Equinor Plans Battery Investment
Norway’s state oil and gas major Equinor plans to join a battery technology investment fund worth US$180 million as part of a diversification strategy focused on renewable energy and storage, Continue Reading
Road safety: UK set to adopt vehicle speed limiters
Speed limiting technology looks set to become mandatory for all vehicles sold in Europe from 2022, after new rules were provisionally agreed by the EU. The Department for Transport said Continue Reading
Britain Has its First New Deep Coal Mine in Decades – a Result of Pretending Climate Change isn’t Political
The UK is widely seen as a climate leader. Its Climate Change Act , which passed into law ten years ago, is the envy of the world. It has targets Continue Reading
Russian Troops Land In Oil-Rich Venezuela
Two Russian planes with 100 troops landed in Venezuela this weekend, Reuters reports , citing media reports and flight tracking websites. The move is the latest signal of strengthening ties Continue Reading
European gas use fell 1.9% to 599 Bcm in 2018, RES power up 9%: IEA
European primary gas demand fell 1.9% to 599 Bcm in 2018, while renewable power generation grew 8.5% to 1,462 TWh, the International Energy Agency said in a report Tuesday. Receive Continue Reading
The Russians are coming (and they’re bringing oil)
As America’s Russia hysteria is stirred once again by the arrival of the long-awaited report of the U.S. Department of Justice into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, a Continue Reading
Russian air force planes land in Venezuela carrying troops: reports
Two Russian air force planes landed at Venezuela’s main airport on Saturday carrying a Russian defense official and nearly 100 troops, according to media reports, amid strengthening ties between Caracas Continue Reading
What Norway’s Decision To Divest Means For US Shale
After months of deliberations, Norway’s government proposed in March that the country’s US$1-trillion fund—the world’s biggest sovereign wealth fund—divest from oil and gas exploration companies. The move by the fund, Continue Reading
Russians in Heartland Sour on Vladimir Putin Over Money Woes
President Vladimir Putin’s promise to boost arms spending should have been a boon for this hardscrabble factory town, famed for making the heavy tanks that destroyed Nazi panzers in World Continue Reading
Gazprom expects tough competition from U.S. LNG exports to Europe
U.S. exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Europe will be the main competition for Gazprom this year, the Russian gas giant said on Thursday in an abrupt change of Continue Reading