Opec to address oil price slump
Production
The price of oil fell below US$60 a barrel amid fears of global oversupply. Brent crude, the benchmark, was trading 5
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Three Seas Initiative meets ahead of COP24
Policy
The Three Seas Initiative – covering the Baltic, Black and Adriatic seas – have met in Warsaw this week to
China backs Serb coal expansion
Production
Concerns are growing about the international role of China in global warming as it backs a major coal project in
Equinor ready to pay to save forests
Environment
Equinor says it will fight against deforestation to address climate change but the move has been dismissed as window dressing
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,
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.