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Work begins on 385 MW Baltic Sea wind farm
Germany-based utility company E.ON and Norwegian oil and gas firm Statoil have started on Thursday the construction of the 385 MW Arkona offshore wind project, a new wind farm situated 35 kilometers northeast of the island of Rugen in the German Baltic Sea.
read more... 23/08/2016
Statoil will reduce carbon emissions by 2 million tonnes by 2030
The Norwegian Oil and Gas Association made known about its goal to implement carbon emissions reduction measures corresponding to 2.5 million tonnes on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) by 2030 compared to 2020.
read more... 18/08/2016
Daily: Crude oil slightly up, but pressured by an unexpected drop in US crude oil inventories
Crude oil prices posted a slight increase on Wednesday, but pressured by an unexpected drawdown in U.S. crude and gasoline inventories, offset by fears that Saudi Arabia will trigger a record output even as OPEC mulls a reduction of global glut. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures ended at $46.79 a barrel, up 0.45 percent on the day or about 21 cents. Brent crude futures recovered from mid-day losses to jump 55 cents at $49.78 a barrel.
read more... 18/08/2016
Iraq launches natural gas processing plant in southeast region
Iraq started running a new natural gas processing plant for oil fields in the southeastern area on Sunday as part of a plan to employ gas that was previously flared to produce power, as stated by the oil ministry.
read more... 17/08/2016
Japan's Jera plans 42 percent reduction in long-term LNG agreements by 2030
Japan's Jera Co, the world's largest importer of liquefied natural gas (LNG), a joint venture between Tokyo Electric Power and Chubu Electric Power, intends to reduce the amount of gas it acquires under long-term agreements by 42 percent by 2030 from existing levels, as stated by the company's president.
read more... 16/08/2016