Contribution By Saif Bepari
January 30, 2019
The recoverable resources are slated to be up to 250 million barrels of oil equivalent at the new well. The new discovery further opens up some upside potential with numerous other prospects. The French oil and gas giant Total has reportedly announced a significant new …
JinkoSolar, GRID Alternatives renew agreement to aid low-income groups
January 29, 2019
The partnership would assist GRID Alternatives in meeting its installation goal of over 10 megawatts of solar power in 2019 This renewal also reaffirms the commitment of JinkoSolar to make solar power accessible to all Shanghai based solar panel manufacturer JinkoSolar Holding Co. Ltd. has …
ESB and Parkwind to kickstart the 330 MW Oriel offshore windfarms
January 24, 2019
The total cost of the Oriel windfarm project is anticipated to be around €700 million. ESB, Ireland’s state-owned utility and Belgian offshore wind developer Parkwind have reportedly reached an agreement to kickstart the offshore wind generation project in the Irish Sea. Apparently, the move marks …
Saudi Aramco, DEWA ink MoU on new energy and power supply management
January 22, 2019
The MoU is touted to promote Saudi Aramco’s efforts to digitally transform in the energy industry via effective technologies for enabling operational efficiencies. Reports indicate that Saudi Aramco and the Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) have recently inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for …
World Future Energy Summit ends with signing of agreements worth $11B
January 21, 2019
A consortium led by Masdar and France’s EDF apparently won a $500 million tender to build a 400 MW wind farm in Saudi Arabia. Reports confirm that the World Future Energy Summit 2019 (WFES 2019) concluded successfully with energy deals worth nearly $10 billion being …
Total, Chevron and Reliance sign up to use blockchain platform Vakt
January 17, 2019
Oil and Gas industry giants Total and Chevron, along with prominent India-based refiner Reliance Industries, have reportedly joined Vakt, the oil blockchain platform already being used by other key trading firms since the end of last year. Based out of London, Vakt is supposedly the …
DOE’s Announces $88 Million for Oil and Natural Gas Recovery Research
January 12, 2019
The United States Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) has reportedly declared federal funding of up to USD 88 million for cost-shared research and development projects aimed at improving technologies for oil and natural gas recovery. As per trusted sources, the funding for the projects has been …
AEP’s subsidiary SWEPCO requests RfP to add 1.2 GW of wind power
January 9, 2019
The American Electric Power (AEP) Company, Inc., a leading electric utility based in the U.S., has reportedly announced that Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO), its subsidiary headquartered in Louisiana, USA, has planned to obtain 1.2 GW of additional wind energy resources. Reportedly, the RfP (request …