Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) has outlined plans to expand the UAE’s cleaner energy and water systems, forecasting a more than 45 per cent reduction in related carbon emissions by 2035 despite rising electricity demand.
Envision Energy has energised Morocco’s first large-scale lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery energy storage system at OCP Green Energy’s Benguerir site. The 25 MW/125 MWh project is undergoing testing and is expected to cut peak-hour electricity costs by 25 per cent.
Global journalism collaboration Covering Climate Now (CCNow) has announced 49 winners of the 2026 CCNow Journalism Awards, recognising outstanding climate reporting from newsrooms and journalists around the world.
Qatar expects its massive LNG expansion to begin producing in the first half of 2027, but has decided against building pipelines to bypass the Strait of Hormuz. The first production train at North Field East (NFE), the initial phase of Qatar’s LNG expansion, is expected to come online in the first half of 2027, Energy Minister and QatarEnergy CEO Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi said at the Qatar Economic Forum.
Oil prices fell more than 2% on Monday to their lowest levels in more than a week as hopes for renewed US-Iran diplomacy reduced some of the geopolitical risk premium, while President Donald Trump signalled he could meet Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian but warned Tehran that much bigger action could follow if it did not change course.
India's Megha Engineering & Infrastructures has secured a KD117 million ($379 million) contract from Kuwait Oil Company for the development of key facilities at GC-25 and GC-30 units. The scope of work includes construction of new processing and water-treatment facilities alongwith connecting pipelines.
Bilfinger has announced that it has secured a major contract from Shinas Marine Fuels to provide Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) consultancy services for the Phase 1 of its oil terminals project in Oman. The work includes provision of consultancy expertise to help define the project's technical and commercial framework.
Schneider Electric has concluded its Innovation Summit Middle East & Africa in Abu Dhabi, highlighting energy intelligence as a key phase of the energy transition as artificial intelligence, electrification and industrial expansion reshape regional energy demand.
The Government of Sri Lanka, through the Petroleum Development Authority of Sri Lanka (PDASL), has launched the Sri Lanka Licensing Round 2026 (SL2026-01), inviting qualified energy companies to evaluate four offshore exploration blocks covering approximately 33,964 square kilometres in the Mannar Basin.
Electricity systems are becoming increasingly low-carbon and diverse, but generation costs are also rising, according to a new analysis by the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI).
