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Home2023October

Month: October 2023

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The pope leads 1.4 billion Catholics. Getting them to care about the climate is harder than he thought.

October 23, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on Oct. 23, 2023. By Whitney Bauck If there’s one person in the Catholic Church who ought to have the ability to influence climate action on a global scale, [Read more]

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Africa’s $800bn upstream investment cycle underlines the central role of oil and gas in the continent’s energy future

October 18, 2023 Energi Staff

Cape Town 18th October 2023 – The African upstream oil and gas sector is in the middle of an US$800 billion capital expenditure (capex) programme that will see liquified natural gas (LNG) emerge as a [Read more]

Markham on Energy

AER, Imperial ignored ‘early warning system’ for years before Kearl 2022 leak, say experts

October 18, 2023 Markham Hislop

“We have no confidence in the AER or the Government of Alberta to investigate this incident or prevent another one from happening.” – Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Regulatory failure, not poor communications, is the real [Read more]

Energi Notes

What Suncor CEO’s energy transition testimony REALLY means

October 17, 2023 Markham Hislop

New oil and gas narrative espoused by Kruger serves oil/gas industry’s interests, not Canadians’ Suncor CEO Rich Kruger testified before a House of Commons committee yesterday. His comments were labelled “greenwashing,” and “criminal” but critics [Read more]

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New natural gas-fired capacity additions expected to total 8.6 gigawatts in 2023

October 17, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Oct. 16, 2023 By Lindsay Aramayo, Mark Morey So far in 2023, 10 natural gas-fired power plants have come online in the United States [Read more]

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A luxury we cannot afford to squander: North America needs to back radically cheaper electric vehicles

October 17, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by Scotia Bank on Oct. 11, 2023. By Rebekah Young and John Fanjoy The race is on to build (and power) the vehicles of tomorrow. Fundamental shifts in the policy landscape, [Read more]

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U.S. Department of Energy to invest US$7 billion into seven regional hydrogen hubs

October 17, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by Wood Mackenzie on Oct 17, 2023. HOUSTON, 17 October 2023 – The announcement by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to invest US$7 billion across seven Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs [Read more]

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EIA projects global energy consumption will outpace efficiency gains in most cases

October 12, 2023 Energi Staff

By Michelle Bowman This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Oct. 11, 2023. In our International Energy Outlook 2023 (IEO2023), we project that global energy-related CO2 emissions will increase by 2050 in a number [Read more]

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Global solar capacity to increase 32 per cent compared to 2022

October 12, 2023 Energi Staff

By Juan Monge This article was published by Wood Mackenzie on Oct. 12, 2023. Solar energy continues its relentless penetration into the world’s energy system, driven by strong policy support, attractive pricing, and the technology’s [Read more]

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ExxonMobil acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources creates world’s first megamajor

October 12, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by Wood Mackenzie on Oct. 12, 2023. LONDON/HOUSTON/SINGAPORE, 12 October 2023 – Addressing ExxonMobil’s purchase of Pioneer Natural Resources, Tom Ellacott, senior vice president of Corporate Research for Wood Mackenzie said, [Read more]

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OPEC+ production cuts drive up sour crude oil price around the world

October 5, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Sept. 25, 2023. By Matthew French Crude oil production cuts among OPEC+ members are limiting the global supply of medium, sour and heavy, sour grades of [Read more]

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U.S. petroleum product exports set new record in the first half of 2023

October 5, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Oct. 2, 2023. By Kevin Hack U.S. petroleum product exports totalled nearly 6.0 million barrels per day (b/d) in the first half of 2023, [Read more]

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U.S. construction costs dropped for solar, wind, and natural gas-fired generators in 2021

October 5, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Oct. 3, 2023. By Alex Mey The average construction costs for solar photovoltaic systems, wind turbines, and natural gas-fired electricity generators all decreased in [Read more]

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U.S. natural gas exports set a record high in the first half of 2023

October 5, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Oct. 4, 2023. By Katy Fleury The United States exported more natural gas in the first half of 2023 (1H23) than it did in [Read more]

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Why public financing needs to be centre stage for universal energy access

October 5, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by IRENA in Sept., 2023. The latest Tracking SDG 7 report offers yet another sobering reminder of the lack of progress on electricity and clean cooking targets. In 2021, over 675 million people [Read more]

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Renewables jobs nearly doubled in past decade, soared to 13.7 million in 2022

October 5, 2023 Energi Staff

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates / Geneva, Switzerland, 28 September 2023 – Worldwide employment in renewable energy reached 13.7 million in 2022, an increase of one million since 2021 and up from a total of 7.3 [Read more]

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Lagging policy support and rising cost pressures put investment plans for low-emissions hydrogen at risk

October 5, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Sept. 22, 2023. Momentum behind low-emissions hydrogen continues to grow despite the slow roll-out of financial incentives and stubborn cost pressures that threaten to delay [Read more]

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IEA, ECB, EIB highlight importance of accelerated clean energy transition for Europe’s industrial competitiveness and financial stability

October 5, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Sept. 29, 2023. The heads of the European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Central Bank (ECB) and the International Energy Agency (IEA) are calling on [Read more]

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Suncor to acquire TotalEnergies’ Canadian operations for $1.468 billion

October 5, 2023 Energi Staff

Calgary, Alberta – Suncor Energy announced on Thursday that it has agreed to purchase TotalEnergies EP Canada Ltd., which holds a 31.23 per cent working interest in the Fort Hills oil sands mining project for [Read more]

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Canadian, BC governments help farmers mitigate, adapt to climate change

October 5, 2023 Energi Staff

VICTORIA – Farmers and ranchers in British Columbia are receiving support under the Regional Extension Program so they can continue to produce food in a changing climate. Lawrence MacAulay, federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food [Read more]

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