Solar Stocks Plummet After Trump’s Tax Bill Advances in US House

By May 22 (Reuters) – Shares of U.S. solar companies fell sharply on Thursday after the House of Representatives advanced President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending bill, which may…

TotalEnergies Launches Major Solar Project in Spain

France’s supermajor TotalEnergies is launching its biggest solar project cluster in Europe—five solar projects with a total installed capacity of 263 MW near Seville, Spain.  The solar field will produce…

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  • May 22, 2025
China launches first offshore CCUS project

China has started operating its first offshore carbon capture, utilisation and storage project at the Enping 15-1 oil platform in the Pearl River Mouth Basin in the northern part of…

OPEC+ Considers Another Big Oil Production Hike in July

The OPEC+ alliance is discussing the idea to make another big production increase in oil production for July, delegates from the group told Bloomberg News on Thursday.  OPEC+ has already…

Iraq Seals Major Oil Deal with Chinese Company

Iraq’s government has signed a deal with Chinese Geo-Jade Petroleum to expand production at the Tuba oil field, build a refinery and two power plants. Per an AFP report, the…

Africa’s Largest Refinery Expands Petrochemical Exports

The petrochemical plant next to Africa’s largest refinery, Dangote, will export polypropylene to the global markets under an exclusive partnership with petrochemicals distributor Vinmar International.  Polypropylene (PP) – a common,…

India LNG Terminal Expansion Faces Delay

Petronet LNG, the Indian state-owned terminals operator, has delayed the launch of expanded import capacity at the Dahej facility due to logistics challenges and security concerns following the flare-up in…

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  • May 22, 2025
Spanish energy firms plan €500m rollout of 20 biomethane plants

Leading energy firm Naturgy and renewables specialist ID Energy Group plan to develop 20 biomethane plants in Spain as part of a major €500m deal. The plants, providing an estimated…

OPEC+ Discusses Another Super-Sized Output Hike for July

OPEC+ members are discussing making a third consecutive oil production surge in July, to be decided at the group’s meeting in just over a week, delegates said. An output hike…

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  • May 22, 2025
French and US firms link on methane pyrolysis to make hydrogen and graphite

French engineering company Technip Energies has partnered with US-based Graphitic Energy to accelerate the commercial deployment of methane pyrolysis technology for low-emission hydrogen and graphite production. The agreement will see…