US stockpiles fall but Chinese virus cuts demand
Consumption
US stockpiles of commercial crude oil fell by about 400,000 barrels last week, which analysts said could reverse this week’s
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Australia coal giant’s output hit by fires
Industry
Mining giant BHP or “Broken Hill Proprietary” says smoke and dust from the Australian bushfires are hampering coal production. The
Germany eyes hydrogen transition
Consumption
Germany’s Economy Minister Peter Altmaier says Europe’s largest economy could use natural gas as a transition fuel and develop green
Chinese-backed Balkan coal plants used bogus forecasts: NGO
Environment
Two huge Chinese-backed coal projects in the Balkans are using unrealistic projections of profitability and environmental charges, according to the
Somalia invites Turkey to drill for oil: Erdogan
Industry
Turkey’s populist president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, says Somalia has invited Turkey to drill for oil in the Red Sea. Somalia
Sarajevo protesters target coal-fuelled pollution
Environment
Protesters in Sarajevo have condemned air pollution levels in the Bosnian capital which is being partly blamed on coal use.
Cyprus condemns resumption of Turkish gas drilling
Consumption
Cyprus has described Turkey as a “pirate state” that flouts international law in response to Ankara’s drilling operations within the
Why Bloomberg might be the best candidate for global climate policy
Opinion
On February 3, the U.S. presidential campaign kicks off with the first Democratic Party primary in Iowa. The candidates all
IAEA due to inspect Belarus nuclear plant
Production
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is expected in Belarus next month to evaluate the preparedness for a nuclear power
Steel sector boosts global coal trade
Consumption
The global maritime coal trade grew 0.7 per cent last year, helped by increased output in China and Indonesia, according
Germany sets 2038 coal power deadline
Policy
Germany has set the deadline of 2038 to close all its coal power stations. The deadline for abandoning brown coal
Extinction Rebellion targets Shell HQ
Industry
Climate activists this week staged a 13-hour protest outside the headquarters of Royal Dutch Shell in Aberdeen. Approximately 30 activists
Seven-nation gas forum agreed in Cairo
Policy
Seven countries yesterday (Thursday) adopted an institutional framework to create the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF) to be based in
Scotland moves to protect offshore wind jobs
Industry
The Scottish government says companies in Scotland will benefit from new steps to increase the number of offshore wind contracts
Tokyo Olympics to showcase hydrogen progress
Storage
Hydrogen will fuel the Olympic flame cauldron during the summer games in Tokyo and around 100 hydrogen-fuelled buses will service