French unions condemn GE’s job cuts
Industry
French trade unions and the opposition are furious that US industrial giant General Electric (GE) said it would cut 1,044
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Turkey sparks anxiety with Russian missile-defence system
Production
Turkey is reportedly considering deploying its controversial new Russian missile-defence system along its Mediterranean coast, which will bolster its efforts
EU urged to crack down on coal use
Environment
European Union member states should accelerate the move towards renewables by phasing out of coal use, argued environment groups Climate
Trump team threaten Europe with sanctions over Instex
Industry
Donald Trump’s staff have threatened sanctions against the financial body created by Germany, the UK and France to preserve trade
Transneft refuses to pay Druzhba compensation
Policy
Russia’s embattled oil pipeline operator Transneft and the government in Moscow are in disagreement over who should pay to clean
Equinor joins UK carbon-capture project
Environment
Britain could have the world’s first “carbon-negative” power station by the mid-2020s under plans by the National Grid, the FTSE
Oil prices rise again under supply concerns
Production
Oil prices have risen today (Tuesday), with the global supply crisis outweighing the ongoing impact of the US-Chinese trade dispute, which
Resurgent Greens eye EU environmental shake-up
Environment
Green parties across the European Union have made dramatic gains, holding off challenges from the populist far-right and potentially shaking
Rising methane alarms researchers
Environment
Scientists are warning that record levels of methane in the atmosphere will make it harder for nations to reach targets
Predictive analysis aims to boost oil rig safety
Production
A predictive analysis provider in Scotland has appointed a leading behavioural psychologist to improve oil and gas rig safety. The
Volkswagen and Northvolt discuss German battery factory
Storage
Volkswagen is purportedly in talks with Swedish-based battery-making startup Northvolt on plans to jointly build production in Salzgitter, near the
Turkey to continue Cypriot drilling
Industry
Turkey will continue its Cypriot drilling, according to Defence Minister Hulusi Akar, who added that talks with Greece on the
EDF wins Moroccan solar contract
Storage
France’s state-run utility, EDF Renewables, and Abu Dhabi-based Masdar have been selected by the Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy (Masen)
Russia hopes to reopen Polish oil supplies by mid-June
Industry
Russia and Poland said crude oil imports through the Soviet-era Druzhba pipeline could resume within 2½ weeks amid ongoing concerns
Druzhba crude supplies ready to restart: Moscow
Production
Russia’s energy ministry says it is sending clean crude oil through its Druzhba pipeline to Hungary and Slovakia, with uncontaminated