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Egypt Inks $1B Exploration Deal With Shell, Petronas

Egypt Inks $1B Exploration Deal With Shell, Petronas

Δευ, 17 Σεπτεμβρίου 2018 - 15:22

The Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum has signed a deep-water oil and gas exploration agreement with Royal Dutch Shell and Malaysia's Petronas worth around $1 billion to drill eight wells in the country's West Nile Delta region, local media reported

Turkey Needs More Market Space for Renewables Growth

Turkey Needs More Market Space for Renewables Growth

Παρ, 14 Σεπτεμβρίου 2018 - 13:37

Turkey's unproductive and inefficient power plants need to retire so domestic renewable energy resources can avail of a greater share of the energy market, a senior advisor at U.S.-based Regulatory Assistant Project (RAP) said Friday

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Cuts Possible by 2030: Experts

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Cuts Possible by 2030: Experts

Παρ, 14 Σεπτεμβρίου 2018 - 13:31

All sectors of the global economy - energy, food and agriculture, industry, construction and transport, have the potential to halve greenhouse gas emissions by around 2030, according to a report released for the launch of the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco on Thursday

Turkeys Zorlu Signs 50MW Solar Deal With Kazakhstan

Turkey's Zorlu Signs 50MW Solar Deal With Kazakhstan

Πεμ, 13 Σεπτεμβρίου 2018 - 19:18

Turkey's Zorlu Energy signed a good-will agreement with Kazakhstan to construct a 50-megawatt (MW) solar power plant in Kazakhstan, the company announced Thursday

Sungrow Supplied 80 MW of Inverters for Wyomings First Utility-Scale PV Plant

Sungrow Supplied 80 MW of Inverters for Wyoming's First Utility-Scale PV Plant

Πεμ, 13 Σεπτεμβρίου 2018 - 18:46

Sungrow, a global leading inverter solution supplier for renewables, announced recently that it is supplying 80 MW PV inverters for the first utility-scale solar project in Wyoming, which highlights Sungrow's high recognition and strong brand influence in the North American PV market

Turkish Ak-Ay Elektrik to Supply Power to 3M Nigerians

Turkish Ak-Ay Elektrik to Supply Power to 3M Nigerians

Τετ, 12 Σεπτεμβρίου 2018 - 14:26

Turkish company Ak-Ay Elektrik will supply electricity to three million people in the West African country of Nigeria through five infrastructure projects to supply transformer substations

Urban Climate Policies Could Create 13.7 Million Jobs

Urban Climate Policies Could Create 13.7 Million Jobs

Τετ, 12 Σεπτεμβρίου 2018 - 14:08

Ambitious urban climate policies up to 2030 are key to the creation of 13.7 million jobs in cities while preventing approximately 1.3 million premature deaths per year, according to a report Tuesday entitled Climate Opportunity: More Jobs; Better Health; Liveable Cities

Renewables to Dominate Power Generation in 2050: Report

Renewables to Dominate Power Generation in 2050: Report

Τρι, 11 Σεπτεμβρίου 2018 - 15:48

Renewables will account for 80 percent of global electricity production in 2050, according to an energy transition outlook report released on Monday. Published by Norway-based global quality assurance and risk management company DNV GL, the report said coal, oil and gas would cease to dominate global primary energy supply by 2050

EBRD Loans $102 Million to Turkey’s Akfen Renewables

EBRD Loans $102 Million to Turkey’s Akfen Renewables

Τρι, 11 Σεπτεμβρίου 2018 - 15:43

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will provide a financing package of up to $102 million to the renewable energy arm of the Turkish conglomerate Akfen Holding, the bank announced on Tuesday

New Contractor Joins for Turkeys Akkuyu Nuclear Plant

New Contractor Joins for Turkey's Akkuyu Nuclear Plant

Δευ, 10 Σεπτεμβρίου 2018 - 13:32

A new construction contracting company has joined participants for the construction of Turkey's first nuclear plant, the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), Russia's state atomic energy Corporation Rosatom announced on Monday

Qatargas, Petrochina Sign 22-Year LNG Supply Deal

Qatargas, Petrochina Sign 22-Year LNG Supply Deal

Δευ, 10 Σεπτεμβρίου 2018 - 13:25

Qatargas signed a long-term sales and purchase agreement (SPA) with PetroChina International Company Limited, a unit of PetroChina, to supply China with around 3.4 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) per annum, the company announced on Monday

Power of Siberia Gas Pipeline Almost Complete

Power of Siberia Gas Pipeline Almost Complete

Παρ, 7 Σεπτεμβρίου 2018 - 17:14

Russian natural gas giant Gazprom has built 93 percent of the Power of Siberia natural gas pipeline to transport Russian gas to China, according to Russian broadcaster RT late Thursday

Turkerler to Invest Up to $1b. in Manisas Geothermal

Turkerler to Invest Up to $1b. in Manisa's Geothermal

Πεμ, 6 Σεπτεμβρίου 2018 - 18:29

Turkerler Holding, which operates in Turkey's energy and construction sectors, plans to invest an additional $664 million in geothermal energy power plants in the Aegean city of Manisa, the company's chairman said in a statement Thursday

Total Sells Its Interest in the Joslyn Oil Sands Project to CNRL

Total Sells Its Interest in the Joslyn Oil Sands Project to CNRL

Πεμ, 6 Σεπτεμβρίου 2018 - 18:15

A press release said that following the oil price fall in 2014, the Joslyn project partners decided to put its further development on hold. "Therefore, activities have since been limited to fulfilling regulatory requirements and ensuring the safety of the site," it added

Turkey Working to Expand Coal Sector Workforce

Turkey Working to Expand Coal Sector Workforce

Τετ, 5 Σεπτεμβρίου 2018 - 18:44

Turkey is working on the recruitment of 1,500 workers for the domestic coal sector, Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister, Fatih Donmez, said Wednesday. During his visit to the Turkish Hard Coal Institution (TTK) in the coal-rich Zonguldak province, Donmez said the Turkish Ministry of Labor, Social Services and Family is consulting with the Turkish Employment Agency (ISKUR) to expedite the recruitment of workers as soon as possible