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Abu Dhabi’s TAQA Completes Decommissioning of the Brae Bravo Oil Rig in the UK

TAQA, the Abu Dhabi National Energy Company, has completed one of the final stages of the decommissioning of the North Sea's largest decommissioning project, the Brae Bravo oil rig, using...
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South Africa Considers the Possibility of Carbon Capture Technology for Greener Energy

Eskom, the state-owned energy utility in South Africa, is exploring using carbon capture technology at a number of its coal-fired power facilities, pending financial sustainability. With the government pursuing cleaner...
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Iraq Signs Four Oil & Gas Contracts Worth $27bn with TotalEnergies

Iraq has struck a deal with TotalEnergies for four oil and gas projects worth $27 billion, according to the country's oil minister. The agreement includes three contracts between the Iraqi...
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The US Investigates About 350 Reports of Oil Spills after Hurricane Ida

After Hurricane Ida's 240kph winds wreaked havoc on offshore oil production platforms and onshore oil and gas processing plants, the US Coast Guard announced on Monday that it was investigating...
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Tottenham to Host World’s First Net-zero Carbon Major Football Match Against Chelsea

After being named the English Premier League's greenest club in January 2021 following a study carried out by the UN-backed Sport Positive Summit, Premier League football club, Tottenham Hotspur, has...
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OPEC Hosts First Ministerial Roundtable on Energy, Climate and Sustainable Development

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) hosted its first Ministerial Roundtable on Energy, Climate, and Sustainable Development yesterday, September 6, 2021. The meeting was organised under the Charter of...
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Baker Hughes to Achieve Net-Zero Emissions by 2050

Baker Hughes has built a clear and measurable framework for implementing a company-wide and industry-wide clean energy transition as the global oil and gas industry faces pressure to reduce carbon...
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Abu Dhabi’s Taqa to Consider Sale of Oil & Gas Assets After Strategic Review

Taqa, the Abu Dhabi National Energy Company, is considering selling its oil and gas holdings after conducting a strategic assessment. Taqa has upstream assets in the North Sea of the...
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Eni Announces First Hydrocarbon Discovery in Ivory Coast Since 2001

After more than two decades of industry exploration in the country's deep waters with no commercial discoveries since the last hydrocarbon discovery in 2001, Eni, the Italian oil and gas...
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OPEC Boosts Oil Production by 0.4 million barrels per day in October

On September 1, 2021, the virtual 20th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting (ONOMM) came to an end. Although the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to throw some doubt, market...
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