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EPA ruling is a blow to climate action
The US Supreme Court has gutted the US Environmental Protection Administration’s ability to regulate CO2 emissions in the most important carbon ruling in America in a decade. The court has a conservative majority.
EU mulls investment in Rogun dam to undermine Russia in Tajikistan
Dushanbe has asked for EU financial and technological assistance to complete the construction of the world’s tallest dam that will make the country self-sufficient in electricity.
Ukraine will export electricity to Slovakia
Ukrenergo, Ukraine’s electricity transmission system operator, has announced Ukraine will start exporting electricity to Slovakia, Ukraine Business News reported on July 6.
Water imbalance in 'Third Pole' is wreaking havoc on Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan
Researchers say climate change is causing rapid melting of glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau, disrupting water distribution in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.
Ukraine to invest $500mn in gas storage facilities
Ukraine will invest $500mn into developing gas storage facilities, Ukraine Business News reported on July 6.
EBRD mulls providing up to €12mn loan to Serbia's Vojvodina province for energy efficiency measures
Barkindo: Downstream factors play a key role in oil price volatility
Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, the late secretary-general of OPEC, said hours before his death that constraints in the downstream sector were making a bigger contribution to the volatility of oil prices than most observers realise.
OPEC secretary-general dies in Abuja
Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, the secretary-general of OPEC, died unexpectedly in Abuja late on July 5.
NorthAmOil: US government releases 2023-2028 offshore drilling plan
The US Department of the Interior released its new five-year offshore drilling plan on July 1, saying it would carry out no more than 11 new potential Atlantic and Pacific lease sales during the 2023-2028 period.
LatAmOil: Pemex formally launches Olmeca refinery
Mexico’s national oil company Pemex held a ceremony marking the official opening of the Olmeca refinery on July 1.
AfrOil: Shell suspends SPDC stake sale
Shell (UK) has put plans for selling its 30% stake in the SPDC joint venture on hold pending the Nigerian Supreme Court’s resolution of a lawsuit related to an oil spill in 2018.
AsianOil: Russian oil exports to Asia decline
FSUOGM: Russia mulls rubles-for-LNG scheme
EurOil: Ithaca closes takeover of Siccar Point
Has green energy had its day?
Global efforts to combat climate change are being endangered by the global COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the current energy crisis.
Turkey’s EVbee raises TRY8mn via crowdfunding
Cracks appear in German opposition to atomic energy
Germany’s opposition to expanding nuclear power could be changing slowly, as the current gas crisis leads to more voices calling for an end to the closure of nuclear power plants.
Russia dominates global reactor market
Russia dominated the global market for new nuclear reactors between 2017 and 2021, with China one step behind, at a time when surging energy prices present a major new opportunity for the industry, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said.
Nigeria has exported $1bn of gas to Portugal this year alone
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd has sold over $1bn of natural gas to Portugal so far in 2022, it has revealed.
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