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Oil Falls As Middle East Anxieties Ebb for Now

The front-month contract for Brent crude North Sea oil was last seen down USD 0.73 at USD 68.18/bbl – off Monday’s three-month high – while the WTI equivalen…

Nuclear Fuel

Iran Scraps Limit on Uranium Enrichment

Iran said yesterday it will ignore the limit on the number of uranium enrichment centrifuges agreed under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), thus w…

LNG

Australia Officially the World’s Largest Exporter of LNG

Australia has officially become the world’s largest exporter of LNG on an annualised basis.

Somalian parliament approves new petroleum law - minister

The upper house of Somalia’s parliament on Monday approved a new petroleum law, which aims to provide a regulatory framework that will help to attract investme…

Climate Change Can ‘Supercharge’ Wildfires in Australia for Extreme Heat And Drought

Climate change can increase the chances that areas prone to wildfires see both record high temperatures and drought simultaneously, creating the potential to ”…

Geothermal And Biomass Have Great Potential in Indonesia's Energy Future

Geothermal and biomass could be key elements in efforts by Indonesia to curb the high current account deficit, which is caused by the large import of oil and ga…

Peru Huamuco Hydropower Project Development Plan Altered

Senace, Peru’s environmental certification service for sustainable investments, has approved an update to Hidroeléctrica Río Huamuco’s citizen participation…

Universal Stream Submits Plans for 648 MW Hydroelectric Project

Colombian energy company Universal Stream has submitted preliminary plans for a US$830 million hydroelectric plant in the Amazonian department of Caquetá.

Iran, Iraq and Suleimani: How Will Things Play Out for Energy Markets?

It’s winter in Baghdad, but the US killing of Iranian major general Qassem Suleimani and Iraqi militia leader Abu Mahdi Al Muhandis has raised the already heat…

Oil Price

Oil Surges After Trump Threatens Iraq Sanctions

Oil prices shot more than 2 per cent higher on Monday, with Brent rising above $70 a barrel, after US President Donald Trump issued a threat to impose sanctions…

Energy Storage Battery

Monash Develops World's Most Efficient Lithium-Sulfur Battery

Monash University researchers have developed the world's most efficient lithium-sulphur battery, capable of powering a smartphone for five continuous days.

Energy Storage Battery

Energy Storage 2020: It's Not Just About Lithium-Ion Batteries

We think lithium-ion batteries are the beginning, middle, and end of the discussion. Largely that’s because of Elon Musk and Tesla, who have built their incred…

Why Is The U.S. Military Funding This New Biofuel Breakthrough?

Aquatic bacteria may not be the silver bullet answer to curbing transportation emissions, but it could go a long way. It’s clean burning, reportedly cost-effec…

The U.S. Is The Global Leader on CCS Deployment with 10 Large-scale Facilities

There are now 19 large-scale CCS in operation globally, four under construction, and 28 in various stages of development. The facilities pipeline has replenishe…

New Collaboration Seeks to Improve the Energy Efficiency of HVAC

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and five leading building equipment industries will collaborate to improve the energy performance of heating, air condition…