BP and DiDi join forces to build electric vehicle charging network in China

by Timothy Reeder | Aug 2, 2019 | News

BP and China’s Didi Chuxing (DiDi) today announced they have agreed to form a new joint venture to build electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in China, the world’s largest market for electric vehicles. The new joint venture plans to develop a...

Siemens and Nigerian Government signed implementation agreement for Electrification Roadmap

by Timothy Reeder | Aug 2, 2019 | News

Siemens and the Federal Government of Nigeria signed an implementation agreement for the Nigeria Electrification Roadmap. The goal of the Roadmap is to resolve existing challenges in the power sector and expand the capacity for the future power needs of the country....

Eni successfully drills Agogo-2, the first appraisal well of Agogo’s discovery in Angola

by Timothy Reeder | Aug 2, 2019 | News

Eni has successfully drilled Agogo-2, the first appraisal well of the Agogo discovery in Block 15/06, offshore Angola. The well results confirm the 650 million barrels of oil in place at the Agogo field and indicate further upside in its northern sector that will be...

Rolls-Royce off-grid plant supplies power for industrial production in Mexico

by Timothy Reeder | Aug 2, 2019 | News

Rolls-Royce continues its expansion into the Latin America market through the supply of MTU Onsite Energy generator sets for the power plant of a new pork processing facility in Mexico. It is operated by one of the country’s largest and most technically advanced...

Total will develop the LNG market in Benin

by Timothy Reeder | Aug 2, 2019 | News

Total, the Republic of Benin and the Société Béninoise d’Energie Electrique (SBEE) have signed the Gas Supply Agreement and the Host Government Agreement for the development of a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) import floating terminal and the supply of up to 0,5 million...

BHP to invest US$400m to address climate change

by Timothy Reeder | Aug 2, 2019 | News

BHP recently announced a five-year, US$400m Climate Investment Program to develop technologies to reduce emissions from its own operations as well as those generated from the use of its resources. BHP CEO Andrew Mackenzie said: “Over the next five years this program...