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Iran’s petchem exports down 18% in first seven months

11 December 2023

Iranian petrochemical exports plunged 18% in the first seven months of the current Persian calendar year (March 21-October 22), with exporters blaming the noticeable drop on the monetary policies of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI).

Masdar advances 10GW Africa energy transition growth plan

11 December 2023

UAE-based Masdar is advancing a 10-GW growth plan across six Sub-Saharan nations. The announcements were made during COP28, in Dubai in the UAE.

New Bulgaria-Serbia gas pipeline put into operation

11 December 2023

Bulgarian president says interconnection that will carry Azeri gas to Serbia “changes the energy map of Europe”.

Iran to get Chinese assistance to make oil and gas fields AI-oriented

11 December 2023

Iran plans to launch a joint venture with Chinese tech companies to employ artificial intelligence (AI) to “digitalise” production in its oil and gas fields, the research and technology head of the National Iranian Oil (NIOC) said.

Could the DRC become the Saudi Arabia of the electric vehicle age?

7 December 2023

Perhaps no country has more to gain from the ‘clean’ energy transition that the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which sits atop some of the world’s biggest copper, cobalt, coltan and lithium reserves.

Turkmenistan: Pledging the depths

7 December 2023

Ashgabat's promises to curb greenhouse gases do not stand up to scrutiny. This and more in this week's Eurasianet Akhal-Teke Bulletin.

COP28: A week in, and fossil fuels and finance dominate

6 December 2023

The first week of COP28 has ended, and climate diplomats must now hammer out the final agreements.

Earth nears catastrophic climate tipping points, say scientists

6 December 2023

Climate change has pushed the world into a precarious position concerning numerous planetary 'tipping points,' according to an extensive scientific evaluation completed by over 200 researchers.

This winter’s gas crisis in Europe is already over before it began

6 December 2023

Europe went into this year’s heating season, which started on November 7, with its tanks full to bursting; the EU gas storage tanks were close to 100% full as the weather turned cold.

South Africa’s power utility Eskom seen overshooting emergency diesel budget for FY23/24

6 December 2023

2023 has been the worst year for power cuts implemented by South Africa’s utility Eskom. By December, Africa’s most advanced economy had 322 days of rolling power outages. It has spent billions on diesel to keep the lights on.