This was supposed to be a breakout year for US LNG export projects getting commercially sanctioned. But with 2019 wrapping up, just two new export terminals and an additional train at an existing facility made it over the line to construction.

Artificial Intelligence, AI, will be a key enabling technology in achieving renewable energy and sustainability targets, according to a report, "Artificial Intelligence: Transforming the Future of Energy and Sustainability," released today, ahead of January’s 2020 World Future Energy Summit.

Shell oil production is expected to be between 2,775 and 2,825 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day

Here are five priorities countries should embed in their climate plans to promote fair transitions. These recommendations will be further developed in an upcoming WRI paper that highlights building blocks and untapped opportunities for social equity in climate action.

If your business case depends on the cost of energy or the cost of storage remaining where they are, ask yourself, what if the cost goes down 50%? That’s only 3 years of decline at 20%/year.

The decentralization of our electricity grid is inevitable. Distributed energy resources (DERs) are becoming increasingly attractive for consumers as prices continue to drop and political and environmental pressures continue to mount.

Electricity generation from coal will rise only marginally over that period, at less than 1% per year – and its share will decline from 38% in 2018 to 35% in 2024. This means coal remains by far the single largest source of power supply worldwide.

Dr. Nawal Al Hosany, Permanent Representative of the UAE to the International Renewable Energy Agency, IRENA, has said that the UAE’s contributions to the renewable energy sector have made it a model to follow, with investments worth US$12 billion covering 49 renewable energy projects across 25 countries, producing some 4GW of energy supplies to communities.

Serbia's economic growth is projected at 3.5 percent in 2019 and 4 percent in 2020, with negative contributions from the external environment offset by strong domestic demand.

Crude oil production from the major US onshore regions is forecast to increase 30,000 b/d month-over-month in December from 9,105 to 9,135 thousand barrels/day, gas production to increase 77 million cubic feet/day from 85,521 to 85,598 million cubic feet/day .

While toilets and indoor plumbing are taken for granted in developed countries, in the developing world — India, parts of Africa or Southeast Asia — it’s not a given.

Kazakhstan’s real gross domestic product (GDP) growth is projected at 4.0% for 2019, before easing to 3.7% in 2020,

Commenting on the strategic cooperation between ECI and ECGE, Massimo Falcioni, CEO of ECI, said, "Taking into account the very strong non-oil trade relations between Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, this agreement will pave the way for the identification and development of more business opportunities. ECI’s partnership with ECGC will not only reinforce the existing partnership between the two countries but will also boost the regional and global competitiveness of local businesses."

“Наиболее активно энергетическое взаимодействие России и Вьетнама традиционно развивается в нефтегазовой, электроэнергетической сферах и, в особенности, в угольном сегменте - экспорт угля из России во Вьетнам за прошедшие 9 месяцев 2019 года увеличился сразу на 172%, до 4,52 млн тонн. В то же время поставки нефтепродуктов выросли на более, чем 35% до 87,5 тыс тонн”, - сказал Александр Новак.

The use of nuclear power will need to increase to decarbonise electricity production, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said today at a side event during the United Nations COP25 climate summit in Madrid. Meeting sustainability and climate goals requires a significant use of nuclear energy, he said.