PARIS – Critics are deriding as a step backward a new French energy bill that favours the further development of nuclear power and avoids setting targets for solar and wind power and other renewables. France, […]
A pair of geographically diverse court decisions handed down in December have ordered two wind farms be dismantled, highlighting the importance for renewable energy developers of securing all necessary approvals, including environmental and social. The […]
You will likely hear the term “farm subsidies” as Western media claim the German farmers are protesting the decisions by government. However, what they are protesting is not a hand-out of government funds, but rather […]
Back in the summer, there were signs that the consensus around Net Zero policy was starting to crack. The Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak then made his speech that watered down some Net Zero commitments and promised “a more pragmatic, proportionate […]
The MV Hallaig, a hybrid electric ferry in Scotland, celebrated for reducing emissions, is now running on diesel due to a lengthy £1.5 million battery replacement. The Daily Record has the story. The MV Hallaig was the […]
The U.S., Eurozone, and Chinese manufacturing indexes all showed contraction at year-end. Weakness in manufacturing in China, the EU and the U.S. has been weighing on demand for distillates and will likely continue to weigh […]
As tensions with Venezuela continue to simmer over President Nicolas Maduro’s attempt to annex oil-rich Essequibo from Guyana, the U.S. is sending a top defense official to Guyana to discuss the situation. U.S. Deputy Assistant […]
West Qurna 1, holding over 20 billion barrels of reserves, is a key asset in Iraq’s oil industry, with PetroChina now leading its development. ExxonMobil’s withdrawal from the Common Seawater Supply Project and other Iraqi […]
America is the world’s largest natural-gas producer, but New Englanders’ capacity to stay warm in winter may hinge on the fate of an expensive, 53-year-old import plant that its owner has threatened to shut down. […]
The partners behind the Ksi Lisims floating LNG project in Canada have signed the first long-term offtake deal with a unit of LNG giant Shell. Under the 20-year SPA, Ksi Lisims will supply 2 million […]
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