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Oil&Gas Drilling

Libya Says Oil Shutdown Caused Over $255 Million in Losses

The closure of Libya’s major oil fields and production facilities has resulted in losses of more than $255 million in the six-day period ending Jan. 23, the co…

Smart Grid

The Electricity Grid Of The Future is Being Built Here

A Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi last week displayed the whole universe of systems and technologies that will be required for a post-carbon world.

Electric Car

Tesla Is Cutting Millions Of Tons Of CO2 Pollution

Tesla indicates there has been no “unintended acceleration” in its vehicles aside from unintended acceleration caused by the drivers accidentally stepping on …

Nuclear Power Plant

Viewpoint: The Strategic Perspective of Barakah

As the United Arab Emirates' Permanent Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the UAE Special Representative for International Nucl…

Coal Power

Coal is Out as APS Sets Carbon-Free Goal

Arizona Public Service (APS) announced Jan. 22 that it plans for all its power generation to be carbon-free by 2050, and also said it plans to produce nearly ha…

Micro Reactor

GE Hitachi joins TerraPower to Support Versatile Test Reactor

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) and TerraPower have announced a collaboration to pursue a Public-Private Partnership to design and construct the Versatile Test …

Oil&Gas Drilling

Libyan Oil Production Falls as US Issues Warning

FEARS of further damaging military intervention in Libya have been raised after the US demanded the resumption of oil production in the country.

Nuclear Technology

Iran Threatens to Quit Global Nuclear Pact if Europeans Turn to Security Council

FM Zarif says his country may abandon the Non-Proliferation Treaty if 3 EU member states pursue further measures over its alleged violations of 2015 nuclear dea…

Oil & Gas Trade

Eastern Med Nations Square Off in Blocs for Natural Gas Supply

Turmoil over energy issues in the Eastern Mediterranean is growing as countries form blocs to supply natural gas to the markets of Europe.

New Trump Administration Rule Complicates Efficiency Standards

Energy efficiency standards for facility equipment, such as commercial air conditioners and lighting, is the “top US policy for saving energy in buildings,” s…

Peru Added Nine Power Plants in Commercial Operation ,Primarily Hydro

Peru added nine power plants in commercial operation in 2019, for a combined 204 MW, which takes the country’s installed capacity to 13,248 MW.Hydropower was t…

Nuclear Technology

Nuclear Waste Could Be Recycled for Diamond Battery Power

A team of physicists and chemists from the University of Bristol hope to recycle radioactive material directly from a former nuclear power plant in Gloucestersh…

Adnoc Signs Deal With Italy's Eni to Collaborate on Carbon Capture Research

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company signed a strategic framework agreement with Italy’s energy company Eni to explore opportunities to collaborate on carbon capture…

Energy Storage Battery

Tokyo University of Science Working on Driven Rechargeable Batteries

The Rocky Mountain Institute recently had a report about batteries powering the era of clean electrification. Batteries have made tremendous progress in recent …

Oil & Gas Trade

Guyana Officially Becomes Oil Exporter

The world’s newest oil frontier, Guyana, has officially shipped its very first batch of crude oil on Monday, according to TankerTrackers.com—a major oil-first…