The parallels between offshore oil and wind are plenty. Each technology requires anchoring heavy equipment to the seabed or figuring out how to stabilize it through flotation.
YENAGOA, Nigeria May 20 (Reuters) - A gas pipeline in
Nigeria's restive Niger Delta region operated by the state
energy company was attacked late on Thursday, a spokesman for a
local community group said on Friday.
Iceland has a uniquely stable power grid, an abundance of 100 percent renewable power and a booming start-up culture. Altogether, Iceland is the dream location for an energy developer eager to step outside of the box.
SOCHI/MOSCOW, May 20 (Reuters) - Russian Energy Minister
Alexander Novak said on Friday that OPEC was unlikely take any
decisions on coordinated action regarding the oil market at its
meeting early next month.
CALGARY, May 20 (Reuters) - Firefighters battling a massive
blaze in Canada's energy heartland could see a second day of
rainfall and winds on Friday, expected to beat flames back from
key oil sands facilities, as a producer announced a restart in
operations.
COPENHAGEN, May 20 (Reuters) - European Competition
Commissioner Margrethe Vestager has plans to meet Gazprom's
Deputy Chief Executive Alexander Medvedev for talks
over antitrust charges against the Russian company, she said on
Friday.
DAR ES SALAAM, May 20 (Reuters) - Tanzania plans to start
work this year on a $3 billion fertiliser plant, which it said
on Friday will be Africa's largest, as part of an effort to
increase its agricultural production.
OSLO, May 20 (Reuters) - Norway's greenhouse gas emissions
rose by 1.5 percent last year, lifted by the oil and gas sector
and industry, making it harder for Oslo to keep promises of deep
cuts to limit global warming, official data showed on Friday.
PARIS, May 20 (Reuters) - France's CGT union called on
Friday for workers to halt production at the country's oil
refineries in an ongoing nationwide protest aimed at forcing the
government to drop a controversial labour reform.
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