Tanker captain jailed over Shell oil theft
Industry
An oil tanker captain has been imprisoned in Singapore for 5½ years for stealing around US$150 million of oil from
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Contractor abandons Nord Stream 2 amid US sanctions
Policy
A major construction firm working on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline linking Russia and Germany has left the Baltic
Dutch Supreme Court upholds tougher emissions cuts
Policy
The highest Dutch court has upheld a ruling requiring the authorities to cut emissions by at least 25 per cent
Russia pays Kazakh firms over Druzhba crisis
Consumption
Russian oil pipeline monopoly Transneft has paid compensation to 14 firms in Kazakhstan over tainted oil deliveries. In April, Russia
Scotland set to miss 2045 targets: report
Environment
Scotland says it will miss its next climate target after failing to take urgent environmental action. The Committee on Climate
Ghana firm discovers huge offshore oilfield
Production
A vast oil field has been discovered in Ghana amid hopes that it will begin pumping within three years. Ghanaian
Global coal use set to rise until 2024: IEA
Environment
Global coal use is due to rise as electricity demand across the developing world is forecast to outpace western moves
Dutch firms to study solar-to-hydrogen project
Transmission
Dutch transmission operator Enexis, natural gas infrastructure firm Gasunie and oil producer Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij (NAM) are in discussions over
Spain’s Canary Islands look to floating wind power
Production
Spain’s Canary Islands are looking to floating wind farms out of sight of its tourist beaches to end the crowded
Exclusive interview: Dan Drollette Jr. on offshore wind in the United States
Consumption
Dan Drollette Jr., Deputy Editor at the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, recently wrote a highly engaging, expansive piece for
Our climate is like reckless banking before the crash – it’s time to talk about near-term collapse
Environment
Our food, finance, and logistics systems are more vulnerable than we think. After a quarter of a century of nations
Israel signs gas export deal with Egypt
Consumption
Israel has signed a permit to export natural gas to Egypt shortly as Israel’s largest offshore gas field in the
Turkey deploys drone to monitor Cypriot gas drilling
Production
A Turkish military drone has been deployed at a northern Cypriot base to boost controversial gas exploration operations around the
UN chief disappointed by failure of COP25
Environment
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres says the COP25 climate summit has ended in Madrid without taking an opportunity to
Turkey forces Israeli research ship out of Cypriot waters
Industry
A Turkish naval ship earlier this month purportedly “expelled” an Israeli research vessel from the Cypriot coast. The Jerusalem Post