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QatarEnergy signs $6bn deal with China shipbuilder
Apr 29, 2024 (AFP)
The China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) is set to deliver eight Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) vessels in 2028 and 2029, and the others in 2030 and 2031, t...
Strike on Iraq gas complex kills four Yemenis
Apr 26, 2024 (AFP)
The Khor Mor complex owned by the United Arab Emirates firm Dana Gas has been hit several times in recent years, but Friday's drone strike was the first deadly ...
Environmentalists decry oil lobby presence at plastic treaty talks
Apr 25, 2024 (AFP)
The 196 fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists outnumber any single delegation in Ottawa for the fourth round of negotiations. These talks have nearly 40 p...
Human impact on Earth's deep subsurface fluid dynamics revealed
Apr 25, 2024 (SPX)
"We looked at how the rates of fluid production with oil and gas compare to natural background circulation of water and showed how humans have made a big impact...
Turkey's Erdogan in rare Iraq visit to discuss water, oil, security
Apr 22, 2024 (AFP)
Erdogan was greeted with a 21-gun salute at Baghdad's international airport by Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani, state television showed, with the Iraqi an...
Momentick raises funds to advance satellite-based GHG emission tracking
Apr 22, 2024 (SPX)
Methane, primarily found in natural gas, is an odorless and colorless gas that can go undetected, posing risks of global warming, revenue loss, and regulatory p...
Congo's oil legacy: A historical perspective on resource extraction and national destiny
Apr 19, 2024 (SPX)
The research article, written under anonymity due to potential repercussions on future studies, details the phases of Congo's history from "colonial territorial...
Oil, gas drilling blocked in Alaska wilds as Biden seeks green cred
Apr 19, 2024 (AFP)
More than 13 million acres (5.2 million hectares) will come under new federal protection, while a permit to build a major road to access mineral deposits was de...
Oil jumps more than 3% on Middle East worries
Apr 19, 2024 (AFP)
West Texas Intermediate jumped 3.66 percent to $85.76 and Brent rose 3.44 percent to $90.11. The reports come after a missile attack on Israel by Iran last week...
Iraq inks energy deals on premier's US visit
Apr 18, 2024 (AFP)
Sudani met US President Joe Biden Monday and on Wednesday oversaw the signing of a series of agreements, including one aimed at rehabilitating power plants and ...
Quake-hit Dutch gas plant to close for good
Apr 17, 2024 (AFP)
The Dutch Senate finally passed a law closing the Groningen gas field on October 1, 2024, late Tuesday following years of political wrangling. "A ban on extract...
Why oil prices are muted despite Iran attack?
Apr 16, 2024 (AFP)
On Tuesday, the world's main oil contracts were trading slightly higher. European benchmark, Brent North Sea crude, gained 0.1 percent to $90.17 per barrel. WTI...
Nigeria urged to halt Shell deal over community rights
Apr 15, 2024 (AFP)
Farming and fishing communities in the Niger Delta, the heartland of Nigeria's crude production, have fought years of legal battles over damage from oil spills ...
Biden rule hikes fees for oil projects on public lands
Apr 12, 2024 (AFP)
The bonding requirements for development increased to $150,000 from $10,000, a level set in 1960 that no longer covers potential cleanup costs, the Bureau of La...
Russian 'shadow fleet' ups risk of Baltic Sea spill: Finland
Apr 11, 2024 (AFP)
Experts say the so-called ghost fleet of tankers with opaque ownership or without proper insurance has allowed the Kremlin to keep exporting despite a Western-i...
RTX Satellite Launch Aids in Global Methane Emission Reduction Efforts
Apr 11, 2024 (SPX)
The MethaneSAT, built on Blue Canyon's Saturn-class platform, features robust power systems and advanced infrared spectrometers for detecting methane. This plat...
Satlantis and Encino secure large methane monitoring contract
Apr 09, 2024 (SPX)
Under the agreement, Encino has acquired exclusive rights to data from all orbits that cover North America and parts of South America from the SATLANTIS GEISAT-...
US denies secret bases in Venezuela-Guyana border row
Apr 05, 2024 (AFP)
"There's no plans for a secret military base," White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said. He urged both sides to abide by an 1899 court ru...
Venezuela says US building 'secret' bases in disputed Essequibo
Apr 04, 2024 (AFP)
"We have information proving that in the territory of Guyana Essequibo, temporarily administered by Guyana, secret military bases of the (US) Southern Command.....
Oil prices hit fresh five-month high
Apr 03, 2024 (AFP)
Eurozone stocks advanced as a drop in inflation raised hopes of a rate cut by the European Central Bank, while Wall Street stocks finished little changed follow...
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