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SEE’s Energy Markets to be Discussed at IENE’s Webinar on 24/6

SEE’s Energy Markets to be Discussed at IENE’s Webinar on 24/6

A wide ranging discussion on latest developments in SEE’s Energy Markets will take place during IENE’s tenth Webinar scheduled for Wednesday, June 24. This IENE Webinar is part of a series which the Institute is organizing lately in order to examine the impact of the pandemic on energy markets including oil, natural gas, electricity and renewables

Car Production in Romania Recovers After Lockdown

Car Production in Romania Recovers After Lockdown

Car production at the Dacia and Ford factories in Romania decreased by 38.7% in May compared to the same month of 2019. However, this marked an improvement compared to April when the two factories were closed amid the COVID-19 lockdown

Europe Gas Demand Down 8% in First 5 Months of 2020

Europe Gas Demand Down 8% in First 5 Months of 2020

Natural gas demand in Europe has declined year-on-year by about 8% or 19 billion cubic meters (bcm) in the first five months of 2020 due to the successive impact of mild temperatures, high renewables in power generation and the consequences of COVID-19, according to Oxford Institute for Energy Studies’ (OIES) latest report

DESFA Announced the Completion of the Connection With TAP and the Award of the Contract for the Construction of the LNG Truck Loading Facility

DESFA Announced the Completion of the Connection With TAP and the Award of the Contract for the Construction of the LNG Truck Loading Facility

Mr. Nicola Battilana, CEO of DESFA, participated in this year’s Delphi Economic Forum, in the session titled “Pathways to Decarbonization” on Tuesday, 10th of June, outlining the role of gas infrastructure in the mid-term and up to 2030 and the role of Greece towards the energy transition. Mr. Battilana pointed out, that in the mid-term and up to 2030 and beyond,

BP: Global Energy Demand Growth Already Slowed Before the Pandemic

BP: Global Energy Demand Growth Already Slowed Before the Pandemic

Global growth in primary energy consumption slowed down to 1.3 percent last year from 2.8 percent demand growth in 2018, with renewables a major growth driver in 2019, BP said in its annual Statistical Review of World Energy 2020 on Wednesday

IEA Lays Out $3T Global Green Recovery Plan Over 3 Years

IEA Lays Out $3T Global Green Recovery Plan Over 3 Years

A set of policy actions and $3 trillion in investments over the next three years can ensure a sustainable recovery from the impacts of COVID-19 crisis by creating 9 million jobs per year and putting global emissions into a structural decline, a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) revealed Thursday

Decline in EUs Oil Products Demand Extends to April

Decline in EU's Oil Products Demand Extends to April

The decline in demand for oil products has amplified and proliferated across the EU in April due to COVID-19 measures, according to the 27-member bloc's statistical office on Wednesday

Global Oil Production Significantly Down in May 2020

Global Oil Production Significantly Down in May 2020

Global liquids production in May decreased significantly by 10.04 million barrels per day (bpd) to average 89.89 million bpd, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said in its report on Wednesday

Turkey Gets 5.2B TL for Clean Energy Generation in May

Turkey Gets 5.2B TL for Clean Energy Generation in May

Turkey's clean energy generation received around 5.2 billion Turkish liras in incentive payments in May through the Renewable Energy Support Scheme (YEKDEM), according to Turkey's Energy Exchange Istanbul (EXIST) data on Wednesday

Oil Prices Rise With Confidence in OPEC Production Cuts

Oil Prices Rise With Confidence in OPEC Production Cuts

Oil prices were up on Tuesday with renewed confidence in OPEC production cuts, but the possibility of a second coronavirus (COVID-19) wave continues to keep the outlook for global oil demand low

2020 Global Oil Demand to See Largest Fall in History

2020 Global Oil Demand to See Largest Fall in History

Oil demand in 2020 is expected to fall by 8.1 million barrels per day (mb/d), the largest in history, before recovering by 5.7 mb/d in 2021, the International Energy Agency (IEA) reported on Tuesday

Construction Starts for Foating Solar Plant in Albania

Construction Starts for Foating Solar Plant in Albania

Statkraft and its supplier Ocean Sun is ready to start the construction of the planned 2 MWp floating solar pilot project in Albania. The pilot has an estimated total investment of EUR 2 million and will be placed at the Banja reservoir, where Statkraft is operating its 72 MW Banja hydropower plant