Equinor starts up unmanned North Sea rig
Production
Norway’s oil and gas major Equinor has started up its first unmanned platform in the North Sea’s Oseberg Verflanken 2
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Libya production rises despite attacks, strikes
Production
Opec has announced that Libya’s crude oil production exceeded 1 million barrels per day (bpd) last month, compared to 950,000
Putin set to start Uzbek nuclear project
Industry
Uzbekistan and Russia are this month due to sign several commercial deals and start construction of the first Uzbek nuclear
Solar farm opens amid Chernobyl ruins
Transmission
The Ukrainian city of Pripyat (pictured), home to the Chernobyl nuclear power station, became uninhabitable for 24,000 years after the
Cyprus, Greece and Egypt condemn Turkey
Policy
The delineation of the exclusive economic zones (EEZ) between Greece and Egypt was discussed at a trilateral meeting between Greek
Greek island provides landmark renewable example
Storage
The Greek island of Tilos is set to become the first in the Mediterranean to be autonomously powered by renewable
Gazprom to revive Turkmen ties
Production
Russia’s gas export monopoly Gazprom plans to resume imports from Turkmenistan early next year, chief executive Alexei Miller said this
Oil traders braced for hurricane and Iran sanctions
Production
Oil prices fell this week after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) lowered next year’s global growth forecasts but rates were
What the 2018 midterm elections will mean for U.S. climate policy
Opinion
On 6 November 2018, Americans will go to the polls to render their judgment on the performance of the Trump
Rigs dump tonnes of microplastics: study
Production
Researchers are saying around 102 tonnes of microplastics a year are being dumped into the North Sea by the oil
US grants Iran waiver for North Sea deal
Industry
Serica Energy says the US has granted a conditional licence, removing restrictions on a North Sea field because of Iranian
IEA warns of rising carbon emissions
Environment
Carbon emissions from energy production are set to grow for the second year running as analysis by the International Energy
UN climate report demands action
Policy
Governments must make “rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society” to avoid disastrous levels of global warming,
Hydrogen plane could link up France by 2025
Storage
Tech firm HES Energy Systems says it plans to fly its Element One, the world’s first hydrogen-electric passenger aircraft, in
Activists celebrate Hambach reprieve
Environment
A demonstration of around 50,000 environmentalists (pictured) has been held to celebrate the reprieve of what is left of western