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Siemens secures two contracts for Dudgeon offshore wind farm in UK
Siemens, as operator, has been awarded two contracts valued at £516m from Statoil for the Dudgeon offshore wind farm project.
read more... 16/01/2014
BP: world energy consumption to increase 41% by 2035
According to the BP Energy Outlook 2035, global energy consumption is likely to rise 41 per cent in the period from 2012 to 2035, a considerable decrease if compared to 55 per cent over the last 23 years and 30% over the last ten. 95% of that growth in demand is expected to come from the emerging economies as China and India, while energy consumption in the developed economies of North America, Europe and Asia is projected to register a very slow growth.
read more... 16/01/2014
Eni to abandon shale gas projects in Poland
Italian energy firm Eni intends to abandon its shale gas projects in Poland due to unclear regulation and difficult geology, the same concerns that have already pushed other foreign firms as Marathon Oil, Talisman Energy and Exxon Mobil, to quit Polish shale. If Eni will leave as well, Chevron and ConocoPhillips would be the last two companies committed to a shale gas industry in Poland.
read more... 15/01/2014
US emissions increased 2% last year
Since the combustion of fossil fuel is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, changes in emissions from fossil fuel combustion have historically been the dominant factor affecting total U.S. emission trends.
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Chevron gets the green light to develop UK’s Alder field in North Sea
The oil major Chevron unveiled it has reached a final investment decision and got the green light from the U.K. government to proceed with the development of the Alder Field in the Central North Sea.
read more... 15/01/2014