Energy industry

The energy industry is the totality of all of the industries involved in the production and sale of energy, including fuel extraction, manufacturing, refining and distribution. Modern society consumes large amounts of fuel, and the energy industry is a crucial part of the infrastructure and maintenance of society in almost all countries.

In particular, the energy industry comprises:

the petroleum industry, including oil companies, petroleum refiners, fuel transport and end-user sales at gas stations

the gas industry, including natural gas extraction, and coal gas manufacture, as well as distribution and sales

the electrical power industry, including electricity generation, electric power distribution and sales

the coal industry

the nuclear power industry

the renewable energy industry, comprising alternative energy and sustainable energy companies, including those involved in hydroelectric power, wind power, and solar power generation, and the manufacture, distribution and sale of alternative fuels

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Latest News for: Global energy industry

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Spotlight: World embracing energy transformation with opportunities, uncertainties ahead

China.dot.org 18 Mar 2019

Liu believed that the role of oil is weakening in the long run thanks to the global trend of energy transformation ... The International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Fatih Birol also pointed out that environmental carbon footprint remains a challenge for global energy industry....

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How to Fry a Planet

Information Clearing House 18 Mar 2019

... in the global energy industry, with the emergence of innovative companies possessing the skills and determination to exploit the new unconventional resources -- much as occurred during the early years of the petroleum era when new firms arose to exploit the world’s oil reserves....

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INSIGHT-All the world a stage: Rising U.S. oil clout on show in Houston

This is Money 18 Mar 2019

HOUSTON, March 15 (Reuters) - A glance at the attendee list at one of the world's largest energy industry events in Houston this week ... production by forging an alliance with Russia and other non-OPEC producers to curtail supplies from a wider swathe of the global energy industry....

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OPEC's Barkindo says rebound in oil investments 'very minimal'

Yahoo Daily News 18 Mar 2019

BAKU (Reuters) - The investments needed to ensure stability in the global oil industry are returning after a downturn, but the pace is still slow, OPEC Secretary General Mohammed Barkindo said ... Therefore we welcome the United States to join us in this global energy dialogue to address this and other issues affecting this industry."....

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Suntech 27MW PV modules come into full operation at Shell's first large scale photovoltaic project ...

The Record 18 Mar 2019

From its leading position in the global energy industry, Shell actively promotes the energy transformation and sets examples on how traditional energy companies could promote solar energy to tackle the issue of carbon dioxide in industrial production....

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Suntech 27MW PV modules come into full operation at Shell's first large scale photovoltaic project built by Biosar

Market Watch 18 Mar 2019

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Honeywell And Wood Collaborate To Deliver Advanced Refining And Petrochemical Solutions Through Connected Plant Technology

The Record 18 Mar 2019

Wood is a global leader in the delivery of project, engineering and technical services to energy and industrial markets ... midstream and downstream oil and gas, power and process, environment and infrastructure, clean energy, mining, nuclear, and general industrial sectors....

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Visiongain Report Claims There is Huge Potential Within the $854m Plastic to Fuel Technology Market

Market Watch 18 Mar 2019

It will deliver greater added value for a more competitive, resilient plastics industry ... • What are the prospects for the overall plastic to fuel industry? ... • Who are the key players in the plastic to fuel industry? ... • Global Renewables. • Klean Industries ... • Plastic Energy ... Brightmark Energy ... CTEC Energy ... GB Energy ... Global Renewables ... Klean Industries....

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Peak Oil Review: 18 March 2019

Resilience 18 Mar 2019

Rising climate activism, new technology and investor unrest have chastened and divided the global energy industry, a development set to define the CERAWeek by IHS conference, an annual gathering here that is usually dominated by a full-throated defense of fossil fuels....

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DONT PUBLISH Crushing poverty in the Philippines: Here's a way out

Gulf News 18 Mar 2019

For example, most Gulf countries, which generate a large portion of their revenue from fossil fuel exports and need a way to protect surplus reserves from market risks faced by a volatile global energy industry, places a portion of their surplus in sovereign wealth funds. ....

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OPEC’s Barkindo: rebound in oil investments ‘very minimal’

Arab News 17 Mar 2019

Therefore we welcome the United States to join us in this global energy dialogue to address this and other issues affecting this industry.” The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and other large oil producers led by Russia have agreed on joint efforts to curb their ......

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US, Chinese experts discuss opportunities, challenges in smart energy application

China.dot.org 17 Mar 2019

Representatives from Microsoft Corporation, the Global Energy Interconnection Research Institute (GEIRI) North America, and other professionals in energy industry shared their experience and expertise on developing smart energy at a seminar launched by the U.S.-China Green Energy Council in San Jose, California....

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Baru: Africa Yet to Tap over 41bn Barrels of Crude, 319trn scf of Gas

This Day 17 Mar 2019

“Stretching back to the period before the life of the PIB, Nigeria’s oil and gas sector has continued to deteriorate largely due to the fact that the laws that govern the petroleum industry are either not sufficient for effective regulation of the sector, or too outdated to be relevant in today’s global energy environment....