U.S. natural gas exports reached new highs in 2019, driven by LNG exports.

In 2019, natural gas spot prices at the national benchmark Henry Hub in Louisiana averaged $2.57 per million British thermal units (MMBtu), about 60 cents per MMBtu lower than in 2018 and the lowest annual average price since 2016.

China Energy Engineering Corporation (CEEC) and China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) have entered into a strategic cooperation framework agreement, CEEC has told the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The document was signed in Beijing on 7 January by Wu Yun, deputy general manager of CEEC, and Li Qingtang, deputy general manager of CNNC.

Canada and the USA have finalised an agreement to collaborate on improving the security of supply chains and ensure the future competitiveness of their critical minerals industries. The announcement follows a June 2019 commitment by the countries' leaders.

solar installations are expected to grow by an additional 142 GW in 2020 – seven times the world’s total solar installations a decade ago.

Значительная часть территории Российской Федерации находится в области значительных (наблюдаемых и прогнозируемых) изменений климата, а последствия этих изменений оказывают существенное и усиливающееся воздействие на социально-экономическое развитие страны, условия жизни и здоровье людей, а также на состояние объектов экономики.

expects India's oil demand to grow by 170,000 b/d in 2020, up from 155,000 b/in 2019.

The best story, really, is in the Middle East, because we have Abu Dhabi, which became our logistic and technological hub in the region. We have all our people here, and we set up very quickly.

a blockchain-based peer-to-peer energy trading system, has been approved to conduct a 12-month pilot program for energy trading

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Each of ASEAN’s 10 members have set targets for renewable energy, and technological innovations such as better solar power efficiency and floating solar panels means that renewable energy is now more accessible than ever before.

The UAE Energy Strategy 2050 aims to achieve an energy mix that combines renewable and clean energy sources to balance economic requirements and environmental goals. The UAE will invest AED 600 billion until 2050 to meet the growing energy demand and ensure the sustainable growth of economy.

"This agreement extends Qatar's long standing LNG supply relationship with Kuwait well into the 2030's and highlights our commitment to meeting Kuwait's LNG requirements," Saad al-Kaabi, minister of state for energy affairs and the CEO of Qatar Petroleum, said in a statement

Germany decided in 2011 amid the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan to immediately close reactors built before 1980 and reverse a planned run-time extension for modern nuclear plants by setting final closure dates.

It was highlighted that the ongoing global growth in natural gas consumption is one of the chief trends of 2019.