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First California offshore wind auction tops $757mn

The first California offshore wind auction has exceeded $757.1mn.

REM: First California offshore wind auction tops $757mn

Singapore's AG&P plans first LNG terminal in India by 2024

Iran, Tajikistan agree national currency use in trade, plan to boost energy cooperation

With energy transition in sight, Bangladesh plans closure of diesel power plants

US, EU refer to progress in talks over subsidies in climate act

The United States and the European Union said there was progress in talks on December 5 in addressing European concerns that a US climate law will impede free trade by subsidising America-made content in green goods.

US to accelerate solar deployment on public lands in West

The US Department of the Interior will accelerate solar deployment on public lands in the West. It is also starting a review of three projects totalling 1.15 GW of solar in Arizona through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

Rosneft takes hit from loss of German refining assets

Egypt signs seven MoUs to establish green hydrogen facilities in Suez Economic Zone

UK judge sides with GE in patent dispute with Siemens Gamesa

A judge at the UK High Court has ruled that a Siemens Gamesa patent for offshore wind turbine technology is invalid, and thus GE’s flagship Haliade-X turbine does not infringe it.

France issues two new offshore wind tenders

France has just energised its first offshore wind farm, the 480-MW St. Nazaire off the north-western coast. And now France has launched tenders for two new fixed-bottom wind farms. They will together have a capacity of 2.5 GW.

War in Ukraine speeds up global transition to renewable energy

The global energy crisis caused by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has sped up the green transition, Ukraine Business news reported on December 7.

Ukraine will need gas imports in February and March

Ukraine is likely to need gas imports in February and March next year, Interfax Ukraine reported on December 6.

Serbia mulls cooperation with Mitsubishi in energy sector transition

Brookfield signs 600-MW renewables deal with Amazon

Canadian renewable energy company Brookfield Asset Management has agreed with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to sell the output from 601.6 MW of solar and wind capacity for Amazon’s operations in North America, Europe and India.

RWE buys Western Power Offshore Developments

German energy company RWE has purchased 100% of Irish company Western Power Offshore Developments (WPOD).

NIOC nears South Pars phase 11 start-up as new oil finds announced

PM’s attempt to quell Mongolia’s ‘coal mafia’ protests drowned out by livid crowds

Amid the demonstrations on Ulaanbaatar’s streets, Mongolians young and old tell bne IntelliNews of their disillusionment and economic hardship.

South Africa: SSC Group to build 117MW wind farm powering 9.8 t/y green hydrogen production plant in Eastern Cape

Italian PM Meloni outlines new ambitious plan for Africa

The Italian PM Giorgia Meloni revealed her government’s new policy towards Africa, speaking at a conference in Rome. The plan will be named after and inspired by historical oil entrepreneur Enrico Mattei, who promoted fair policies for Africa.

ADNOC signs unconventional oil deal with Petronas

Guyana’s EPA greenlights GTE project

Guyana’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has given Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Ltd (EEPGL) a green light for the execution of its landmark Gas-to-Energy (GTE) project.

Russian oil cap but OPEC+ keeps to its policy

Fallout continues from Russian oil price cap

The world's biggest oil producers

The United States is by far the world’s biggest producer of oil, having produced around 16.6mn barrels of oil on average per day in 2021, Statista reports.