Total buys Engie LNG assets
Production
French oil and gas giant Total has completed a £1.1 billion acquisition of Engie’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) assets in
Archive for July 2018
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Ireland to ditch fossil-fuel funds
Policy
Ireland will become the world’s first country to sell off its investments in fossil-fuel firms, after a bill was passed
Croatia-France: a World Cup win-win for the energy transition
Environment
Football fandom follows few hard rules – and little rationality. As a sportscaster friend of mine likes to remind: “fan
Trump condemns Nord Stream
Policy
Donald Trump has criticised Germany’s reliance on Russian energy, saying it is “totally controlled” by Moscow. “Germany is totally controlled
Lebanese gas won’t stop the next war, but it could contain the damage
Opinion
Today marks the 12-year anniversary of the 34-day war that broke out between Israel and Lebanese-based, Iranian-backed Hezbollah. Hezbollah ostensibly
Wealth funds sign Macron climate pledge
Environment
Six sovereign wealth funds have pledged to fight climate change after French President Emmanuel Macron urged them to “make our
Erdogan: Tanap key to region
Production
The Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (Tanap) is a vital for Turkey and Azerbaijan, according to Turkey’s newly sworn-in president, Recep
Equinor relaxed over Snorre strike
Industry
Norwegian oil and gas giant Equinor, which operates the Snorre B platform in the North Sea, says the site’s drilling
Naftogaz submits $11.6bn Gazprom claim
Industry
Ukrainian gas company Naftogaz has submitted for arbitration a US$11.6-billion claim for revision of the tariff in its gas transit
French shipping giant ditches Iran
Policy
French container transport and shipping company, CMA CGM, has joined Hyundai Merchant Marine, Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping in withdrawing
Senegal playing smart, so far, with its oil and gas findings
Opinion
From 2002 to 2004, I lived in Senegal and worked as a Peace Corps Volunteer in a town called Thiès.
Total buys renewable firm
Transmission
French oil and gas giant Total has completed the acquisition of a 73-per-cent stake in gas and renewable power provider
Tidal power booms despite setback
Production
The UK government last week rejected a £1.3-billion tidal project at Swansea but other tidal projects are springing up all
Equinor buys Danish trading firm
Transmission
Norwegian energy giant Equinor says it has agreed to take over a Danish energy trading company, Danske Commodities, as it
Nord Stream ruins Polish green efforts: PM
Environment
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has praised European Union efforts to transform its energy sector but has warned that the