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NFE to finish building first FLNG for installation offshore Mexico in July
New Fortress Energy expects to finish building its first FLNG production unit, which will be installed off the coast of Mexico, in July.
Venture Global selects Worley to construct Phase 1 of CP2 LNG
US LNG exporter Venture Global LNG announced on May 10 that it has selected Australian contractor Worley as the winning bid for a reimbursable engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract for Phase 1 of the CP2 LNG project.
RWE planning to exit controversial Ruegen LNG terminal
German utility RWE AG is leaning towards exiting the controversial LNG project on the Baltic Sea island of Ruegen following the emergence of political rows over the location of the terminal, Bloomberg reported on May 10.
Croatia has potential offshore wind capacity of up to 25 GW
Croatia could rival Europe's entire offshore wind power capacity, says EBRD-funded research on Croatia's offshore wind potential.
TAG Oil announces successful re-entry of vertical well BED 1-7 at Badr Oil Field in Egypt’s Western Desert
Kosmos Energy says GTA block is set to begin gas production by year-end as expected
BP is on track to begin production at the GTA block, located offshore Mauritania and Senegal, by the end of this year as scheduled.
EU lawmakers back methane emissions requirements for energy sector
Members of the EU Parliament voted on May 9 in favour of rules that would require operators of oil and gas infrastructure to cut their methane emissions, setting the stage for tough talks with member states with currently lax national rules.
Albania starts talks on new biogas law
The Albanian government has opened the consultation process on a law to promote the production and use of renewable energy sources for the transport sector through the use of biofuels for internal combustion engines.
Kyrgyzstan’s National Investments Agency signs solar plant MoU with Kyrgyz-Kazakh JV Kun Bulagy
Cerulean to build $25bn subsea grid in North Sea for offshore wind, oil and gas rigs
Cerulean Winds will build a $25bn subsea grid for offshore wind for oil and gas rigs in the central North Sea.
US offshore wind market expands rapidly with 51.4-GW projected capacity
The US has a rapidly expanding offshore wind pipeline across 32 leases of a total of 51.4 GW of expected capacity, says the American Clean Power Association (ACP). That is enough electricity to power the equivalent of more than 20mn homes.
Quanta, Hitachi win contracts for $8bn SunZia transmission project in US
Pattern Energy has selected Quanta Services and Hitachi Energy to build its SunZia transmission and wind project, which will enable access to more than 3.5 GW of New Mexico wind power.
Irish wind farms set new April record
Ireland’s wind farms set a new record this year with their best ever performance for the month of April.
AES to triple renewables capacity by 25-30 GW
US energy company AES is to triple its renewable energy capacity by adding 25-30 GW of solar, wind and energy storage by 2027.
Meyer Burger, IKEA sign offtake agreement for four years
Meyer Burger Technology AG of Switzerland and Ingka Investments, the investment arm of the IKEA retailer Ingka Group, have signed an offtake agreement for four years.
Westinghouse unveils SMR nuclear plant
Westinghouse has unveiled the AP300 small modular reactor (SMR), a 300-MWe single-loop pressurised water reactor.
ACCIONA, Blue Circle enter Thailand with 436 MW wind
ACCIONA Energía has been awarded, together with Singapore’s The Blue Circle, a power purchase agreement for five wind projects totalling 436 MW in Thailand.
Australia to invest $2.7bn in renewables, green hydrogen
Australia will invest $2.7bn in development of its green hydrogen and renewables industry, said the government in its annual budget.
TenneT awards $6bn in offshore cable contracts in North Sea
Netherlands-based TenneT has awarded a framework co-operation agreement for 7,000 km of HVDC cable systems linking offshore wind farms in the Dutch and German North Sea.
50Hertz, Elering to build offshore wind power cable between Estonia and Germany
50Hertz, the transmission operator for northern and eastern Germany, and Elering of Estonia have agreed to build a joint hybrid submarine cable project – Baltic WindConnector – in the Baltic Sea between Estonia and Germany.
Ukraine cracks down on illegal Russian fuel entering the country
Ukraine bans fuel of unkown origin to crack down on Russian fuel products sneaking into the country, Economic Pravda reported on May 10.
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