- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 3, 2020
Hydrogen is no silver bullet to zero-carbon economy: sources
Hydrogen has a key role to play in the future energy systems, but “it’s no silver bullet,” European pro-hydrogen speakers said in an industry webinar on Thursday.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 2, 2020
Equinor heading UK’s at-scale hydrogen, CCS project
Equinor announced Wednesday it’s leading a hydrogen and carbon capture storage project in the UK – which is set to be one of the world’s first at-scale such facilities.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 30, 2020
BP sells petchem unit to Ineos for $5B
British giants BP and Ineos announced on Monday a $5 billion global petrochemical deal, covering 14 manufacturing plants across Europe, Asia, and the U.S.,- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 26, 2020
Vattenfall delays FID on Dutch biomass plant
Swedish energy company Vattenfall said on Thursday it will delay the final investment decision (FID) on a biomass project in the Netherlands until next summer, as it seeks more clarity over public and government support.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 24, 2020
TechnipFMC bags two new contracts from Equinor
UK’s oilfield services company, TechnipFMC, has bagged two new contracts from Norway energy major Equinor, Kallanish Energy reports. The deals are worth up to $189.7- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 24, 2020
BP invests in geospatial analytic firm to monitor methane emissions
BP said on Tuesday it has invested in a geospatial analytics software company, as part of its plan to monitor and reduce methane emissions, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 19, 2020
German LNG Terminal nears FID, eyes hydrogen integration
German LNG Terminal, the joint-venture behind a planned liquefied natural gas imports (LNG) terminal in northern Germany, is close to reaching a final investment decision, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 19, 2020
Sakhalin Energy granted 5-year license extension
Russia’s Sakhalin Energy, the operator of the Sakhalin-2 LNG plant, said on Thursday its oil and gas licenses have been extended for another five years, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 18, 2020
Gazprom seeks alternative ways to complete NS2 pipeline
Gazprom and partners are seeking ways to proceed with the completion of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, from Russia to Germany, circumventing U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 18, 2020
Croatia LNG reaches full booking ahead of commissioning
Croatia’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports terminal will open in January with capacity fully booked for the next three years, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 18, 2020
Iberdrola starts ‘friendly takeover’ of Australia’s Infigen
Spanish renewables giant Iberdrola announced Wednesday it has launched a takeover bid for Australia’s renewables company Infigen Energy for roughly €510 ($572.3)- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 17, 2020
Cross-industry group urges UK to set hydrogen strategy
A new cross-industry group on Tuesday called the UK government to establish a UK-wide hydrogen strategy, to unlock £1.5 ($1.88) billion in private investment, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 16, 2020
EU discusses clean energy in €750B post-pandemic recovery fund
EU’s commissioner for energy, Kadri Simson, told the bloc’s energy ministers on Monday that there is a strong link between technology, recovery, and climate-neutral ambition.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 15, 2020
TANAP to reach full delivery capacity to Turkey
The Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) is expected to reach a milestone by month-end, delivering the contracted 6 billion cubic meters (Bcm) of Azeri gas to Turkey, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 15, 2020
Centrica to slash 5,000 jobs in restructuring move
UK’s energy and services company Centrica will slash around 5,000 jobs across the group, as part of a restructuring plan to make it a simpler and less bureaucratic organization.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 12, 2020
Eni, Kogas eye new partnership
Italy’s Eni and South Korea’s Kogas signed on Thursday a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to look for cooperation opportunities in different areas, replicating previous partnership successes.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 12, 2020
Petrofac bags contract for UK CCS, hydrogen project
Oilfield services company Petrofac has been chosen to provide engineering and project management support for the Acorn project in Scotland, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 12, 2020
Construction of TAP gas pipeline nears completion
The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) AG consortium has completed the construction of its 105 km long offshore pipeline section across the Adriatic Sea, moving towards the final stage of the project.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 12, 2020
Equinor, Aker BP agree terms for major North Sea development
Equinor said Thursday it has agreed on commercial terms with Aker BP for a major coordinated development of their North Sea licenses, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 11, 2020
PGNiG to plans $1.02B investments in wind, solar PV
Polish oil and gas company PGNiG is planning to invest up to $1.02 billion in renewable energy over the next few years, as it decides to include renewables in its business strategy, Kalanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 11, 2020
Gazprom’s gas exports revenues fall 52.3% y-o-y
Gazprom’s revenues from natural gas exports in the first four months of the year have more than halved, with the company facing a decline in both prices and volumes, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 9, 2020
Equinor pledges to help decarbonize shipping industry
Norway’s Equinor announced on Monday a maritime climate ambition to reduce its own emissions from ships, contributing to decarbonizing the shipping industry.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 9, 2020
Total joins coalition for net-zero shipping emissions
French oil major Total said on Monday it has joined an initiative focused on decarbonizing the shipping sector, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 9, 2020
DSME bags Novatek’s $748M LNG barge deal
Russia’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) giant Novatek has placed the order for two LNG barges for its Murmansk and Kamchatka transshipment terminals, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 9, 2020
Gazprom says ready to talk 2021 gas supply with Belarus
Russia’s Gazprom said Monday it’s ready to start negotiations for its 2021 gas supply to Belarus – its third-largest gas consumer, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 9, 2020
Gazprom inks 20-year deals for Ust-Luga gas complex
Gazprom said on Monday it has signed a number of contracts for the creation of its gas processing complex in the Leningrad region, which includes an integrated gas processing and liquefaction plant, as well as a chemical facility.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 8, 2020
Companies launch ‘green steel’ project in Norway
Celsa Nordic, the Norwegian unit of Spanish steelmaking group Celsa, has signed an agreement with power utility company Statkraft and Mo Industrial Park to develop the use of hydrogen in industrial manufacturing for steel processing.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 8, 2020
Premier Oil renegotiates terms for BP’s asset acquisition
Premier Oil said on Friday it has renegotiated terms for its proposed acquisition of some of BP’s assets in the UK North Sea, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 5, 2020
Denmark should ditch O&G exploration: report
Denmark’s energy ministry has been advised to cancel the country’s 8th oil and gas licensing round, in order to maintain its position as a climate-leading country, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 5, 2020
Gazprom takes FID on new gas project in Western Siberia
Gazprom and RusGazDobycha have reached a final investment decision (FID) on the development of the giant Semakovskoye gas field in Western Siberia, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 5, 2020
Germany to invest $10.2B in hydrogen expansion
Germany announced it will invest €9 billion ($10.2 billion) to boost its hydrogen strategy, aimed at becoming a global supplier of “state-of-the-art” hydrogen technology, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 5, 2020
Eni restructures company to lead energy transition
Italian oil major Eni announced Thursday it will undergo a structural transformation in the coming weeks, to become “a leader in the energy transition,” Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 4, 2020
SSE, Total take FID in Scotland’s largest offshore wind project
SSE Renewables sanctioned on Wednesday a £3 billion ($3.77 billion) offshore wind project, set to be Scotland’s largest wind farm, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 4, 2020
EDF, partners start construction of $2.24B Fécamp project
EDF Renewables, Enbridge and wpd have begun the construction of the €2 ($2.24) billion offshore wind project after a 10-year planning stage, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 4, 2020
Gazprom to seek PGNiG award annulment
Polish oil and gas company PGNiG said Gazprom is seeking to annul the Arbitration Tribunal’s judgment in March ruling a new price formula for their Yamal gas contract.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 4, 2020
Polish competition watchdog sues Gazprom
Poland’s competition regulator UOKiK said on Wednesday it has started proceedings against Gazprom and could fine the Russian company some €50 ($56) million.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 3, 2020
Gazprom, Mytilienos ink long-term gas supply deal
Russian giant Gazprom has inked a 10-year natural gas supply contract with Greek industrial conglomerate Mytilineos, Kallanish Energy reports. The deal was secured by Gazprom Export’s director general, Elena Burmistrova, and builds on the companies’ three-year cooperation, which was previously based on short-term contracts.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 3, 2020
Hungary to boost capacity of gas pipeline to Slovakia
Hungary will triple the capacity of its natural gas interconnector towards Slovakia to over 5 billion cubic meters per year (Bcm/y) by 2024, the Hungarian foreign minister said on Tuesday.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 2, 2020
Hybrit fossil free steelmaking moves forward
SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall said on Monday that their Hybrit project is moving forward to start construction in 2023, Kallanish Energy learns.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 2, 2020
Arctic LNG tanker transits ice-covered Northern Sea Route to east
Russia’s Novatek said on Monday the Christophe de Margerie ice-class tanker has transited the eastbound ice-covered part of the Northern Sea Route ahead of the summer navigation season.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 2, 2020
Authorities end quarantine in Gazprom’s Chayandinskoye gas field
Lockdown restrictions on Russia’s Chayandinskoye natural gas field were lifted on Monday by a regional governor decree, Kallanish Energy reports. The local coronavirus response centre said governor Aisen Nikolaev issued a decree removing all restrictions with immediate effect.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 2, 2020
US senators plan new sanctions on NS2 pipeline
Gazprom and its European partners could face new sanctions against their Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project, as two U.S. senators mull further restrictions, Kallanish Energy understands.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 29, 2020
Shell, XOM to seek arbitration against Netherlands: report
Shell and ExxonMobil will file an arbitration claim against the Netherlands government over compensation for the early closure of gas field, according to Global Arbitration Review (GAR).- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 29, 2020
Equinor to end Melkøya LNG maintenance early
Norway’s Equinor expects to restart its Melkøya LNG plant on June 18, Kallanish Energy learns from company’s data on Thursday. The ongoing maintenance started on May 15 and was previously expected to last until June 30.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 28, 2020
Gas flows via Yamal pipeline drop to a halt
Polish natural gas transmission operator Gaz-System confirmed earlier this week the transit service on the Yamal pipeline has been temporarily halted.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 28, 2020
LNG imports’ carbon footprint over 50% higher than UK gas production
Imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) into the UK has more than half of the carbon footprint of gas produced in the North Sea, the UK’s Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) said on Tuesday.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 28, 2020
PGNiG boosts regas capacity booking by 66% from 2024
Polish state oil and gas company, PGNiG, has booked more regasification capacity at the country’s President Lech Kaczyński LNG Terminal in Świnoujście, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 28, 2020
Novatek gains access to Far East economic zone
Russia’s Novatek said on Thursday it has gained a status to operate in the Advanced Special Economic Zone (ASEZ) in Russia’s Far East, taking advantage of tax benefits, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 27, 2020
BP to halve top management to become ‘nimbler’
British oil major BP will more than halve its top management, as part of new CEO Bernard Looney’s plan to reinvent the company ahead of the energy transition.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 27, 2020
Netherlands’ Mammoet bags Arctic LNG 2 contract
Dutch heavy lifting and transport company, Mammoet, has secured its biggest yet contract, under which will serve the Arctic LNG 2 project in Russia.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 27, 2020
Drax’s plans to build Europe’s largest new gas plant ‘legal’: court
Drax’s approved plans to build four combined cycle gas turbines (CCGT) at its Selby Power plant in North Yorkshire was ruled legal by the UK High Court last week.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 26, 2020
Polish gas demand up 28.5% in last decade: EIA
Poland’s natural gas consumption increased 28.5% in the last decade, boosting the country’s mission to diversify its source of supply away from Russia, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 26, 2020
European natgas may be heading into negative territory
European natural gas prices have plunged last week to new record lows, despite several liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo cancelations, as limited demand meets lowering storage capacity.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 22, 2020
Spain’s LNG imports down 5% in April
Spain’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports dropped 4.87% in April, as the country battled the coronavirus outbreak – one of the worst in Europe, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 22, 2020
Greencoat Capital buys 156MW solar portfolio in UK
UK’s renewable investor Greencoat Capital announced on Thursday it purchased a 156-megawatt (MW) solar portfolio from BlackRock Real Assets and Lightsource BP.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 22, 2020
UK gas market heads to summer deadlock
The Covid-19 pandemic is pushing the UK gas market into deadlock this summer, as the country struggles with limited storage capacity, lower demand and resilient production.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 21, 2020
Total revises UK North Sea assets sale
French oil major Total said Wednesday it has rearranged financial terms of its sale of UK assets to NEO Energy, which includes the exit of Oman’s Petrogas from the deal.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 21, 2020
Gazprom’s gas exports revenues dip 51.6% in Q1
Gazprom’s natural gas exporting revenues have more than halved in the first quarter, as the giant faces intense competition from LNG and historically low gas prices.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 20, 2020