Ex-regulator confirmed as new chief of Petrobras
Brazil鈥檚 state-run oil company, Petrobras, confirmed former regulator Magda Chambriard as its new chief executive Friday, 10 days after left-wing President...
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Bangladesh explores energy efficiency technologies at global summit in Kenya
Young Consultants chief executive and Certified Management Consultant M Zakir Hossain has recently held a productive discussion with the Ministry of Power of Kenya and the secretary general of the International Energy Agency at the 9th Annual Global Conference on Energy Efficiency....
JICA, Power Division host workshop on improving power quality
With a vision to improve nationwide power grid frequency, the Japan International Cooperation Agency and the Power Division jointly organised a workshop at the Power Division in Dhaka on Monday, said a press release...
Inefficient gas-fired captive power plants waste $460m
Bangladesh could save $460 million a year by increasing efficiency of its gas-fired captive power generation plants, revealed a report released on Monday by the US-based Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis...
Sri Lanka inks 20-year power deal with India's Adani Group
Sri Lanka announced Tuesday it was entering into a 20-year agreement with Adani Group to buy electricity from a $442-million wind power plant the Indian conglomerate is building in the island nation.
France probes TotalEnergies over 2021 Mozambique attack
French prosecutors said Saturday they were investigating oil giant TotalEnergies for possible involuntary manslaughter in connection with a 2021 jihadist attack in...
LPG gets cheaper by Tk 49 per 12-kg cylinder
The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday lowered the price of liquefied petroleum gas by Tk 4.1 per kg, setting the new rate at Tk 116.08 per kg, down from previous Tk 120.18.....
Fuel oil prices go up again
The government has increased retail prices of diesel, kerosene, petrol and octane for the month of May. The retail gas price for power plants was also hiked.
ADB provides $121.55m for solar power generation in Bangladesh
The Asian Development Bank has signed a $121.55 million financing package with Dynamic Sun Energy Private Limited to build and operate a 100-megawatt grid-connected solar photovoltaic power plant in Pabna.....
China secures $6b deal to build 18 LNG vessels for QatarEnergy
A Chinese ship-building giant will construct 18 huge gas carriers for QatarEnergy under a $6 billion deal the Gulf firm announced on Monday, hailing it as the largest ever such contract.
US oil giants鈥� profits dip as Exxon deal nears finish line
ExxonMobil and Chevron both reported a dip in profits Friday on lower refining margins and natural gas prices, but ExxonMobil鈥檚 big takeover...
Iran president arrives in Sri Lanka, inaugurates power, irrigation project
Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi arrived in Sri Lanka on Wednesday and inaugurated a power and irrigation project, unaccompanied by his interior minister who is being sought for arrest over a deadly 1994 bombing...
Petrobangla seeks to complete drilling of 48 wells by 2025
State-owned oil, gas and minerals corporation Petrobangla seeks to complete the drilling of a total of 48 wells at different gas fields hoping to add 618 MMCFD to the national grid by 2025.....
Oil prices briefly surge, stocks slide on blasts in Iran
Oil prices briefly surged and stock markets slid Friday on reports Israel had carried out retaliatory strikes against Iran, boosting investments deemed safer such as gold.聽....
Azeeza named young global leader by WEF
Azeeza Aziz Khan, who is a director of Summit Group, has been named by World Economic Forum one of the 11 Young Global Leaders from South Asia, said a press release...
