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Occidental: Oil Explorer Stakes Big Claim on Carbon Capture

Occidental: Oil Explorer Stakes Big Claim on Carbon Capture

Occidental Petroleum thinks it can make money from decarbonising. That is a far cry from the $55bn bet the oil explorer made on rival Anadarko in 2019. That transformed Oxy into one of America’s biggest oil producers. Oxy’s next big gambit is carbon capture. Its version of the technology is daring too — “direct air capture”. The idea is to suck carbon dioxide directly out of the air and bury it underground

Global Investment in Energy Transition Technologies Sees Record High Rise to $1.3 Trillion in 2022

Global Investment in Energy Transition Technologies Sees Record High Rise to $1.3 Trillion in 2022

Global investment in energy transition technologies last year—including energy efficiency—set a new record high with a 19% rise to $1.3 trillion from 2021 investment levels and 50% from before the pandemic in 2019, a joint report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) revealed on Wednesday

LG, Ford, and Koc Holding Collaborate to Manufacture Battery Cells in Türkiye

LG, Ford, and Koc Holding Collaborate to Manufacture Battery Cells in Türkiye

LG Energy Solution, the American automobile manufacturer Ford, and Turkish industrial conglomerate Koc Holding signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to form a new joint venture to create one of Europe's largest commercial electric vehicle battery cell facilities in Türkiye, the companies announced on Tuesday

Croatia to Build €100 Million Cross-Border Gas Pipeline to Bosnia

Croatia to Build €100 Million Cross-Border Gas Pipeline to Bosnia

Croatia will participate in a project to connect its natural gas network, and the LNG terminal on the northern Adriatic island of Krk to that of neighbouring Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatian Economy Minister Davor Filipović announced on Monday

Europe LNG Imports Rise 60% in 2022

Europe LNG Imports Rise 60% in 2022

Europe's liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports increased year on year by 60% in 2022, as the continent pledged to distance itself from Russian gas after the country went to war with Ukraine

Greece: Subsidy for Photovoltaics Requires Installation of Batteries

Greece: Subsidy for Photovoltaics Requires Installation of Batteries

The subsidies for the new “Photovoltaics on Roofs” program will be directed exclusively to photovoltaic systems that incorporate a battery, with the latter being 100% subsidized, while the total subsidy will cover 60% of the cost, Environment and Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas says in an interview with Kathimerini

OPEC Raises Forecast for China-led Oil Demand Growth in 2023

OPEC Raises Forecast for China-led Oil Demand Growth in 2023

OPEC has raised its 2023 forecast for global oil demand growth in its first upward revision for months, citing China's relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions and slightly stronger prospects for the world economy

Israel Enters the oil exporters club: Energean exports hydrocarbon liquids from Karish

Israel Enters the oil exporters club: Energean exports hydrocarbon liquids from Karish

Energean is delighted to confirm the first ever lifting of an Israeli crude oil cargo has taken place at the Company’s Karish field. For the first time in the history of Israeli oil & gas production, hydrocarbon liquids will be exported to global markets. Utilising the regionally unique liquids storage and offloading capability of the FPSO "Energean Power", the liquids are offloaded in a controlled manner and sold into various global markets. 

EU Vows to Counter China Over ‘Massive’ Subsidies to Its Industries

EU Vows to Counter China Over ‘Massive’ Subsidies to Its Industries

Europe must do more to fight back against “massive” hidden handouts doled out by China to its industries, the European Commission president said, as the EU rushes to counter a swath of global subsidies that threaten its competitiveness