Massive blackout hits Spain and Portugal
Madrid (AFP) - Power went out across all of Spain and Portugal on Monday, cutting cellphone and internet networks, halting ...
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US opposes ‘dangerous’ anti-fossil fuel policies at global summit
London (AFP) - An international summit on the future of energy security opened in London on Thursday with stark opposition ...
German refinery’s plight prompts calls for return of Russian oil
Schwedt (Germany) (AFP) - No Russian oil has been delivered via the Druzhba pipeline to the PCK refinery in Germany ...
German refinery’s plight prompts calls for return of Russian oil
Schwedt (Germany) (AFP) - No Russian oil has been delivered via the Druzhba pipeline to the PCK refinery in Germany ...
AI surge to double data centre electricity demand by 2030: IEA
Paris (AFP) - Electricity consumption by data centres will more than double by 2030, driven by artificial intelligence applications that ...
BP chairman to step down after energy strategy reset
London (AFP) - BP on Friday said chairman Helge Lund will step down after a major reset at the British ...
EU leaders push for influence at Central Asia summit
Samarkand (Uzbekistan) (AFP) - Top EU leaders were in Uzbekistan on Friday for a major summit with the heads of ...
What next for Venezuela as Trump goes after oil revenues?
Caracas (AFP) - President Donald Trump has revoked the licenses that allowed several transnational oil and gas companies to operate ...
Japan-Australia flagship hydrogen project stumbles
Tokyo (AFP) - Japan wants to become a hydrogen fuel leader to meet its net-zero goals, but one blockbuster project ...
France’s Schneider Electric announces $700 mn investment in US for AI and energy
Paris (AFP) - French electrical equipment company Schneider Electric said on Wednesday it plans to invest "more than $700 million" ...
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