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NGOs take Norway to European Court over Arctic oil exploration
Jun 15, 2021 (AFP)
It's the latest turn in a legal tussle between environmental organisations Greenpeace and Young Friends of the Earth Norway on one side and the Norwegian state ...
Turkmenistan says China gas pipeline debt paid off
Jun 12, 2021 (AFP)
China has invested billions in the development of Turkmenistan's gas industry, establishing itself as the isolated country's number one destination for exports....
Oil spill drifts away from Corsica coast
Jun 12, 2021 (AFP)
"We are more reassured now because the pollution is drifting away from the coast," maritime prefecture spokesperson Christine Ribbe told AFP. "The pollution is ...
U.S. gasoline prices stable but primed for some volatility
Jun 12, 2021 (UPI)
Travel club AAA on Monday put the national average retail price at $3.59 for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline, up only about 4 cents per gallon from this t...
Norway sees oil in its future despite warnings
Jun 11, 2021 (AFP)
In a white book on its energy future, Oslo said it wanted to "extend the current practice with regular concession cycles on the Norwegian continental shelf to g...
Blocked by Biden, Canadian company drops Keystone pipeline
Jun 10, 2021 (AFP)
TC Energy will coordinate with regulators, indigenous groups and other stakeholders "to meet its environmental and regulatory commitments and ensure a safe term...
MITEI researchers build a supply chain model to support the hydrogen economy
Jun 10, 2021 (SPX)
"We propose flexible scheduling for trucks and pipelines, allowing them to serve as both storage and transmission," says Guannan He, a postdoc at the MIT Energy...
U.S. urges Venezuela to turn away Iranian military ships
Jun 10, 2021 (UPI)
A senior Biden administration official told Politico that the ships are thought to be carrying weapons to fulfill an arms deal that Iran and Venezuela made a ye...
Shell to speed up carbon reduction after Dutch ruling
Jun 09, 2021 (AFP)
The court in The Hague ordered Shell to slash its greenhouse gas emissions by 45 percent by 2030 in a landmark victory by climate activists with implications fo...
Activists block controversial pipeline on US-Canada border
Jun 08, 2021 (AFP)
To the cries of "Stop Line 3" and the sound of tribal drums, several hundred protesters, including actress and activist Jane Fonda, occupied the construction si...
Engine No. 1 converts tiny ExxonMobil stake into big win
Jun 06, 2021 (AFP)
But late last month, the oil giant, which has shunned renewable energy investments embraced by some rivals, suffered a landmark defeat when upstart investment f...
International experts deployed for Sri Lanka oil spill
Jun 04, 2021 (AFP)
Representatives from the International Tankers Owners Pollution Federation (ITOPF) and Oil Spill Response (OSR) were onshore monitoring the MV X-Press Pearl, X-...
UN Security Council urges Yemen oil tanker access
Jun 03, 2021 (AFP)
The 15-member council held a special meeting on FSO Safer at the request of Britain after the rebels said an agreement to allow the UN mission had "reached a de...
Sri Lanka prepares for worst oil spill as weather hits ship salvage
Jun 03, 2021 (AFP)
The Marine Environment Protection Authority readied oil dispersants and skimmers in case of a leak from the MV X-Press Pearl, which had 350 tonnes of fuel oil o...
Study identifies methane 'super-emitters' in largest US oilfield
Jun 03, 2021 (JPL)
Repeatedly measuring the size and persistence of emission sources using sensor-equipped aircraft, researchers found that repairing only the 123 sources that the...
Iraq's last gas bottle delivery crooner dreams of stardom
Jun 03, 2021 (AFP)
"My heart rediscovers love, as if it learnt nothing from past suffering," croons Mountazar Abbas, in homage to famous Iraqi singer Yass Khodr. The 22-year-old i...
Yemen fuel tanker could 'explode at any moment': Greenpeace
Jun 03, 2021 (AFP)
The 45-year-old fuel vessel FSO Safer has 1.1 million barrels of crude on board, and has been abandoned near Yemen's western port of Hodeida since 2015. "The FS...
UN Security Council to discuss Yemen oil tanker impasse
Jun 02, 2021 (AFP)
Thursday's meeting, requested by Britain, comes after Huthi rebels said an agreement to allow a UN mission to inspect the tanker had "reached a dead end." The 4...
Leaks account for half of major methane sources at largest US oilfield: study
Jun 02, 2021 (AFP)
Researchers found that repairing just 123 sources found to leak most persistently in the area they surveyed using sensor-equipped planes would reduce methane em...
Maersk favours carbon tax for shipping
Jun 02, 2021 (AFP)
The Danish firm proposed a tax of at least $450 per tonne of fuel, which works out to $150 per tonne of carbon. Maersk CEO Soren Skou called the tax proposal "a...
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