Energy News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on June 20, 2025.
MIL-OSI Global: Nuclear scientists have long been targets in covert ops – Israel has brought that policy out of the shadows
Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Jenna Jordan, Associate Professor of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology Portraits of Iranian military generals and nuclear scientists killed in Israel’s June 13, 2025, attack are displayed on a sign as a plume of heavy smoke and fire rise from an oil refinery in southern Tehran […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Dmitry Chernyshenko: In recent years, the strategic partnership between Russia and Cuba has only strengthened
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: Government of the Russian Federation – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article. 20 hours ago At SPIEF-2025, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko welcomed the participants of the first high-level business dialogue “Russia – Cuba”. “Our countries are linked by strong, time-tested, friendly ties. President Vladimir Vladimirovich […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Alexander Novak: Russian fuel and energy complex has become more competitive and technologically advanced
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: Government of the Russian Federation – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article. Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak spoke at the panel session “The World Fuel and Energy Market in Search of a Balance between the Interests of Producers and Consumers” at the St. Petersburg International Economic […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Alexander Novak: Cooperation between Russia and Turkey in the energy sector is truly strategic in nature
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: Government of the Russian Federation – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article. Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Alexander Novak held a meeting with Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. The parties discussed cooperation in the oil, […]
MIL-Evening Report: Bribe or community benefit? Sweeteners smoothing the way for renewables projects need to be done right
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hugh Breakey, Deputy Director, Institute for Ethics, Governance & Law, Griffith University Louise Beaumont/Getty When a renewable energy developer announces a new project, there’s one big question mark – how will nearby communities react? Community pushback has scuttled many renewables projects. Sometimes, communities are angry landowners hosting […]
MIL-OSI Europe: Answer to a written question – Strengthening support for renewable hydrogen to meet EU energy and climate targets – E-001831/2025(ASW)
Source: European Parliament Since 2020, the EU has set up a comprehensive regulatory framework to support the scale up of renewable hydrogen, including enabling financing under the European Hydrogen Bank (EHB). After two auctions already implemented under this financial initiative to support hydrogen production in Europe[1], by the end of 2025 the Commission will launch a […]
MIL-OSI Africa: NOV Delegation Joins African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 Amid Artificial Intelligence (AI) Push in African Energy Projects
A high-level delegation from global energy services company NOV has joined the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies conference – taking place on September 29 to October 3 in Cape Town. With a focus on digitization, a wealth of knowledge in oilfield services and a dedication to balancing operational efficiency with sustainable development, […]
MIL-OSI USA: Case Proposes Measure To Advance Energy Resiliency For Remote Island, Native Hawaiian and Tribal Communities
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Ed Case (Hawai‘i – District 1) (Washington, DC) – U.S. Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) today announced an effort to codify into law a federal program to expand energy resilience and reliability for some of the nation’s most vulnerable regions – isolated island, Native Hawaiian and Tribal communities […]
MIL-OSI Canada: Province, BC Hydro launch pilot program to cut energy costs, support housing density
Source: Government of Canada regional news In a Canadian first, the Province and BC Hydro have launched a pioneering pilot project in Vancouver that has the potential to set new standards for supporting growing housing priorities and densification in Canada. Designed to support the transition from single-family homes to multi-unit residences, the initiative is exploring how […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: ‘New offshore wind farms should benefit Welsh public purse’ – Plaid Cymru
Source: Party of Wales Plaid Cymru challenge Labour suggestion that offshore wind announcement is ‘vindication’ of keeping Crown Estate powers in Westminster Plaid Cymru’s Energy spokesperson in Westminster, Llinos Medi MP, has pushed back against the Secretary of State for Wales’ suggestion that a new announcement on offshore wind projects is a “vindication” of keeping Crown […]
MIL-OSI NGOs: 8 in 10 people support taxing oil and gas corporations to pay for climate damages, global survey finds
Source: Greenpeace Statement – Bonn, Germany, 19 June 2025 – A vast majority of people believe governments must tax oil, gas and coal corporations for climate-related loss and damage, and that their government is not doing enough to counter the political influence of super rich individuals and polluting industries. These are the key findings of […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Delivering an energy market that works for consumers
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments 2 Press release Delivering an energy market that works for consumers New proposals announced to expand automatic compensation schemes when things go wrong. New proposals to expand automatic compensation schemes for when things go wrong working people will be better protected with fairer, quicker, easier access to […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Government steps in to protect consumers with old energy meters
Source: United Kingdom – Government Statements Press release Government steps in to protect consumers with old energy meters A widespread switch-off of Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS) meters will not happen on 30 June. Ministers have confirmed that a widespread switch-off of Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS) meters will not happen on 30 June – with this […]
India records highest growth in power generation after US & China in last five years: IEA
Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) India has emerged as a country with the third-largest growth in power generation capacity globally over the past five years, according to the latest report by the International Energy Agency (IEA). Only China and the United States surpassed India in power generation growth during this period. […]
MIL-OSI Africa: Green Energy International Exports First Crude from New Onshore Terminal in Nigeria
Source: Africa Press Organisation – English (2) – Report: Nigerian energy company Green Energy International (GEIL) has completed the development of the Otakikpo onshore terminal, situated in OML 11 near Port Harcourt. In June 2025, the company lifted its first crude cargo from the newly-constructed facility – the first indigenous onshore terminal constructed in the […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: New guidance issued for environmental impact assessments
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments Press release New guidance issued for environmental impact assessments Guidance offers greater clarity to offshore oil and gas developers. New guidance provides clarity on how the global environmental impacts of proposed oil and gas projects in licensed fields should be assessed, following Supreme Court ruling. Offshore developers […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Alexander Novak: Energy cooperation between Russia and Hungary is an example of mutual respect
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: Government of the Russian Federation – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article. Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Alexander Novak held a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Economic Relations of Hungary Peter Szijjarto at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. The parties discussed issues of […]
MIL-OSI Africa: United Arab Emirates (UAE) Undersecretary for Energy and Petroleum Affairs Joins African Energy Week (AEW) 2025
Sharif Salim Al-Olama, Undersecretary for Energy and Petroleum Affairs at the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has joined African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies to discuss collaborative opportunities in oil and gas. Taking place on September 29 to October 3 in Cape Town, the event is the […]
MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Implementing the EPBD to ensure genuine energy savings by levering measured performance – E-002357/2025
Source: European Parliament Question for written answer E-002357/2025to the CommissionRule 144Niels Flemming Hansen (PPE) The recast Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) introduces a pivotal shift towards measured energy performance (Annex I), which assesses a building’s actual energy consumption. This data-driven approach is a significant improvement over the theoretical models used for traditional Energy Performance […]
MIL-OSI Economics: Jorgovanka Tabaković: Full support for a stable macroeconomic environment
Source: Bank for International Settlements Dear colleagues, esteemed hosts, Mr Colangeli, Mr Petrović, Many times in life, everything seemed almost hopeless – bombing, COVID, many smaller or more personal crises – but life has always inevitably returned to normal. Never the same, but still normal. What is destroyed is rebuilt, what is broken is fixed, […]