Monday, May 18, 2026

Australia to invest $13 billion in energy technology to cut emissions

Reuters Australia plans to invest A$18 billion ($13 billion) over the next 10 years in technologies to cut carbon emissions in the fight against climate change, the country’s energy minister said on Monday. The technology investment roadmap is the latest attempt by Australia, the world’s top coal and gas exporter, to come up with a climate and energy policy after

Pandemic's 'great reset' pushes energy firms toward renewables, hydrogen: executives- oil and gas 360

Pandemic’s ‘great reset’ pushes energy firms toward renewables, hydrogen: executives

Reuters SINGAPORE – The economic trauma caused by the coronavirus pandemic has pushed energy companies to step-up investment in renewables, hydrogen and other low carbon alternatives, but fossil fuels will be their dominant business for the foreseeable future, industry executives said. Reeling from the onset of the pandemic, global oil consumption shrank by more than 20% in the second quarter

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India to divert 100mn t coal to gasification projects

Argus Oil & Gas 360 Publishers Note: India is very serious about getting power to their citizens, and this is a great example of outside the box thinking.  India is aiming to convert 100mn t of thermal coal into synthetic natural gas and chemical products in the coming decade, as part of its broader push to promote cleaner sources of

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OPEC to explore blue hydrogen, new technologies

Energy Mix Report The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) at the weekend said it was going to explore the future of blue hydrogen, digitalisation in the energy sector and cyber security and blockchain technology. Its Secretary-General Mohammad Barkindo, said the oil and gas sector has always been keen on deploying the latest technologies to improve productivity. “The energy industry,

Europe faces high hurdles to make hydrogen hype reality- oil and gas 360- oil and gas 360

Europe faces high hurdles to make hydrogen hype reality

Reuters LONDON/BRUSSELS  – A European Union goal to boost the use of zero-carbon hydrogen is likely to be a pipe dream unless the bloc can find billions in investment and persuade member states, under strain from the pandemic hit to their economies, to give their backing. Last month, the European Commission mapped out a plan to expand the production and

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CCUS – Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage

Saudi Aramco – 360 Feed Wire Integrating the climate change challenge with the circular carbon economy Riyadh — At a gathering of energy leaders in February, Saudi Arabia called on global cooperation for the rapid scale up of carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) to address climate change, and urged the adoption of the “circular carbon economy” concept as an

Record U.S. LNG output jump lifts exports in weak market- oil and gas 360

Pandemic to cut global gas and LNG demand by about 4 per cent in 2020: industry group

Energyworld Oil & Gas 360 Publishers Note: We have been covering the use of natural gas and LNG to lower carbon emissions on the path to renewable goals. The hydrogen renewable solution can utilize the natural gas pipeline infrastructure.  The collapse in global gas demand due to government lockdowns to stop the spread of the virus caused prices to fall

Iberdrola to start construction of green hydrogen plant in Spain- oil and gas 360

Iberdrola to start construction of green hydrogen plant in Spain

Reuters LONDON – Spanish utility Iberdrola said on Friday it is set to start construction on the largest green hydrogen plant for industrial use in Europe. In partnership with chemical manufacturer Fertiberia, the project will be based in Puerollano, central Spain, and consist of a 100 megawatt solar photovoltaic plant and hydrogen production system which will use electrolysis to convert