Oil News and Gas News
January 10, 2025
BIO FUEL
The biobattery that needs to be fed



Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 10, 2025
Fungi, a fascinating kingdom of life more closely related to animals than plants, display incredible diversity. They range from edible mushrooms to molds, single-celled organisms to the world's largest living entities, and from disease-causing pathogens to sources of vital medicines. Now, researchers at Empa have unlocked a new capability of fungi-generating electricity. In a three-year research initiative funded by the Gebert Ruf Stiftung under the Microbials program, scientists from Empa's Cellu ... read more

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Norwegian gas production hits record high in 2024
Oslo (AFP) Jan 9, 2025
Norway's gas production, which has become crucial to replace Russian supplies to Europe, hit a record high last year, the Norwegian Offshore Directorate said on Thursday. ... more
OIL AND GAS
Biden issues major coastal protection before Trump handover
Washington (AFP) Jan 6, 2025
US President Joe Biden on Monday banned offshore drilling across an immense area of coastal waters, weeks before Donald Trump takes office pledging to massively increase fossil fuel production. ... more
OIL AND GAS
Oil spill from Russian tankers spreads
Moscow (AFP) Jan 2, 2025
Oil that leaked from two stricken tankers off the Russian coast has been detected on more beaches on the annexed peninsula of Crimea, Russian authorities said, as volunteers mount a massive environmental cleanup operation. ... more
OIL AND GAS
Ukraine halts transport of Russian gas through its territory
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 1, 2025
Ukraine says it has stopped Russia from transporting natural gas through its territory as of early New Year's Day out of interest for its national security. ... more
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Ukrainian drone attack causes oil depot fire: Russian governor
Moscow (AFP) Dec 31, 2024
A Ukrainian drone attack in western Russia caused a fuel spill and fire at an oil depot, a Russian regional governor said Tuesday. ... more
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Breakthrough in sustainable energy with photochemical water oxidation
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 26, 2024
With the world pivoting toward renewable energy, the need for effective methods of producing clean energy has never been more urgent. Researchers are turning to photochemical water oxidation - a pro ... more
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Oil leak in Peru tourist zone triggers 'environmental emergency'
Lima (AFP) Dec 26, 2024
Peru has declared an "environmental emergency" after an oil spill that triggered a clean-up operation on a stretch of northern coastline popular with tourists. ... more
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Iraq says to eliminate pollutant gas flaring by end of 2027
Baghdad (AFP) Dec 23, 2024
Iraqi authorities on Monday announced that the energy-rich country would eliminate the polluting practice of gas flaring by the end of 2027, a statement from the prime minister's office said. ... more

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Iraq PM says Mosul airport to open in June
Baghdad (AFP) Dec 22, 2024
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani on Sunday ordered for the inauguration of the airport in second city Mosul to be held in June, marking 11 years since jihadists took over the city. ... more
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Ukraine strikes Russian oil refinery, triggering fire
Moscow (AFP) Dec 19, 2024
A massive Ukrainian drone and missile attack sparked a fire at an oil refinery in southern Russia overnight, both Russian and Ukrainian officials said Thursday. ... more
BIO FUEL
Significant progress in engineering biology for clean energy
London, UK (SPX) Dec 18, 2024
The University of Liverpool has unveiled an innovative approach to sustainable hydrogen production through a new light-driven hybrid nanoreactor. The development combines biological efficiency with ... more
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Hydrogen-powered truck breaks record, travels 1,800 miles on single fill
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 17, 2024
A hydrogen-powered heavy-duty truck has hit a new milestone, traveling more than 1,800 miles on a single fill, the U.S. Department of Energy announced Tuesday. ... more
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Climate chemistry model finds "non-negligible" impacts of potential hydrogen fuel leakage
Boston MA (SPX) Dec 17, 2024
As the world looks for ways to stop climate change, much discussion focuses on using hydrogen instead of fossil fuels, which emit climate-warming greenhouse gases (GHGs) when they're burned. The ide ... more
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Aeromon achieves ISO 17025 accreditation for advanced emissions monitoring and flare efficiency analysis
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2024
Aeromon has secured ISO 17025 accreditation, becoming the first internationally recognized provider of site-level methane quantification and flaring efficiency analysis. This milestone sets a global ... more
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Fuel leak off Crimea coast after Russian tanker sinks
Moscow (AFP) Dec 16, 2024
Russia said Monday that fuel oil has leaked into the Kerch Strait, off the coast of the annexed Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea, after two ageing oil tankers were caught in a storm. ... more
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Unveiling structure of photosynthetic catalysts that can turn light into hydrogen fuel
Lemont IL (SPX) Dec 16, 2024
Photosynthesis is one of the most efficient natural processes for converting light energy from the sun into chemical energy vital for life on earth. Proteins called photosystems are critical to this ... more
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UK's Starmer to push green energy ties on Norway trip
London (AFP) Dec 16, 2024
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will visit Norway on Monday where he is expected to tout a "green industrial partnership" on renewable energy and carbon capture to tackle climate change. ... more
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Canada unveils 2035 climate goal critics say is weak
Ottawa (AFP) Dec 13, 2024
Canada released Thursday what it called an achievable 2035 greenhouse gas reduction target that environmental groups panned as not ambitious enough. ... more
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NGOs accuse Uganda oil project of 'serious human rights violations'
Nairobi (AFP) Dec 12, 2024
International human rights groups alleged "serious human rights violations" around an oil mega-project being developed in Uganda and Tanzania by the French company TotalEnergies and Chinese firm CNOOC, in a wide-ranging report released Thursday. ... more
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Kazakhstan cleans up Soviet-era oil waste near Caspian Sea
Almaty, Kazakhstan (AFP) Dec 11, 2024
Kazakhstan's state-owned energy company said Wednesday that it had decontaminated Soviet-era oil waste on the shores of the Caspian Sea, which has been hit by pollution and the effects of global warming. ... more
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Ukraine hits Russian border regions, sets oil depot ablaze
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Dec 11, 2024
Ukraine attacked Russian border regions with missiles and drones early Wednesday, sparking a fire at an oil depot and damaging an "industrial facility", officials said. ... more
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UK methane emissions detected via satellite resolved swiftly
Paris, France (SPX) Dec 10, 2024
Researchers from the University of Leeds have identified a methane leak from a damaged pipe in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK, using data from GHGSat satellites, part of ESA's Third Party Mission P ... more
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IATA chief says sustainable plane fuel supply not enough
Geneva (AFP) Dec 10, 2024
The head of the world aviation industry body complained Tuesday that the current supply of new low-carbon aircraft fuels risked not being enough to help the sector meet climate targets. ... more
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Shell, Greenpeace settle lawsuit over ship protest
London (AFP) Dec 10, 2024
Shell on Tuesday said it had settled a legal dispute with Greenpeace that the British energy giant brought after environmental protesters boarded a ship carrying an oil and gas platform. ... more
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Artificial photosynthesis advances with novel solar hydrogen technology
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 10, 2024
Professor Chiyoung Park and his team at the Department of Energy Science and Engineering, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), have developed a cutting-edge solar hydrogen pr ... more
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SynMax expands partnership with Satellogic to advance energy production monitoring
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 10, 2024
Satellogic Inc. (NASDAQ: SATL) has announced an enhanced partnership with SynMax, a prominent U.S.-based satellite data analytics provider. The expanded contract allows SynMax to integrate Satellogi ... more
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From chip shop grease to efficient fuel alternative
London, UK (SPX) Dec 08, 2024
Scientists have developed a revolutionary method for producing biofuel from leftover cooking oil, achieving efficiency levels comparable to diesel while being 1,000 times more effective than current ... more
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Retrofit project makes micro gas turbines hydrogen-compatible
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 08, 2024
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) and Power Service Consulting (PSC) have successfully retrofitted a commercial micro gas turbine to operate on pure hydrogen. This conversion aims to enable climate- ... more
OIL AND GAS
Shell, Norway's Equinor to form joint UK oil and gas firm
Oslo (AFP) Dec 5, 2024
British energy giant Shell and Norway's Equinor announced plans Thursday to merge their UK offshore oil and gas assets to create a new jointly owned company. ... more
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Shell won't develop new offshore wind projects, cuts oil expolation divison
London (AFP) Dec 5, 2024
British oil and gas giant Shell will no longer lead development of new offshore wind projects, a spokesperson said Thursday, as part of a wider update to its energy strategy. ... more
BIO FUEL
A new catalyst can turn methane into something useful
Boston MA (SPX) Dec 05, 2024
Although it is less abundant than carbon dioxide, methane gas contributes disproportionately to global warming because it traps more heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide, due to its molecular ... more
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