Energy Update

MEXICO CITY, July 27 (Reuters) - Mexico's oil regulator on
Wednesday said state-owned oil company Pemex must take a minimum
45 percent stake in its first-ever proposed joint venture with
would-be private partners to develop oil reserves in the Gulf of
Mexico's deep waters.

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The solid-state batteries that are on the market today are thin-film batteries, which, on account of their limited capacity, can only be used for micro-storage, for example to provide power for sensors. But as a result of innovations in materials and architecture, solid-state batteries may soon be used also for large storage systems, for example for electric cars or the smart grid.

ATHENS, July 27 (Reuters) - Cyprus received expressions of
interest from ENI, Total, Statoil, Exxon Mobil, Qatar Petroleum,
and Cairn in a licensing round for offshore hydrocarbon blocks
which lapsed last week, its energy ministry said on Wednesday.