Nevada’s ‘old mines’ could realise energy goals
"Nevada can lead the way in the West on this," says southern Nevada conservancy official John Zablocki
Romania’s offshore opportunities enhanced by low royalties, taxes
According to local analysts, Romania will have one of Europe’s lowest levels of royalties and additional taxes for offshore activities
Wind power: A sustainable source of renewable electricity
The exponential rise in wind energy industry illustrates the ending of fossil fuels
SSE and Npower re-negotiate merger terms after energy price cap change
Energy companies SSE and Npower are in the middle of re-negotiating terms of a merger pertaining to their UK retail operations
Scientists are trying to contain solar energy and convert it into liquid fuel
"A solar thermal fuel is like a rechargeable battery, but instead of electricity, you put sunlight in and get heat out, triggered on demand," says Jeffrey Grossman, who leads a lab at MIT that works on such materials
Standard Chartered leads Middle East’s first green loan
Standard Chartered Bank is leading a consortium of 19 banks to sanction the first ever green loan of $2bn in the Middle East for port operator DP World
Bio-energy an overlooked giant in renewable energy: IEA director Barol
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has stated that bio-energy, derived from liquid biofuels and biogas, will lead growth in renewable energy consumption until 2023
Equinor eyes Chevron’s stake in UK’s Rosebank oil and gas field
Norway's Equinor ASA is interested in buying Chevron Corp's stake in Rosebank, an oil and gas field in the British part of the North Sea, stated two sources close to the process
United Energy Group to buy Kuwait Energy for $651 million
The Hong Kong- listed upstream oil and gas company announced its plans to buy Kuwait Energy, as it aims to enter the Middle East and North Africa markets
Oil prices ease as trade row obscures demand outlook
Global oil prices eased in early Asian trading on Monday on concerns that the United States is poised to impose additional tariffs on China
Solar predicted to become Europe’s most competitive energy by 2020
The verdict came from the Sun Investment Group, which suggested the elimination of the Minimum Import Price (MIP), allowing solar modules to become up to 30% cheaper