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Greenpeace gets go-ahead to contest oil and gas licenses
Apr 25, 2023 (AFP)
The London court's decision would allow Greenpeace a judicial review of the licenses announced as part of an energy strategy aimed at freeing the United Kingdom...
Putting hydrogen on solid ground
Apr 24, 2023 (SPX)
Ceperley, also a member of the Illinois Quantum Information Science and Technology Center, uses computer simulations to study how hydrogen atoms interact and co...
Colombia president supports lifting Venezuela sanctions in Biden meeting
Apr 21, 2023 (AFP)
In a joint statement following a meeting at the White House on Thursday, the two leaders expressed a "shared commitment to support and contribute to the resolut...
UN funding drive to prevent Yemen oil spill set for May 4
Apr 20, 2023 (AFP)
Seeking to avoid a damaging oil spill in the Red Sea, the UN Development Program (UNDP) in March took the unprecedented step of purchasing its own supertanker t...
Environmental groups sue EU for labelling gas 'green'
Apr 18, 2023 (AFP)
In addition, one other non-governmental organisation, Greenpeace, sued the EU executive separately for deciding that nuclear energy was worthy of its sustainabl...
G7 pledges to quit fossil fuels faster, but no new deadline
Apr 16, 2023 (AFP)
The language reflects the depth of disagreements among the allies on the balance between climate action and energy security, with host Japan leading a pushback ...
Brazil president meets UAE leader after China visit
Apr 15, 2023 (AFP)
UAE president Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan greeted Lula at the presidential palace in Abu Dhabi, where a 21-gun salute rang out and formation jets trailed...
Targets for a heating planet: G7 climate commitments
Apr 15, 2023 (AFP)
Campaigners have warned climate and environment ministers from the group of developed countries against backsliding on pledges on the shift away from coal and g...
How Japan's big plans for a 'hydrogen society' fell flat
Apr 13, 2023 (AFP)
But the country's plan to expand its hydrogen market and slash greenhouse emissions has suffered delays and criticism over the fuel's green credentials. As G7 c...
Qatar gives China share of landmark natural gas field
Apr 12, 2023 (AFP)
North Field contains the world's biggest natural gas reserves and extends under the Gulf into Iranian territory. China is already the biggest customer for Qatar...
Kazakhstan takes global majors to court over oilfield revenues: minister
Apr 11, 2023 (AFP)
The government "has begun international arbitration against the Karachaganak and Kashagan (operating) companies," Energy Minister Almasadam Satkaliev was quoted...
Iran-Saudi vow to bring Mideast 'security, stability'
Apr 06, 2023 (AFP)
In a joint statement released after talks between Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan, the two side...
UN ship due to prevent Yemen oil spill departs for Red Sea
Apr 06, 2023 (AFP)
The UN Development Program (UNDP) had in March purchased the crude carrier Nautica to remove more than a million barrels of oil from the beleaguered FSO Safer. ...
Iran, Saudi Arabia vow to bring Mideast 'security, stability'
Apr 06, 2023 (AFP)
In a joint statement released after talks between Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan, the two side...
TotalEnergies, Iraq agree on delayed $10 bn deal: company
Apr 05, 2023 (AFP)
The contract, originally signed in 2021, includes investments in oil, gas and solar production. But the two sides had disagreed over the terms, with an Iraqi oi...
TotalEnergies, Iraq agree on delayed $10 bn project
Apr 05, 2023 (AFP)
The contract -- which includes investments in oil, gas and solar production -- was signed in September 2021 but a new government took office in Iraq last year a...
Iraq, Kurdish region sign accord to resume oil exports
Apr 04, 2023 (AFP)
The agreement, signed in Baghdad in the presence of Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani and Kurdish premier Masrour Barzani, was to be implemented "today", a ...
Malaysia ready to negotiate with China on South China Sea: PM
Apr 03, 2023 (AFP)
China claims sovereignty over almost the entire South China Sea -- a strategic waterway through which trillions of dollars in trade pass annually -- despite an ...
Oil prices soar as producers unveil shock output cut
Apr 03, 2023 (AFP)
However, the decision by the OPEC+ cartel fanned concerns about a fresh spike in prices that could put pressure on central banks to push interest rates higher. ...
Iraq Kurd oil exports to resume Monday under Baghdad supervision
Apr 01, 2023 (AFP)
The outcome, thrashed out in talks between federal and regional officials, spells the end of independent oil exports by the Kurdish regional government and mark...
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