Norway MPs back Arctic drilling
Production
Norwegian MPs have approved the Johan Castberg oil project in the Barents Sea at a cost of US$6.1 billion with production due
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German minister slams renewable targets
Policy
Boosting the EU’s 2030 renewable-energy target without plans on how to achieve it would undermine public confidence in politicians, German
Siemens signs €10m Northvolt deal
Storage
German manufacturing giant Siemens has announced a €10-million investment in the groundbreaking Swedish battery manufacturing startup Northvolt. Siemens said the
Total signs Algeria deal
Production
French oil and gas giant Total says it has signed a contract that extends its partnership in a major Algerian
Business first: the U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy and energy diplomacy
Opinion
Energy underpins the grand strategies of world powers. China’s Belt and Road initiative builds commercial ties abroad to secure hydrocarbon
Gazprom boss in Beijing for pipeline talks
Production
To streamline one of Russia’s most ambitious export projects, Alexei Miller, Gazprom CEO, and Wang Yilin, chairman of China’s state-run
Spain, Italy demand tough renewable target
Policy
New governments in Spain and Italy are backing tougher 2030 renewable energy targets amid ongoing EU talks. Energy ministers met
Pope tells oil execs to go green
Environment
Pope Francis has said climate change is a crisis of “epochal proportions” and backed the conversion to renewables. “Civilisation requires
Putin, Rouhani criticise Trump over Iran
Production
Russian President Vladimir Putin has criticised Donald Trump’s decision to breach the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, saying it would “destabilise
New Spain govt backs EU green goals
Policy
Spain’s new Socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, is reportedly changing the nation’s renewable-energy and climate-change policy and will now push
Solar-to-hydrogen plans in cloudy tropics
Production
Hydrogène de France (HDF) Energy’s French Western Guiana power project plans a 55-megawatt solar farm with hydrogen storage to deliver
Tests expose EU’s diesel danger
Environment
Emissions tests that carmakers cannot cheat show almost all diesels sold in Europe since the 2015 “dieselgate” scandal remain highly
Microsoft launches eco-data centre
Industry
Microsoft has dropped a data centre into the sea off the UK island of Orkney in an attempt to boost
Gazprom extends Austrian gas contract
Policy
Russia’s state-run gas giant Gazprom, during a visit by President Vladimir Putin, has signed an agreement with Austria’s OMV extending
EIB poised to reject Iran finance deal
Industry
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has rejected an EU proposal to do business in Iran to help offset US sanctions