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Iberdrola raises its bid for Australian renewable producer Infigen
30 Jun 2020The Spanish energy group Iberdrola has raised its bid for Infigen Energy, Australia’s largest renewable power producer, by 3.5%, offering AUD 0.89 (€0.545, or US$0.61) per staple security of Infigen, instead of the AUD 0.86 (€0.527, or US$0.59) bid presented earlier in June 2020. This new price would raise the offer to AUD 870m (US$595m).
Read moreUS shale oil and gas producer Chesapeake Energy files for bankruptcy
30 Jun 2020The US shale oil and gas producer Chesapeake Energy has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, in a context of falling energy demand and prices in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The company will implement a restructuring plan to eliminate around US$7bn of debt and has secured a US$925m in debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing to support the group in continuing its business operations as usual.
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EDF shuts down the Fessenheim nuclear power plant (France)
30 Jun 2020EDF has shut down the second reactor of the Fessenheim nuclear power plant in eastern France and deconnected the power plant from the national power network.
Read moreSwitzerland’s final energy consumption slightly increased in 2019
30 Jun 2020According to the Swiss government, final energy consumption in Switzerland slightly increased in 2019 (+0.3%) due to cooler temperatures, economic growth (+0.9%), demographic growth (+0.7%) and increasing fleet of motor vehicles (+0.8%). This rising trend was offset by continued energy efficiency and substitution effects.
Read moreTotal doubles crude oil production capacity in the Iara cluster (Brazil)
30 Jun 2020Total has commissioned a new 150,000 bbl/d Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) in the Iara cluster (Block BM-S-11A), located in the deepwater Santos Basin pre-salt offshore Brazil. The FPSO will double the crude oil production capacity in the area, where a first FPSO started operations in November 2019.
Read morePertamina (Indonesia) plans to start producing B100 biodiesel in 2021
30 Jun 2020The Indonesian state-owned oil company Pertamina plans to start producing "B100" biodiesel (entirely from palm oil) as of June 2021. The company would start producing around 3,000 bbl/d of such a B100 biodiesel at its Cilacap newly converted biorefinery and would progressively ramp up production to 6,000 bbl/d. Earlier in June 2020, the government delayed the start of production of B100 biodiesel from 2023 to 2026, to grant more time to Pertamina to build refineries to process palm oil directly to fuel.
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Russia considers raising Power of Siberia gas pipeline capacity to China
30 Jun 2020The Russian gas giant Gazprom is considering raising the capacity of its 38 bcm/year Power of Siberia gas pipeline to China by 6 bcm/year to 44 bcm/year. As Chinese gas demand is increasing rapidly – it may even double in 15 years according to the company – Gazprom and its Chinese partners are currently negotiating an increase of gas supplies through the gas pipeline and through the construction of the 50 bcm/year Power of Siberia 2 (via Mongolia) and the western route. Boosting gas pipeline capacities could help Gazprom raise its gas exports to China to 130 bcm/year.
Read moreSuedLink power transmission project moves ahead in Germany
30 Jun 2020The German power transmission system operators (TSOs) TenneT and TransnetBW have awarded 525 kV underground cables orders to European power cable manufacturers NKT and Prysmian for the 4 GW SuedLink HVDC power transmission line project in Germany.
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Israel launches third offshore oil and gas offshore bid round
29 Jun 2020The Ministry of Energy of Israel has launched its third offshore bid round for gas and oil exploration offshore Israel, inviting companies to bid for an exploration license in Block #72. This license, which is s located near the northern border of the exclusive economic zones (EEZ) of Israel close to major gas fields such as Karish and Tamar, will be granted for an initial period of 3 years followed by two optional extension periods of 2 years each. The auction process will begin in June 2020 and will end in September 2020.
Read moreEU Council excludes nuclear, fossil fuels from €40bn Just Transition Fund
29 Jun 2020The Council of the European Union (council of EU Ministers) has decided to exclude financing for nuclear or fossil projects from the Just Transition Fund. The European Commission plans to create a €40bn Just Transition Fund to assist EU countries in accelerating the transition towards climate neutrality. It will help coal-reliant countries to decarbonise their power sector. The text will be finalised following talks between member states, the European Commission and EU Parliament.
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