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Oil Refinery

PetroChina’s Jieyang Refinery Plans Start-up Next Year

Chinese state-controlled firm PetroChina's under-construction 400,000 b/d Jieyang refinery in south China's Guangdong province is targeting a start-up in the fi…

Coal Trade

Seoul to Strengthen NDC, Suspend Foreign Coal Financing

South Korean president Moon Jae-In has declared Seoul's intention to strengthen its NDCs and to suspend all public financing for new coal plant projects abroad …

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…

Wind Farm

German Miner Unveils 102MW Wind Farm Plan

Mitteldeutsche Braunkohlengesellschaft has presented proposals for the Breunsdorf project

China

President's Boao Speech Wins Praise Overseas

Experts from around the world applauded President Xi Jinping's keynote speech on Tuesday at the Boao Forum for Asia annual conference, where he called for uphol…

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

Electric Car

GM and LG Energy Plan a $2.3 billion Electric Vehicle Battery Plant

The automaker’s future Ultium-powered EVs are designed for Level 2 and DC fast charging. Most will have 400V battery packs and up to 200 kW fast charging capab…

Thermal Plant

Stone City Energy to Build Power Plant in Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan's Ministry of Energy has signed a $1.2bn deal with Dutch-registered company Stone City Energy for a gas turbine power plant.

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…

Uzbekistan

Reforms in Uzbekistan’s Energy Sector and Cooperation with Major International Financial Institutions

Since September 2016, when Shavkat Mirziyoyev began his presidency, Uzbekistan has embarked on a process of deep economic and social reforms.

Oil & Gas Trade

Japan Eyes Vietnam for ASEAN Oil-Sharing Deal

Japan is targeting Vietnam for what will be its first oil-sharing deal with a Southeast Asian nation as Tokyo attempts to ensure an uninterrupted supply of petr…

Carbon Emissions

EU Reaches Informal Accord on 55% CO2 Cut by 2030

EU negotiators have provisionally agreed a new target to cut CO2 by at least 55% from 1990 levels by 2030 as part of an informal accord on the draft EU climate …

Hydrogen Project

Volvo Trucks Reaffirms Commitment to Hydrogen Fuel Cell Trucks

Volvo Trucks has today reaffirmed its commitment in developing hydrogen-powered trucks with fuel cell variants set to come in the near future.