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Oil prices push past $60 with attack on Iran oil tanker
- Oil spill followed explosion that damaged Iran's oil tanker in Red Sea causing price hike
Qatar to store more than 5M tons of CO2 a year by 2025
- Country expanding carbon capture and storage facility while increasing liquefied natural gas capacity
Oil prices begin week on low with global slowdown worry
- Trade wars between US and China, and US and Europe expected to have significant negative impact on global oil demand
Royal Shakespeare Co. to end ties with BP at year's end
- BP sponsored RSC's £5 ticket scheme for 16 to 25 year olds since 2013
Most powerful offshore wind turbines to power UK homes
- Dogger Bank Wind Farms in North Sea to power over 4.5 million homes annually
Oil price starts week low with recovered Saudi output
- Saudi Arabia restored oil output faster than anticipated, soothing worries of weak global oil supply
Turkey's daily power consumption up 3.46% on Sep. 24
- Turkey’s electricity exports amount to 5,929 megawatt-hours, while imports reached 2,978 megawatt-hours on Tuesday
Countries pledge $370M to World Bank's energy projects
- U.K. gives $250 million to energy storage, France, Netherlands pledge $100 million to solar energy clean cooking projects
Over $3B investment planned in Turkey via joint venture
- New Albayraklar Companies Group also plans on expanding investments to Turkey's neighboring countries
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Danish N. Sea oil growth plans clash with emission aims
- Country risks failing climate mission if new North Sea projects are developed, Oil Change International report says
Nissan and EDF partner to accelerate EV adoption
- Nissan to sell vehicle to grid compatible electric vehicles and EDF to undertake vehicle to grid charging solutions
New EV fast charging stations start in Italy, Austria
- Each station allows simultaneous charging of two vehicles in about 30 minutes
UAE's Masdar and French EDF join for energy efficiency
- Consortium also has several renewable energy projects in the works in Middle East
$1.8 tn. for climate adaptation to yield $7.1 tn.
- Global leaders call for urgent action on climate adaptation
BP uses drones to monitor North Sea methane emissions
- Specialist drone to be deployed to all of BP's North Sea assets in 2020
US crude oil inventories fall for w/e August 30
- Crude oil production decreased by 146,000 barrels per day to around 12.4 million barrels per day
Turkey's daily power consumption down 1.19% for Sept. 5
- Turkey's electricity exports total 3,083 megawatt-hours while imports amount to 3,967 megawatt-hours on Thursday
Turkey's daily power consumption down 0.15% for Sept. 4
- Turkey's electricity exports total 2,928 megawatt-hours while imports amount to 3,976 megawatt-hours on Wednesday
Novatek secures $21.3 bln. investment for Arctic LNG 2
- LNG plant to consist of three liquefaction trains with overall production capacity of 19.8 million tons per annum
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Turkey's daily power consumption up 2.26% for Sept. 3
- Turkey's electricity exports total 2,911 megawatt-hours while imports amount to 2,341 megawatt-hours on Tuesday
UK continental shelf to turn net zero with industry aid
- Aim is to reduce UK offshore hydrocarbon sector emissions through carbon capture, storage, and other net zero technologies
Turkey's daily power consumption up 16.2% for Sept. 2
- Turkey's electricity exports total 3,366 megawatt-hours while imports amount to 2,758 megawatt-hours on Monday
Oil prices start low on Monday with US-China tariff war
- 15% tariffs on Chinese goods by U.S. takes effect while China imposes tariffs of between 5% and 10% on range of U.S. goods
Turkey ready to support Iraq in electricity sector
- Iraq and Turkey want to explore electricity trade opportunities, Turkey's Energy Minister says
Enel starts construction on Chile’s largest solar plant
- Facility to have approximately 382 megawatts of installed capacity and avoid more than 900,000 tons of carbon emissions
ExxonMobil enters carbon capture tech. development deal
- ExxonMobil and Mosaic Materials to evaluate opportunities for industrial uses of Mosaic's innovative new technology
Scotland funds £3.4 million for tidal energy project
- Two-megawatt O2 floating tidal energy turbine project to power more than 1,700 homes per year
Turkey's Akkuyu nuclear plant secures Russian financing
- Akkuyu Nuclear company, subsidiary of Russian nuclear firm Rosatom, secures seven-year loan
Scottish Hunterston B reactor given approval to restart
-Reactor 4 at Scotland's Hunterston B power station will restart while EDF Energy also awaits safety ruling for third reactor
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UK backs clean energy projects in S. Africa with £14M
- Projects expected to power nearly 200,000 homes annually
Shell debuts electric vehicle charging in Southeast Asia
- Shell plans on having 10 electric vehicle charging stations in Singapore by October 2019
India causing concern over high SO2 emission, pollution
- Greenpeace refers to NASA data to show world's biggest sulphur dioxide emitters that are risking lives via poor air quality
Oil price supported on Friday with IEA supply fall data
- IEA reports OPEC production fall of 190 thousand barrels per day for July - a five-year low
Welsh, Irish coast gets €1.3M to aid with climate change
- EU funding to help locals observe and record data about coastal environment to strengthen businesses against climate change
Global oil production falls in July
- OPEC production drops by 190 thousand bpd to 29.71 million bpd, remaining at a five-year low in July
US crude oil inventories rise for w/e August 2
- Crude oil production increased by 100,000 barrels per day to around 12.3 million barrels per day
BP, Reliance take on India's fuel and aviation business
- Number of passenger cars in India expected to surpass 220 million in 20 years
Battery, smart grid efficiency firms draw $1.7B in 1H19
- Investments in battery storage and efficiency companies rise while funding drops in smart grid firms in first half of 2019
Oil prices open weak on Monday with US-China tensions
- In retaliation to Trump's new tariffs, China asks state-owned companies to suspend imports of U.S. agricultural products
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Amazon adds 2 new renewable investments to portfolio
- With new additions in Ireland and U.S., Amazon's renewable energy projects total 66 globally
German RWE closing down Aberthaw coal plant in Wales
- UK market conditions force RWE-owned coal company to close on March 31, 2020 despite emission reducing measures taken
Oil prices recover on Friday after Trump's tariff tweet
- US President's tweet on China goods tariff sent prices down 7% on Thursday
Enel signs Chile's largest renewable energy supply deal
- Subsidiary Enel Generacion Chile to supply power to AngloAmerican mining company when agreement takes effect from 2021
Turkey's energy import bill falls 16.6% in June '19
- Country's crude oil imports increases by 15.5% in June 2019 compared to same month last year
Biggest wind farm in Scotland starts operations
- £2.5 billion Beatrice wind farm to generate 588 megawatts of energy, enough to power 450,000 homes annually
US crude oil inventories fall for w/e July 19
- Crude oil production falls by 700,000 barrels per day (bpd) to around 11.3 million bpd for week ending July 19
UK-Denmark power link gets green light with €1.1B deal
- Construction of the Viking Link is expected to be completed by the end of 2023
BP to join Bunge in new ethanol venture in Brazil
- Joint venture to have 32 million metric tonnes of combined crushing capacity per year
European cement firms urged to be more climate friendly
- Cement responsible for 7% of global man-made carbon dioxide emissions
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UK developing alternative to plastic with £209M fund
- Government hopes to reduce carbon impact by using plants instead of oils to make plastics
Oil rises with Iran's seizure of British oil tanker
- Iran confiscates British oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz on Friday pushing oil prices up
Oil prices rise with US downing of Iran drone on Friday
- U.S. destroyed Iranian drone in Strait of Hormuz after it threatened an American warship on Thursday, U.S. President said
GE to supply equipment for 158 MW wind farms in Turkey
- LM Wind Power, part of GE Renewable Energy company, will produce 147 blades for wind energy projects
US crude oil inventories fall for w/e July 12
- Crude oil production decreases to 12 million barrels per day
IEA launches tool to track global methane emissions
- Global methane emissions from oil and gas sectors could be reduced by nearly half at no net cost, IEA says
Solar farm in Spain receives €285 million investment
- New 500-megawatt plant to have enough to supply clean energy to 250,000 people
Oil prices show limited gains on Wednesday
- Official oil inventory figures from Energy Information Administration expected later in the day
New homes in England to have EV chargers: Gov. proposal
- U.K. targets that all new cars and vans are effectively zero emission by 2040
16.07.2019
Electricity
Oil prices see limited rise on Tuesday
- Gulf of Mexico producers began restoring some output that was shut on Monday
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Renewables set to match fossil fuels returns: New study
- Findings make strong case for rapidly stepping up investment in renewable energy sources
Global oil production tops 100 million barrels in June
- IEA estimates demand will rise by 1.4 million barrels per day year-on-year totalling 101.7 million barrels per day in 2020
Oil, gas exploration licenses up for grabs in North Sea
- Applications to be made by Nov. 12 with decisions expected in second quarter of 2020
UK opens new EV battery manufacturing facility
- Battery tech company invested £7 million in manufacturing capabilities since 2014
Ghana and World Bank join to reduce carbon emissions
- Deforestation in Ghana driven by cocoa farm expansion, logging and illegal mining
Saudi Aramco awards oil, gas contracts worth $18B
- Company plans to boost Marjan and Berri fields’ output capacity by 550,000 barrels per day of oil
Oil prices rise with decline in U.S. oil stock data
- Official figures from U.S. government are due later on Wednesday
UK revs up electric vehicle charging station investment
- Total of 12 projects set to receive share of £37 million
Turkey boosts energy cooperation with China
- "We decided to cooperate in the implementation of smart grids in Turkey," Turkish Energy Minister says
Biogas shows potential to reduce emissions by 13%
- Currently only about 2.2% of global anaerobic digestion potential is used
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Oil prices dip despite Middle East tensions
- Royal Marines seize Iran's oil tanker believed to be en route to Syria on Thursday
UK's National Trust to halt fossil fuel investments
- Fossil fuel investments comprise 4% of National Trust's current portfolio
Oil prices drop with lower than expected US stock draw
- U.S. oil stock draw of 1.1 million barrels is below expectations of 2.96 million barrel drop
Scotland's green economy gets £10 million boost
- Electric bike hire schemes, electric bin lorries, zero-emission buses, community hydropower station among selected projects
Turkey's licensed power generation up by 0.02% in April
- Turkey's main source of electricity production comes from hydropower with 43.66%
Turkey's crude oil imports up by 60.94% in April
- Oil refinery products production increase by 70.27% to 2.84 million tonnes in April
Turkey's energy import bill falls by 2.5% in May '19
- Country's crude oil imports increases by 48.2% in May 2019 compared to same month last year
UK backs carbon capture and storage progress with £26M
- Nine projects to receive between £170,000 and £7 million to advance carbon capture technology
UK passes net zero emissions law
- Committee on Climate Change recommended net zero emission target on May 2
CO2 emissions from new cars and vans increases in 2018
- Around 4.5 million new cars and 1.66 million new vans sold in EU and Iceland in 2018
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Wales turns wood to energy via £160M power station
- Facility has potential to manage 250,000 tonnes of waste wood a year
UK offshore wind industry gains £100 million support
- First pilot opportunity expected in September with further programs starting early 2020
UK en route to zero carbon future with interconnectors
- Electricity interconnectors allowing transfer of electricity across borders boosting UK's zero carbon target
Hydrogen aids clean, secure, affordable energy future
- Hydrogen use can help improve air quality and strengthen energy security, IEA said
Chile holds largest global lithium reserves
- Global lithium production rises by 17.6% to 61,800 tonnes in 2018
Oil prices down amid lower oil demand forecast
- US crude inventories are expected to rise by 4.9 million barrels last week amid expectation of 481,000 barrel drop
Wales aiming for zero emission by 2050
- Committee on Climate Change recommends reducing emissions for countries in the U.K. on May 2
Eni, NextChem to turn waste into energy
- New technology reuses large amounts of non-recyclable waste to produce chemical products and fuel
10.06.2019
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Storing carbon underground to meet global emission goal
- Eighteen large-scale carbon capture and storage facilities capture almost 40 million tonnes of carbon annually
Climate-conscious traveling made easy with new website
- Round trip by electric car from London to France generates only 66 kilograms of emissions
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Electric car sales up by 2 million in 2018
- Electric vehicles consumed about 58 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2018
UK to ban plastic straws, stirrers & buds in Apr. 2020
- In England, 4.7 billion plastic straws, 316 million plastic stirrers, 1.8 billion plastic-stemmed cotton buds are used annually
Wales plans floating homes under new tidal lagoon proj.
- Construction could start in 2021, with project operational by end of 2026
US crude oil stocks, production rise for w/e May 17
- Crude oil production increases to 12.2 million barrels per day
UK should back emission removal market for 2050 goals
- Carbon price of up to £160 per tonne of carbon-dioxide-equivalent could support net zero emission target
EU council bans single-use plastics for cleaner beaches
- Single-use plastic plates, cutlery, straws, balloon sticks and cotton buds will be banned by 2021
UK youth to design future of EV charging stations
- Winning designs will be made into real-life prototypes and displayed at electric vehicle center
Middle East tension pushing oil price higher
- Brent crude traded at $72.88 per barrel at 0614 GMT for 0.59% gain while West Texas International priced at $63.02 a barrel
Scotland supporting electric biking with £1.14m fund
- 45 projects and 460 e-bikes, e-cargo bikes and e-trikes were funded in previous two rounds of scheme