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BP 'lobbying to weaken' EU green investment: watchdog
Apr 20, 2021 (AFP)
The European Commission will publish Wednesday a "green taxonomy" classification system defining what constitutes as sustainable investment as the EU moves towa...
Russia calls for deeper military ties with Libya
Apr 16, 2021 (AFP)
Libya has been gripped by chaos for almost a decade, since longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi was brought down and killed in a 2011 uprising backed by several Wes...
Natural gas leading source of EU's power emissions: analysis
Apr 16, 2021 (AFP)
Gas plants produced 231 million tonnes of carbon dioxide across the continent in 2020 according to the analysis conducted by energy think tank Ember. Emissions ...
S.C. Air National Guard troops deploy to Saudi Arabia
Apr 14, 2021 (UPI)
The troop movement includes an undefined number of F-16CJ fighter planes, a statement from the wing said, noting that it is the SCANG's largest deployment since...
Green groups denounce Sino-French African pipeline deal
Apr 12, 2021 (AFP)
The Ugandan and Tanzanian governments joined oil companies Total of France and China's CNOOC on Sunday in signing accords paving the way for the construction of...
Uganda, Tanzania, oil giants open way for pipeline construction
Apr 11, 2021 (AFP)
The $3.5 billion (3 billion euros) project led by Total and CNOOC provides for the management of oilfields in the Lake Albert region in Uganda's west and propos...
French rail company orders 12 hydrogen trains
Apr 08, 2021 (AFP)
The trains are to be built by the French industrial group Alstom and operate on either hydrogen or electricity when overhead catenary wires are available, a joi...
Environmentalists dismayed by Ecuador presidential candidates
Apr 07, 2021 (AFP)
Leftist Andres Arauz faces the right-wing Guillermo Lasso in a run-off election with both vowing to continue oil and mineral extraction, which has already devas...
Shell says Texas winter storm to cost $200m
Apr 07, 2021 (AFP)
That is equivalent to almost 170 million euros. "The Texas winter storm had an impact on our operations and is expected to have an aggregate adverse impact of u...
Caspian Sea level threatens Kashagan oil field: operator
Apr 07, 2021 (AFP)
Kashagan is one of the world's largest offshore fields, with estimated reserves of 13 billion barrels of oil. Its operator, the North Caspian Operating Company,...
Total to continue gas production in coup-hit Myanmar
Apr 04, 2021 (AFP)
Chief executive Patrick Pouyanne said Total had a duty to stay the course because gas it produces supplies electricity to millions in Yangon as well as western ...
Iraq parliament approves 2021 budget; Lebanon swap meds for oil
Apr 01, 2021 (AFP)
The government forecasts revenues of $69.9 billion based on oil exports of 3.25 million barrels per day. The budget set a barrel of oil at $45, well below the m...
Total's Mozambican gas plans delayed, not doused by attacks
Mar 31, 2021 (AFP)
Dozens of civilians were killed in the assault and capture of the key northern town of Palma by militants, and thousands fled the area. Total, a French energy m...
A hydrogen future for planes, trains and factories
Mar 31, 2021 (AFP)
Here is a look at where the industry stands in various sectors: - Cars and trucks - Hydrogen fuel cell electric cars are already on the road. Toyota launched th...
US extends Iraq's sanction waiver ahead of talks
Mar 31, 2021 (AFP)
Iraq buys gas and electricity from Iran to supply about a third of its power sector, worn down by years of conflict and poor maintenance, and unable to meet the...
The global race to develop 'green' hydrogen
Mar 31, 2021 (AFP)
Europe in particular is anxious to get a handle on the new and still costly fuel, having missed the boat on solar and battery technology, which is dominated by ...
Fossil fuel subsidies up, carbon pricing too low: OECD
Mar 30, 2021 (AFP)
In a scoring system where 100 points corresponds to trading schemes and taxes that curb greenhouse gas emissions enough to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 -- ...
Shining light to make hydrogen
Mar 29, 2021 (SPX)
In addition, it should ideally not use expensive and rare metal catalysts, whose production has severe environmental consequences. To address this challenge, IT...
Massive fire engulfs Indonesian oil refinery
Mar 29, 2021 (AFP)
Firefighters battled to contain the fire at the Balongan refinery in West Java, operated by state oil company Pertamina, as towering plumes of black smoke rose ...
Iran and China sign 25-year cooperation pact
Mar 27, 2021 (AFP)
Negotiations for the deal, launched five years ago, sparked controversy in Iran last year and virtually no details of its contents have been released. China is ...
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