Somalia invites Turkey to drill for oil: Erdogan
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Turkey’s populist president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, says Somalia has invited Turkey to drill for oil in the Red Sea. Somalia
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Extinction Rebellion targets Shell HQ
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Climate activists this week staged a 13-hour protest outside the headquarters of Royal Dutch Shell in Aberdeen. Approximately 30 activists
Scotland moves to protect offshore wind jobs
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The Scottish government says companies in Scotland will benefit from new steps to increase the number of offshore wind contracts
Germany’s Uniper under fire over new coal plant
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Uniper, one of Germany’s largest utilities, says it is looking to open a 1,100-megawatt coal power station, although Germany is
EU avoided row over Hungary’s Russian nuclear deal: leaks
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The European Commission avoided a dispute with Hungary over its murky nuclear power plant deal with Russia’s Rosatom, according to
Equinor looks to cut 2030 emissions by 40%
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Norwegian oil and gas giant Equinor says it plans to cut emissions from its operations in Norway by 40 per
Texan fracking rigs close as oil price falls
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The number of US oil and gas rigs fell by eight last week, according to the Baker Hughes rig count,
Outgoing BP CEO: fossil fuels essential for decades
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BP’s outgoing CEO, Bob Dudley, has accused activists and politicians of oversimplifying energy issues, saying that fossil fuels will remain
Russia to defy US Nord Stream 2 sanctions
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Russia can complete Gazprom’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline despite the departure of Swiss-Dutch contractor Allseas from the project. Russia’s
Russian PM: Nord Stream 2 months from completion
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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has said the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline would be completed in months despite last
Tanker captain jailed over Shell oil theft
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An oil tanker captain has been imprisoned in Singapore for 5½ years for stealing around US$150 million of oil from
Turkey forces Israeli research ship out of Cypriot waters
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A Turkish naval ship earlier this month purportedly “expelled” an Israeli research vessel from the Cypriot coast. The Jerusalem Post
Saudi Aramco share sale hailed as success
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Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil giant Saudi Aramco has been labelled as a “polarising stock” amid fears about corporate governance while
Saudi Aramco aims for $1.7 trillion value
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Saudi Aramco has priced its initial public offering (IPO) at the high end of its target range, raising US$25.6 billion
China coal use continues to rise
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China is burning approximately half the coal used globally annually and between 2000 and 2018, its greenhouse gas emissions nearly