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Two Koreas sign military agreement on reducing tensions

- Pyongyang and Seoul agree to specific denuclearization steps for first time

09:07 Energy Diplomacy , Asia

UN calls on Libyan factions to adhere to ceasefire

- UNSMIL condemns renewal of fighting in Tripoli

09:04 Energy Diplomacy , Middle East-Africa

US: Pompeo says downing of Russian plane 'unfortunate'

- Incident reminds us of need to find political resolution in Syria, says Pompeo

08:59 Energy Diplomacy , Eurasia , Americas

Turkish FM discusses Syria with US counterpart on phone

- Mevlut Cavusoglu, Mike Pompeo discuss agreement between Turkey, Russia to establish demilitarized zone in Syria's Idlib

10:51 Energy Diplomacy , Turkey , Americas

Trump slams China after imposing new tariffs

- Criticism comes after Washington announces $200 billion of new tariffs on Beijing

13:12 Finance , Asia , Americas

Turkish Treasury borrows $347M through auction

- Treasury holds an auction for domestic markets to issue zero-coupon bonds with 12-month maturity

12:13 Finance , Turkey

Tesla confirms federal investigation

- ‘Tesla received a voluntary request for documents’ from Justice Dept., company says

11:23 Finance , Americas

Turkey is capable of overcoming economic woes: BP Pres.

- We still have great belief in Turkey. Every economy has its short term problems and Turkey will get through this: BP Pres.

19.09.2018 Upstream , Downstream , Energy Diplomacy , Turkey , General

Carbon prices too low to impact climate change: OECD

- Few countries are pricing carbon high enough to meet climate targets, new report finds

19.09.2018 World , General

EU opens probe into BMW, Daimler and VW over emissions

- EC will investigate whether the companies agreed not to compete against each other on clean technology

19.09.2018 Europe

UK hits 20 gigawatts of wind generation capacity

- Opening of Orsted’s 659 MW Walney Extension off coast of Cumbria in September pushes total capacity over 20-gigawatt mark

19.09.2018 Wind , Invesments , Europe , General

World's 1st hydrogen-powered train launches in Germany

- Germany launches world's first hydrogen fuel cells that turn hydrogen and oxygen into electricity

19.09.2018 Projects , Renewable , Europe , General

China aims to become nuclear energy leader

- China intends to build Turkey’s 3rd nuclear power plant project with 3rd generation nuclear energy technology, CAP1400

18.09.2018 Nuclear , Asia

Germany to reduce number of troops in northern Iraq

- Defense minister says around 100 German soldiers will focus on stabilization efforts and training of local forces

18.09.2018 Energy Security , Middle East-Africa , General

Turkey, Russia agree on 'weapons-free zone' in Idlib

- Presidents Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Vladimir Putin meet in Russia's coastal city of Sochi

18.09.2018 Energy Security , Middle East-Africa , General

US welcomes efforts to reduce violence in Syria

- Assad regime offensive against densely populated Idlib province would be reckless escalation, says State Department

18.09.2018 Energy Diplomacy , Energy Security , Americas , Middle East-Africa

Trump orders declassification of Russia probe documents

- White House says Trump's decision 'at the request of a number of committees of Congress and for reasons of transparency'

18.09.2018 Energy Diplomacy , World

Japanese billionaire is SpaceX’s 1st Moon tourist: Musk

- SpaceX says it will send Yusaku Maezawa to the moon in yet-to-be-built rocket spaceship

18.09.2018 Electricity , Finance , Americas

US imposing new tariffs on $200 billon of Chinese goods

- Total tariffs against China rise to $250 billion, Trump threatens tariffs on $267 billion of additional imports

18.09.2018 Finance , Asia , Americas

US liquefied natural gas sector sees boost in 2018

- Development of U.S. LNG sector is gaining momentum since early 2018: says Wood Mackenzie official

18.09.2018 Electricity , Natural Gas , Finance , Americas , General

Shell aims to have lower methane emissions intensity

- Rate below 0.2 percent covers all oil and gas assets for which Shell is operator

18.09.2018 Natural Gas , Oil , News from companies , World , General

Turkey: Industrial production grew 22 straight months

-Domestic industry maintains resilience in face of financial attacks, says Turkish technology and industry minister

17.09.2018 Turkey , General

US LNG is coming to Germany, says US dep. energy sec.

- ‘The question is not if, but the question is when,’ Dan Brouillette tells German daily Bild

18.09.2018 Lng/Lpg , Europe , Americas , General

Turkish economy: Total turnover up 26.9 pct in July

- Calendar-adjusted turnover index in industry surges 36.3 pct year-on-year, construction climbs 28.3 pct, says TurkStat

17.09.2018 Finance , Turkey

Turkey: Industrial production rises in July

- Index goes up 5.6 pct year-on-year, says TurkStat

17.09.2018 Turkey , General

Turkey's unemployment rate constant in June

- TurkStat says unemployment rate in June sees no annual change, standing at 10.2 pct in June

17.09.2018 Finance , Turkey

Egypt inks $1B exploration deal with Shell, Petronas

- Companies to drill 8 wells in West Nile Delta to explore oil and gas

18.09.2018 Upstream , Upstream , Middle East-Africa

Brent oil starts week on Sept. 17 with price drop

- Decrease driven by boost in US oil rig count last week

17.09.2018 Oil , World

Chinese tech giant Xiaomi opens store in Istanbul

- Over 160 Xiaomi products including smartphones, accessories, computers and home devices are sold at store

17.09.2018 Invesments , Turkey , Asia

EU leaders to discuss migration, Brexit in Salzburg

- German Chancellor Merkel meets Austrian counterpart Kurz ahead of informal EU leaders’ summit next week in Austria

17.09.2018 Energy Diplomacy , Europe

Turkish president to visit Russia's Sochi on Monday

- President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart expected to discuss latest developments in Idlib

17.09.2018 Energy Diplomacy , Turkey , Asia

Saudi King, Guterres discuss global peace, stability

- Ethiopian prime minister, Eritrean president also arrive in Saudi Arabia for signing ceremony of historic peace accord

17.09.2018 Energy Diplomacy , Middle East-Africa , General

Death toll from typhoon rises to 40 in Philippines

- Typhoon Mangkhut reduces speed, headed to China and Hong Kong

17.09.2018 Energy Security , Asia

US' oldest nuclear power plant to retire on Monday: EIA

- Located in New Jersey, Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station first came online on Dec. 1, 1969

17.09.2018 Nuclear , Americas

Russia, Saudis 'taking oil market hostage', says Iran

-Country’s OPEC chief also says OPEC has lost its credibility as 'Saudi Arabia and UAE have turned OPEC into a tool for US’

17.09.2018 Oil , World , General

Iran, Turkmenistan to form oil, gas committee

- Committee will bolster energy ties, head of Iran's presidential office says

17.09.2018 Natural Gas , Oil , Asia , Middle East-Africa , General

Death toll from typhoon rises to 40 in Philippines

- Typhoon Mangkhut reduces speed, headed to China and Hong Kong

16.09.2018 Asia , General

US: Florence death toll rises to 5 amid massive deluge

- Storm moving slowly westward as flood waters rise

16.09.2018 Americas , General

Turkish packaging industry's exports up in Jan-June

- Packaging industry hit $539M foreign trade surplus in first 6 months of 2018, manufacturers association says

16.09.2018 Turkey

26 city mayors commit to procure zero-emission buses

- Cities' action will prevent 11,000 premature deaths per year from air pollution

16.09.2018 Transportation/Fuel Oil , World , Europe , Americas

US: Pompeo rips Kerry for seeking to salvage Iran deal

- 'What Secretary Kerry has done is unseemly and unprecedented,' US top diplomat says

15.09.2018 Energy Diplomacy , Americas , Middle East-Africa

EU posts nearly $5B trade deficit in January-July

- EU’s exports totaled some $1.363 trillion, imports amounted to nearly $1.368 trillion in 7-month period, says Eurostat

15.09.2018 Finance , Europe

EBRD believes in long-term development of Turkey

- Turkish market is the ‘largest investment envelope,’ says banks's director in Turkey

15.09.2018 Finance , Turkey , Europe

Ten new cities join Powering Past Coal Alliance

- Ten cities from Europe, Australia and US agreed to phase out coal power to tackle climate change

17.09.2018 Renewable , Coal , Europe , Americas

Oil rig count in US shows increase this week

- Number of oil rigs rises by seven

16.09.2018 Oil , Americas

Trump to impose additional $200B in China tariffs

- Decision comes after Washington signals it wanted to restart trade talks with Beijing

16.09.2018 Finance , Asia , Americas

World greatest cities' GHG emissions fall over 5 years

- Many more cities worldwide are also on track to peak their emissions by 2020, C40 report shows

17.09.2018 Energy Diplomacy , World , Americas

Solberg Wind Park opens in Sweden

- Equally owned by Finnish Fortum and Swedish Skelleftea Kraft, the park is estimated to produce 253 GWh of electricity per year

14.09.2018 Wind , News from companies , Europe

Brent oil falls to $78 level at week ending Sept. 14

- Oil prices decrease due to production rises on international oil market

15.09.2018 Oil , Finance , World

China's crude oil output up after almost 3 years

- National Bureau of Statistics announces energy figures for month of August, and period covering January to August

15.09.2018 Electricity , Coal , Upstream , Upstream , Asia , General

Petrofac secures $20 million well engineering contracts

-Company awarded series of contracts around the world

14.09.2018 Upstream , News from companies , World

Turkey's current account gap shrinks in July

- Nearly 63 pct year-on-year drop reduces deficit to $1.75B in July

14.09.2018 Finance , Turkey

US endorses climate action despite Washington's stance

-"Washington is not in charge of U.S. energy production, consumers are," says UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy

15.09.2018 Energy Diplomacy , Americas

Turkey needs more market space for renewables growth

- Turkey needs to retire inefficient power plants so renewables can have better market share, senior advisor says

15.09.2018 Renewable , Turkey

California, EU sign carbon market cooperation agreement

- California and EU will step up frequency of exchanges on functioning of carbon markets and emissions trading systems

14.09.2018 Electricity , Renewable , Americas

Greenhouse gas emissions cuts possible by 2030: Experts

- All sectors of global economy have potential to rapidly halve greenhouse gas emissions through existing technologies

15.09.2018 Electricity , Renewable , Asia , Americas

European Bank funds transport project in Turkey's Izmir

- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development extends €80M loan to Izmir Metropolitan Municipality

14.09.2018 Finance , Turkey

Germany backs Turkey’s efforts for Idlib cease-fire

- FM Maas says everything should be done to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe in Syria’s Idlib

14.09.2018 Energy Diplomacy , Middle East-Africa , General

US sanctions NKorean IT companies in China, Russia

- Penalties 'intended to stop the flow of illicit revenue to North Korea' Treasury Sec. Mnuchin says

14.09.2018 Finance , Energy Diplomacy , Asia

UN chief says US power in decline, world 'in pieces'

- 'I think that the soft power of the United States … is being reduced at the present moment," Antonio Guterres says

14.09.2018 Energy Diplomacy , World , Americas

Sudan announces new government as economy struggles

- Smaller government of 21 federal ministers and 27 state ministers reflects efforts to cut costs

14.09.2018 Finance , Middle East-Africa , General

Turkish FM: US should reconsider its alliances in Syria

- In an opinion letter to The New York Times, Mevlut Cavusoglu warns that U.S.-backed YPG has forged an alliance with Assad

14.09.2018 Energy Diplomacy , Turkey , Middle East-Africa

US, Russia can meet global energy demand together: Novak

- Russian energy minister meets US counterpart Rick Perry in Moscow

14.09.2018 Natural Gas , World , Europe , Americas , General

Russia, China to cooperate for Rosneft’s Siberian plans

- Rosneft and CNPC sign cooperation deal for oil & gas exploration and production in eastern and western Siberia

13.09.2018 Natural Gas , Oil , Eurasia , Asia

Turkish Central Bank hikes interest rates by 625 bps

- Policy rate, also known as one-week repo rate, up at 24 pct from 17.75 pct

13.09.2018 Finance , Turkey

Turkey's Zorlu signs 50MW solar deal with Kazakhstan

- The company plans to develop a new solar plant project in Kazakhstan

14.09.2018 Solar , Turkey , Asia

Europe due to install 87 GW of wind capacity by 2022

- Wind energy capacity will grow at an average of 17.4 GW per year over the next 5 years, according to WindEurope

14.09.2018 Wind , World , General

Google to purchase power from Finnish wind farms

-Company signs agreements with three European developers to buy 190 MW of renewable energy

14.09.2018 Wind , News from companies , Europe

Global Aug. oil supply up despite drop in Iran's output

- Recovery in Libyan output, and rises in Iraq, Nigeria & Saudi Arabia outweigh losses from Iran ahead of US sanctions: IEA

14.09.2018 Oil , World

US crude oil production falls sixth time in 35 weeks

- Crude output falls by 200,000 barrels a day in US states excluding Alaska

13.09.2018 Oil , Americas

Austria's OMV partners with Malaysia's Sapura Energy

- The partnership is expected to develop OMV’s activities in South East Asia, OMV says

13.09.2018 Invesments , Europe , Asia

South Sudanese warring parties agree to share power

- President Salva Kiir, his main rivals sign revitalized peace deal in Addis Ababa

13.09.2018 Middle East-Africa

Eritrea rejoins East Africa security, trade bloc

- Eritrea was suspended from Intergovernmental Authority on Development in 2007 following fallout with Ethiopia, Djibouti

13.09.2018 Finance , Middle East-Africa

US: Florence turns south, expected to slam Carolinas

- Hurricane shaping up to be costliest storm in US history as sustained winds hit 130 miles per hour

13.09.2018 Energy Security , Americas

UN official slams US red line policy on Idlib

- "The red line is any attacks on the civilian population," says UN Syria Commission member Hanny Megally

13.09.2018 Energy Security , Middle East-Africa

Turkey, Kazakhstan target $10B trade volume

- Turkey, Kazakhstan's current bilateral trade volume exceeds $2B, says Turkish Foreign Economic Relations Board

13.09.2018 Finance , Turkey , Asia

US: Pompeo OKs ongoing military aid to Saudi coalition

- US representative Ro Khanna slams certification as a ‘farce’

13.09.2018 Energy Security , Middle East-Africa

Turkey, Kazakhstan sign trade deals worth $1.7 bln.

- Turkey and Kazakhstan sign 22 bilateral agreements covering transportation, machinery, chemicals, energy and mining

13.09.2018 Turkey , Asia

Russia to build nuclear reactors for China & Egypt

- Rosatom to build 3rd and 4th units of China's Xudabao NPP by 2027-2028 and 1st unit of Egypt's Dabaa NPP in summer of 2020

13.09.2018 Nuclear , Eurasia , Asia , Middle East-Africa

McDonald's, Nuon to install EV charging stations in NL

- Over 160 stations for electric vehicles to be installed at all McDonald’s locations with a McDrive in Netherlands

12.09.2018 Electricity , News from companies , Europe

Global oil supply rises in August: OPEC

- In August, OPEC crude oil production shows increase of 278 thousand barrels per day to average 32.56 million barrels per day

13.09.2018 Oil , World

ABB connects Sweden's largest solar park to grid

- First photovoltaic panel put in place at plant located in Save outside Gothenburg

13.09.2018 Solar , News from companies , Europe

Urban climate policies could create 13.7 million jobs

-Report shows urban climate policies could mostly help US, EU and China with further 1.35M, 3.8M and 1.86M jobs, respectively

13.09.2018 Renewable , World , General

German Nordex wins 252 MW wind deals in South Africa

- Company receives orders from Enel Green Power and Elawan for 80 turbines in total with combined capacity of 252 MW

12.09.2018 Wind , News from companies , Europe , Middle East-Africa

Saudi Aramco awards Chinese firm oil drilling contract

- China Harbour Engineering to construct two man-made drilling islands to support Berri oil field production capacity

12.09.2018 Upstream , News from companies , Middle East-Africa

US revises up oil price forecasts for 2018, 2019

- US Energy Information Administration revises up Brent and WTI by $1 per barrel for this year, and $3 a barrel for next year

13.09.2018 Oil , Americas

US: Iran to pay for any attack on our missions in Iraq

- Washington says it will hold Tehran accountable for any attacks by Tehran’s allies that damage US facilities

12.09.2018 Energy Security , Middle East-Africa

UN chief says 'essential' to avoid Idlib 'bloodbath'

- Military offensive in northwestern province 'would unleash a humanitarian nightmare unlike any seen' in Syria, Guterres says

12.09.2018 Energy Security , Middle East-Africa

UK 'strongly' agrees with Turkey's Erdogan on Idlib

- 'We strongly agree with President Erdogan,' Karen Pierce, the UK's UN envoy says

12.09.2018 Energy Security , Middle East-Africa

Hurricane Florence continues path to US east coast

- Washington DC, Virginia, Maryland declared states of emergencies as storm expected to hit Carolinas late Thursday

12.09.2018 Downstream , Downstream , Energy Security , Americas

China urges action against trade protectionism

- Russian and Chinese presidents meet on sidelines of summit in port city Vladivostok

12.09.2018 Finance , World , Asia , Americas

Netherlands CO2 emissions in 2017 same as 1990 levels

- In 2017, energy companies emitted 22%, or 9 billion kg more CO2 than in 1990, while electricity production was up by 54%

12.09.2018 Europe

French Total's exit from Iran causes $80B in losses

- Iran criticizes Total's withdrawal from country due to U.S. sanctions on Iran in 2012, and trade revival after nuclear deal

12.09.2018 Natural Gas , Europe , Middle East-Africa

Turkey, Sudan ink deals on oil exploration, agriculture

- Turkish Petroleum Corporation to make investments in Sudan worth $100 million, says agriculture and forestry minister

11.09.2018 Upstream , Turkey , Middle East-Africa , General

Norway's Eolus buys US solar, battery storage project

- Solar cell project with planned power of 500 MW and storage capacity of 250 MW is in early development phase

11.09.2018 Solar , News from companies , Europe , Americas

German Senvion secures 80-megawatt wind project in US

- Agreement for supply, delivery of Garden II project includes 21-year full service agreement

11.09.2018 Wind , News from companies , Europe , Americas

EBRD loans $102 million to Turkey’s Akfen Renewables

- The new financing demonstrates the EBRD’s commitment to the Turkish economy, the bank says

12.09.2018 Renewable , Finance , Invesments , Turkey

US, Saudi energy ministers discuss civil nuclear tech.

- Ministers discuss wide array of issues including potential for joint civil nuclear engagement, and small modular reactors

11.09.2018 Nuclear , World , General

Sony to operate with 100pct renewable electricity by 2040

- Company joins Global Initiative RE100, with aim to use renewable electricity for all of its business sites in 12 years

11.09.2018 Renewable , News from companies , World , General

Turkish Ak-Ay Elektrik to supply power to 3M Nigerians

-Ak-Ay Elektrik via Lafiya Project will supply electricity infrastructure for about 3 million in Nigeria's Nasarawa province

12.09.2018 Electricity , Turkey , Middle East-Africa

Algeria's Sonatrach, Turkey's BOTAS renew gas deal

- Renewed deal will see volume of natural gas exports to Turkey increase to 5.4 billion cubic meters per year

12.09.2018 Natural Gas , Turkey , Middle East-Africa

Renewables to dominate power generation in 2050: Report

- New energy transition outlook report says 80 percent of electricity will come from renewables in mid-century

12.09.2018 Renewable , World , General

Turkish foreign minister meets Japanese princess

- Princess Akiko of Mikasa visits various sites in central Anatolia

11.09.2018 Turkey , Asia

Erdogan urges global community to avert Idlib assault

- Turkish president writes article for U.S. daily, where he evaluates latest developments in Syria's Idlib

11.09.2018 Energy Diplomacy , Turkey , Middle East-Africa

Survey shows interest rates to rise in Turkey

- All economists surveyed by Anadolu Agency expect a rise in one-week repo rate this week with a median of 425 base points

11.09.2018 Finance , Turkey

China aims to become nuclear energy leader

US' oldest nuclear power plant to retire on Monday: EIA

Russia to build nuclear reactors for China & Egypt

US, Saudi energy ministers discuss civil nuclear tech.

Asian Dev. Bank to loan $500M to Bangladesh power plant

China’s coal production up 4 percent in April

Turkey's electricity consumption grows 6% in October

Spot market electricity prices for week ending August 20

Ten new cities join Powering Past Coal Alliance

China's crude oil output up after almost 3 years

China's crude oil imports up 6.5 pct in Jan-Aug

Engie should close, not sell its 3 German coal plants

Egypt inks $1B exploration deal with Shell, Petronas

China's crude oil output up after almost 3 years

No refund for Total until South Pars completion: Iran

Turkey to drill in Med. before winter: Energy Min.

Osaka to acquire 35pct stake in US shale gas project

UK announces new measures to back shale gas exploration

Support for shale fracking drops in UK

UK's 1st shale gas drilling rig arrives on site

US: Florence begins slow assault on Carolinas

Hurricane Florence continues path to US east coast

Power of Siberia gas pipeline almost complete

Egypt to restart gas exports in January

Russian piped gas is critical for Europe's supply needs

US LNG is coming to Germany, says US dep. energy sec.

Qatargas, PetroChina sign 22-year LNG supply deal

ExxonMobil agrees to build chemical complex in China

Turkey is capable of overcoming economic woes: BP Pres.

Egypt inks $1B exploration deal with Shell, Petronas

China's crude oil output up after almost 3 years

Petrofac secures $20 million well engineering contracts

Turkey is capable of overcoming economic woes: BP Pres.

US: Florence begins slow assault on Carolinas

Hurricane Florence continues path to US east coast

US crude stocks decline, gasoline inventories rise

ExxonMobil agrees to build chemical complex in China

Iran launches three major petchem projects in south

Total sells its polystyrene business in China

Asian consortium plans to invest $7B in Iran's petchem

26 city mayors commit to procure zero-emission buses

Gaza hospitals to stop services over fuel crisis

Ford recalls 2 million pickups due to fire risk

Number of global air passengers exceeds 4B in 2017

Turkey's Akfen receives $363 million loan from 6 banks

Siemens Gamesa ranks as top wind turbine vendor in 2017

Orsted divests 50% of Hornsea 1 Offshore Wind Farm

Vestas secures 202 MW order from Canada’s Capital Power

Turkey's Akfen receives $363 million loan from 6 banks

Turkey's Zorlu signs 50MW solar deal with Kazakhstan

ABB connects Sweden's largest solar park to grid

Norway's Eolus buys US solar, battery storage project

Statkraft acquires Tidong hydropower project in India

Ethiopia: PM blames contractor for delay in dam

Hydro produces 94.7% of Norway's electricity in June

Bosnia: Explosion in hydroelectric plant kills 3

Turkerler to invest up to $1B. in Manisa's geothermal

US funds $4.45M for geothermal zonal isolation research

Finnish Neste's profit increases to €277 mln. in 2Q18

US to invest $3.6M in geothermal energy technology

Novatek reveals big hydrocarbon find in Utrenneye field

World's 1st hydrogen-powered train launches in Germany

Free rides for people who recycle in Istanbul

Pioneering Spirit sets offshore pipe-laying world record

OMW joins Dow Jones Sustainability Index

UK hits 20 gigawatts of wind generation capacity

Chinese tech giant Xiaomi opens store in Istanbul

Austria's OMV partners with Malaysia's Sapura Energy

Turkish Central Bank reserves total $100.7B in July

Turkish stocks rise over 1.6 pct at close

Turkish, Qatari central banks ink currency swap deal

Tesla shares halted after CEO suggest taking it private

Turkey’s energy watchdog imposes $1.2 million fine

Turkey's EMRA ups max-limit of gas distribution regions

Border tax would make US less competitive: Chevron CEO

Volkswagen pleads guilty in emissions scandal

UK regulator offers price cap on gas, electricity bills

EU light bulb rules will allow household energy savings

$23B for Turkey's elec. privatization in past 10 yrs

Spot market electricity prices for Monday, April 30