Cobalt shortages threaten electric car boom
Storage
A cobalt shortage could undermine attempts to bring electric cars to the market, suppliers are warning auto-manufacturers. The silvery metal,
Archive for November 2018
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Green groups rage at wind farm subsidy cuts
Transmission
Despite establishing itself as a world leader in offshore wind, the UK government has cut financial support on offer for
TurkStream reaches Turkish coast
Production
Construction of the offshore portion of the TurkStream pipeline that will carry Russian gas 2km under the Black Sea to
Expect volatile oil prices: IEA chief
Industry
Oil prices are entering an “unprecedented period of uncertainty”, warned the boss of the International Energy Agency (IEA) as Brent
Norway cruise giant eyes biogas power
Storage
Discarded pieces of fish will be used to power Norwegian cruise ships with liquefied biogas (LBG) in an initiative to
Ineos aims to extend North Sea assets
Industry
The UK’s richest man, Jim Ratcliffe, who is heavily pro-Brexit, is hoping to extend his grip on the North Sea
Chernobyl history wins non-fiction prize
Environment
A Harvard historian’s powerful account of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, telling how “heartbreaking stories of heroism” prevented the whole of
Canadian gas producer eyes London listing
Production
A Canadian upstream gas producer focused on Turkey is reportedly exploring plans for a secondary listing on the London stock
Macron fuel tax sparks protests
Consumption
Demonstrators from the gilets jaunes (yellow vests) movement have blocked France’s road network to oppose President Emmanuel Macron’s new fuel
2MW tidal turbine design revealed
Production
Renewable energy firm Orbital Marine Power has revealed the designs of its commercial production tidal turbine, the Orbital O2 2MW,
EU struggles to bypass Iran sanctions
Policy
European Union hopes of setting up a bartering system with Iran to dodge US sanctions appear to have run aground.
Norway goes solar with Scatec stake
Environment
Norway’s oil and gas giant Equinor has invested more than US$82 million in 11 million shares or a 9.7-per-cent stake
Trans-Adriatic Pipeline 82% complete: consortium
Production
Around 82 per cent of the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) has been completed, according to the project’s consortium that is bringing
Indian firm wins 100MW Albania PV contract
Environment
Albania’s Ministry of Energy and Industry has awarded a contract for a 100-megawatt photovoltaic project to the India Power Corporation
Talks could unlock gas: Turkish Cypriot chief
Production
An accord reunifying Cyprus could unlock a deal to pipe gas discovered in fields off Israel, Egypt and Cyprus through