Putin’s African nuclear bid fails
Production
Russian attempts to develop the African nuclear power sector fell on deaf ears during a meeting with South African President
Archive for July 2018
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Spain should target 85% renewables: study
Environment
Spain’s concentrated solar power or CSP (pictured) and technological boosts could help renewables provide 85 per cent of the sun-kissed
Smart meters rollout a flop: study
Consumption
A UK study has warned that smart meters are failing to cut energy bills and has questioned the suitability of
Nord Stream boosts gas security: Wintershall
Policy
German energy company Wintershall has argued that the European natural gas market will become more diverse when the Nord Stream
Juncker LNG pledge unrealistic: analysts
Policy
Donald Trump hailed victory last week after European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker pledged that the EU would build more terminals
Equinor signs Canadian deep-sea deal
Production
Norway’s oil and gas giant Equinor and the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador (pictured) have taken a major step
Jersey shares fall after drilling delay
Production
Jersey Oil and Gas has been advised that drilling of the Verbier well in the UK continental shelf in the
Total faces North Sea strike
Industry
North Sea oil workers on three platforms owned by French energy giant Total have gone on strike in a dispute
Hydrogen car-ferry project launches
Storage
A European consortium led by a Scottish engineering company and university is aiming to launch the world’s first hydrogen-powered car
Majors prosper amid boom: Moody’s
Consumption
As would be expected, Shell, BP, ExxonMobil, Chevron and Total are among the fossil-fuel giants set to reap the benefits
EITI calls for contract openness
Policy
Around 30 countries in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) have together disclosed more than 800 contracts while 16 EITI-supporting
Mariner votes to strike
Industry
Equinor’s Mariner heavy-oil platform in the North Sea is facing industrial action after the British GMB union said its members
Russia set to relax Caspian grip
Production
On August 12, the five states that have Caspian coastline – Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan – are due
US oil lobby opposes sanctions
Policy
The US oil and gas industry is lobbying against tighter sanctions on Russia as the US Senate has revived the
Finland looks to pioneer dung power
Production
Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipilä’s administration has tabled a bill in parliament that would make it easier for farmers to