Opec+ to raise oil output by 1,37,000 bpd in Nov
Saudi Arabia, Russia and six other members of Opec+ on Sunday decided to raise their production quotas by 1,37,000 barrels per day in November, as they continue to push for greater market share.
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Swiss solar furnaces recycling waste metal of watchmakers
A Swiss company inaugurated two solar furnaces on Friday in a watchmaking city, aimed at melting down and recycling the key industry鈥檚 steel offcuts by using green energy...
China trials 鈥榚nergy-saving鈥� underwater data centres
Power-hungry data centres run hot, so one Chinese company is planning to submerge a pod of servers in the sea off Shanghai with hopes of solving computing鈥檚 energy woes.
Fire at Chevron refinery contained with no injuries
Plumes of smoke towered above a Chevron oil refinery in southern California late on Thursday following reports of an explosion, although the company said no one was hurt.
Russia-linked tanker stopped by France resumes voyage
A tanker from Russia鈥檚 鈥榮hadow fleet鈥� detained by the French navy was heading towards the Suez Canal Friday with its captain back on board, according to data from maritime websites and a source close to the case.
G7 ministers to target those increasing Russia oil purchases
G7 finance ministers pledged Wednesday to take aim at those who are continuing to step up purchases of Russian oil, since Moscow鈥檚 invasion of Ukraine more than three years ago...
Trump cuts energy projects, freezes New York funding
The Trump administration has announced plans to terminate dozens of clean energy projects and freeze billions of dollars for major projects in New York, intensifying a stand-off with Democrats over a US government shutdown...
Race for rare minerals brings boom to Tajikistan鈥檚 mines
We are offering the following story that has been selected by AFP鈥檚 chief editors for re-publication as among the best of the week. Video by Nasim Isamov..
Glimmering sea of solar as China expands desert installation
An ocean of blue solar panels ripples across the ochre dunes of Inner Mongolia鈥檚 Kubuqi desert, a glittering example of China鈥檚 almost inconceivably mammoth energy transition...
Glimmering sea of solar as China expands desert installation
An ocean of blue solar panels ripples across the ochre dunes of Inner Mongolia鈥檚 Kubuqi desert, a glittering example of China鈥檚 almost inconceivably mammoth energy transition.
French-German duo wins mega offshore wind energy project
French energy multinational TotalEnergies and German energy group RWE have won a contract to build a large offshore wind energy project with a potential to supply the equivalent of one million households with electricity, the French government said Wednesday.
Floating wind power sets sail in Japan鈥檚 energy shift
Close to a small fishing port in southwestern Japan, the slim white turbines of the country鈥檚 first commercial-scale floating wind farm glimmer offshore, months before a key project in Tokyo鈥檚 green-energy strategy begins.
Yunus urges swift shift to clean, affordable energy
Chief adviser Muhammad Yunus has underscored the urgent need for Bangladesh to transition towards cleaner, safer, and more affordable energy solutions as the country navigates a new path toward sustainable economic development.
Rashidpur gas field adds more eighth mmcfd gas to national grid
An additional eighth mmcfd gas would be supplied to national grid daily from the newly discovered Rashipur Gas Field under Bahubal upazila of the district.
African Union climate summit says forming mining coalition
The African Union has announced plans to form a coalition of mineral-producing nations to manage the global rush for critical minerals after holding a climate summit,聽Africa holds vast mineral wealth 鈥� from the rare earths in conflict-hit Democratic Republic of Congo to oil-rich Nigeria 鈥� but has struggled to capitalise on its resources after decades of colonial plunder...
