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Hydrogen production and demand to grow in 2024, but only slowly

12 February 2024

Hydrogen production and use are expected to grow in 2024, but it remains very expensive to produce and transport, making progress slow.

Oil and gas companies to invest over $1 trillion in the next decade expanding production

12 February 2024

A report from climate campaign group Global Witness reveals that the fossil fuel sector is anticipated to allocate more than $1 trillion worldwide over the next decade for the expansion of natural gas production.

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.