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Oman warns of $200 oil in dig at IEA climate advice
Sep 09, 2021 (AFP)
The IEA called in May on for a halt to new investment in oil, gas and coal extraction in order to boost chances of holding down the dangerous rise in global tem...
Crews work to contain oil spill in Gulf after Ida's passage
Sep 06, 2021 (AFP)
The spill is in waters off Port Fourchon, Louisiana -- near where Ida made landfall -- in a region that is a major hub of the US petrochemical industry. An oil ...
France's TotalEnergies signs $27bn oil, gas, solar deal in Iraq
Sep 05, 2021 (AFP)
The announcement of the deal, supposed in part to reduce Iraq's reliance on fossil fuels, came as Oil Minister Ihsan Ismail signed the contract at a Baghdad cer...
Making the case for hydrogen in a zero-carbon economy
Sep 02, 2021 (SPX)
"As we move to more and more renewable penetration, this intermittency will make a greater impact on the electric power system," says Emre Gencer, a research sc...
An improved water splitting method has high hydrogen yield
Sep 01, 2021 (SPX)
Thus, achieving a high hydrogen yield in an energy-efficient manner at low cost is challenging. To date, hydrogen production from water splitting has not been s...
Syrian oil spill moves away from northern Cyprus
Sep 01, 2021 (AFP)
The internationally isolated government of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) -- recognised only by Ankara -- has been watching for days as an estim...
In climate reversal, Biden okays new oil and gas mega auction
Sep 01, 2021 (AFP)
The decision represents a significant step back for the White House's ambitious climate agenda and was quickly challenged by a coalition of environmental groups...
New law stokes tension in Nigeria's blighted oil delta
Sep 01, 2021 (AFP)
His Niger Delta region has long seethed with discontent as communities face a potent mix of poverty, crude pollution and state neglect despite the wealth pumped...
New Israel mission in Dubai eyes Gulf oil megadeal
Sep 01, 2021 (AFP)
Ilan Sztulman Starosta, who heads Israel's first consulate in the UAE economic hub, told AFP that trade between the two countries would "easily" surpass $1 bill...
EU maritime transport emissions must be cut sharply: report
Aug 31, 2021 (AFP)
In 2019, maritime transport to and within the EU accounted for 13.5 percent of transport-related emissions on the continent, the EMSA said in a report. Nearly 7...
Northern Cyprus braces for Syrian oil slick
Aug 31, 2021 (AFP)
Environmental officials in self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) -- internationally recognised only by Ankara -- said that 20,000 tonnes of f...
A new catalyst to generate hydrogen from ammonia at low temperatures
Aug 31, 2021 (SPX)
Ammonia (NH3), a carbon-neutral hydrogen compound has recently garnered a lot of attention owing to its high energy density and high hydrogen storage capacity. ...
Analysis shows 2021 fossil fuel subsidies nearly doubled globally to $697B
Aug 31, 2021 (UPI)
These fossil fuel investments by major world economies are a roadblock to a more sustainable energy future, according to a statement from IEA Executive Director...
Cyprus monitoring Syria oil spill in Mediterranean
Aug 30, 2021 (AFP)
A fuel oil leak at the Baniyas power plant was first reported last week, and Syrian state media said the leak was an accident. Cypriot authorities said the slic...
Leaded petrol runs out of gas, century after first warnings: UN
Aug 30, 2021 (AFP)
Nearly a century after doctors first issued warnings about the toxic effects of leaded petrol, Algeria -- the last country to use the fuel -- exhausted its supp...
Italy's Eni quick out of the gate with new oil and gas production in Ivory Coast
Aug 28, 2021 (UPI)
Eni said the Baleine field is the largest of its kind off the Ivorian coast. Output from an offshore production vessel will begin gradually, with an initial 15,...
Iran Foreign Minister heads to Iraq regional summit
Aug 27, 2021 (AFP)
Foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh announced the departure to the "meeting to support Iraq" in a short statement. The Islamic republic's new President...
UT researchers pushing innovative solution at DOE's Hydrogen Earth Shot kickoff
Aug 25, 2021 (SPX)
"Our aim is to produce relatively cheap hydrogen while sequestering CO2 elsewhere in the reservoir," Duncan said. "This would produce carbon-free hydrogen from ...
Green hydrogen: Focus on the catalyst surface
Aug 25, 2021 (SPX)
"At high currents, strong oxygen bubble evolution can be observed on the anode, which aggravates measurement. It has made it impossible so far to obtain a relia...
Study suggests hydraulic fracturing can impact surface water quality
Aug 20, 2021 (SPX)
The study, released in the journal Science, finds hydraulic fracturing is associated with small increases in salt concentrations in surface waters for several s...
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