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Generating renewable hydrogen fuel from the sea
Sep 30, 2020 (SPX)
This new method for "sea water splitting" could make it easier to turn wind and solar energy into a storable and portable fuel, according to Bruce Logan, Kappe ...
Swedish oil refinery scraps disputed expansion plan
Sep 28, 2020 (AFP)
Preem said "the economic logic of investment in this project no longer stands" as a "result of the COVID-19 crisis' effects on the energy sector globally." As s...
US grants Iraq new 60-day waiver to import Iranian gas
Sep 23, 2020 (AFP)
Baghdad relies on gas and electricity imports from its neighbour Tehran to supply about a third of its electricity sector, worn down by years of conflict and po...
Oil majors not in sync with global climate goals
Sep 23, 2020 (AFP)
"We have seen a wave of announcements from oil companies over the last nine months claiming to be part of the solution on climate, but none of their plans measu...
Hair to the rescue as oil pollution blights coastlines
Sep 23, 2020 (AFP)
After a successful trial in the nearby port of Cavalaire-sur-Mer, the hair is destined to be stuffed into nylon stockings to make floating tubes that will line ...
NATO hails 'good progress' in Greek-Turkish talks
Sep 23, 2020 (AFP)
Alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg said military officials from the two sides had held half a dozen meetings at NATO headquarters to try to agree a mechanism to pr...
Macron to talk by phone with Erdogan on Med tensions: France
Sep 22, 2020 (AFP)
A French presidential official said Macron would reaffirm Paris' position over the tensions between Turkey and fellow NATO member Greece after Ankara stepped up...
Airbus aims for hydrogen-powered plane by 2035
Sep 21, 2020 (AFP)
Hydrogen is a clean fuel, emitting only steam, but whether it is green depends on the carbon footprint of the fuels used to produce it. France and other Europea...
EU to sanction three companies over Libya arms supplies: diplomats
Sep 18, 2020 (AFP)
The EU has a naval mission operating in waters off Libya which is tasked with policing the embargo and collecting intelligence on violators. Turkey is one of th...
US carrier enters Gulf amid sanctions threats toward Iran
Sep 18, 2020 (AFP)
A strike group led by the USS Nimitz and including two guided-missile cruisers and a guided-missile destroyer sailed into the Gulf to operate and train with US ...
Greek denies arms spending will cost 10 billion euros
Sep 16, 2020 (AFP)
What appears to be Greece's most ambitious military overhaul in nearly two decades was unveiled as it is engaged in a growing stand-off with Turkey over hydroca...
Australia doubles down on fossil fuels, firing up critics
Sep 16, 2020 (AFP)
With Australia plunged into its first recession in almost 30 years and a million jobs lost, conservative Prime Minister Scott Morrison has touted a fossil-fuell...
How to harness the power of biosolids to make hydrogen
Sep 15, 2020 (SPX)
The innovation focuses on the advanced upcycling of biosolids and biogas, by-products of the wastewater treatment process. Developed by researchers at RMIT Univ...
Greenpeace lifts Swedish refinery blockade
Sep 13, 2020 (AFP)
The organisation had since Thursday evening been blocking tankers from delivering oil to the plant, which is run by the Preem group at Lysekil, about 100 kilome...
Tanzania, Uganda, ink deal on $3.5b oil pipeline project
Sep 13, 2020 (AFP)
The project focuses on oilfields in landlocked Uganda discovered in 2006 and proposes pumping the crude to the coast via a pipeline across Tanzania at an estima...
Turkish vessel leaves contested waters in eastern Med
Sep 13, 2020 (AFP)
The Oruc Reis seismic survey vessel backed by Turkish navy frigates has been deployed to waters near the Greek island of Kastellorizo since August 10 despite re...
Large oil spill washes up to Venezuela shores
Sep 13, 2020 (AFP)
The spill has spread over more than 13 kilometers (eight miles) according to the environmental commission of the opposition-majority national parliament. Venezu...
Cyprus condemns 'illegal' Turkish military exercise
Sep 12, 2020 (AFP)
Ankara is at loggerheads with Greece and Cyprus over maritime hydrocarbon resources and naval spheres of influence, sparking fears of conflict. In a message on ...
Pompeo in Cyprus says US 'deeply concerned' over Turkey energy search
Sep 12, 2020 (AFP)
Ankara is at loggerheads with Greece and Cyprus over maritime hydrocarbon resources and naval spheres of influence, sparking fears of conflict. "We remain deepl...
Sri Lanka navy plugs fuel leak on fire-stricken tanker
Sep 12, 2020 (AFP)
While the navy says no crude oil has escaped the cargo of the New Diamond, leaked diesel fuel had created a two-kilometre-long slick in the Indian Ocean that wa...
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