Natural Gas

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding violation of environmental norms by a tyre pyrolysis plant, village Sakauti, Shamli, Uttar Pradesh, 28/05/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Amit Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 28/05/2025. The applicant has raised a grievance against setting up of a tyre pyrolysis plant by M/s Adideva Carbon LLP. According to the applicant, the tyre pyrolysis plant has …

Southeast Asia energy outlook 2017

The ten Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries are among the most dynamic parts of the global energy system and a rising force in international energy affairs. Thanks to its growing partnership with Southeast Asia, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has conducted regular in-depth studies of the energy challenges …

‘Nigeria needs $15.6b in three years to tackle energy deficiency’

The President of the Nigerian Association for Energy Economics (NAEE), Prof. Wumi Iledare, has disclosed that about $15.6billion would be required to provide stable electricity in the country. He made the disclosure yesterday in Abuja, at the 2017 World Energy Day. According to him, the Federal Government and the private …

Running the numbers: How African governments model extractive projects

This report, the first study in Africa, explores how African governments use financial models to manage oil & gas and mining projects. Jointly produced by the African Natural Resources Center of the AfDB and Open Oil, a boutique financial advisory firm, the study begins with the simple notion that no …

Norway to study shift from oil to tackle climate risks: minister

OSLO (Reuters) - Norway will study ways to make its economy greener and reduce dependence on oil and gas reserves that are likely to lose value amid efforts to slow climate change, Environment Minister Vidar Helgesen said on Thursday. A government commission of experts, to be appointed in coming days, …

Trump administration plans to delay methane controls on oil, gas

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Interior Department this week will try again to delay parts of an Obama-era rule to limit methane emissions from oil and gas production on federal lands, a rule Congress upheld earlier in the year, a document showed on Wednesday. The rule, finalized by the Interior …

Life cycle energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions analysis of natural gas-based distributed generation projects in China

In this paper, we used the life-cycle analysis (LCA) method to evaluate the energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of natural gas (NG) distributed generation (DG) projects in China. We took the China Resources Snow Breweries (CRSB) NG DG project in Sichuan province of China as a base scenario …

Only ~10% Of UK’s Recoverable Offshore Oil & Gas Reserves Remain, Study Finds

Only around 10% of the UK’s original offshore recoverable oil and gas reserves now remain, according to a new study from the University of Edinburgh. This means that at current rates of extraction, the UK’s reserves will only last another decade or so. Once the UK’s oil and gas reserves …

Energy diplomacy wins India gas project in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka has invited Petronet LNG to set up a liquid gas import terminal in that country, marking a major success for the Narendra Modi government's energy diplomacy and signalling India's emergence as a gas bridge for South Asia. The LoI (letter of intent) for the project was handed over …

France plans to end oil and gas production by 2040

France plans to pass legislation this year to phase out all oil and gas exploration and production on its mainland and overseas territories by 2040, becoming the first country to do so, according to a draft bill presented on Wednesday. President Emmanuel Macron wants to make France carbon neutral by …

South Africa: SA, Russia Sign Oil and Gas Development Agreement

South Africa and Russia on Monday signed an agreement that will see about US$400 million invested in oil and gas development. The agreement between PetroSA, the oil and gas corporation of South Africa, and Rosgeo, geological exploration company of the Russian Federation, was signed at the 9th annual BRICS Summit, …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding supply of natural gas to Kolkata, West Bengal, 01/09/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs Union of India & Others regarding supply of natural gas to Kolkata, West Bengal dated 01/09/2017. The Joint Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, has informed the Tribunal that the Ministry will …

Phase-out 2020: monitoring Europe’s fossil fuel subsidies

This research shows that governments in Europe and the European Union (EU) are continuing to subsidise oil, gas and coal, fuelling dangerous climate change with taxpayers’ money both at home and abroad. The EU and all its Member States have committed to phasing out environmentally harmful subsidies, including those to …

Court ruling could broaden U.S. government environmental impact studies

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. regulators assessing new gas pipelines must try to analyze their potential to increase greenhouse gas emissions before giving them the go-ahead, an appeals court ruled on Tuesday, in a decision that industry representatives and environmentalists said could have far-reaching effects on infrastructure projects. The ruling …

Ghana Energy Awards to be launched on August 30th

The Ghana Energy Awards, an awards program which will acknowledge outstanding industry players and their achievements will be launched on August 30th. Promising to be the leading endorsement of the country’s energy sector, the program is set to open nominations from September 1, 2017 to September 30, 2017. Mr Henry …

Indonesia to overcome power shortages via mobile power plants

Republic of Indonesia’s Electricity Supply Business Plan it has been announced that mobile power plants are to be deployed to deal with short-term power shortages. In response to this and in parallel with Andalas Energy and Power’s core business of developing 30MW to 100MW independent power projects, the company has …

New policy to increase investments in Nigeria's oil, gas sector: minister

LAGOS - The new National Petroleum Policy will ultimately remove barriers affecting investment and development of the oil and gas sector in Nigeria, Minister of Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, said Wednesday. The 100-page document was very comprehensive on all aspects of the oil industry, the minister said in a statement …

Energising India

Coal would remain at the centre stage in India with its share in energy mix not declining below 46% in 2047, claimed a report titled ‘Energising India’, jointly prepared by the NITI Aayog and the Institute of Energy Economics, Japan. The study found that coal and nuclear would continue to …

Mapping the oil and gas industry to the Sustainable Development Goals: an atlas

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, with its 17 goals, represents the world’s plan of action for overcoming poverty while protecting the planet and ensuring that all people enjoy peace and prosperity. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) emphasize that economic growth needs to be accompanied by social fairness and environmental …

Energy consumption in India to double by 2035: Dharmendra Pradhan

Energy consumption in India is expected to double by 2035 and the demand will continue to rise for more than a decade, Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan said on Wednesday. "Rising middle class of emerging Asian countries like India will drive the demand for energy both …

Companies have to open up about climate risks - Shell CEO

Climate change poses one of the biggest long-term risks to the global economy and companies, including big oil and gas firms such as Shell, have to be open about how the risks will affect them, its chief executive said on Tuesday. Shell, one of the biggest oil and gas producing …

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