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Massive hydrogen reservoir discovered under chromium mine in Albania

9 February 2024

The reservoir beneath the Bulqizë mine is estimated to hold as much as 55,000 tonnes of hydrogen.

Russia's oil revenues in January higher than from before the war

8 February 2024

Russia’s budget earned more money from oil taxes in January 2024 than it did in January 2023, Ministry of Finance (MinFin) reported on February 7.

Uzbekistan: Car buyers turning to foreign brands

8 February 2024

China’s automakers are easily dominating market share for imports. Almost 80% of foreign-bought vehicles arrived from there in 2023.

Earth has already passed 1.5 degrees warming, says study

7 February 2024

The Earth may have passed 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming and in fact could soon reach 2 degrees, say international researchers who studied 300-year-old sea sponges in the Caribbean.

OFAC “smart sanctions” target turbine lubricants and additives in an effort to stop Russian military production

7 February 2024

Two days before Christmas the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) quietly released new sanctions on an esoteric product group: turbine lubricants. But these "smart sanctions" could bring Russian industry to a standstill.

Orlen sold Lotos assets for at least €1.15bn below market value, state auditor says

6 February 2024

Warsaw-listed fuels and energy giant Orlen sold assets of peer Lotos PLN5bn (€1.15bn) below their market value, according to a report by the state audit body NIK.

Five companies interested in building new reactors at Bulgaria's Kozloduy NPP

5 February 2024

Russian companies not allowed to bid for expansion of Bulgaria's only nuclear power station, intended to ensure country's energy security.

New Polish government dismisses Orlen chief as clean-up after PiS continues in state companies

2 February 2024

Investigations launched into sell-off of assets in Lotos merger, and company’s lowering of fuel prices before the election last year.