Despite adaptations of new fuels and technologies to help achieve the net-zero goal, natural gas will continue to play a vital function for the foreseeable future.

The global offshore wind industry installed 6.1GW of capacity in 2020, down slightly from a record 6.24GW in 2019, although GWEC expects a new record year in 2021, as China’s offshore wind sector rushes to install 7.5GW ahead of the expiry of current feed in tariffs (FITs).

The training programme for the El-Dabaa personnel will begin with by a Russian language course, which students will study for six months.

The IMSR400 is a molten salt reactor with integrated components that can to supply heat directly to industrial facilities or use it to generate up to 195 MW of electrical power.

Brent was up 50 cents, or 0.7%, at $74.01 a barrel, WTI climbed 43 cents, or 0.6%, to $70.88 a barrel.

World oil demand growth in 2021 remains unchanged from last month’s assessment, showing growth of 6.0 mb/d despite some offsetting revisions.

Within one year, Turkey has completed five deep-sea drillings in the Black Sea at the Sakarya field, where it has discovered more than half a trillion cubic meters of natural gas since August last year.

Oil products consumption reached 70 Mt in 2020, and Iran exported 18 Mt of petroleum products.

Coal still powers 60% of Czech district heat. IEA said the country should develop clean options like large heat pumps and consider whether small nuclear reactors can take some of the role after 2030.

The upcoming allocation round is expected to consist of up to 4.5 GW across the two areas (Utsira Nord and Sørlige Nordsjø II), with the technical potential being much higher.