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Finland Set to Become First Country in the World to Ban Coal
The Finnish government has announced plans to stop using coal, one of the the dirtiest fuels on the planet, by 2030. “Finland is well positioned to be among the first countries in the world to enact a law to ban…
Mayor of Vienna receives OPEC Secretary General
HE Michael Häupl, Mayor of the City of Vienna, received OPEC Secretary General, HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, on Thursday, 24 November 2016, during a courtesy visit to Vienna City Hall (the Wiener Rathaus). The Mayor welcomed the Secretary General, congratulating…
IEA moves to enhance global gas security
While the rise of the liquefied natural gas market has accelerated the globalization of natural gas, the energy security implications of this transformation have attracted much less attention. Through an extensive analysis of global gas data, a new report from…
Finland Reveals Plans To Wipe Out Coal Use By 2030
Within the next fifteen years coal will have no place in the Finnish energy system, according to a new climate plan released yesterday by the Finnish government which sets out a roadmap towards the country’s long-term goal of carbon neutrality.…
Advanced Coal Technologies Could Provide Carbon Relief
Coal is not clean. But that does not mean that it could not be made cleaner. And that’s relevant because much of the developing world will remain dependent on coal, as will most developed nations to a lesser degree. At…
OPEC Secretary General visits IR Iran
OPEC Secretary General, HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, met with IR Iran’s Minister of Petroleum, HE Bijan Namdar Zanganeh, during a closed-door session on November 19 in the capital city of Tehran. According to sources in the Ministry, the two oil…
Program of metrological support for Gazprom’s operations approved for 2017–2021
The Gazprom Management Committee approved the Comprehensive Targeted Program of metrological support for the Company’s operations between 2017 and 2021. The Program is aimed at further improving the quality of metering Gazprom’s gas deliveries to domestic and foreign consumers. Particularly,…