Energy

Bloomberg Spain’s Iberdrola SA is canceling a project in Mexico to build a $1.2 billion combined-cycle plant because it can’t secure a supply of natural gas, according to Mexican officials. The mayor of Tuxpan, Juan Antonio Aguilar, said in an interview that representatives of Iberdrola told him that it’s scrapping the project in his city because in nine months it ...

Bloomberg Oil exploration shrank for a 14th straight week in US fields amid weak crude prices and skepticism about a recovery in energy demand. Drillers idled 10 oil rigs in onshore US fields this week, bringing the total to 189, according to data released by Baker Hughes Co. Despite this week’s rise in crude prices to a three-month high around ...

Bloomberg As Europe prepares a multi-billion-dollar blitz to cut greenhouse gas emissions, a race is on to cash in on the green transformation of the nation with the region’s most polluting power plant. Poland, which currently relies on coal for more than 70% of its electricity generation, is stepping up efforts to replace the dirty fuel with renewable energy. As ...

Bloomberg In a parched and dusty patch of land in California’s central valley, a series of wells has been pumping out some of the state’s dirtiest crude oil. Almost a century after the Chico-Martinez oilfield was first opened about 145 miles north of Los Angeles, it is still producing heavy crude. But to do it, drillers have turned to techniques ...

Bloomberg South Africa’s government is considering selling a green infrastructure bond worth tens of billions of rand as part of its biggest drive ever to kickstart private investment in projects ranging from energy to water reticulation. The proposed instrument is one of several mechanisms the country could use to raise finance for projects worth as much as $86 billion over ...

Bloomberg Norway is set to tighten rules for building wind turbines, caving in to massive protests from locals. A government proposal to slow down the development of onshore wind power comes after increasing local resistance mirrors sentiment in other European countries. Norway already decided to scrap a plan for a new permission framework last year. Norway, which has already developed ...

Bloomberg Need some parts for a nuclear plant? The government has a few to spare. Electrical transformers, motors, and pieces of special glove boxes designed to safely handle radioactive material are available as the government auctions off equipment from a now-abandoned nuclear project that was supposed to turn weapons-grade plutonium into fuel for commercial nuclear reactors. The online fire sale ...

Bloomberg The cluster of oil tankers off China’s coast is growing and the vessels are waiting longer to offload their cargoes amid a lack of onshore storage space after a buying spree earlier this year. The number of oil-laden tankers parked in Chinese waters has swelled since the start of the month with almost 200 ships expected over the course ...

Bloomberg Italy’s Eni SpA is weighing a sale of its energy exploration and production assets in Pakistan after operating in the country for about 20 years, people with knowledge of the matter said. Eni is working with a financial adviser to gauge interest in the portfolio, said the people who asked not to be identified as the information isn’t public. ...

Bloomberg Ikea wants to assemble its own little power plant. The Swedish flat-pack furniture giant plans to cover every inch of rooftop space at one of its 10 Australian megastores, including purpose-built car parks, with solar panels. Together with big-battery storage and other technology, the operation will not only be energy self-sufficient, but will also be able to feed excess ...