Turkish Libya deployment boosts regional tensions
Policy
Turkey has begun deploying troops in the Libyan civil war in support of the UN-recognised government in Tripoli in a
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Aramco shares tumble after Soleimani killing
Production
State-owned Saudi Aramco shares closed more than 10 per cent below last month’s highs as the fallout from the assassination
Scotland to invest £30m in renewable homes
Environment
Scotland has unveiled a £30-million investment package to ensure all new homes use renewable energy and low-carbon heating from 2024.
Iran reprisals expected against US: analysts
Consumption
The US killing in Iraq of the Iranian military leader, General Qasem Soleimani, could boost oil prices amid serious reprisals
Russia stops pumping oil to Belarus
Consumption
Russia has stopped pumping oil to Belarus as talks on strengthening economic and political ties have stalled over concerns Moscow
Scientists hail technique to cut Arctic methane emissions
Environment
Scientific researchers say they have found a new way to extract methane from permafrost gas-hydrates which could increase the amount
Erdogan bristles at trilateral EastMed pipeline deal
Consumption
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades, Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (pictured) and Israel’s embattled premier, Benjamin Netanyahu, are today (Thursday) due
Germany shuts down nuclear power plant
Uncategorized
Germany has begun shutting down the Philippsburg nuclear power station (pictured) in the south of the country amid plans to
Russia’s Lavrov blames US and EU for Iran crisis
Policy
The 2015 Iranian nuclear agreement is in danger of “falling apart” without the support of the US and the European
Israel’s Leviathan gas field comes online
Production
Israel is pumping gas from a large field in the Mediterranean days before it is due to sign a trilateral
Texan fracking rigs close as oil price falls
Industry
The number of US oil and gas rigs fell by eight last week, according to the Baker Hughes rig count,
Scottish wind farms paid to ditch power
Transmission
The Renewable Energy Foundation, a UK charity that monitors energy use, says that during 2019 six onshore Scottish wind farms
Outgoing BP CEO: fossil fuels essential for decades
Industry
BP’s outgoing CEO, Bob Dudley, has accused activists and politicians of oversimplifying energy issues, saying that fossil fuels will remain
Ireland promises offshore wind ‘revolution’
Policy
Planning reforms for offshore wind projects will cause a renewable energy revolution, according to Ireland’s Taoiseach Leo Varadkar (pictured). The
EU and Russia tells US to keep away from Nord Stream
Consumption
The newly appointed European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, has dismissed US sanctions on European firms building the Nord