Energy Update
WASHINGTON, July 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department
said on Monday that a U.S. citizen and a U.S. legal resident,
reported to have been indicted in Iran, were "unjustly detained"
and should be released.
PARIS, July 11 (Reuters) - A French government advisory
committee has recommended that France increase taxation on
coal-fired power plants, or set stiffer carbon emissions
standards, to encourage a shift to gas-fired plants to reduce
carbon emissions.
TRIPOLI, July 11 (Reuters) - Libya's U.N.-backed government
in Tripoli is in negotiations with an armed brigade controlling
two main oil ports to reopen the terminals and lift a force
majeure to restart exports, a member of its ruling council said
on Monday.
Almost ten years ago, Built Green, an environmentally-friendly residential building program of the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties, began a project to develop the first net energy townhome complex in the United States. The project was created to revolutionize green housing and prove that green building could be done affordably.
CALGARY, July 11 (Reuters) - The Calgary Stampede, the
annual rodeo and networking extravaganza in Canada's energy
heartland, is a tamer affair this year after a two-year slump in
oil prices and wildfires in May that displaced thousands of
people in the country's costliest natural disaster.
MOSCOW, July 11 (Reuters) - Russia will press on with major
privatisations this year, senior government officials said on
Monday, after the sale of a further 10.9 percent stake in
diamond company Alrosa raised 52.2 billion roubles
($813 million).
MOSCOW, July 11 (Reuters) - Russia will press on with major
privatisations this year, senior government officials said on
Monday, after the sale of a further 10.9 percent stake in
diamond company Alrosa raised 52.2 billion roubles
($813 million).
JUBA, July 11 (Reuters) - South Sudan's Vice President Riek
Machar ordered a ceasefire by his forces on Monday,
reciprocating a move made his rival President Salva Kiir who had
earlier ordered his SPLA army forces to halt fighting, he told
the independent Eye Radio.
JUBA, July 11 (Reuters) - Heavy gunfire erupted in South
Sudan's capital late on Monday after President Salva Kiir
ordered his forces to cease fire and only respond if they came
under attack, Reuters witnesses reported.
The mood at the Africa Energy Forum, a show dedicated to energy projects in Africa, that took place for three days in the end of June in London was uplifting. Visitors came in large numbers, the forum’s grounds were busy with companies showcasing their latest technologies, and the seminars depicted the highs and lows of investing in Africa today.
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