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Wind lobby argues against tariff barriers
The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has called for trade barriers that hurt wind turbine exports to be slashed, arguing that tariff walls could hinder global attempts to mitigate climate change.
Tankers for Novatek’s LNG projects shielded from sanctions
The owner of four tankers servicing the liquefied natural gas (LNG) Yamal of Russian gas major Novatek is exempt from the latest round of the US sanctions, RBC business daily reported on October 22.
Canada’s energy industry concerned by election result
Canada’s Liberal Party has narrowly held on to power, but will have to rely on the support of the NDP, and potentially the Green Party, in a result that is causing worry for the country’s energy industry.
Vestas wins 61-MW Taiwanese offshore turbine order from wpd
Vestas has secured a 61-MW order from Germany’s wpd to supply its V117-3.45-MW wind turbine model to the Chuangwei and Leadway wind farms in Taiwan.
Sydney goes green as Australia dithers
Sydney City Council has put forward ambitious A$60m ($41.2) plans to become 100% green and use wind and solar power at all its properties by 2020.
Pieridae moves closer to building East Coast LNG terminal
Pieridae Energy has completed the purchase of assets from Shell, which secures the majority of the natural gas needed to supply the first train at its proposed Goldboro LNG terminal.
Green expansion cannot keep pace with emissions, demand growth
The IEA has raised its five-year green energy expansion forecast to 50%, although this is not enough to rein in emissions
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy announces cooperation with richest Pole on small modular reactor for Synthos
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy has signed an agreement with Poland’s chemical giant Synthos, owned by the richest Pole Michal Solowow, on the potential construction of a small modular reactor.
Yemen resumes flows from Shabwa
Ukraine expects to more than double its renewable capacity in 2019
Ukraine has already been investing heavily in the renewable sector, and the goal of the government's renewable energy strategy is to reach 25% renewables by 2023.
Aramco IPO delayed again
Buzzard oilfield suffers shutdowns
Premier strikes gas in North Sea
Argentina awards exploration licence for block in West Malvinas Basin
Argentina’s government said last week that it had awarded an exploration licence for an offshore block in the West Malvinas Basin, to a consortium formed by Argentinian, Italian and Japanese companies.
Brazil’s ANP authorises four more companies to bid for pre-salt fields
Brazil’s National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) has added four more international oil companies (IOCs) to its list of businesses eligible to participate in the next pre-salt bidding round.
Gunvor, Swiss prosecutors strike settlement deal on African corruption case
Gunvor, one of the world’s largest crude oil trading companies, has settled a criminal case in Switzerland regarding its activities in Cote d’Ivoire and the Republic of Congo.
Central Asia’s electricity network – underpowered and fragmented
Power planners were left with major headaches when the demise of the Soviet Union caused all Central Asian Power System (CAPS) member states to scramble to remake their grids along national lines. However, pan-region ideas are now back in fashion.
Bulgaria launches 11km gas pipeline stretch of Balkan Stream
Russian petrochemical giant Sibur produces first polyethylene from its own feedstock at ZapSibNeftekhim
After the ramp-up to its full capacity, the ZapSibNeftekhim petrochemical facility will manufacture 1.5 mt of polyethylene per year, making it Russia’s largest polymer production facility.
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