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Oil&Gas Drilling

Oil Exploration In Norway Slumps By A Third

Oil exploration in the Norwegian continental shelf has slumped by close to a third amid the oil price rout.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

First Green Hydrogen Projects Emerge in Chile

Two green hydrogen generation projects in northern and southern Chile appear to be on the brink of takeoff.

Australia

ARENA Gets $1.62bn Boost from the Australian Government to Cut Emissions

In Australia, the prime minister and the minister of energy and emissions reduction have announced $1.62 billion in funding for the Australian Renewable Energy …

Iberdrola Announces New €1.5bn Renewables Investment Plan

Spanish multinational utility Iberdrola has announced that it plans to triple its renewable energy capacity in Andalusia within the next five years.

South Africa

New Analysis Shows Onshore Wind Energy Potential Can Power Africa

Developing Africa’s huge onshore wind energy potential can boost its transition to affordable and reliable clean energy.

Solar Power Plant

Two New Solar Plants Now Feeding 132MW into South Africa’s Grid

Two utility-scale solar plants in the Northern Cape, Aggeneys Solar and Konkoonsies II Solar, have commenced commercial operations.

Nuclear Power Plant

Russia Approves Modernisation of PIK Reactor

Russia’s Glavgosexpertiza experts have approved the project for the modernisation of the PIK reactor at BP Konstantinov St Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute…

Sweden

New Nuclear Regulations Proposed in Sweden

The Swedish Radiation Safety Authority has sent proposals for three new regulations for formal consultation.

Crude Oil

Russian Oil Production Tops OPEC+ Quota In September

Russia produced an average of 9.93 million bpd of crude oil and condensates last month, a little above its OPEC+ quota but still down 11.8 percent on the year, …

Oil & Gas Trade

Iraq Boosts Oil Exports Despite OPEC+ Pledges

Despite promises to keep in line with the OPEC+ pact, Iraq – OPEC’s second-largest producer and biggest laggard in implementing the cuts – slightly raised it…

Oil & Gas Trade

Oil Companies Cut More Jobs As Demand Recovery Remains Uncertain

Suncor Energy is cutting as much as 15 percent of its workforce—a total of 2,000 jobs—as demand destruction and low prices have created an adapt or die scenar…

Oil Price

Oil Falls Further After Trump's Positive Test for COVID-19

Oil prices extended losses to more than 3 per cent on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he has tested positive for the coronavirus, while a U.S. sti…

United Kingdom

Europe Announces First-Ever Renewable Energy Institute

The European Energy Centre has been awarded Institute status by the UK Government following the distinguished work in providing accredited Renewable Energy trai…

Wind Turbine

Danish Researchers Partner with Moog to Advance Wind Turbine Blade Testing

Researchers at the Technical University of Denmark Large Scale Facility have partnered with Moog Inc., designer and manufacturer of motion control solutions, to…

Nuclear Power Plant

South Africa’s Nuclear Power Plant Welcomes Replacement Steam Generator

The first of six new replacement steam generators arrived at the Koeberg nuclear power station on 29 September 2020.