Oil and Gas
War-ravaged South Sudan at a glance
Juba (AFP) Feb 22, 2020 - South Sudan is the world's youngest country and also one of the poorest, crippled by a devastating civil war that has left tens of thousands dead.
Oil and Gas
Dutch to shut quake-hit Groningen gas output by 2022
The Hague (AFP) Feb 21, 2020 - The Dutch government said Friday it will cut gas extraction from Europe's largest field to a trickle before closing the tap completely in 2022 following a slew of damaging earthquakes.
Oil and Gas
UAE falcon hospital a window into Emirati tradition
Abu Dhabi (AFP) Feb 21, 2020 - Eid al-Qobeissy's two birds perch majestically in the waiting room of Abu Dhabi's falcon hospital, awaiting a routine check-up ahead of their hunting trip to Azerbaijan.
The Stans
NATO chief hails US-Taliban deal as opening for ‘sustainable peace’
Brussels (AFP) Feb 21, 2020 - NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Friday welcomed a historic US-Taliban agreement, saying it had opened a possible route to sustainable peace in Afghanistan.
Oil and Gas
Sudan police fire tear gas, disperse protests over soldiers’ retirement
Khartoum (AFP) Feb 20, 2020 - Sudanese police fired tear gas Thursday at hundreds of protesters in Khartoum calling for the reinstatement of soldiers forced into retirement after having voiced support for last year's revolution.
Oil and Gas
South Sudanese demand leaders ‘show us there is peace’
Wau, South Sudan (AFP) Feb 20, 2020 - From behind the razor-wire fence that she is too afraid to leave, under armed protection in her own land, Jenty John Musa hears that peace is apparently coming to South Sudan.
Energy News
Coronavirus outbreak slashes China carbon emissions: study
Beijing (AFP) Feb 19, 2020 - The coronavirus epidemic that has paralysed the Chinese economy may have a silver lining for the environment.
Oil and Gas
Libya’s UN-recognised government withdraws from Geneva talks
Tripoli (AFP) Feb 19, 2020 - Libya's unity government has announced it is halting its participation in UN talks aimed at brokering a lasting ceasefire in the war-torn country where a fragile truce has been repeatedly violated.
Wind Daily
Alphabet cuts cord on power-generating kite business
San Francisco (AFP) Feb 19, 2020 - Google-parent Alphabet is shutting down a unit devoted to using high-tech kites to tap into wind energy for electricity, the chief of the team said on Tuesday.
Oil and Gas
Fossil fuel methane emissions ‘vastly underestimated’
Paris (AFP) Feb 19, 2020 - Emissions from fossil fuel production of the potent greenhouse gas methane is 25 to 40 percent higher than previously understood, researchers reported on Wednesday, shining a harsh spotlight on the global gas industry.
Oil and Gas
Maduro says ‘not afraid of military combat’ in Venezuela
Caracas (AFP) Feb 18, 2020 - President Nicolas Maduro on Monday said he is not afraid of military combat, accusing his US counterpart Donald Trump of plotting to invade Venezuela with the support of regional allies.
Energy Tech
Ultrasound device boosts charge, run times in lithium metal batteries
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 18, 2020 - Lithium metal batteries could soon be ready for commercialization thanks to the development of a new ultrasound device.
Energy News
Extreme weather to overload urban power grids, study shows
Paris (AFP) Feb 17, 2020 - Extreme hot spells made increasingly likely by climate change could overload urban power grids and cause roving blackouts as an ever-greater share of humanity opt to live in cities, scientists said Monday.
Bio Fuel
Protein-powered device generates electricity from moisture in the air
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 17, 2020 - Scientists have developed a new device powered by a naturally occurring protein that uses moisture in the air to generate electricity.
Energy Tech
Iodide salts stabilize biocatalysts for fuel cells
Bochum, Germany (SPX) Feb 17, 2020 - Contrary to theoretical predictions, oxygen inactivates biocatalysts for energy conversion within a short time, even under a protective film. A research team of the Resolv Cluster of Excellence at R
Bio Fuel
Catalyst recycles greenhouse gases into hydrogen gas, fuel, other chemicals
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 17, 2020 - Scientists have developed a new catalyst that can turn greenhouse gases into hydrogen fuel and other chemicals.