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Two catastrophic years obliterate 10% of Swiss glacier volume
Glaciers in Switzerland lost 6% of their volume in 2022. Then 2023 saw a further 4% destroyed, representing the second-largest decline since measurements began, says research from the Swiss Academy of Sciences.
Oslo-listed PetroNor E&P boosts prospects for Nigeria offshore gas project, ups stake in Aje permit
Qatar's Nebras Power plans 1 GW wind plant in Karakalpakstan
Baking land, bath tub warm seas, melting ice caps - in charts
The seas are the temperature of bath water and the land is baking. This year the rise the global temperature in June already passed the 1.5C limit compared to the 1850-1900 base set in the Paris Accords as the upper limit for global warming.
Turkey hikes electricity tariff for industry by 25%
For households, the government introduced aggressive price cuts prior to the national elections held in May. They are still receiving electricity at prices half of wholesale prices.
Russian diesel export ban hits an already tight market
In a move to stabilise domestic fuel prices, Russia announced a snap ban on diesel and gasoline exports on September 21, amplifying the strain on an already tight global fuel market and remaking the global supply chains.
AsianOil: Chevron and unions reach agreement, ending strikes at Australian LNG plants
MEOG: QatarEnergy renews naphtha deal
AfrElec: South African municipality Tshwane plans for independent 1,000-MW generation
DMEA: Omani firms do marine oil deal
Bulgaria adopts plan on transition for coal-mining regions despite protests
Miners block roads in protest against plans to close down coal mines by 2038.
NorthAmOil: ExxonMobil, SABIC petrochemical complex to use solar power
AsiaElec: Japanese, Chinese firms greenlit for 370 MW of solar projects in Bangladesh
Uzbekistan aims to ban disposable plastic products from 2026
GLNG: France welcomes first floating storage regasification unit
Plans for doubling Azerbaijan's gas flows to Europe on hold
Expansion of the Southern Gas Corridor pipelines carrying Azerbaijani gas to Europe is on hold pending confirmation that Europe will buy the gas. Baku's offensive to retake Nagorno-Karabakh could further complicate things.
REM: Lagging policy support and rising costs put clean hydrogen investment at risk, says IEA
US steel company makes plans for nuclear fusion
US steel company Nucor and Helion Energy plan to develop a 500-MWe nuclear fusion plant at one of Nucor’s steel manufacturing plants.
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