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  • How One Swedish Solar Business Plans To Take The Globe By Storm

    Stockholm-based Soltech Energy is snatching up roofers and electricians and then “sprinkling” in a little solar power. And the publicly-traded venture is growing like a weed.   Chief Executive Stefan Ölander says that his young adult children are finally giving him a pat on the…

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  • Fire Breaks Out at Tehran Oil Refinery

    A huge fire broke out at an oil refinery in the southern part of the Iranian capital Tehran on the 2nd June, Iranian state media reported, saying there were so far no reports of casualties.   Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency said all operations had…

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  • Okea to develop Hasselmus gas discovery

    Draugen licence operator Okea ASA and partners Petoro AS and Neptune Energy Norge AS have made the decision to develop the Norwegian Sea Hasselmus gas discovery.   Hasselmus will be the first tie-back to the Draugen production platform and will add over 4,000 boe/d to…

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  • Biden Admin Extends Chevron Venezuela Sanctions Waiver

    Chevron Corporation and top American oil-service companies have won an extension to keep a limited presence in Venezuela despite US sanctions intended to starve President Nicolas Maduro’s regime of petrodollars.   In the first renewal granted under President Biden’s administration, the US Treasury Department extended…

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  • Equinor granted Norwegian Sea drilling permit

    Equinor Energy AS has been granted a drilling permit by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate for an exploration well in the Norwegian Sea.   Well 6407/1-9—the first exploration well in licence 939 – will be drilled from the West Hercules drilling rig about two km north-east…

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