Controversial $5 Billion EACOP Project Is Now Three-Quarters Complete
The $5-billion East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), which is planned to export crude oil from Uganda via a port in Tanzania, is now 75% complete, moving landlocked Uganda a…
Angola Looks to Accelerate Mining Approvals to Attract Investment
Angola’s Minerals and Petroleum Minister, Diamantino Azevedo, called on the mining industry regulators to accelerate the permitting phase of new projects as one of Africa’s top oil producers looks to…
India’s Solar Market Headed for Major Shakeup
The solar module manufacturing in India is nearing the point of unsustainable overcapacity, which will lead to consolidation in the Indian solar industry supply chain, analysts say. Overcapacity and newer…
Financing secured for major 120Gwh Ireland biomethane facility
European asset manager Eiffel Investment Group is to finance a new biomethane production facility in County Kildare, Ireland, which will be developed by Evergreen Agricultural Enterprises. Ireland law firm Arthur Cox…
Pakistani firms agree joint venture to recover LNG and CO2 from vent gas
Pakistan-based Mari Energies has signed a joint venture agreement with Ghani Chemical Industries to set up a project company that will process vent and exhaust gas from the Sachal Gas…
China’s Oil Imports Surge as Middle East Flows Hit New Highs
China’s crude oil imports last month remained elevated, with purchases from some countries hitting all-time highs, according to customs data cited by Reuters. Imports from the UAE, for instance, rose…
IEA Warns the World Is Falling Behind on Critical Energy Efficiency Targets
Technological advancements in the field of energy efficiency have accelerated this year, with global primary energy intensity on course to improve by 1.8% this year, the International Energy Agency reported…
China’s Soaring Coal Demand Fuels Global Price Surge
Chinese and international benchmark coal prices have jumped in recent days to multi-month highs as Chinese thermal coal power generation surged in October while domestic production fell amid curbs to…
Hazard management and CO2 know-how key to safe handling
Companies embarking on carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects and handling carbon dioxide in all its broad range of settings and applications should apply rigorous hazard management processes and have…
USA EIA Raises WTI Oil Price Forecasts
In its latest short term energy outlook (STEO), which was released on November 12, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) increased its West Texas Intermediate (WTI) spot average price forecast…
