EU Unveils Global Gateway to Rival China’s Belt and Road
The European Union has announced a raft of multimillion dollar deals at a forum for its Global Gateway program, the bloc’s new infrastructure partnership plan that’s seen as an alternative to China’s worldwide Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The first Global Gateway Forum kicked off in Brussels on October 25 and featured 90 top government…
https://en.energytoday.ir/eu-unveils-global-gateway-to-rival-chinas-belt-and-road/
IAEA: Fukushima Water Released without Technical Concerns
Japan's release of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant into the sea is "progressing as planned and without any technical concerns," the U.N. nuclear watchdog has said. The International Atomic Energy Agency wrapped up its safety review Friday, two months after the discharge began at the northeastern Japan complex devastated…
https://en.energytoday.ir/iaea-fukushima-water-released-without-technical-concerns/
Total Energies’ First FSRU in France Commences Operations in Le Havre
France's inaugural floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) for liquefied natural gas (LNG) has successfully completed commissioning and commenced operations in Le Havre. The FSRU, named the CAPE ANN and owned by Höegh LNG, was built in 2010 with a storage capacity of 142,500 cubic meters. It is operated by TotalEnergies and owned by Höegh…
https://en.energytoday.ir/total-energies-first-fsru-in-france-commences-operations-in-le-havre/
Equinor to Take Part in First Norway Offshore Wind Tender
Norwegian energy firm Equinor will submit a proposal to pre-qualify for Norway's first offshore wind auction, the company's CEO Anders Opedal told Reuters on Friday. Equinor has formed a consortium with Germany's RWE for Soerlige Nordsjoe II, an area in shallower waters close to the maritime border with Denmark, where Norway is offering 1.5 gigawatts…
https://en.energytoday.ir/equinor-to-take-part-in-first-norway-offshore-wind-tender/
Europe’s Appetite for Turkmen Gas Boosts Trans-Caspian Pipeline Plans
https://en.energytoday.ir/europes-appetite-for-turkmen-gas-boosts-trans-caspian-pipeline-plans/
Shell to Cut 15% of Its Low-Carbon Jobs
https://en.energytoday.ir/shell-to-cut-15-of-its-low-carbon-jobs/
Environmentalists Slam EU Hydrogen Pipeline Plan as Favoring Fossil Fuel Giants
The European Union’s plans to include natural gas pipeline projects that could be converted to carry hydrogen in the EU’s multi-billion-euro program for subsidies to crucial infrastructure projects is support for major fossil gas producers, environmental organizations say. The EU is set to debate and decide in the coming weeks which energy infrastructure projects to…
https://en.energytoday.ir/environmentalists-slam-eu-hydrogen-pipeline-plan-as-favoring-fossil-fuel-giants/
Qatar Doubles Down on Europe Gas Market with Eni Deal
QatarEnergy signed a 27-year deal with Eni SPA to supply up to one million tons per annum (MMtpa) of Qatari liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Italy. The signing in Doha follows separate LNG contracts scored by state-owned QatarEnergy from two other European energy heavyweights in France’s TotalEnergies SE and Britain’s Shell PLC. On October 18…
https://en.energytoday.ir/qatar-doubles-down-on-europe-gas-market-with-eni-deal/
Saudi Aramco and Neom’s Enowa Sign E-Fuel Deal
Saudi Aramco and Enowa, Neom’s energy and water subsidiary, have signed a joint development agreement to construct and establish a synthetic electro-fuel (e-fuel) demonstration plant. The plant will be located in Enowa’s Hydrogen Innovation and Development Centre (HIDC). The plant aims to demonstrate the technical feasibility and commercial viability of e-fuel by producing 35 barrels…
https://en.energytoday.ir/saudi-aramco-and-neoms-enowa-sign-e-fuel-deal/
China Continues String of Discoveries with Giant New Gas Field
https://en.energytoday.ir/china-continues-string-of-discoveries-with-giant-new-gas-field/
The Growing Importance of Graphite in The Clean Energy Economy
https://en.energytoday.ir/the-growing-importance-of-graphite-in-the-clean-energy-economy/
Chinese EV Startup Secures Billion-Dollar Backing from U.S. Auto Giant
While almost all other auto manufacturers, especially those from Japan, are mulling exits from China (where domestic brands are starting to dominate the EV market), Stellantis is doing the opposite and investing in an EV startup. The U.S. based auto manufacturer who makes Jeep and Dodge brands said it would be investing 1.5 billion euros…
https://en.energytoday.ir/chinese-ev-startup-secures-billion-dollar-backing-from-u-s-auto-giant/
ASEAN Economies Facing a Dangerous Combo
A potent combination of factors, including a stronger US dollar, a weaker Chinese economy, and rising oil prices, is creating a dangerous cocktail that threatens to disrupt the stability of Southeast Asian economies. A strong dollar makes servicing dollar-denominated debt more expensive, increasing the burden on countries with substantial external debt. Additionally, it could lead…
https://en.energytoday.ir/asean-economies-facing-a-dangerous-combo/
National Oil Companies aren’t Ready for the Energy Transition
Some of the world's largest national oil companies (NOCs) have improved significantly their resilience to oil price slumps in the near future thanks to huge cash flows and profits in the past two years. But many of those companies face challenges in sustainability and ESG metrics due to governance issues, disclosures, and the lack of…
https://en.energytoday.ir/national-oil-companies-arent-ready-for-the-energy-transition/
Honda-GM Ditch $5B Plan to Jointly Develop Affordable EVs
https://en.energytoday.ir/honda-gm-ditch-5b-plan-to-jointly-develop-affordable-evs/
Tensions Escalate as Russia Steps away from Nuclear Treaty Commitment
https://en.energytoday.ir/tensions-escalate-as-russia-steps-away-from-nuclear-treaty-commitment/
Oil Drops on Higher U.S. Stockpiles and ME Tension
Oil prices fell on Thursday after a rise in U.S. crude stockpiles and a climb in the dollar index, giving up some ground gained a day earlier when prices jumped on Middle East tensions. Brent crude futures declined by 28 cents or 0.3% to $89.95 a barrel at 0340 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate…
https://en.energytoday.ir/oil-drops-on-higher-u-s-stockpiles-and-me-tension/
Turkmenistan Hosts International Oil and Gas Conference
The 28th international conference and exhibition 'Oil and Gas of Turkmenistan - 2023' (OGT-2023) will start on October 25 this year in the building of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan, Trend reports. The organizers of the large-scale forum are the Turkmennebit and Turkmengaz state concerns and the Turkmengeology State Corporation in partnership…
https://en.energytoday.ir/turkmenistan-hosts-international-oil-and-gas-conference/
IAEA: Nuclear Energy Vital for Global Green Goals
The Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW) kicks off today. Attendees include top officials, policymakers, and experts across the energy sector. The aim of SIEW is to promote reliable and sustainable energy production while promoting competition in markets. Bloomberg reporter Stephen Stapczynski is at SIEW in Singapore. He posted a video on X of Mikhail Chudakov,…
https://en.energytoday.ir/iaea-nuclear-energy-vital-for-global-green-goals/
Oil Prices Dip amid Flurry of Weak European Economic Data
Oil prices dipped on Tuesday following the previous session’s slump, while a flurry of economic data from Germany, the wider euro zone and Britain sketched a bearish picture that could weigh on oil demand. Moving between positive and negative territory in the session, Brent crude futures were down 47 cents, or 0.5%, at $89.38 a…
https://en.energytoday.ir/oil-prices-dip-amid-flurry-of-weak-european-economic-data/
IEA Cuts 2050 Oil Demand Projection by 2.4 Million b/d
https://en.energytoday.ir/iea-cuts-2050-oil-demand-projection-by-2-4-million-b-d/