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Coal Mine

Poland Poised to Announce Major Coal Mine Closures

Poland’s biggest coal producer, state-run PGG, is likely to announce within days deep cuts in coal output and the closure of a number mines as part of a restru…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle

Nikola Breaks Ground on $600m Arizona Facility

Nikola Corporation has broken ground on its $600m Coolidge, Arizona manufacturing facility that will produce the US start-up’s hydrogen-electric heavy-duty tru…

Energy Technology

HDF and Teréga Launch HyGéo Project

Hydrogène de France and Teréga have signed an agreement to develop mass hydrogen storage solutions in salt caverns for multiple applications.

Market Analysis

Biebuyck Hails Ambition of EU Hydrogen Strategy

Bart Biebuyck, Executive Director of Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU), hailed the ambition of the recently released European Union’s (EU) rec…

Solar Power Plant

Double Tax on Solar Imports Could Collapse ‘Large Numbers’ of Indian Projects: Fitch

The threat of a double taxation of solar in India via both safeguard and basic custom duties could squeeze developers and result in large numbers of project can…

Oil Field

TAQA Files Decommissioning Plans for Two North Sea Platform Topsides

TAQA Bratani has filed its decommissioning programs for the Tern and North Cormorant platform topsides, located in the UK North Sea, to the UK authorities.

Thermal Plant

Wärtsilä to Deliver Dual Fuel and Storage Solution for Virgin Lslands Power plant

Wärtsilä will deliver engineering, construction, dual-fuel engines and energy storage capacity for a new power plant in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Electricity Transmission

Iberdrola Slams UK’s Proposal for Lower Network Returns

Spanish utility Iberdrola's chief executive, Ignacio Galan, has strongly criticised UK energy regulator Ofgem's proposal to cut the allowed return on equity for…

Oil & Gas Trade

Kuwait Heavy Oil Output to Hit 75,000 b/d by September

State-owned KPC's upstream arm KOC has been ramping up production from the South Ratqa heavy oil field and expects to reach its phase one plateau target of 60,0…

Oil & Gas Trade

Indonesia’s August Gasoline Imports Likely to Stay Low

Indonesia's gasoline imports are expected to remain low in August despite increasing driving activity in the southeast Asian country.

Crude Oil

Indian Refinery Runs Edge Higher in June

Indian refining throughputs rose back above 4mn b/d in June in a partial recovery from the Covid-19 downturn, but remained well below year-earlier levels.

Electric Car

Volvo Chief Stresses Importance of State-Backed Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles

The chief executive of Volvo Cars described plug-in hybrids as a “very popular concept” on Tuesday, but emphasized the need for government support when it com…

Aker 2Q13 Earnings Impacted by Order Delays and Cancelations

Aker Solutions reported revenues of NOK 11.9 billion in the second quarter of 2013, compared with NOK 11.9 billion in the second quarter of 2012

Oil Field

Shell Gets Green Light for Brent Alpha Jacket Decommissioning Plan

UK authorities have approved Shell’s decommissioning plan for the Brent Alpha jacket, located in the UK sector of the North Sea.

Solar Power Plant

Solar Investment is Paying Off with Emissions Reduction for Montego

Montego Pet Nutrition has reported a 300-tonne reduction in CO2 emissions after installing solar panels.