Infrastructure & Investments
Equinor receives final approval to build the Empire Wind 1 offshore wind park (US)
The Norwegian energy group Equinor has received the final approval from the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) to begin construc...
Infrastructure & Investments
SSEN selects consortium for the Shetland 2 HVDC transmission project (UK)
The UK’s power transmission company SSEN Transmission has selected a consortium of Sumitomo Electric and Van Oord as the preferred bidder fo...
Energy & Climate Markets
The FPSO Atlanta arrives in Brazil to start oil production in the Santos Basin
The Brazilian energy firm Enauta has announced the arrival of the floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel Atlanta at the...
Infrastructure & Investments
Glen Earrach plans to build a 2 GW pumped hydro project in Scotland (UK)
The Scottish hydropower project developer Glen Earrach Energy has unveiled plans to develop a 2 GW pumped-storage hydropower project to be l...
Companies
Chevron plans to sell its UK North Sea oil and gas assets
The US oil and gas giant Chevron plans to sell its remaining oil and gas assets in the UK North Sea, as the group is preparing to acquire it...
Policy & Regulatory
The US considers ending new coal mining leases in the Powder River Basin
The US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has proposed to end future coal leasing on federal lands in two areas of the Powder River Basin, name...
Infrastructure & Investments
Sindh province (Pakistan) allows Oracle Power to build a 1.3 GW renewable hub
The Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has awarded a "no objection certificate" (NOC) to the UK renewable project developer Oracle...
Policy & Regulatory
France unveils winner of its first floating offshore wind tender (250 MW)
France has announced the results of its first tender to develop a commercial-scale floating offshore wind project. The 250 MW Pennavel proje...
Infrastructure & Investments
Masdar signs land agreement to develop a 10 GW onshore wind project in Egypt
The Emirati renewable company Masdar and its partners Infinity Power and Hassan Allam Utilities have signed a land access agreement with the...
Infrastructure & Investments
Slovakia plans to build a new 1.2 GW unit at the Jaslovske Bohunice nuclear plant
The Slovakian government has approved a plan to build a new nuclear reactor with a capacity of up to 1.2 GW at the Jaslovske Bohunice site (...
Infrastructure & Investments
EDF inaugurates the 500 MW Fécamp offshore wind park in Normandy (France)
EDF, Enbridge, CPP Investments, and Skyborn Renewables have inaugurated the 500 MW Fécamp offshore wind park, located off the coast of Norma...
Infrastructure & Investments
Iraq selects China’s CNCEC to build the 300 kb/d Al-Faw refinery in Basra
The Iraqi Government has signed an agreement with Hualu Engineering, a subsidiary of the China National Chemical Engineering Company (CNCEC)...