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Oil Price

Ukraine Speeds Global Rush to Self-Sufficiency

Brexit, trade wars between the United States and China, and Covid-19 have dealt successive knocks to globalisation, and the war in Ukraine is doing fresh damage…

Natural Gas

Fixing Wind, Solar Permitting in EU to Help Reduce Russian Gas Imports

Speeding up wind and solar permitting, diversifying gas supplies and making the most of existing low-carbon energy sources are important steps to reduce the EU…

Carbon Emissions

Global Energy-Related Carbon Emissions Reach Highest Level Yet in 2021, IEA Says

Coal accounted for 40% of the carbon dioxide emissions last year.

What LG’s Exit Says About the Solar Industry’s Road Ahead

The announcement didn't come as much of a surprise to Martin Pochtaruk.

Nuclear Policy

Reconsider Nuclear Shutdowns to Cut Gas Imports, IEA Tells EU

The IEA has set out a ten-point plan that could enable the European Union to reduce its imports of natural gas from Russia by more than one-third within a year,…

Oil Price

Unmoved by Surging Oil Prices, OPEC+ Delegates Say Another Modest Output Hike on Tap

OPEC and its allies, including Russia, remain on track to approve a 400,000 b/d production hike for April, according to delegates, insisting that no oil supply …

Oil & Gas Supply

ExxonMobil to Exit Russian Oil and Gas Operations Amid Ukraine Crisis

The American energy major is beginning the process to pull out from the Sakhalin-1 venture, in Russia.

Solar Power Panel

Disposal of Used Solar Panels a Problem Left by Green Power

​When their day in the sun ends, solar panels, once a promising form of renewable energy, could leak toxic substances if left unattended in heaps.

Natural Gas

U.S. Natural Gas Key to Mexico’s Power Buildout

Mexico wants to secure a greater supply of natural gas, including from the U.S., as the country continues to build more gas-fired power plants.

Nord Stream 2

Shell Cuts Business Ties with Gazprom, Abandons Nord Stream 2

Shell has announced its intention to exit its joint ventures with Gazprom and related entities to cut its ties with Russia over the war with Ukraine.

CCS

The Future of Global Carbon Capture and Storage

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is the process in which carbon dioxide that is produced during the generation of power and its industrial processes is prevente…

Energy Investment

Norway’s Equinor will End Investments in Russia, Exit Joint Ventures

Norway’s Equinor said Feb. 28 that it has decided to stop new investments in Russia and start exiting from joint ventures because of Russia’s invasion of Ukra…

LNG

Shell to Exit Russia After Ukraine Invasion, Joining BP

Shell will exit all its Russian operations, including a major liquefied natural gas plant, it said on Monday, becoming the latest major Western energy company t…

Oil & Gas Trade

BP to Exit its 20% Stake in Russian Oil Giant Rosneft

BP Plc will exit its shareholding in Russia’s largest oil company Rosneft PJSC, potentially taking a financial hit of as much as $25 billion.

Electricity Transmission

Xinjiang's Electricity Transmission Volume Tops 500B kWh

Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwest China has transmitted a total of 503.7 billion kWh of locally-generated electricity to other parts of the country …