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Equinor to stop exploration in Great Australian Bight

- Norwegian company abandons plans to drill for oil in Bight

25.02.2020 Oil , Europe , General

Oil prices down with virus rebound and Libya risks

- Global oil prices see slight fall due to ongoing COVID-19 and Libya supply risks on Monday

25.02.2020 Oil , Finance , Middle East-Africa , General

Algerian LNG vessel arrives in Turkey on Feb. 23

- Lalla Fatma N'Soumer vessel reaches destination at Turkey's Marmara Ereglisi LNG terminal on Sunday morning

24.02.2020 Lng/Lpg , Turkey , General

Decline in US energy intensity to continue through 2050

- Energy consumption in US expected to grow more slowly than its GDP

22.02.2020 Americas , General

Spot market electricity prices for Saturday, Feb. 22

- Energy Exchange Istanbul (EXIST) data shows electricity market trade volume amounts to 149.28 million Turkish liras

21.02.2020 Electricity , Turkey , General

Spot market natural gas prices for Thursday, Feb. 20

- 1,000 cubic meters of natural gas in spot market costs 1,470 Turkish liras on Thursday

21.02.2020 Natural Gas , Turkey , General

Turkey's daily power consumption up 1.28% on Feb. 20

- Turkey's electricity exports amount to 4,023 megawatt-hours, while imports total 8,021 megawatt-hours on Thursday

21.02.2020 Electricity , Turkey , General

Bangladesh for greater trade, investment with Turkey

- Terming bilateral relations ‘excellent’ and ‘historic,’ president thanks Turkey for its support on Rohingya issue

21.02.2020 Finance , Asia , General

Developing-8's top official talks on group's plans

- Secretary-general of D-8 discusses future plans of 23-year-old economic group ahead of Dhaka summit

21.02.2020 Energy Diplomacy , General

Microsoft invests $1.1B in Mexico

- Funds will go toward creating new data center, education, AI projects

21.02.2020 Invesments , Americas , General

EU leaders prepare for long budgetary talks

- Leaders gather in Brussels to discuss bloc’s next seven-year budget amid deep tension

21.02.2020 Finance , Europe , General

Global LNG demand to double by 2040: Shell

- Asia is expected to remain the dominant region in the decades to come, says Shell

21.02.2020 Lng/Lpg , General

Algerian LNG vessel to arrive in Turkey on Feb. 23

- Vessel is sailing under flag of Bahamas

19.02.2020 Lng/Lpg , Turkey , General

TurkStream moves 500 mcm of gas to Europe via Turkey

- On Jan. 8, presidents of Russia and Turkey held a grand opening ceremony for TurkStream pipeline in Istanbul

20.02.2020 Natural Gas , Turkey , Europe , General

Eni announces new oil discovery offshore Mexico

- According to preliminary estimates, Saasken discovery may contain between 200-300 million barrels of oil in place

18.02.2020 Oil , Europe , General

Hydro provides 90.1% of Norway's power in January

- Norway produces 13.34 terawatt-hours of electricity in January

18.02.2020 Hydro , Europe , General

Antarctica: Turkish scholar collects 10,000+ meteoroids

- Micrometeoroid research greatly important to understand solar system, says Mehmet Yesiltas

16.02.2020 Turkey , General

Pakistan: Erdogan visit progresses free trade talks

- Pakistan to send textile sector delegation to Turkey before resumption of free trade negotiations, says commerce secretary

16.02.2020 Finance , Energy Diplomacy , Turkey , General

Spot market electricity prices for Monday, Feb. 17

- Energy Exchange Istanbul (EXIST) data shows electricity market trade volume amounts to 137.04 million Turkish liras

17.02.2020 Electricity , Turkey , General

Spot market natural gas prices for Saturday, Feb. 15

- 1,000 cubic meters of natural gas in spot market costs 1,480 Turkish liras on Saturday

17.02.2020 Natural Gas , Turkey , General

Turkey's daily power consumption down 3.84% on Feb. 15

- Turkey's electricity exports total 4,459 megawatt-hours, while imports amount to 11,185 megawatt-hours on Saturday

17.02.2020 Electricity , Turkey , General

'Russia, Iran must halt Assad regime's aggression'

- Turkey's Mevlut Cavusoglu decries Assad regime stepping up attacks in wake of fresh cease-fire for Idlib, Syria

12.02.2020 Energy Security , International Organization , Energy Projects , General

Spot market electricity prices for Monday, Feb. 10

- Energy Exchange Istanbul (EXIST) data shows electricity market trade volume amounts to 161.45 million Turkish liras

10.02.2020 Electricity , Turkey , General

Spot market natural gas prices for Saturday, Feb. 8

- 1,000 cubic meters of natural gas in spot market costs 1,467 Turkish liras on Saturday

10.02.2020 Natural Gas , Turkey , General

Turkey's daily power consumption down 4.27% on Feb.8

- Turkey's electricity exports total 8,859 megawatt-hours, while imports amount to 10,417 megawatt-hours on Saturday

10.02.2020 Electricity , Turkey , General

Fortum's EBITDA increases 16% in 2019

- Fortum's comparable earnings before interest taxes increase by 16% to €1.77 billion in 2019

07.02.2020 Finance , Europe , General

Equinor to reduce net carbon intensity by 50% by 2050

- Equinor aims to increase production capacity from renewable projects

06.02.2020 Natural Gas , Europe , General

Danish LNG vessel to arrive in Turkey on Friday

- Vessel is sailing under flag of Marshall Islands

06.02.2020 Lng/Lpg , Turkey , General

World aviation sector in path of coronavirus storm

- Judging from previous health scares like SARS, bird flu, global aviation set to take hit from deadly coronavirus

07.02.2020 World , General

ConocoPhillips net income, revenue down in 4Q19

- Net income for full year of 2019 saw increase from previous year

07.02.2020 Oil , Turkey , General

US crude oil inventories rise higher than expectation

- Commercial crude oil stocks rose by 3.4 million barrels, compared to market estimate of 2.8 million barrels increase

06.02.2020 Oil , Turkey , General

Qatari LNG vessel arrives in Turkey

- Al Rekayyat vessel reaches destination in Turkey on Thursday morning, Feb 6

08.02.2020 Lng/Lpg , Middle East-Africa , General

Rosneft signs contract to supply 2M tons oil to India

- Rosneft's CEO Igor Sechin meets Indian minister of oil and gas Dharmendra Pradhan in New Delhi

06.02.2020 Oil , Eurasia , Asia , General

Shell, Equinor buy Schlumberger's stake in Argentina

- Partners buy Schlumberger's 49% stake in Bandurria Sur

04.02.2020 Finance , Europe , Americas , General

Norway's Equinor leaves Thrace partnership with Valeura

- Valeura provides update on partner participation in deep gas appraisal program

05.02.2020 Natural Gas , Turkey , Europe , General

Algerian LNG carrier arrives in Turkey

- Ramdane Abane LNG vessel reaches Turkey on Sunday

03.02.2020 Lng/Lpg , Turkey , General

Vestas secures 155 MW wind order in Sweden

- Turbine deliveries are expected to begin in second quarter of 2021

03.02.2020 Wind , Europe , General

Hydro provides most of Norway's power in December 2019

- Norway produces 12.37 terawatt-hours of electricity in December 2019

04.02.2020 Electricity , Hydro , Europe , General

Spot market electricity prices for Monday, Feb. 3

- Energy Exchange Istanbul (EXIST) data shows electricity market trade volume amounts to 163.18 million Turkish liras

03.02.2020 Electricity , Turkey , General

Spot market natural gas prices for Saturday, Feb. 1

- 1,000 cubic meters of natural gas in spot market costs 1,481 Turkish liras on Saturday

04.02.2020 Natural Gas , Turkey , General

Death toll rises to 304 in China’s coronavirus outbreak

- China's National Health Commission reports more than 14,000 cases of pneumonia caused by 2019-nCoV in China

02.02.2020 Energy Security , General

Turkey to seeks new trade deal with post-Brexit UK

- Turkey's trade ministry ready to open new free trade agreement negotiations during Brexit transition process

02.02.2020 International Relations , General

Algerian LNG vessel due to arrive in Turkey on Sunday

- Vessel is expected to arrive at Marmara Ereglisi LNG terminal at 07.00 local time

31.01.2020 Lng/Lpg , Turkey , General

OPEC may bring forward March meeting due to coronavirus

- Scheduled to meet on March 5-6, group is expected to extend output cut for an additional three months

31.01.2020 Oil , General

Shell posts over 80% income decline in 4th qtr. of 2019

- Net income, revenue fall both in final quarter and full year of 2019

31.01.2020 Natural Gas , Oil , World , General

Spot market electricity prices for Friday, Jan. 31

- Energy Exchange Istanbul (EXIST) data shows electricity market trade volume amounts to 149.12 million Turkish liras

30.01.2020 Electricity , Turkey , General

Spot market natural gas prices for Wednesday, Jan. 29

- 1,000 cubic meters of natural gas in spot market costs 1,481 Turkish liras on Wednesday

30.01.2020 Natural Gas , Turkey , General

France should stop supporting Haftar in Libya: Turkey

- France is unconditionally supporting Khalifa Haftar to have its say on natural resources in Libya, says Foreign Ministry

30.01.2020 Energy Security , General

Death toll in China’s coronavirus outbreak rises to 170

- National Health Commission confirms 7,711 cases of pneumonia caused by 2019-nCoV

30.01.2020 Energy Security , General

Algerian LNG vessel arrives in Turkey on January 29

- Lalla Fatma N'Soumer vessel reaches destination at Turkey's Marmara Ereglisi LNG terminal on Wednesday morning

29.01.2020 Lng/Lpg , Turkey , General

Algerian LNG vessel to arrive in Turkey on Jan. 29

- Vessel is sailing under flag of Bahamas

28.01.2020 Lng/Lpg , Turkey , General

Turkey's LPG imports down 25.75% in November 2019

- Total sales increase by 6.88% to around 339 thousand tonnes in November, according to Turkey's energy watchdog

29.01.2020 Turkey , General

1st billion cubic meters of gas supplied via TurkStream

- Turkish gas market receives 54% of one billion cubic meters of supplied gas

29.01.2020 Natural Gas , Turkey , Eurasia , General

Spot market electricity prices for Tuesday, Jan. 28

- Energy Exchange Istanbul (EXIST) data shows electricity market trade volume amounts to 154.57 million Turkish liras

28.01.2020 Electricity , Turkey , General

Spot market natural gas prices for Sunday, Jan. 26

- 1,000 cubic meters of natural gas in spot market costs 1,475 Turkish liras on Sunday

27.01.2020 Natural Gas , Finance , Regulation , General

Lundin Petroleum aims to become carbon neutral by 2030

- Company also wants to change name to Lundin Energy AB

27.01.2020 Oil , Renewable , Europe , General

Palestinian president turns down phone call with Trump

- US president to meet with Israeli prime minister and his political rival this week to discuss Middle East peace deal

27.01.2020 Energy Diplomacy , Americas , Middle East-Africa , General

Spot market natural gas prices for Saturday, Jan. 25

- 1,000 cubic meters of natural gas in spot market costs 1,482 Turkish liras on Saturday

27.01.2020 Natural Gas , Turkey , General

Spot market electricity prices for Monday, Jan. 27

- Energy Exchange Istanbul (EXIST) data shows electricity market trade volume amounts to 156.82 million Turkish liras

27.01.2020 Electricity , Turkey , General

US to become major energy supplier for China with deal

- Cancelling contracts and existing tariffs on US imports are some hurdles for China in meeting $52.4 bln. energy purchases

28.01.2020 Asia , Americas , General

Trump on lifting Iran sanctions: 'No thanks!'

- Iran's foreign minister said Trump administration can correct past, lift sanctions, get back to negotiating table

26.01.2020 Energy Diplomacy , Americas , Middle East-Africa , General

Novatek to participate in hydrocarbon tender in Lebanon

- "As part of consortium, we will participate in tender for resources in Lebanese continental shelf," says company's CEO

25.01.2020 Eurasia , Middle East-Africa , General

Spot market electricity prices for Wednesday, Jan. 22

- Energy Exchange Istanbul (EXIST) data shows electricity market trade volume amounts to 158.05 million Turkish liras

21.01.2020 Electricity , Turkey , General

Spot market natural gas prices for Monday, Jan. 20

- 1,000 cubic meters of natural gas in spot market costs 1,463 Turkish liras on Monday

21.01.2020 Natural Gas , Turkey , General

Turkey's daily power consumption up 17.46% on Jan. 20

- Turkey's electricity exports total 3,414 megawatt-hours, while imports amount to 7,389 megawatt-hours on Monday

21.01.2020 Electricity , General

Turkey expects $15B foreign direct investments in 2020

- Finance minister says Turkish lira should be competitive amid ongoing regional risks

21.01.2020 Finance , Turkey , General

European naval mission to secure Strait of Hormuz

- Seven other EU countries to join France’s initiative on naval surveillance mission

21.01.2020 Energy Security , General

Trump heads to Davos as Senate impeachment trial begins

- US president seeks to 'bring Good Policy and additional Hundreds of Billions of Dollars back'

21.01.2020 Energy Diplomacy , General

Spot market electricity prices for Tuesday, Jan. 21

- Energy Exchange Istanbul (EXIST) data shows electricity market trade volume amounts to 156.28 million Turkish liras

20.01.2020 Electricity , Finance , General

Spot market natural gas prices for Sunday, Jan. 19

- 1,000 cubic meters of natural gas in spot market costs 1,457 Turkish liras on Saturday

21.01.2020 Natural Gas , Turkey , General

Jordanian parliament votes against Israeli gas imports

- The move comes after protests by hundreds of Jordanians in Amman who call on the government to cancel the $10 billion deal

21.01.2020 Natural Gas , Middle East-Africa , General

Norway's petroleum sales decrease in December 2019

- Country's total sales volume of petroleum products in December down year-on-year by 1.7% to 588 million liters

20.01.2020 Oil , Europe , General

Algerian LNG vessel arrives in Turkey on Jan. 19

- Tessala vessel reaches destination in Turkey on Sunday

20.01.2020 Lng/Lpg , Turkey , General

Turkey considering new partner for nuke plant in Sinop

- While Akkuyu plant continues as planned, Turkey considering alternative partner to Mitsubishi for second plant at Sinop

24.02.2020 Nuclear , Energy Diplomacy , Turkey , General

Turkey's daily power consumption down 15.71% on Jan. 19

- Turkey's electricity exports total 8,002 megawatt-hours, while imports amount to 4,551 megawatt-hours on Sunday

20.01.2020 Electricity , Finance , General

Only Libya-owned political process can end conflict: EU

- European Union says it supports unity, sovereignty, territorial integrity of Libya

20.01.2020 Energy Security , Middle East-Africa , General

Berlin summit commits to cease-fire in Libya

- International committee to follow implementation of cease-fire, says final declaration of Berlin summit for peace in Libya

20.01.2020 Energy Security , General

Spot market natural gas prices for Saturday, Jan. 18

- 1,000 cubic meters of natural gas in spot market costs 1,459 Turkish liras on Saturday

19.01.2020 Natural Gas , Turkey , General

Spot market electricity prices for Monday, Jan. 20

- Energy Exchange Istanbul (EXIST) data shows electricity market trade volume amounts to 159.81 million Turkish liras

19.01.2020 Electricity , Turkey , General

Turkey's daily power consumption down 5.84% on Jan. 18

- Turkey's electricity exports total 7,401 megawatt-hours, while imports amount to 1,990 megawatt-hours on Saturday

20.01.2020 Electricity , Turkey , General

Syria: US troops block Russian forces way to oil field

- American soldiers positioned in regions occupied by YPG/PKK terrorists prevent Russian soldiers from reaching oil fields

20.01.2020 Oil , Energy Security , General

Turkey hopes for lasting peace, stability in Libya

- ‘Outside help to the groups fighting the legitimate Libyan government weaken cease-fire efforts,” says Comm. Dir. Altun

20.01.2020 Energy Diplomacy , International Relations , General

Global oil supply falls in Dec. 2019

- Escalating tension in the Middle East intensifies concern over supply security

17.01.2020 Oil , Finance , Downstream , General

Turkey's daily power consumption down 0.4% on Jan. 15

- Turkey's electricity exports total 8,379 megawatt-hours, while imports amount to 1,220 megawatt-hours on Wednesday

16.01.2020 Electricity , General

Climate change among health challenges for next decade

- Countries invest heavily in protecting their people from terrorist attacks, but not against attack of virus, says WHO head

16.01.2020 General

US urges parties to reach 'mutual' deal on Nile Dam

- All parties should work so that future generations may benefit from critical water resources, says Donald Trump

16.01.2020 General

US, China sign initial 'phase one' trade deal

- Agreement marks major milestone in more than two-year trade war between world's top two economies

16.01.2020 General

Turkish, US presidents discuss Libya, region over phone

- Turkish President Erdogan, US President Trump discuss latest developments in Libya, region

16.01.2020 Energy Diplomacy , General

Massive blast at chemical plant in Spain leaves 1 dead

- At least eight people injured, one in critical condition

15.01.2020 Energy Security , Europe , General

Libya: Haftar forces launch airstrike near Tripoli

- Missiles strike south of Libya's capital, says military spokesman for UN-recognized government

15.01.2020 Energy Security , Middle East-Africa , General

Danish Orsted constructs first Dutch offshore wind farm

- Offshore wind farm will be largest in Netherlands capable of supplying renewable power to around 1 million Dutch households

15.01.2020 Finance , Wind , General

Oil prices show slight loss as M. East tension calms

- Crude oil prices continue downward spiral on Monday after reporting more than 5% weekly decline on Friday

14.01.2020 Oil , Middle East-Africa , General

Spot market electricity prices for Monday, Jan. 13

- Energy Exchange Istanbul (EXIST) data shows electricity market trade volume amounts to 153.5 million Turkish liras

12.01.2020 Electricity , Turkey , General

Spot market natural gas prices for Saturday, Jan. 11

- 1,000 cubic meters of natural gas in spot market costs 1,460 Turkish liras on Saturday

13.01.2020 Natural Gas , Turkey , General

Automotive sector tops Turkey's exports in 2019

- Automotive, chemical and apparel sectors largest exporters in Turkey

12.01.2020 Finance , Turkey , General

Turkey's daily power consumption down 6.53% on Jan. 11

- Turkey's electricity exports total 6,676 megawatt-hours, while imports amount to 3,307 megawatt-hours on Saturday

13.01.2020 Electricity , Turkey , General

Haftar forces accept Turkey, Russia call for cease-fire

- Libyan National Army spokesman says forces accept cease-fire but would respond fiercely if violated

12.01.2020 Energy Diplomacy , Middle East-Africa , General

Oil prices show weekly loss as M. East tension calms

- Brent was heading for 5.5% weekly loss, while WTI was heading for 6.32% weekly decline

13.01.2020 Oil , Middle East-Africa , General

Oil prices down 1% as OPEC head's remarks calm market

- Brent crude down 1.33%, while WTI loses 1.75% after Barkindo's statements

10.01.2020 Oil , Finance , Americas , General

Turkey's key gas pipeline to be launched Wednesday

- TurkStream natural gas pipeline to be inaugurated with attendance of Turkish, Russian, Serbian, Bulgarian leaders

08.01.2020 Lng/Lpg , International Organization , General

Libyan state council proposes cutting ties with UAE

- Libya's High Council of State considers United Arab Emirates in state of 'hostility and war'

08.01.2020 General

ANALYSIS - TurkStream to strengthen Turkey’s energy hub position

- With Hungary, Bulgaria and Serbia to depend on TurkStream, Turkey’s importance to increase in terms of energy security

08.01.2020 General

Ukraine passenger jet crashes in Iran after takeoff

- Boeing 737 plane crashes with 180 passengers on board near Imam Khomeini Airport

08.01.2020 Nuclear , Energy Diplomacy , Energy Security , Energy Projects , General

Iran struck bases hosting US troops in ‘self-defense’

- Iran does not seek escalation or war but will defend itself against any aggression, says country's foreign minister

08.01.2020 Oil , Energy Diplomacy , Energy Security , International Organization , General

Canada greets 2020 with multitude of changes

- Tax breaks and a ban on plastic bags are just a sampling of the legislation that greeted Canadians in the new year

08.01.2020 Renewable , Energy Diplomacy , International Organization , General

UAE issues op. license for Arab world's 1st nuke plant

Russia completes 1st reactor vessel welding for Akkuyu

Spot market electricity prices for Thursday, Feb. 13

Turkey's daily power consumption up 2.84% on Feb. 11

Turkey's daily power consumption down 11.9% on Feb. 23

Spot market electricity prices for Sunday, Feb. 16

Spot market electricity prices for Thursday, Feb. 13

Turkey's daily power consumption up 2.84% on Feb. 11

Turkey's daily power consumption up 12.6% on Feb. 24

Spot market electricity prices for Sunday, Feb. 23

Turkey's daily power consumption up 2.15% on Feb. 21

Spot market electricity prices for Thursday, Feb. 20

Saudi Aramco gets approval for major natural gas field

US natural gas output, exports to increase by 2050

Rosneft income increases 50% in fourth quarter of 2019

US' Gulf of Mexico lease sales scheduled for March 18

Spot market natural gas prices for Tuesday, Feb. 11

British LNG carrier arrives in Turkey

Danish LNG carrier arrives in Turkey

Valeura's gas production rises 22% in 4th quarter 2019

Spot market natural gas prices for Monday, Feb. 24

US natural gas stocks to hit record by end of October

Spot market natural gas prices for Friday, Feb. 21

Spot market natural gas prices for Tuesday, Feb. 18

Algerian LNG vessel arrives in Turkey on Feb. 23

US gas prices better than other countries amid Covid-19

Global LNG demand to double by 2040: Shell

Algerian LNG vessel to arrive in Turkey on Feb. 23

US oil rig count rises by one for week ending Feb. 21

Rosneft income increases 50% in fourth quarter of 2019

US oil rig count rises by two for week ending Feb. 14

US' Gulf of Mexico lease sales scheduled for March 18

Oil prices hit 14-month low with coronavirus fears

Oil prices remain low with coronavirus spread

Oil prices rebound from coronavirus fears

Oil set for weekly gain with virus rebound, Libya risks

US crude oil inventories show less-than-expected rise

US crude oil inventories show less-than-expected rise

Oil steady with virus fears and rise in US crude stocks

US crude oil stocks, production up for w/ending Feb. 7

Turkey shows real market potential for electric cars

Oil steady as market awaits OPEC cut against low demand

Turkey's oil imports up 45.7% in November 2019

Renewables in transport in EU up year-on-year in 2018

US: Wind tops hydro in renewable electricity sources

GE to deliver turbines for 300 MW wind farm in India

RWE, Saitec to test offshore wind farms in deep waters

Nordex receives order for 156 MW wind farm in Chile

Solar is key in cutting Turkish gas imports: GENSED head

AA energy desk to host Turkey's solar energy Assoc. Head

Wind and solar surpass coal in EU electricity in 2019

Wind, solar to generate most new US power in 2020

AA energy desk to host Turkey's solar energy Assoc. Head

Hydro provides 90.1% of Norway's power in January

Siemens raises stake in Gamesa Renewable for $1.2 bln.

Hydro provides most of Norway's power in December 2019

Highlights of global energy market in 2019

UN wants action on climate change in 9 African nations

Turkey focuses on biomass from agricultural waste

Turkey to boost geothermal using support mechanisms

Turkey shows real market potential for electric cars

Amazon's Jeff Bezos promises $10B to set up Earth Fund

Pentagon to divert $3.83B for Trump's wall construction

Chevron posts net loss of 6.6B in 4th qtr. of 2019

Norway wealth fund earns record $180 billion in 2019

Turkey's 3rd drillship from UK expected on March 17

Microsoft invests $1.1B in Mexico

Rosneft income increases 50% in fourth quarter of 2019

Norway wealth fund earns record $180 billion in 2019

Oil prices hit 14-month low with coronavirus fears

Oil prices remain low with coronavirus spread

Spot market natural gas prices for Monday, Feb. 24

US' Gulf of Mexico lease sales scheduled for March 18

Turkey's energy import bill falls 7.4% in December 2019

French authorities, NGOs sue Total for climate change

ExxonMobil makes 15th oil discovery in offshore Guyana

Turkey's daily power consumption down 10.7% on Feb. 9

Spot market electricity prices for Friday, Feb. 7

Turkey's daily power consumption down 8.87% on Jan. 12

Spot market electricity prices for Thursday, Jan. 9