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Crude Oil

OPEC+ Unlikely To Drastically Change Oil Pact Next Week

The OPEC+ group is unlikely to make any material changes next week to the plans to ease the production cuts over the next three months.

Digitalization

Kazakistan to Explore Satellite Networks for Digital Transformation Project

The government of Kazakistan has signed a new deal with communications solutions firm SES to explore the use of the company’s connectivity services to accelera…

Energy Security

DOE Launches Cybersecurity Plan as Biden Welcomes Chinese-Made Equipment

The US Department of Energy has launched an initiative to enhance the cybersecurity of electric utilities’ industrial control systems and secure the energy sec…

China

Boao Forum for Asia kicks off on Hainan

The list of the most interesting issues for discussion includes globalization and the promotion of trade and economic relations in the post-pandemic era

China Belt and Road

Belt and Road Initiative to Aid Regional Recovery: Brunei's Sultan

The Belt and Road Initiative would further complement the revitalization of economies, said Brunei's Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah during a special speech via re…

Australia

Australia Axes Victoria state’s Belt and Road Pact with China, Amid Icy Ties with Beijing

Australia on Wednesday announced it would revoke a major state’s participation in China’s Belt and Road Initiative, after deeming its agreements with Beijing …

Hydrogen Project

Dominion Energy Advances Hydrogen As Clean Energy Source

Dominion Energy will continue its transformation to clean energy by investing in multiple pilot programs using hydrogen as an energy source, as well as sponsori…

O＆M

Sumitomo and Corvus Energy form Maritime ESS Joint Venture

Japanese trading house giant Sumitomo Corporation and Norwegian ESS specialist Corvus Energy have established a Tokyo-based joint venture to sell ESS and provid…

CCS

OXIS Energy to Supply Solid-State Li-S Batteries for Trials and Testing by This Fall; 600 Wh/kg and 900 Wh/L by 2026

UK-based OXIS Energy, a developer of Li-S battery technologies, says it will deploy solid-state Lithium Sulfur cells and battery systems to its clients and part…

United States

China’s Xi to Attend US Climate Summit

Chinese president Xi Jinping will attend the virtual climate summit being organised by the US this week, China's foreign ministry said today.

Hydrogen Technology

SoCalGas and H2U Technologies Test Green Hydrogen Technology

Electrolysers use electricity to split water into its components—oxygen and hydrogen.

Nuclear Equipment

Rooppur 2 Components Begin Journey to Bangladesh

The reactor pressure vessel and first two steam generators for Rooppur unit 2 have started their journey from the Volgodonsk branch of AEM-Technology JSC in Rus…

China

China to Bring Solar and Wind Power Generation to 11% of Total Electricity Use in 2021

China has flagged it will seek to raise its power generation from solar and wind plants to around 11% of the country’s total power consumption in 2021, from 9.…

Carbon Emissions

UK Commits to 78% Emissions Cut by 2035

The UK Government will set the world’s most ambitious climate change target into law to reduce emissions by 78% by 2035 compared to 1990 levels, announced toda…

Crude Oil

China Cuts Saudi, Russia Crude Imports in March

China imported less crude from top suppliers Saudi Arabia and Russia in March compared to a month earlier, while boosting arrivals from Brazil and the UAE, cust…