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More than $280bn (£180bn) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects being planned over the next decade risk becoming “stranded” if global action is taken to limit climate change to 2C, according to a report by the thinktank Carbon Tracker. LNG projects allow gas to be compressed into tankers and sold …
Emissions from Australia's main power sector are rising at an increasing rate one year after the end of the carbon price, with plants in Victoria fired by brown coal the biggest contributors, according to an energy consultancy. In the year to June, emissions from the National Electricity Market (NEM) jumped …
Anil Ambani-led Reliance Power today signed an agreement to invest $3 billion in setting up a mega power plant and a floating LNG import terminal in Bangladesh which faces acute power shortages. Reliance Power will set up a 2 million tonnes a year floating LNG import terminal as well as …
A Japanese consultative committee on Monday stuck to a controversial government plan for atomic energy to generate 20-22 percent of the country's electricity by 2030 despite public opposition following the Fukushima nuclear disaster. The government will open the plan to the public for comment for a month from Tuesday and …
The heads of Europe’s largest oil and gas companies have joined together for the first time to call for governments to agree to carbon pricing at a United Nations-led summit on climate change at the end of the year. “Climate change is a critical challenge for our world,” the chief …
By the end of this month, the government is expected to announce a national long-term energy plan for 2030 that will include a “best energy mix” scenario — the formula for the various ratios of oil, coal, LNG, nuclear power and renewable energy that will be powering Japan in 15 …
DAR ES SALAAM - Tanzania plans to spend 12 billion shillings ($6 million) in the next fiscal year to buy land for the planned construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, raising hopes it is speeding up progress of the long-delayed project. The two-train onshore LNG export terminal, which …
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has pulled up the petroleum ministry for allowing Reliance Industries (RIL) to charge marketing margins in dollars, while it should have been in rupees. The auditor feels the ministry is responsible for not developing a pipeline network in the country leading to …
(Reuters) - Japan should aim to make nuclear energy account for between 20 and 22 percent of the country's electricity mix by 2030, with renewable energy making up slightly more, the industry ministry said on Tuesday. The proposal is likely to be unpopular among a public that opinion polls show …
Real estate developer Hiranandani Group plans to set up a Rs 2,400 crore floating LNG import terminal off Haldia, West Bengal, and supply imported gas to users as far as Paradip in Odisha. H-Energy Pvt Ltd, the Energy arm of the Hiranandani Group, plans to set up a 4 million …
The Cabinet has approved the supply of cheap liquefied natural gas (LNG) for power plants to rescue investments worth Rs 60,000 crore that was on the verge of sinking because of fuel scarcity, for which the government has squarely blamed the fall in output from the KG-D6 field of Reliance …
EU policymakers on Wednesday unveiled plans to ensure the free flow of gas and power to every corner of the 28-member bloc, hailing it as the biggest energy shake-up for more than half a century. Since the establishment in 1951 of the Coal and Steel Community, the precursor of the …
Despite the dramatic recent weakening in global energy markets, ongoing economic expansion in Asia – particularly in China and India – will drive continued growth in the world’s demand for energy over the next 20 years. According to the new edition of the BP Energy Outlook 2035, global demand for …
The country’s power stations will pollute the air by three times in 2030 comparing to that of the level of today by emitting more carbon dioxide gas. Carbon dioxide emission can be regulated by diversifying use of energy in generating electricity, experts suggested. According to the mega-plan of the government, …
The country’s first CNG train would chug on the Rewari-Rohtak section of the Northern Railway zone on Tuesday marking a major landmark in adoption of green fuel in Indian Railways. Based on the dual fuel system — CNG and diesel — the train will be flagged off by Railway Minister …
China and India together are expected to account for half the growth in global energy demand because these two developing economies will lead the world in terms of population size and the pace of growth in standards of living says this new report by Exxon Mobil Significant growth in the …
New and renewable energy ministry takes cue from PM, starts work on solar projects Installing solar panels on the Pakistan border, using super-chilled LNG to build cold storage and warehousing facilities, and putting barcodes to stop illegal use of subsidised cooking gas — the Modi mantra is making its presence …
Global gas markets may be at the threshold of a new age. An unprecedented gap between regional gas prices has triggered fundamental changes for future global gas market dynamics. This price gap comes at a time when the industry is expanding liquefied natural gas (LNG) export capacity by one-third, with …
Cheniere's liquefied natural gas export project in Texas will not cause significant damage to the environment, federal regulators said on Wednesday, keeping the project on track to potentially receive a construction license by year-end. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's final environmental review concluded that with proper mitigation measures, the construction …
Japan's reboot of nuclear power, expected to begin early next year, is set to punish oil imports the most as utilities slash the use of their highest-cost fuel and shut ageing oil-fired plants, a survey of Japan's nine biggest power companies showed. Utilities in Japan are keen to close oil-burning …
