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Turkey's daily power consumption down 11.3% on Sept. 13

- Electricity exports amount to 3,728 megawatt-hours while imports reach 3,396 megawatt-hours

15.09.2020 Electricity , Turkey , General

Sweden's Vattenfall appoints new President, CEO

- Borg will join Vattenfall in November as senior executive

11.09.2020 Europe , General

Russia's oil revenue down 38% between Jan-July 2020

- Russia's oil export revenue declines to $44 billion in first seven months of 2020

10.09.2020 Natural Gas , Oil , Eurasia , General

Turkey makes new power generation record on Sept. 3

- Turkey breaks daily energy production record despite Covid-19 outbreak: Energy and Natural Resources Minister

09.09.2020 Electricity , Turkey , General

Spot market electricity prices for Sunday, Sept. 6

- Energy Exchange Istanbul (EXIST) data shows electricity market trade volume amounts to 142.3 million Turkish liras

05.09.2020 Electricity , Turkey , General

Spot market natural gas prices for Friday, Sept. 4

- 1,000 cubic meters of natural gas on spot market costs 1,314 Turkish liras

05.09.2020 Natural Gas , Turkey , General

EU Council calls for multilateral summit on E.Med

- Conference could be best way to reduce tensions, establish dialogue in region, says head of council

07.09.2020 Energy Diplomacy , Europe , General

Serbia, Kosovo agree to economic normalization, US says

- White House hails development as 'another historic agreement reached by' US President Donald Trump

06.09.2020 Finance , Europe , General

US oil rig count up by one for week ending Sept. 4

07.09.2020 Oil , Americas , General

Turkey's daily power consumption down 2.13 % on Sept. 4

- Electricity exports amount to 8,767 megawatt-hours while imports reach 3,651 megawatt-hours

06.09.2020 Electricity , Turkey , General

Turkey's electricity consumption up 3.52% in August

- Electricity imports for August from neighboring countries show decrease of 45.13% compared to August last year

03.09.2020 Electricity , Turkey , General

Spot market electricity prices for Wednesday, Aug. 26

- Energy Exchange Istanbul (EXIST) data shows electricity market trade volume amounts to 186 million Turkish liras

25.08.2020 Electricity , Turkey , General

Spot market natural gas prices for Monday Aug. 24

- 1,000 cubic meters of natural gas on spot market costs 1,309 Turkish liras

26.08.2020 Natural Gas , Turkey , General

China, US agree to push forward phase-1 of trade deal

- Two sides conduct ‘constructive dialogue' on implementation of the China-US phase-1 trade agreement

25.08.2020 Finance , Asia , Americas , General

Pakistan’s energy minister meets Turkish ambassador

- Turkey's Ihsan Mustafa Yurdakul briefed about Pakistan’s new alternative energy policy

25.08.2020 Energy Diplomacy , Turkey , Middle East-Africa , General

Facebook to pay back taxes to French government

- Following audit, sizable payment of $125M includes penalties over span of 9 years, says company

25.08.2020 Finance , Energy Diplomacy , General

Turkey's daily power consumption up 14.25% on Aug. 24

- Turkey's electricity exports amount to 1,524 megawatt-hours, while imports reach 3,913 megawatt-hours

25.08.2020 Electricity , Turkey , General

'Turkey's natural gas find prelude to more good news'

- Following major natural gas discovery in Black Sea, Turkey hopes for good news from Mediterranean, says President Erdogan

26.08.2020 Natural Gas , Turkey , General

Qatari LNG vessel arrives in Turkey

- Tembek vessel reaches destination at Turkey's Aliaga LNG terminal on Thursday morning

20.08.2020 Lng/Lpg , Turkey , General

Algerian LNG vessel to arrive in Turkey on August 22

- Vessel is expected to reach its destination at Marmara Ereglisi LNG terminal at 06.00 local time

19.08.2020 Lng/Lpg , Turkey , General

Turkey: Central Bank to halve overnight borrowing limits

- Further tightening liquidity conditions through cutting limits aims to support Turkish lira

19.08.2020 General

Hydro provides 92.9% of Norway's power in July

- Norway produces 11.24 terawatt-hours of electricity in July

17.08.2020 Hydro , Europe , General

Algerian LNG vessel arrives in Turkey

- Lalla Fatma N'Soumer vessel reaches destination at Turkey's Aliaga LNG terminal on Monday morning

17.08.2020 Lng/Lpg , Turkey , General

Spot market electricity prices for Sunday, August 16

- Energy Exchange Istanbul (EXIST) data shows electricity market trade volume amounts to 148.4 million Turkish liras

16.08.2020 Electricity , Turkey , General

US oil rig count falls by 4 for week ending Aug. 15

- Oil rig count in the US declines this week

16.08.2020 Oil , Americas , General

Spot market natural gas prices for Friday, August 14

- 1,000 cubic meters of natural gas on spot market costs 1,312 Turkish liras

16.08.2020 Natural Gas , Turkey , General

Oil giants post $80B total loss in 1H20 due to virus

- Top 12 oil firms also see total revenue decline by $240 billion, or 37%, in first half of 2020

16.08.2020 Oil , Finance , General

Turkey's daily power consumption down 1.83% on August 14

- Turkey's electricity exports amount to 5,065 megawatt-hours, while imports reach 1,934 megawatt-hours

16.08.2020 Electricity , Turkey , General

Algerian LNG vessel to arrive in Turkey on August 17

- Vessel is sailing under flag of Bahamas

14.08.2020 Lng/Lpg , Turkey , General

Local, renewable share in Turkey's electricity at 62%

- Turkey aims to annually produce almost 66% of electricity from local and renewable sources

15.08.2020 Electricity , Turkey , General

Spot market electricity prices for Friday, August 14

- Energy Exchange Istanbul (EXIST) data shows electricity market trade volume amounts to 172.77 million Turkish liras

13.08.2020 Electricity , Turkey , General

Spot market natural gas prices for Wednesday, August 12

- 1,000 cubic meters of natural gas on spot market costs 1,356 Turkish liras

14.08.2020 Natural Gas , Turkey , General

France to boost military presence in East Mediterranean

- President Emmanuel Macron calls for greater consultation between Greece and Turkey

13.08.2020 Energy Diplomacy , Europe , General

Turkey's daily power consumption up 0.82% on August 12

- Turkey's electricity exports amount to 4,641 megawatt-hours, while imports reach 2,200 megawatt-hours

13.08.2020 Electricity , Turkey , General

Trump says US economy better than Europe’s

- President touts America’s economic gains after Kamala Harris accused him of crashing economy

13.08.2020 Finance , Americas , General

Trump vows to cut payroll tax by year end if re-elected

- Pledge could undercut Social Security administration, which provides Americans with retirement, disability, other benefits

13.08.2020 Finance , Americas , General

Denmark's Orsted reports strong EBITDA in 1H20

- Despite comprehensive health, social, and economic consequences of COVID-19, Orsted maintains stable operations and strong earnings during 2020

12.08.2020 Finance , Wind , General

Valeura's revenues, production down due to pandemic

- Company's Q2 production was 20% lower than Q2 2019, and 22% lower than Q1 2020

13.08.2020 Finance , Turkey , General

Turkey to continue E. Med drilling, seismic activities

- Foreign minister says Ankara’s 'goodwill' was not reciprocated by Greece

12.08.2020 General

Gas consumption up in 2019 amid low prices

- Low gas prices and hydrogen technologies important developments to follow, says IGU

08.08.2020 Natural Gas , Finance , General

Turkey slams 'so-called' maritime deal by Greece,Egypt

- So-called demarcated area located in Turkish continental shelf, says Foreign Ministry

07.08.2020 Energy Diplomacy , Turkey , General

Egypt, Greece sign maritime demarcation deal

- Bilateral agreement on delimitation of maritime jurisdictions 'legitimate,' says Greek foreign minister

07.08.2020 Energy Diplomacy , Turkey , Europe , Middle East-Africa , General

Turkey lifts TRY transaction limits on foreign lenders

- Banking watchdog exempts foreign banks, except int'l development banks, from limits on access to lira-legged transactions

07.08.2020 Finance , Turkey , General

Turkish Central Bank halves open market liquidity limits

- Cutting liquidity limits offered to primary dealers so as to tighten liquidity conditions to back Turkish lira

07.08.2020 Finance , Turkey , General

Oil prices slightly up as Iraq,Saudi vow to cut prod.

- Investors positively respond to further OPEC production cuts however worries about health of global economy push price trend downward

07.08.2020 Oil , Americas , General

Turkey's daily power consumption up 3.3% on August 6

- Turkey's electricity exports amount to 5,997 megawatt-hours, while imports reach 4,923 megawatt-hours

07.08.2020 Electricity , Turkey , General

Algerian LNG vessel arrives in Turkey

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

05.08.2020 Lng/Lpg , Turkey , General

Vestas secures 54 MW turbine agreement in Philippines

- Agreement is Vestas’ first full scope multi-brand service deal in country

05.08.2020 Wind , Europe , Asia , General

Dozens dead as massive explosion rocks Beirut

- Fire at warehouse with explosives at Port of Beirut led to massive blast causing widespread damage, injuring thousands

06.08.2020 World , Middle East-Africa , General

Algerian LNG vessel to arrive in Turkey on August 5

- Vessel is sailing under flag of Bahamas

04.08.2020 Lng/Lpg , Turkey , General

BP to spend $5B annually towards its net zero ambition

- BP to cut fossil fuels output by 40% by 2030

05.08.2020 Oil , Renewable , International Organization , Energy Projects , Europe , General

Spot market electricity prices for Tuesday, August 4

- Energy Exchange Istanbul (EXIST) data shows electricity market trade volume amounts to 179.3 million Turkish liras

04.08.2020 Electricity , Turkey , General

Spot market natural gas prices for Sunday, August 2

- 1,000 cubic meters of natural gas on spot market costs 1,377 Turkish liras

04.08.2020 Natural Gas , Finance , Turkey , General

Oil prices down with rising coronavirus cases worldwide

- Number of oil rigs, indicator of short-term production in US, decreases by 1 to 180 for week ending July 31

04.08.2020 Oil , Finance , General

Turkey's daily power consumption up 2.39% on August 2

- Turkey's electricity exports amount to 7,762 megawatt-hours, while imports reach 6,030

04.08.2020 Electricity , Turkey , General

Spot market electricity prices for Monday, August 3

- Energy Exchange Istanbul (EXIST) data shows electricity market trade volume amounts to 136.7 million Turkish liras

03.08.2020 Electricity , Turkey , General

Spot market natural gas prices for Saturday, August 1

- 1,000 cubic meters of natural gas on spot market costs 1,376 Turkish liras

03.08.2020 Natural Gas , Turkey , General

Turkey's electricity consumption down 0.51% in July

- Electricity imports for July from neighboring countries show increase of 4.82% compared to July last year

04.08.2020 Electricity , Turkey , General

Turkey's daily power consumption up 4.23% on August 1

- Turkey's electricity exports amount to 8,710 megawatt-hours, while imports reach 5,054

03.08.2020 Electricity , Turkey , General

Algerian LNG vessel arrives in Turkey on July 28

- Tessala vessel reaches destination in Turkey on Tuesday

28.07.2020 Lng/Lpg , Turkey , General

European Investment Bank to loan BOTAS $270M for TANAP

- BOTAS will repay loan debt over next 18 years of which the first five will be non-refundable

29.07.2020 Natural Gas , Finance , Turkey , Europe , General

Algerian LNG vessel to arrive in Turkey on July 28

- Vessel is expected to reach its destination at Aliaga LNG terminal at 07.00 local time

27.07.2020 Lng/Lpg , Turkey , General

Norway's petroleum sales decrease in June

- Country's total sales volume of petroleum products in June down 12.3% year-on-year to 636 million liters

28.07.2020 Europe , General

Vestas secures 40 MW wind order in Japan

- Deliveries are expected to begin in second quarter of 2021

27.07.2020 Wind , Europe , General

Equinor reports huge fall in earnings for 2Q20

- Sharp fall in oil prices and low gas prices lead to weaker results for Equinor in second quarter of 2020

28.07.2020 Finance , Europe , General

Turkey's daily power consumption up 0.2% on July 22

- Turkey's electricity exports amount to 2,882 megawatt-hours, while imports reach 4,267 megawatt-hours

24.07.2020 General

Tensions mount as Egypt, Ethiopia fail to reach dam deal

- Political futures in region rest on resolution of Grand Ethiopia Renaissance Dam project issue

19.07.2020 Hydro , Energy Projects , Middle East-Africa , General

Petrofac wins $135M contract with Kazakhstan’s NCOC

- Engineering, Procurement, Consruction, Pre-commissioning and Commissioning is for new water treatment facilities at Atyrau

10.07.2020 Europe , Eurasia , General

Orsted, TSMC sign largest renewables corporate deal

- Greater Changhua will be Orsted’s third offshore wind farm in Taiwan with 920 megawatt capacity

08.07.2020 Wind , Europe , Asia , General

Equinor discovers gas, condensate in North Sea

- Proven reserves are between 3 and 10 million standard cubic meters of recoverable oil equivalent

08.07.2020 Natural Gas , Europe , General

Spot market electricity prices for Sunday, July 5

- Energy Exchange Istanbul (EXIST) data shows electricity market trade volume amounts to 130.7 million Turkish liras

05.07.2020 Electricity , Turkey , General

Spot market natural gas prices for Friday, July 3

-1,000 cubic meters of natural gas in spot market costs 1,295 Turkish liras

05.07.2020 Natural Gas , Turkey , General

Turkey's daily power consumption up 1.19% on July 3

- Turkey's electricity exports amount to 7,750 megawatt-hours, while imports total 3,578 megawatt-hours

05.07.2020 Electricity , Turkey , General

Jean Castex named new Prime Minister of France

-Jean Castex, who prepared France's exit strategy from coronavirus lockdown, named new premier

05.07.2020 Energy Diplomacy , Europe , General

US backs Philippines, Vietnam over China's sea actions

- Washington opposes Beijing's 'unlawful' claims in disputed waters of South China Sea, says US top diplomat

04.07.2020 Energy Diplomacy , Americas , General

Turkey's electricity consumption down 2.23% in June

- Electricity imports for June from neighboring countries show increase of 121.96% compared to June last year

03.07.2020 Electricity , Turkey , General

Vestas secures 42 MW wind turbine order in France

- Turbine delivery and commissioning are scheduled for first half of 2021

01.07.2020 Wind , Europe , General

Algerian LNG vessel to arrive in Turkey on July 5

- Vessel is sailing under flag of Bahamas

01.07.2020 Lng/Lpg , Turkey , General

Akkuyu nuclear power plant's 2nd reactor foundation laid

- When construction starts for all four units, around 15-16 thousand people will be employed, says energy minister

28.06.2020 Nuclear , Turkey , General

Share of LNG in global gas trade rapidly increases

- Trade of LNG rises by 94.3% over last decade to 485 billion cubic meters

28.06.2020 Lng/Lpg , General

Algerian LNG vessel arrives in Turkey on June 22

- Berge Arzew vessel reaches destination in Turkey on Monday

23.06.2020 General

Spot market electricity prices for Sunday, June 21

- Energy Exchange Istanbul (EXIST) data shows electricity market trade volume amounts to 108.44 million Turkish liras

21.06.2020 Electricity , Turkey , General

Spot market natural gas prices for Friday, June 19

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

21.06.2020 Natural Gas , Turkey , General

Qatar leads in LNG exports again in 2019

- Gulf state was the biggest LNG exporter in 2019, while main LNG importer was Japan, BP's report shows

21.06.2020 Lng/Lpg , Middle East-Africa , General

US oil rig count falls fourteenth week in a row

- In the past fourteen weeks, the decline in US oil rig count totaled 494, according to the data

22.06.2020 Oil , Americas , General

Turkey's daily power consumption down 1.61% on June 19

- Turkey's electricity exports amount to 1,793 megawatt-hours, while imports total 13,945 megawatt-hours

21.06.2020 Electricity , Turkey , General

Spot market natural gas prices for Thursday, June 18

- 1,000 cubic meters of natural gas in spot market costs 1,461 Turkish liras

20.06.2020 Natural Gas , Natural Gas , General

Russia ranks first in gas reserves globally

- Russia holds 19.1% of total global proven gas reserves, followed by Iran and Qatar, according to BP's latest report

20.06.2020 Natural Gas , Eurasia , General

Norwegian LNG vessel to arrive in Turkey on June 22

- Vessel is sailing under flag of Bahamas

17.06.2020 Lng/Lpg , Turkey , General

Norway produces 93.2% of electricity from hydro in May

- Norway produces 12.11 terawatt-hours of electricity in May

16.06.2020 Hydro , Europe , General

Spot market electricity prices for Tuesday, June 16

- Energy Exchange Istanbul (EXIST) data shows electricity market trade volume amounts to 142.11 million Turkish liras

15.06.2020 Electricity , Turkey , General

Spot market natural gas prices for Sunday, June 14

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

15.06.2020 Natural Gas , Finance , Turkey , General

Spanish Repsol to invest €80M in low-emission projects

- Spain must base its decarbonization strategy on its technological and industrial capabilities, says Repsol CEO

15.06.2020 Renewable , Europe , General

Turkey's daily power consumption down 11.2% on June 14

- Turkey's electricity exports amount to 918 megawatt-hours, while imports total 12,347 megawatt-hours

15.06.2020 Electricity , Turkey , General

Transneft's profit increases by 13% in 1Q20

- Transneft's profit increases to 57 billion rubles ($822 million) in first quarter of 2020

12.06.2020 Finance , Eurasia , General

British Centrica to cut 5,000 jobs

- 'I truly regret that these difficult decisions will have to be made,' says CEO

12.06.2020 Finance , Europe , General

Equinor, Aker BP agree 3 oil, gas licenses in North Sea

- Area with these licenses contain recoverable resources estimated at more than 500 million barrels of oil equivalents

11.06.2020 Europe , General

Russia's oil revenue down 25% during Jan-April 2020

- Russia's oil export revenue declines to $30 billion in first four months of 2020

10.06.2020 Oil , Eurasia , General

Spot market electricity prices for Sunday, June 7

- Energy Exchange Istanbul (EXIST) data shows electricity market trade volume amounts to 108.59 million Turkish liras

06.06.2020 Electricity , Turkey , General

Spot market natural gas prices for Friday, June 5

- 1,000 cubic meters of natural gas in spot market costs 1,447 Turkish liras

06.06.2020 Natural Gas , Turkey , General

Renewables' share of Turkey's installed capacity at 45%

- EMRA's yearly report also shows renewable sources' share in licensed electricity production for 2019 reaches 42.1%

08.06.2020 Renewable , Renewable , Turkey , General

US oil rig count falls twelfth week in a row

- In the past twelve weeks, the decline in US oil rig count totaled 477, according to the data

07.06.2020 Oil , Americas , General

Turkey's daily power consumption down 1.04% on June 5

- Turkey's electricity exports amount to 242 megawatt-hours, while imports total 13,998 megawatt-hours

06.06.2020 Electricity , Turkey , General

Algerian LNG vessel arrives in Turkey on June 5

- Berge Arzew vessel reaches destination in Turkey on Friday

06.06.2020 Lng/Lpg , Turkey , General

Russian share of Turkish gas imports falls as LNG rises

- Consumer countries turn to LNG as natural gas prices in spot LNG market is cheaper than prices set by long-term contracts

08.06.2020 Lng/Lpg , Turkey , Europe , Eurasia , General

Hitachi to quit suspended Horizon nuclear plant in UK

Final stage begins for 1st reactor manuf. of Akkuyu NPP

South Korea among top nuclear power producers: EIA

Standoff ends, Iran gives IAEA access to 2 nuke sites

Trade volume of spot electricity mkt. hits record high

Turkey's daily power consumption up 2.14% on Sept. 15

Spot market electricity prices for Saturday, Sept. 12

Turkey's daily power consumption down 0.74% on Sept. 10

COVID-19 to have lasting effect on global energy use

Turkey's daily power consumption up 3.28% on Sept. 8

'Air pollution kills 400,000 in Europe every year'

As US coal plants retire, owners mull seasonal ops.

Eni announces oil discovery in Western Desert of Egypt

US produces, consumes record high natural gas in 2019

Nigeria's president launches new gas pipeline project

OPEC holds first technical meeting with gas exporters

Spot market natural gas prices for Sunday Aug. 23

Spot market natural gas prices for Monday, March 2

Spot market natural gas prices for Tuesday, Feb. 11

British LNG carrier arrives in Turkey

Dialogue, de-escalation in E.Med benefit everyone: NATO

Turkey’s giant gas find worth $80 billion: IEA Head

US' gas-fired electricity generation rises 9% in 1H20

ANALYSIS - Unilateralist agreements endanger peace and stability in Eastern Mediterranean

Berlin offers 2 LNG terminals to stop US p/line sanctions

Spot market natural gas prices for Tuesday, Sept. 15

Spot market natural gas prices for Tuesday Aug. 25

Turkey's LPG imports down 4.42% in June 2020

Rosneft income falls 77%, revenue down 51% in 2Q20

Oil prices flat with 0.04% rise in week ending August 14

Brent oil prices down amid global pandemic crisis

Global oil production increases in July 2020

Oil prices down with US crude stock buildup estimates

S. Arabia, Iraq discuss efforts to stabilize oil market

Brent oil prices up as US economy signals recovery

US gasoline supply post largest monthly rise since 1945

Iran moves from oil to petrochemicals in export

Oil prices up with estimated decline in US crude stocks

US crude oil stocks rise against market expectation

Halting oil production costs Libya more than $7B

US jet fuel demand falls by 29% in Jan-May 2020

BP, Neste to offer more sustainable aviation fuel

Neste to supply sustainable aviation fuel to 3 US airlines

US court orders shut down of Dakota pipeline

Equinor sells 50% US offshore wind to BP for $1.1 bln

Total, Macquarie to build offshore wind in S. Korea

Solar, wind on path to replace global coal generation

Offshore wind sector to create nearly 1M jobs in 5 years

Solar, wind on path to replace global coal generation

US shipments of solar PV modules rise as prices fall

Turkey's 1st solar cell integrated plant starts ops.

Wind, solar generate one-tenth of global electricity

Hydro provides 92.9% of Norway's power in July

11 new major businesses join Hydrogen Council

Renewables topple fossil fuels in Europe in 1H20

Ethiopia, Egypt, Sudan agree on Nile River dam filling

Biomass can meet one-third of Turkey's annual power

EU approves €550M Danish aid to support biomass plants

ESCAP, IRENA to cooperate for sustainable solutions

Highlights of global energy market in 2019

French oil firm displaces 12,000 in Uganda, Tanzania

Turkey's Naturel Enerji to develop solar plant in Italy

Turkey’s giant gas find worth $80 billion: IEA Head

Renewable-focused 'BEST for Energy' kickstarts in Izmir

Turkey's gas find could save up to $21B in import costs

Turkey's 1st solar cell integrated plant starts ops.

Offshore wind sector to create nearly 1M jobs in 5 years

Rosneft income falls 77%, revenue down 51% in 2Q20

Turkey's daily power consumption up 2.14% on Sept. 15

US trade tariffs on China 'inconsistent' with WTO rules

Spot market electricity prices for Saturday, Sept. 12

Spot market natural gas prices for Thursday, Sept. 10

Fitch reduces oil price forecast due to higher supply

S. Arabia, Iraq discuss efforts to stabilize oil market

US crude oil inventories fall for week ending Aug. 14

Brent oil prices down amid global pandemic crisis

Turkey's daily power consumption up 3.28% on Sept. 8

Sudan: Flashpoint Ethiopian dam not related to floods

Turkey's daily power consumption up 2.6% on August 18

Spot market electricity prices for Tuesday, August 11