Day: March 26, 2024

Meyer Werft to build another LNG-powered cruise ship for Carnival

Energy News Beat Germany’s Meyer Werft has won an order to build another LNG-fueled vessel for Miami-based Carnival Cruise Line, a unit of Carnival. The world’s largest cruise company said on Tuesday it has signed an agreement with Meyer Werft to build a fifth Excel class cruise ship for its namesake Carnival Cruise Line brand. […]

Macron may ignore the French Parliament if CETA is rejected

Energy News Beat   With the French Senate rejecting the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), and the National Assembly possibly doing the same, just ahead of the European elections, Macron’s government could ignore the parliament’s decision. However, the opposition is denouncing this as an anti-democratic move. Following the rejection of CETA on Thursday […]

Nebula’s AG&P LNG wins Indonesian LNG terminal gig

Energy News Beat Nebula Energy’s AG&P LNG and its consortium members have won a large-scale 20-year contract for LNG infrastructure development from a unit of Indonesia’s state power company PLN. Besides AG&P Indonesia, other consortium members are Suasa Benua Sukses (SBS) and KPMOG, according to a statement by AG&P LNG. The tender was awarded by […]

Russia’s Gazprom to buy Shell’s stake in Sakhalin LNG terminal operator

Energy News Beat Russia has approved the sale of a 27.5 percent stake, previously owned by LNG giant Shell, in the new operator of the Sakhalin LNG plant to a unit of state-owned Gazprom, according to a government order dated March 23. Under the order, Gazprom’s unit Sakhalin Project will buy the stake in Sakhalin […]

Europe finalises rules for more recycling, less waste exports

Energy News Beat   On Monday (25 March), the Council of the EU unanimously voted to adopt the revised Waste Shipment Regulation. This text, which now becomes EU law, aims to encourage more local waste management and greater recycling of raw materials, while exports of waste to non-EU countries will be reduced.  Under the new […]

France ‘would not rule out’ requisitions to speed up arms production, defence minister says

Energy News Beat   France is prepared to requisition “personnel, stocks or production tools” to accelerate the production of armaments by the domestic industry, the Minister for Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu said on Tuesday (26 March). “For the first time, I’m not ruling out (…), if things are not on track in terms of production […]

EU Commission issues guidelines for addressing digital risks to elections

Energy News Beat   The European Commission issued guidelines on Tuesday (26 March) under the Digital Services Act, outlining measures to mitigate against risks that could impact election integrity digitally. The European Parliament elections are approaching in June, and ten European countries are gearing up for presidential and parliamentary elections this year. The EU’s Digital […]

The Brief – Will wind take it all?

Energy News Beat   With China and the US striving to dominate the world’s future clean-tech markets, European politicians have developed a renewed appetite for protectionism and Europe’s wind power industry is poised to harvest this drive. To recap: Europe was scarred when the global financial crisis – alongside bad business choices driven by the […]

Spain calls Israel’s criticism over Palestinian statehood recognition ‘nonsense’

Energy News Beat   Spain’s decision to recognise Palestine as an independent state is not rewarding terrorism, Israel’s claims otherwise are “nonsense”, according to Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares in an interview on Tuesday (26 March) In November, during a joint trip with Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo to Israel and the Rafah border […]

EU Council backs relaxation of CAP green rules, paving way for swift approval

Energy News Beat   EU countries endorsed a proposal to ease the environmental requirements of the bloc’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for the 2023-2027 period, reaching a quick deal on the sidelines of Tuesday’s (26 March) EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council. The draft text sailed through the EU Council with only minor adjustments made to […]