European Council Agrees Buildings Efficiency Rules Text

The European Council agreed June 26 its position on a proposal for a revised directive to raise the energy efficiency of buildings, which account for 40% of the bloc's final energy.

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Aker Wins Coral Subsea Order

Aker Solutions said June 26 it has been awarded a contract to deliver three umbilicals and associated equipment at ENI's Coral South project, Mozambique's first offshore field development.

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The myth of ‘coal is dead’ - NGW Magazine

The phrase ‘coal is dead’ has been gaining popularity for a while now, but is it based on hard facts or wishful thinking? April 2015 was the first time in US’ energy history when natural gas surpassed coal as the country’s lead energy producer, and it could be said to be the date that marked the start of the ‘demise’ of coal.

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Lithuanian Trader Buys US LNG

Lithuania’s natural gas supply and trading company Lietuvos Duju Tiekimas (LDT), subsidiary of the state-controlled Lietuvos Energija energy holding, signed a gas supply contract with US Cheniere Marketing International at the end of last week and purchased a LNG cargo swiftly afterwards.

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Norway, Faroes Open Licence Rounds

Norway and the Faroese government have announced new licensing rounds in recent days. The Norwegian petroleum and energy ministry announced the 24th licensing round on June 21, comprising a total of 102 blocks: nine blocks in the Norwegian Sea and 93 in the Barents Sea.

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