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Ten EU nations ‘continue to breach air pollutant emission limits’
Ten EU nations ‘continue to breach air pollutant emission limits’ Jun 12, 2016 Priyanka Shrestha Sustainability Environment, Top Stories 0 Image: Shutterstock The transport and agriculture sectors in 10 EU Member States are still emitting air pollutants above legal limits, new data reveals. Under the National Emission Ceilings Directive (NECD), EU Member States have individual […]
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‘Millions of consumers’ ditch Big Six energy firms
‘Millions of consumers’ ditch Big Six energy firms Jun 13, 2016 Jacqueline Echevarria Markets Finance, Top Stories 0 Image: Thinkstock British householders are realising the Big Six energy companies aren’t offering the best value. That’s according to new research, which reveals 7.1 million customers joined independent power companies in the last five years. Around 2.2 […]
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Editorial – DECC’s women in power bust up
Editorial – DECC’s women in power bust up Jun 10, 2016 Sumit Bose Policy Legislation, Top Stories 0 You may not have noticed our DECC ministers much lately. I certainly haven’t. We’ve been pretty quiet on that front for a while, the odd appearance by Andrea Leadsom here and there, Lord Bourne popping up but […]
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Record fall in global coal demand driven by low oil prices
Record fall in global coal demand driven by low oil prices Jun 11, 2016 Jacqueline Echevarria Infrastructure Generation, Top Stories 0 A coal plant. Image: Shutterstock Global coal consumption dropped by a record amount in 2015. It fell by 1.8%, according to data from BP which said that’s the largest percentage collected by the firm. […]
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BP and Norwegian firm create new oil and gas company
BP and Norwegian firm create new oil and gas company Jun 10, 2016 Jacqueline Echevarria Coal, Gas Oil 0 Image: jewhyte/Thinkstock BP has announced the creation of a new oil and gas company. It has signed a deal with Norwegian company Det norske to create Aker BP. The new firm will combine the assets and […]
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Wind power to grow in India, Brazil and Africa due to COP21
Wind power to grow in India, Brazil and Africa due to COP21 Jun 10, 2016 Jacqueline Echevarria Infrastructure Generation 0 Image: Shutterstock The growth of wind power will be “significant” in India, Brazil and Africa in the next five years. That’s according to ratings agency Moody’s which stated there will be a shift from mature […]
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Unplanned global oil supply disruptions reach record high
Unplanned global oil supply disruptions reach record high Jun 09, 2016 Priyanka Shrestha Coal, Gas Oil 0 Image: Shutterstock Unplanned oil supply disruptions across the world reached a record high last month. Disruptions averaged at more than 3.6 million barrels per day (b/d), the highest monthly level recorded by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). […]
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Latest Jobs – Relationship Manager – McLean Ross
Latest Jobs – Relationship Manager – McLean Ross Jun 09, 2016 george marshall Latest Jobs 0 (Office based) London Our client, an energy procurement consultancy, seeks an Relationship Manager to join their team. The purpose of this role is to manage ongoing customer support and retention. The successful candidate will have energy industry experience. A […]
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North Sea ‘will see rise in infrastructure deals this year’
North Sea ‘will see rise in infrastructure deals this year’ Jun 08, 2016 Jacqueline Echevarria Coal, Gas Oil, Infrastructure Generation 0 Image: Thinkstock Despite low oil prices, the North Sea will see a rise in infrastructure deals this year. That’s according to analysts Deloitte, who predict more oil and gas companies are looking to “rationalise” […]
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DONG Energy closes shares offer early
DONG Energy closes shares offer early Jun 08, 2016 Jacqueline Echevarria Markets Finance 0 Image: DONG Energy DONG Energy closed its initial public offering (IPO) to smaller investors yesterday, it was originally scheduled to close today. In May, the Danish energy giant announced plans to launch an IPO of its shares on Nasdaq Copenhagen estimating […]
