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As Wars Rage, Middle East's Waning Influence on World Oil Prices Exposed

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The contained move in oil prices during the Israel-Iran war highlights the increasing efficiency of energy markets and fundamental changes to global crude supply, suggesting that Middle East politics will…

Qatari Output at Gas Field Shared With Iran Is Steady

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Qatar's gas production at the South Pars field is steady and supply is proceeding normally, it said on Tuesday, after the world's largest gas field was hit by an Israeli airstrike on Saturday, prompting Iran to partially suspend its production.Qatar…

Orsted Favors Increasing Investments in Taiwan, South Korea

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Orsted, the world's biggest offshore wind developer, will increase investment in Taiwan and South Korea where it has already been awarded projects, instead of expanding to new markets in Asia, a senior company official told Reuters on Monday.Rising costs…

Commodity Report: Meeting Oil Demand a Challenge if Israel Hits Iran Oil

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Oil market participants have switched to dreading a shortage in fuel from focusing on impending oversupply in just two days this week.After Israel attacked Iran and Tehran pledged to retaliate, oil prices…

ADNOC Gas Awards $5 Billion In Contracts For Rich Gas Development Project

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ADNOC Gas said on Tuesday it had taken a final investment decision on the first phase of its Rich Gas Development (RGD) Project, awarding $5 billion in contracts to expand and improve efficiency at the project.The contracts involve expanding processing un

Siemens: Britain Needs Record Offshore Wind to Meet Targets

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Britain’s next renewable energy auction must secure a record amount of new offshore wind capacity if the country is to meet its 2030 clean power targets, Darren Davidson, vice president of turbine maker Siemens Energy UK&I…

Exxon Signs Agreement With Azeri SOCAR to Explore Oil Production

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Exxon Mobil and Azeri state energy company SOCAR said on Monday they signed a deal agreeing to explore onshore oil and gas production in Azerbaijan, while BP is expected to buy into new Azeri offshore fields…

Orsted Shares Rise After Equinor Wind Project Gets Green Light

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Shares of offshore wind developer Orsted rose 15% on Tuesday after the U.S. administration revoked an order to halt work on a project by peer Equinor, easing concerns over the Danish company's U.S. projects…

Equinor, Polenergia Agree on Polish Offshore Wind Project

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Norway's Equinor and Poland's Polenergia made a final investment decision for the project to build two wind farms off the Polish coast of the Baltic Sea, the Warsaw-based company said on Monday.The two farms, each with a generation capacity of 720 megawat

Denmark Plans Offshore Wind Tender With Up to $8.3 Billion Subsidy

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Denmark will launch offshore wind tenders with a capacity of three gigawatt (GW), enough to power three million homes, its energy ministry said on Monday, offering subsidies to developers of up to 55.2 billion Danish crowns ($8.32 billion).The three tende

National Grid Takes $402 Million Hit on Paused New York Wind Project

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National Grid booked a multi-million impairment charge on a paused U.S. wind project, but said on Thursday it was on track to invest 60 billion pounds ($79.74 billion) in energy networks through March 2029…

Equinor Might Cancel New York Offshore Wind Project Over Trump Stop-Work Order

Equinor warned that it will cancel the Empire Wind facility off the coast of New York if it cannot reach a resolution over a stop-work order issued by the Trump administration in the coming days. Credit: Adobe Stock/piter2121

The developer of a major U.S. offshore wind project warned that it will cancel the Empire Wind facility off the coast of New York if it cannot reach a resolution over a stop-work order issued by the Trump administration in the coming days.Molly Morris…

EDP Renovaveis Expects Core Recurring Profit in 2025

EDP Renovaveis, the world's fourth largest wind energy producer, said on Thursday it expects core recurring profit to grow 13% in 2025 on the back of a solid operational performance, despite a 24% drop in net income in the first quarter. Credit: Adobe Stock/Postmodern Studio

EDP Renovaveis, the world's fourth largest wind energy producer, said on Thursday it expects core recurring profit to grow 13% in 2025 on the back of a solid operational performance, despite a 24% drop in…

Britain Emphasizes Collaboration on Energy Security at Global Summit

Britain urged closer international cooperation to improve energy security on Thursday, telling dozens of other governments and business leaders that they would otherwise be vulnerable to those who were willing to weaponise supplies. Credit: Adobe Stock/petert2

Britain urged closer international cooperation to improve energy security on Thursday, telling dozens of other governments and business leaders that they would otherwise be vulnerable to those who were willing…

Global Wind Capacity in 2024 Falls Short Despite Reaching a Record

A record 117 gigawatts of wind power capacity was installed worldwide last year, slightly more than in 2023, but far less than needed to achieve goals to decarbonise energy. Credit: Adobe Stock/Byron Moore

A record 117 gigawatts of wind power capacity was installed worldwide last year, slightly more than in 2023, but far less than needed to achieve goals to decarbonise energy, a report by the Global Wind Energy…

Israeli Firm Gets Final Permit for US Wave Energy Demo

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Eco Wave Power, an onshore wave energy technology company, has received a final permit for the construction and demonstration of its wave energy technology in San Pedro, California.The Revocable Permit 25…

UK Invests $71M in Scottish Port Expansion for Floating Wind

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Britain will invest 55.7 million pounds ($71.45 million) in the Port of Cromarty Firth in Scotland to expand the facility to become a hub for floating offshore wind, the government said on Wednesday.Britain has a target to largely decarbonize its electric

Baker Hughes: US oil & gas rig count at lowest since Dec 2021

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U.S. energy firms this week cut the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating for a third week in a row to the lowest since December 2021, energy services firm Baker Hughes BKR.O said in its closely followed report on Friday.The oil and gas rig count…

RODA responds to Trump EO on Offshore Wind & Permitting

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The Responsible Offshore Development Alliance (RODA) extends gratitude to President Trump for his decision to temporarily withdraw all areas on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) from consideration for new…

European firms exposed as Trump targets US offshore wind

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U.S. President Donald Trump in his first day of office on Monday suspended new federal offshore wind leasing pending an environmental and economic review, saying wind mills are ugly, expensive and harm wildlife.Former…

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