet Climate Goals

Baghdad's deputy prime minister Ali Allawi and IEA executive director Fatih Birol urged the international community to help Iraq transition away from fossil fue…

Oil & Gas Supply

Gulf Of Mexico Shut-In Production Rises To 1.7 Million Bpd

The amount of shut-in oil production in the Gulf of Mexico rose by 240,000 bpd between Wednesday and Thursday, to over 1.7 million bpd, the Bureau of Safety and…

Oil & Gas Trade

India’s ONGC May Buy Stake In Rosneft’s Massive Arctic Oil Project

A consortium of Indian energy companies—including state major ONGC—is in early talks with Rosneft for the acquisition of a stake in the Russian state company…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Chart Industries Unveils Onboard Liquid Hydrogen Fuel System

Chart Industries unveiled a new product line for heavy-duty trucks, an onboard liquid hydrogen fuel system, at the ACT Expo in Long Beach, California.