Total seeks buyers for Dutch North Sea business, report says
Energy major Total is trying to sell its Dutch offshore gas fields in an effort to raise £230-310 million, a news report said yesterday.
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Diminished case for UK fracking after shaky start, says Fitch
Since operations restarted in October, Cuadrilla has had to pause activity a number of times following tremors at its Preston New Road site in Lancashire, north-west England.
Gas and electricity price cap comes into force
Theresa May pledged to take further action to prevent consumers being "overcharged" by big business as a price cap on gas and electricity for millions of homeowners came into force.
Oil holds gains on record gasoline exports, trade-war optimism
Oil prices bobbed higher Wednesday as American gasoline exports surged and trade tensions showed signs of easing between the U.S. and China.
‘Indigenous gas production vital’, IOG says
Winter is here, bringing with it the prospect of freezing nights, frosty mornings and spiralling fuel bills.
Banning plastic ‘could cause more damage to planet’
An outright ban on plastics could lead to greater environmental damage, according to a group of academics.
RWE’s Brexit war games show gas will keep flowing under no deal
German utility RWE AG expects that one way or another natural gas and electricity will continue to flow across the English channel even if Britain crashes out of the club with no deal in March.
Powerful Potential: Growth Opportunities in Africa’s gas Sector
The regions of North and West Africa offer two contrasting stories with regard to energy access and natural resources. The vast majority of North African nations benefit from strong energy infrastructures, with virtually 100% of populations having reliable access to electricity. Meanwhile, West Africa presents a different picture: many nations—including Nigeria, Liberia, Guinea, Burkina Faso, and Sierra Leone— currently provide reliable electricity to only 50% or less of their population.
Powerful Potential: Growth Opportunities in Africa’s gas Sector
The regions of North and West Africa offer two contrasting stories with regard to energy access and natural resources. The vast majority of North African nations benefit from strong energy infrastructures, with virtually 100% of populations having reliable access to electricity. Meanwhile, West Africa presents a different picture: many nations—including Nigeria, Liberia, Guinea, Burkina Faso, and Sierra Leone— currently provide reliable electricity to only 50% or less of their population.
Alba Power’s growth spurt gathers pace amid oil market uptick
Increased activity in the oil and gas market and strong overseas demand helped an Aberdeenshire gas turbine company lift its profits by more than 60% in 2017.
Probe into deadly gas explosions after ‘Armageddon’ in Boston
Investigators are trying to pinpoint the cause of a series of natural gas explosions that killed a US teenager and injured at least 10 others.
Oil heads for weekly loss as market rout threatens demand
Oil was poised for the biggest weekly decline since July as a rout in emerging markets raises concern energy demand will weaken.
Over-reliance on imported gas could be risky business for UK
Norway is easily the biggest source of imported natural gas for the United Kingdom. In the first quarter of this year, when demand soared thanks to the now-forgotten Beast from the East, 60% of imports came by pipeline from Norway.
Exploration could double Tolmount gas reserves, Premier says
Premier Oil’s boss said yesterday that the Tolmount area in the southern North Sea had the potential to be a “big” asset for decades to come.
SSE takes £80m hit to profits due to good weather
Warm temperatures and low wind have taken an £80million hit on SSE's operating profits for the start of the year.
Trump says U.S. to compete with Russia for Europe gas market
U.S. President Donald Trump eased his tone about a Russian natural gas pipeline to Germany after a one-on-one meeting with President Vladimir Putin, shifting from the harsh criticism he’d levied in Europe last week.
VIDEO: Forties Field chosen as world-changing venture
It was one of the most significant projects in the history of oil exploration.
Big oil pushes gas as fossil fuel answer to global warming
To reduce emissions and provide affordable electricity, the world needs to burn more fossil fuels, not less.
Future of big oil increasingly shaped by fate of global gas
Big Oil’s fortunes are becoming tied more closely to natural gas than ever before.
US natural gas production to surge 60% in 20 years, study says
The U.S. shale boom kicked off with natural gas a decade ago, and dry gas production is expected to keep surging by another 60 percent during the next 20 years, according to a new report Wednesday.
Orbit Energy inks power, gas supply deal with Shell
A new energy company has inked a five-year deal with Shell for the supply of its power, gas and environmental products.
As Trump riles Europe on trade, Putin offers more natural gas
As Donald Trump’s trade policy risks worsening economic conflict with the European Union, Russia’s Vladimir Putin is strengthening ties with the region.
Shell markets gas with offset package as neutral for climate
Royal Dutch Shell Plc is attempting to market some of its natural gas as clean energy, packaging it with credits for eco-friendly projects that offset pollution coming from the fuel.
Russia tightens grip on Europe’s gas supply with Gazprom deal
Russia’s natural gas export monopoly is set to expand its position as the dominant fuel supplier to Europe after a deal between the two resolved a seven-year-old anti-trust dispute.
Norwegian gas exporter warns Europe may be on verge of blackouts
Europe is facing power generation capacity shortages and may even risk blackouts without additional use of natural gas, one of the continent’s biggest producers of the fuel said.