Harvey Is Not Having It

The shuttling of workers in from oil platforms and evacuation of ships at the port by energy companies, ahead of hurricane Harvey has slowed industrial activities along the Gulf Coast which will lead to the rise in gasoline prices in the storm's aftermath. Read more here: http://vothemes.com/2017/08/oil-up-as-united-states-rigs-and-refineries-brace-for/ and here: http://www.9news.com.au/world/2017/08/27/07/34/harvey-closes-oil-gas-operations-in-texas

Driving Without Subsidy

Riding on the back of India’s transition from gasoline-powered cars to Electric Vehicles (EV), Ashok Jhunjhunwala, Principal Advisor, Ministry of Power & New and Renewable Energy, said recently that digitisation, communication and e-payment, will not only bring alive business models that could not have been imagined before but enable businesses thrive without State subsidy. Read more here: http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2017/aug/27/digitisation-e-payment-to-drive-economy-says-ministry-of-power--new-and-renewable-energy-1648740.html

Going Nuclear

Saudi Arabia has signed a cooperation agreement deal with China that will support Saudi’s plan to entrench its renewable energy as well as diversify its energy mix so that it can export more of its oil, rather than burning it at power and water desalination plants. Read more here: http://www.utilities-me.com/article-5041-saudi-arabia-edges-towards-nuclear-energy-with-new-deals/

Stop Provoking Me

Cyprus is going ahead with its gas exploration in its Exclusive Economic Zone (ΕΕΖ) despite Turkish provocations, the recent being two new navigational warning (NAVTEX) binding an area 30 nautical miles south east of Paphos within the Republic of Cyprus’ offshore blocks six and seven. Read more here: http://in-cyprus.com/turkish-provocations-will-not-stop-cyprus-gas-exploration/

Conscience Seared With Fuel

An investigation carried out by the news outlet, Nation, in Kenya, has revealed the continuing activities of an illegal fuel adulteration network – who mixes petrol and diesel with kerosene to reap huge profits while endangering the lives of millions of people and damaging thousands of vehicles and machines – one year after senior Energy ministry and security officials intensified a crackdown to dismantle the powerful cartel. Read more here: http://www.nation.co.ke/news/War-on-sale-of-tainted-fuel-far-from-won-/1056-4072294-giq1yu/index.html