Shipping sector urged to ditch diesel for ammonia
Environment
Scientists are arguing that oceangoing shipping could be fuelled by ammonia to reduce carbon emissions by the polluting sector. Ammonia,
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Chinese refineries cut output as coronavirus hits demand
Consumption
Chinese refineries have cut production by 25 per cent on February 2019 quantities amid weaker demand and labour shortages due
US solar sector reports 2.3% jobs boost
Environment
The US sector employed almost 250,000 people last year, a 2.3 per cent increase from 2018, the Solar Foundation reported.
LNG market expectations will be framed at the 6th International LNG Congress
Uncategorized
Perspectives of the global LNG market projects will be discussed by the gas majors on the 6th International LNG Congress
France backs Cyprus is Turkish dispute over gas
Production
France’s defence minister, Florence Parly, has backed Cyprus in its dispute with Turkey over the search for natural gas around
Could coronavirus cause China’s oil demand to plateau?
Consumption
The coronavirus (Covid-19) is upending two fundamental tenets of globalization: flow of people and goods and a booming Chinese economy.
Scottish eco-tariff exposes UK ‘greenwashing’ con
Transmission
In another example of Scotland’s leading role in renewable energy, Scottish Power has unveiled a tariff which guarantees all its
Shell and Chinese firms to build Europe’s largest battery
Storage
Shell has joined a Chinese project to construct what would be Europe’s largest battery in the UK. The oil and
Mining giants look to offload coal assets
Policy
Three FTSE 100 coal-mining giants, Anglo-American, BHP and Glencore, are facing increasing pressure to address the climate crisis and tumbling
North Sea ‘vital’: BP regional chief
Industry
BP’s North Sea operations remain of “vital significance” to the firm, despite the oil and gas giant’s goals to cut
Hyundai signs three hydrogen vehicle deals
Storage
Hyundai says it is set to build two hydrogen-powered trucks by 2023 and add 10 more in the following year
Lukashenko attacks Russian merger demands
Transmission
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said Russia was insisting on merging the two states during last week’s talks on Moscow’s decision
Delta makes $1bn carbon-neutral pledge
Industry
Delta Airlines says it will become the first carbon-neutral US airline after committing to a US$1-billion programme to mitigate all
Funding suspended for Polish coal plant
Industry
Polish energy firms Energa and Enea have suspended financing for Poland’s final coal-fired power station, Ostroleka C. The firms said
Baltic states to boycott Belarus power plant
Production
The three Baltic states say they will not import electricity from a controversial Belarusian nuclear power station just 12km from