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Global gas squeeze highlights need for security of supply – report

Smart Energy International

The International Energy Agency (IEA) says global natural gas consumption rebounded by 4.6% in 2021, more than double the decline seen in the gas market in 2020. Last year closed with record high spot prices for gas in Europe and Asia, as the natural gas supply remained constricted.

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Operational clean hydrogen production projects set to double globally within the next five years

Envirotec Magazine

The Hydrogen Map divides clean hydrogen production projects into two categories on the basis of production method: blue denoting steam reforming of natural gas with carbon capture; and green denoting hydrogen produced via electrolysis of zero-carbon energy sources, such as renewables and nuclear. billion in 192 startups.

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Fossil Fuel Firms Use Permitting Loopholes to Fast-Track LNG Export Projects Near Black Communities

DeSmogBlog

Now, Ivor van Heerden , the former deputy director of Louisiana State University’s Hurricane Center, is concerned about the disastrous and potentially lethal consequences of a hurricane hitting a liquified natural gas (LNG) export terminal under construction south of New Orleans. Joe Natural Gas Company.

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Enel Grids develops natural ester-insulated low carbon transformer

Smart Energy International

Another 20 natural ester insulated transformers have been commissioned, with the aim of installing them in Europe and South America. The transformer set up at the Monselice plant is also the first in a series of similar initiatives by Enel Grids. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.

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For a livable future, 60% of oil and gas must stay in the ground

Grist

They found that in order to have a 50 percent chance of achieving this target, 58 percent of known oil reserves, 59 percent of natural gas reserves, and 89 percent of coal reserves cannot be extracted. This means that global oil and gas production must decline 3 percent on average every year until 2050. “I Nature (2021).

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IEA to publish its first “Latin America Energy Outlook” – 8 November 2023

ThinkGeoEnergy

It also highlights some key points included in the report: Extraordinary natural resources: The region is home to a wide range of renewable and non-renewable energy resources. carbon at a global level.

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Heard of “Net-Zero Oil” or “Carbon Negative” Bioenergy? In 2023 You Will

DeSmogBlog

In 2023, I will be watching what happens with oil and gas fields in Alaska, the Arctic, Africa, and South America. The year we’ll be keeping an eye on the scramble by the oil and gas industry to lock in the last gasps of growth before the unfolding energy transition forces them into stagnation and decline.