Single-use plastic bans could damage environment: BP
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The 2019 BP Energy Outlook argues that a global ban on single-use plastics, including packaging, by 2040 could have the
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Carbon-capture pilot launched in UK
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In a global first, carbon dioxide is being captured at a biomass power station in the UK. Drax’s £400,000 pilot
Oil pioneer hails Shell North Sea deal
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The chief executive of Cluff Natural Resources (CLNR) has said the company’s farming-out agreement with Royal Dutch Shell will transform
Dubai eyes hydrogen in green future
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Dubai has begun implementing its plans to explore the potential of hydrogen as a low-carbon energy that could boost the
Iran’s exports to Asia slump amid sanctions
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As Europe plans a financial mechanism to dodge US sanctions on Iran, 2018’s crude oil imports to Asia’s top four
Environmentalists challenge Shannon LNG ruling
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The decision to extend planning permission for a €500 million liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal beside western Ireland’s Shannon estuary
Nord Stream ready by November: engineer
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Russian gas could be piped directly to Germany from November through the new Baltic pipeline despite the project’s detractors, according
Russian gas giants begin to clash in Europe
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Russia’s two biggest natural gas producers have previously avoided competing overseas because of Gazprom’s export monopoly but this has changed
Equinor cuts logistics emissions
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Norway’s oil and gas giant Equinor says that since 2011 it has cut carbon dioxide emissions from its logistical operations
Germany set to import 45m tonnes of coal
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Germany is forecast to import 45 million tonnes of environmentally damaging hard coal during 2019, an increase of around 1.4
UK told to U-turn on wind subsidies
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The UK, Europe’s leader in offshore wind, has been urged to axe blocks on subsidies for onshore wind farms, as
US set to extend waivers
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The US is set to grant fresh waivers for Iranian oil as it intensifies efforts to eliminate Iran’s exports of
Tullow promises profitable 2019
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A delay in receiving payment from the sale of a stake in Ugandan oilfields has caused European-based Tullow Oil to
Volkswagen and Ford unveil EV strategy
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Volkswagen has announced that it is planning to invest US$800 million to build a new electric vehicle at its factory
Steel tariffs to hammer wind power: NGO
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Restrictions on steel imports into Europe could undermine wind power cost savings and the EU’s 2030 renewable energy targets, according