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The Datang Fuxin CTG plant Coal

Chinese SNG struggles with shaky fundamentals

China’s first coal-to-SNG projects have run up deep losses since they started coming online six years ago, which is likely to dim long-term prospects for the technology.

24 January 2019
Woodside's Pluto LNG plant Hydrogen

Aussie LNG sector targets blue hydrogen potential

Australia could become a front-runner in producing and exporting hydrogen, especially if the country's Labor Party wins the next general election.

24 January 2019
BayWa's Don Rodrigo solar plant in Spain. Nuclear

Subsidies in Europe may fall faster for renewables than for gas

While renewable power generators in Europe may operate without subsidies in the coming years, gas- and coal-fired generators may be reliant on capacity payments for longer.

11 January 2019
Nuclear

Japan’s 2018 LNG imports set to match 2017 levels

Japan’s LNG imports fell year on year in November, but 2018 volumes are largely on track to match 2017’s total.

7 January 2019
Kozienice power plant in Poland. (Enea) Coal

EU agrees coal subsidy phase-out, but loopholes remain

A new EU regulation designed to phase out national subsidies for coal-fired power plants may benefit the gas industry even if loopholes remain.

3 January 2019
Solar

Indian companies adding floating solar panels to gas power plants

Indian companies plan to install floating solar power plants at their underutilised gas plants.

21 December 2018
Coal

North Korea working to convert coal to SNG

North Korea is converting its abundant coal supplies into SNG to help it withstand economics sanctions imposed by the UN.

18 December 2018
Coal

Coal demand to remain stable to 2023 – IEA

Global coal demand will remain stable until 2023, the IEA has said.

18 December 2018
Biogas

India planning up to 5,000 compressed biogas plants by 2023

India plans to establish 5,000 compressed biogas plants by 2023

17 December 2018
Coal

EU ETS prices hold above €20/t despite uncertainties

EU carbon allowances have traded around €20/t in recent weeks despite uncertainty linked to a no-deal Brexit.

12 December 2018
Crude oil

Eni strikes oil off Angola

Eni has announced it has struck oil 120 km off the coast of Angola in an area that had been deemed to be gas-prone.

10 December 2018
Nuclear

Bangladesh to seek nuclear power plant bids from next year

Bangladesh will start seeking bids from companies for the construction of a second nuclear power plant next year

10 December 2018
Crude oil

Tullow looking for partner in Ghanaian block

Tullow Oil is looking for partners as part of a bid to acquire a new oil and gas block in Ghana

10 December 2018
Crude oil

Vantage Drilling hired for Cameroon well programme

Tower Resources has announced it has contracted Vantage Drilling International to provide drilling operations at the NJOM-3 well offshore Cameroon.

7 December 2018
Crude oil

Nigeria and Libya may be forced to join OPEC output cuts

Nigeria and Libya may be forced to cut their oil production in line with OPEC quotas

6 December 2018
Nuclear

Taipower retires reactor at Chinshan nuclear plant

Taiwanese state power company Taipower has retired the Chinshan 1 nuclear reactor as its licence has expired

5 December 2018
Coal

Emissions rise on higher oil and gas use

Carbon emissions from advanced economies are set to rise in 2018 for the first time in five years, partly as a result of rising oil and gas use, according to the IEA.

5 December 2018
LPG

Indian LPG uptake reaches 89% of households

The share of Indian households using LPG reached 89% in October 2018 – a huge increase from the figure of 56.2% recorded in April 2015

4 December 2018
Nuclear

Taipower to delay return of unused Lungmen fuel rods

Taiwan’s state power company will postpone the return of unused fuel rods intended for use at Taiwan's mothballed Lungmen nuclear plant to the US.

4 December 2018
Biogas

Snam to build biomethane plant in Sicily

Snam is set to build its first biomethane plant in Caltanissetta in Sicily.

3 December 2018

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