Total to increase Scottish security
Industry
French oil and gas giant Total says it is increasing security in northwestern Scotland after disputes with staff over pay
Archive for June 2018
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Siemens bullish on ammonia storage
Storage
German manufacturing giant Siemens is pushing ahead with its project to develop ammonia as a way to store renewable energy,
Hyundai hails Norwegian EV sales
Storage
A newly launched electric SUV in Norway by South Korea’s Hyundai is exceeding sales expectations as the Scandinavian country pioneers
Irish oil boss in Crimea talks
Production
An Irish oil and gas exploration specialist has been in talks with Gazprom over the possibility of developing a refinery
Bosnian activists hail dam victory
Environment
Activists have claimed a small victory in their attempts to prevent the construction of around 3,000 dams across the Balkans,
Will U.S.-China rivalry hasten the energy transition?
Opinion
The energy world changes rapidly. Technology, social and economic patterns, emergence of new sources, and depletion of old ones can
Report slams N Ireland renewable policy
Environment
An Irish company that provides renewable-energy advice has targeted improvement for Northern Ireland’s renewables. The report, Proposal for a Renewable
Nord Stream ravaging Baltic coast: claim
Environment
Construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia to Germany is polluting the German Baltic coast, Poland’s energetyka24.pl reported
Iran ready to fill Total void
Policy
The possible withdrawal of France’s oil and gas giant Total from Iran’s extensive South Pars gas field has not hampered
Equinor and Microsoft 7-year sign deal
Industry
Norway’s energy giant Equinor and tech firm Microsoft have agreed to exchange expertise and establish a data centre in Stavanger
3,000 dams set to devastate Balkan rivers
Environment
Over the next few years, 3,000 hydropower stations could be built in the Balkans and environmentalists say the plans threaten
Russia dismisses Nord Stream criticism
Production
Russia has declared that its controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline has no strategic political agenda and is just an attempt
Leak raises questions about Akkuyu deal
Production
Documents from Panama-based Mossack Fonseca, the firm behind the Panama Papers scandal in 2016, suggest a pro-Turkish-government construction conglomerate owner
EU blunders on biomass: study
Environment
The European Union’s climate commissioner declared this week that the bloc could make bigger greenhouse-gas cuts than it pledged under
Erdogan promises third nuclear plant
Production
Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has promised a third nuclear power station to increase energy security as the strongman leader