Environment & Energy | Saturday 17 September, 2016 2:15 pm

Oil prices fall to multi-week lows on oversupply jitters

Crude oil prices fell more than 1 percent on Friday to multi-week lows as swelling Iranian exports reinforced fears of a global glut, while gasoline rallied on refinery and pipeline outages. Falling US equity prices and a rising dollar also weighed on crude futures and other industrial commodities ...

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Environment & Energy | Friday 16 September, 2016 5:10 pm

Slovenia 1st country in the world with a sustainability rating

 In 2015, the Slovenian Tourist Board developed the Green Scheme of Slovenian Tourism, a special program used to assess the sustainable operations of Slovenian destinations and operators according to international criteria. The first winner of the Slovenia Green quality label was Ljubljana,...

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Environment & Energy | Friday 16 September, 2016 5:07 pm

Oil jumps 2% as Libya set to resume exports from some ports

Oil prices rose about 2 percent on Thursday, ending a two-day slide as prices tracked a surge in gasoline futures and higher US equity markets. Prices remained lower for the week so far. Over the previous two sessions, oil fell 6 percent, pressured by data showing large weekly builds in US...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 14 September, 2016 2:15 pm

​​A Brand New Invention Turns Beach Umbrellas into Mobile Phone Chargers

CGN energy, a prestigious Greek firm providing environmentally-friendly energy solutions, is coming to Dubai with their brand new invention which turns umbrellas at the hotels and resorts’ beaches to mobile phone chargers to be used around the clock. CGN has pitched this offer to...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 14 September, 2016 1:00 pm

IEA: Saudi Arabia ousts US as biggest oil producer

Oil prices fell as much as 3 percent on Tuesday after both the world's consumers and producers revised forecasts that signaled the global crude glut persisting for much longer than previously expected. The International Energy Agency (IEA), which advises oil-consuming countries on their...

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Environment & Energy | Tuesday 13 September, 2016 11:57 am

Britain is set to miss 2020 renewable energy target

 Britain is set to miss its 2020 European renewable energy targets, a parliamentary committee report said on Friday, setting a poor example for less wealthy countries as the world tries to rein in global warming. Britain has a target to meet 15 percent of its energy needs from renewable...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 8 September, 2016 4:03 am

Bee’ah opens up registration for and Sharjah Environment Awareness Awards and Inter-school Recycling Competition 2017

Bee’ah, the Middle East’s integrated environmental and waste management company, has once again invited schools to register to participate in its two annually-held competitions: The 7th Sharjah Environment Awareness Award (SEAA); and the 4th Inter-School Recycling Competition...

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Environment & Energy | Tuesday 6 September, 2016 5:20 am

ROSATOM is ready to build 16 nuclear power units in Saudi Arabia

State Corporation ROSATOM is ready to build 16 nuclear power units in Saudi Arabia, said Aide to the President of the Russian Federation Yury Ushakov to journalists at a briefing.  “There are prospects for cooperation in the field of nuclear energy. The intergovernmental agreement on...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 31 August, 2016 1:44 pm

The First Women in Nuclear Annual Conference to be Held in The Middle East

Delegates from across the globe will unite in Abu Dhabi this November to celebrate women’s achievements in the nuclear industry at the 24th Global Women in Nuclear (WiN) conference.    To be held at the Fairmont, Bab al Bahr hotel between 20th – 23rd November, the...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 27 August, 2016 6:09 am

Dubai announces crude oil price for November

The Department of Oil Affairs of the Government of Dubai has announced that it has notified customers that the official price of Dubai crude oil to be delivered in November will be US$0.15 less than the average daily settlement price of the Oman Crude Oil Financial Contract in Dubai Mercantile...

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