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A new way forward for nuclear

The world’s only floating nuclear power plant (FNPP), Akademik Lomonosov, commenced commercial operation on 22 May 2020.

Russia is getting closer to a small modular reactor reality, writes Rusatom Overseas President Evgeny Pakermanov

Managing nuclear new build risks

The nuclear industry has proven fertile ground for commercial disputes. Few industry sectors face sterner regulatory oversight or greater technical complexity.

When building a nuclear power plant, it is almost a case of when – not if – a dispute will arise. Understanding the risks is key to mitigating them, say partners at White & Case

On the path to carbon neutrality

During the past couple of years, activists have spurred a vigorous and much-needed debate over the future of energy and the planet.

Uniper CEO Andreas Schierenbeck sets out the company’s decarbonisation strategy and how other fossil fuel generators can reduce global emissions

Project LEO: Redesigning the energy system at a local level

Project LEO  is a £40m+ multi-stakeholder consortium making Oxfordshire one of the UK’s largest testbeds for local energy systems.

The UK needs energy systems that are cheaper, cleaner and consumer-friendly. Project LEO (Local Energy Oxfordshire) has the potential to show just how innovation can deliver this energy ambition for the future, say Masao Ashtine and David Wallom at the University of Oxford

Reinventing refineries

Today, refining companies face a more challenging and convoluted market. The growth of electric vehicles, more efficient internal combustion engines, and the world’s transition to a low-carbon econ

The transition to a low-carbon economy will require downstream organisations to invest in low-carbon technologies. EIC analyst Tayo Idowu looks at the disruptive technologies transforming the downstream industry

The future of European gas

The significant 1959 discovery of the Groningen gas field – the tenth-largest in the world – had global ramifications: firing the starting gun for North Sea exploration, the UK’s Continental Shelf

The giant Groningen gas field has been fuelling Europe’s energy needs for decades. As the Dutch wind down production, Christian Beasley at ZTP says Groningen’s volumes can be easily replaced

News and events August 2020

About the EIC

Established in 1943, the EIC is the leading trade association for companies working in the global energy industries.

View from the top

How does Aramco Overseas proactively support the Aramco global enterprise to ensure it fulfils its mission to provide energy around the world?

Q&A: Talal Al-Marri President and CEO, Aramco Overseas

From the Chief Executive: August 2020

The rapid global spread of COVID-19 has eclipsed other recent epidemics and market crises in both size and scope.

In this issue of Energy Focus, Stuart Broadley outlines how the supply chain can strategise for the new normal

From the Chief Executive: April 2020

Throughout the world, the oil price wars, 2020 oil crash, Brexit, COVID-19 pandemic and push for decarbonisation are causing huge disruption to the industry’s supply chain as the perfect storm hits

In this issue of Energy Focus we highlight how the supply chain can turn challenges into opportunities. The articles in this edition were produced prior to the COVID-19 pandemic currently taking place

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