Latest Energy News 08 August 2019 TOP STORY: Australia considers implementing a gas reservation policy Australia is considering reserving a part of the domestic gas production for domestic market, as the Ministries of Resources and of Energy plan to review some policies, including gas supply, pipeline access, and…
Latest Energy News 07 August 2019 TOP STORY: Argentina selects 38 renewable projects (259 MW) in renewable tender The government of Argentina, through the Energy Secretariat, has awarded 38 renewable power projects with a combined capacity of 259 MW under the third round («MiniRen») of the RenovAr…
Latest Energy News 05 August 2019 TOP STORY: PT PLN expects coal consumption in the Indonesian power sector to rise in 2020 According to the Indonesian state-owned power company PT PLN, coal consumption in the power sector should increase from 92 Mt in 2018 to an estimated…
Latest Energy News 02 August 2019 TOP STORY: Japan identifies 11 potential offshore wind areas The Japanese Ministries of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) have identified 11 areas for offshore wind power promotion in 5 prefectures of Japan. Four areas…
Latest Energy News 01 August 2019 TOP STORY: TC Energy will sell 2.1 GW in CCGT capacity for US$2.2bn (Canada) TC Energy (former TransCanada) has decided to sell interests in three gas-fired CCGT power plants in Ontario (Canada) to a subsidiary of Ontario Power Generation, for approximately CAD2.87bn…
Latest Energy News 31 July 2019 TOP STORY: US LNG exports reach 119 mcm/d in the first five months of 2019 According to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), US LNG exports have been rising steadily since 2017, to 4.7 bcf/d (133 mcm/d) in May 2019. The recent…
Latest Energy News 30 July 2019 TOP STORY: The EC clears FiTs for 6 offshore wind projects in France (2.9 GW) The European Commission has approved the support for six offshore wind projects in France. the support was deemed to be in line with EU State aid rules and to…
Latest Energy News 29 July 2019 TOP STORY: The Philippines will expedite the application of renewable energy policies The Department of Energy (DOE) of the Philippines will expedite the implementation of three key renewable energy policies, in order to reduce the country’s dependence on coal. Under the Renewable…
Latest Energy News 26 July 2019 TOP STORY: Europe added 4.9 GW of wind capacity in the first half of 2019 According to Wind Europe, new wind installed capacity in Europe reached 4.9 GW in the first half of 2019. Onshore wind installations totalled 3 GW (down from…
Latest Energy News 25 July 2019 TOP STORY: TechnipFMC wins US$7.6bn EPC contract for the Arctic LNG 2 project (Russia) Novatek has awarded an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract worth US$7.6bn to TechnipFMC for the 19.6 Mt/year Arctic LNG 2 project located in the Gydan peninsula…
Latest Energy News 24 July 2019 TOP STORY: Siemens will support Nigeria to add 25 GW of power capacity by 2025 The government of Nigeria and Siemens have set a three-stage plan to add 25 GW of power generation capacity to the grid by 2025. The first phase…
Latest Energy News 23 July 2019 TOP STORY: Kenya commissions 310 MW Turkana wind project The 310 MW Lake Turkana Wind Power (LTWP) project, the largest wind park in Africa, has been commissioned in Loiyangalani District, in the Marsabit County of Kenya. The wind park includes 365…
Latest Energy News 22 July 2019 TOP STORY: New York State (US) selects Ørsted and Equinor for 1.7 GW offshore wind projects The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has selected two projects for contract negotiation, under its first statewide offshore wind solicitation: the 880…
Latest Energy News 18 July 2019 TOP STORY: Pemex (Mexico) targets 2.7 mb/d oil production by 2023 Mexico’s state-owned oil and gas company Pemex has released its Business Plan for 2019-2023, which aims at reversing the declining trend in oil production since the last 14 years. Mexico…
Latest Energy News 17 July 2019 TOP STORY: India plans to end gas distributors’s marketing monopoly in 34 cities The Indian government plans to introduce rules to phase out the gas supply monopolies of gas distribution companies in 34 cities, including Mumbai and New Delhi, within 6 months….
Latest Energy News 16 July 2019 TOP STORY: PPC receives no bid in the sale of 3 lignite-fired power plants (Greece) Greek state-owned power utility Public Power Corporation (PPC) has received no binding bid for the sale of three coal-fired power plants that it is selling under a…
Latest Energy News 15 July 2019 TOP STORY: Colombia sets new rules for the renewable auction due in October 2019 The Ministry of Mines and Energy of Colombia has rescheduled the second long-term renewable energy auction to late October 2019. Colombia’s first long-term renewable energy auction was…
Latest Energy News 12 July 2019 TOP STORY: Vattenfall wins Hollandse Kust Zuid 3-4 offshore wind tender (Netherlands) Vattenfall has won the tender for the second phase of the Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind project, the 750 MW Hollandse Kust Zuid 3-4 phase, in the Dutch part…
Latest Energy News 11 July 2019 TOP STORY: Poland may require €27bn from foreign investors for its 1st nuclear project According to the Polish Ministry of Energy, Poland may require around US$30bn (€27bn) from foreign investors by 2040 to finance the construction of its first nuclear power…
Latest Energy News 10 July 2019 TOP STORY: Saudi Aramco will boost oil production by 550 bbl/d (Saudi Arabia) Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia’s national oil company, has awarded 34 contracts worth US$18bn to 16 Saudi and international companies for the engineering, procurement and construction of its Marjan…
Latest Energy News 09 July 2019 TOP STORY: US EPA proposes 2020 biofuel mandates The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed new rules under the 2020 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) programme, which will set the minimum amount of renewable fuels to be supplied to the…
Latest Energy News 08 July 2019 TOP STORY: Germany presents its legislative strategy to phase-out coal The German Ministry for Economy and Energy has published its legislative strategy to phase-out coal, to implement the recommendations of the "Growth, structural change and employment" Commission, namely reducing coal-fired capacity to 30…
Latest Energy News 05 July 2019 TOP STORY: Kazakhstan plans to raise oil exports to China as of mid-2020 Kazakhstan plans to reverse its Kenkiyak-Atyrau oil pipeline to boost oil exports to China from around 1 Mt/year to 6-7 Mt/year starting from the second half of 2020. The pipeline…
Latest Energy News 04 July 2019 TOP STORY: PLN commissions 10% of the 35 GW capacity addition programme (Indonesia) Indonesian state-owned power utility PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) has commissioned 3,617 MW (10%) of its 35,000 MW capacity addition programme, which was set in May 2015. The capacity is…
Latest Energy News 02 July 2019 TOP STORY: SOCAR’s TANAP pipeline project in Turkey ready to export gas to Europe Azerbaijan’s national oil and gas company SOCAR has completed the construction of the Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) gas interconnector, which is now ready to export Azerbaijani gas…
Latest Energy News 28 June 2019 TOP STORY: The United Kingdom adopts net zero emissions law The United Kingdom (UK) has adopted a law requiring to bring all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to net zero by 2050. This means that the UK will continue to cut its GHG…
Latest Energy News 27 June 2019 TOP STORY: GWEC estimates global offshore wind capacity at 190-210 GW by 2030 According to the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), the rising trend in offshore wind installations (+21%/year over the 2013-2018 period) is expected to continue and the total offshore wind…
Latest Energy News 26 June 2019 TOP STORY: Brazil is considering liberalising its gas sector The national council for Energy Policy (CNPE) of Brazil, which advise the Brazilian President on energy policies, has approved a resolution aimed at liberalising the country’s gas market, currently dominated by national oil…
Latest Energy News 25 June 2019 TOP STORY: India’s coal demand rose by 9.1% in 2018-2019 According to the Ministry of Coal of India, coal consumption in India grew by 9.1% to 991 Mt in the 2018-2019 year (from April 2018 to March 2019). Consumption from the power…
Latest Energy News 24 June 2019 TOP STORY: EU fails to adopt 2050 carbon neutral goal The European Council has failed to reach a landmark agreement on carbon neutrality by 2050, after the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary and Poland refused to set a specific date for net zero…