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UK wealth fund provides £600m for Iberdrola subsea power project
ScottishPower, through its parent company Iberdrola, has secured £600 million ($780 million) in financing from the UK’s National Wealth Fund to support the development of the Eastern Green Link 4 project. Internal Pages – Super (728×90) – Position 14 The initiative involves a two gigawatt high-voltage direct current subsea link designed to transport energy from […]
Drone attacks and seizures knock out 40 per cent of Russian oil exports
At least 40 per cent of Russia’s oil export capacity is at a halt following Ukrainian drone attacks, a disputed attack on a major pipeline and the seizure of tankers, according to Reuters calculations based on market data. Internal Pages – Super (728×90) – Position 14 The shutdown is the most severe oil supply disruption […]
Libya moves damaged Russian LNG tanker away from shores
Libya’s coast guard has begun towing away a damaged liquefied natural gas tanker that several Mediterranean countries warned posed an environmental risk after drifting unmanned for weeks, the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU) said. Internal Pages – Super (728×90) – Position 14 The Russian-flagged Arctic Metagazcarrying LNG from the Arctic port of Murmansk, has […]
Italy seeks more gas from Algeria, PM says
Italy hopes to receive more gas from Algeria after agreeing to strengthen energy cooperation with the north African nation, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on a visit to Algiers. Internal Pages – Super (728×90) – Position 14 Meloni met President Abdelmadjid Tebboune as Rome faces prolonged disruptions in liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies from […]
Vestas plans nacelle and hub factory in Scotland
Danish wind turbine maker Vestas has announced that it intends to establish a nacelle and hub factory in Scotland to meet offshore wind demand in the UK and Europe. The project represents a capital investment exceeding €250 million ($271 million), focusing on components for an offshore wind turbine model. Internal Pages – Super (728×90) – […]
Maersk: Middle East has pressing food import needs
The Middle East region has a “pressing need” for food imports that have been disrupted by the outbreak of war in the gulf, the chair of the board of Danish container shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk said on Wednesday. Internal Pages – Super (728×90) – Position 14 According to the World Economic Forum, Gulf Cooperation Council […]
Fincantieri hunts for deals as underwater business revenue soars
Fincantieri is scouting for deals to speed up its expansion in the fast-growing underwater business, the head of the Italian shipbuilder said on Wednesday. Internal Pages – Super (728×90) – Position 14 The state-controlled company reported a more than fourfold jump in its annual profit to €117 million ($136 million), boosted by the underwater unit, […]
Registration for the Navega Jovem program closes today in Santos
Disclosure/APS Today is the deadline for applications for the “Navega Jovem” program, the result of a partnership between the Santos Port Authority (APS) and the Santos Port Excellence Center Foundation. The initiative aims to train young people for the job market with a focus on the port and logistics sector. Internal Pages – Super (728×90) […]
Japan’s Kioxia invests $490m in Taiwanese DRAM supplier Nanya
Business deals DRAM producer draws several investors amid memory shortage Kioxia Holdings needs DRAM for its solid-state drives, which are shown in this display. (Photo by Ryo Mukano) RYO MUKANO and HIDEAKI RYUGEN TOKYO/TAIPEI — Japanese memory maker Kioxia Holdings said Wednesday it will invest 15.6 billion New Taiwan dollars ($490 million) in Nanya Technology, the Taiwanese […]
Indonesia makes U-turn on free school meals, citing fiscal ‘efficiencies’
Economy Jakarta also to raise export duties on coal and nickel as budget pressures mount Free school meals on Saturdays are to be stopped in a paring back of President Prabowo Subianto’s ambitious flagship program to nourish youngsters. © Reuters ISMI DAMAYANTI and REZHA HADYAN JAKARTA – The Indonesian government looks set to make a […]