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As Taliban regime takes shape, Central Asia and Iran assess fate of Afghanistan investments

16 August 2021

The future of plans for a gas pipeline, trade links to South Asian ports, power transmission lines and railways will remain up in the air until the direction of the new Afghan regime is clear.

REM: Mainstream inaugurates 145MW solar project in Chile

16 August 2021

Mainstream Renewable Power has officially inaugurated its 145MW Rio Escondido solar farm in Chile.

Rooftop solar backed for new buildings in California

16 August 2021

The California Energy Commission (CEC) has voted to require new and renovated commercial buildings and high-rise residential projects in the state to have solar power and battery storage as of the start of 2023

Biofuels absent in bipartisan infrastructure bill

16 August 2021

Biofuels are in danger of getting left behind in the US. The trillion-dollar infrastructure bill recently passed by the Senate contained almost nothing whatsoever for biofuels

Central Asia and Afghanistan: Enemies at the gate?

14 August 2021

The Taliban has assured the region’s governments that it has no designs on them, but can it keep more hostile groups in check?

ExxonMobil, Chevron reportedly pursue renewable fuels without refinery upgrades

13 August 2021

Super-majors ExxonMobil and Chevron are reported to be exploring ways to ramp up their renewable fuels production at their existing refineries, without the need for costly upgrades.

TC Energy, Irving partner on Eastern Canadian decarbonisation

13 August 2021

Canadian pipeline operator TC Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with refiner Irving Oil on potential joint development of projects aimed at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Eastern Canada.

Baker Hughes wins subsea contract for Gorgon compression project

13 August 2021

Oilfield services provider Baker Hughes announced this week that it had been awarded a contract to supply subsea compression manifold technology for the Jansz-Io Compression (J-IC) project at Chevron’s Gorgon LNG plant in Australia.