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25 Differences Between Private Sector and Government Managers

POWER Magazine

You often hear it said that government should be run more like a business. The post 25 Differences Between Private Sector and Government Managers appeared first on POWER Magazine. But a senior industry executive with cabinet-level experience in the Reagan and Bush II administrations explains why it's not that simple.

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Qatar To Supply Natural Gas To Syria’s New Government

OilPrice

Qatar was one of the fiercest opponents of the deposed Bashar al-Assad and one of the strongest supporters of the rebels-turned rulers currently in charge. The gas would be transferred from Jordan via a pipeline to the Deir Ali power plant in southern Syria, where it could boost power supply by up to 400 megawatts.

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Nigeria’s bold leap to boost e-mobility and shrink its emissions

Energy Transition

The removal of fuel subsidies aims to bolster the electric mobility sector as government and private initiatives work to promote EVs and charging infrastructure for a sustainable future. Nigeria’s Energy Transition Plan (ETP) targets 10% biofuel blends by 2030 and complete EV adoption by 2060. Samuel Ajala reports.

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UK SMR Competition Narrows Contenders to Four Nuclear Designs

POWER Magazine

The UK government has narrowed its shortlist of technologies competing in its flagship Small Modular Reactor (SMR) competition to four candidates. 25, it announced that Westinghouse, GE-Hitachi Nuclear […] The post UK SMR Competition Narrows Contenders to Four Nuclear Designs appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Alberta government says premier in talks with potential overseas heavy oil buyer

BOE Report

CALGARY – The Alberta government says Premier Danielle Smith has been in talks with a multinational oil and petrochemical player about selling two million barrels per month of province-owned heavy oil. It said in a news release that there was a meeting on Monday, but it did not identify the company or say what part [Read more]

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Russia Set to Resume Oil & Gas Operations in Iraqi Kurdistan 

OilPrice

This encompassed the KRI, much of the rest of Iraq under the control of its Federal Government Russia is to restart its key oil and gas operations in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) according to recent comments from its Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev.

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Guyana Pulls the Plug on Frontera-CGX JV – Exxon Stays Winning

OilPrice

Guyanas government has officially yanked the plug on the Frontera-CGX joint venture, canceling its oil prospecting license for the Corentyne block. The writing had been on the wall since February, when officials gave the JV a 30-day warning. Now, its official.

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