Korean firm to cool Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine storage space with LNG
Liquified natural gas (LNG) will be used to keep extremely low temperatures in storage facilities in South Korea which will house millions of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccines. According to a Reuters article, Korea Superfreeze Inc., located 65 kilometres from Seoul and boasting temperatures frostier than an Antarctic winter, will be used for bulk storage of Pfizer’s […]
Energy 2050 Summit looks out beyond COVID; by Nick Cottam
When John Selwyn Gummer was Secretary of State for Environment in the 1990s he told an audience not to cheat on their children. The now chairman of the sustainability consultancy Sancroft offered a broadly similar message when he took part in the online Energy 2050 Summit recently. Speaking on the second day of the event Lord Deben […]
Siemens contributes to Egypt’s healthcare with new smart clinic
Facility will treat up to 15,000 patients a year, and will feature Covid-19 diagnostic services. Smart Clinic includes specialized gynecology, internal medicine, pediatrics, ophthalmology, dentistry, and orthopedics departments. Siemens AG and Siemens Energy AG, two independent companies within the Siemens ecosystem, inaugurated a smart clinic in the Shoubra El Kheima province near Cairo that will […]
After Covid-19: Wintershall Dea will rely globally on mobile and flexible working
Wintershall Dea will establish mobile working as standard practice even after the pandemic. “We aim to achieve a mix, a hybrid working model, for when the pandemic is over. We call it Flex Forward at Wintershall Dea,” says Mario Mehren, CEO of Wintershall Dea, Europe’s leading independent gas and oil producer. After six months of […]
Pharos Energy announces trading and Egypt operations update
Pharos Energy plc, an independent oil and gas exploration and production company, issues the following Trading and Operations update in advance of the Company’s half-year results on 19 August 2020. The information contained herein has not been audited and may be subject to further review and amendment. Summary Rapid and responsible response to COVID -19 […]
Voltalia: Renewables could be the next big winner in Post-Covid Egypt
OPINION: In recent months there have been important developments that mark a sea-change in the potential for renewables in Egypt. If the Government can address the final remaining challenges, Egypt could be on the path to become a regional renewable leader by 2035. * by Karim El Azzawy, Country Manager, Voltalia Egypt and Craig Windram, […]
Rystad Energy: Offshore wind to match upstream oil & gas in Europe in 2021, surpass it in 2022
The oil market collapse caused by the Covid-19 pandemic is set to delay several oil and gas developments in Western Europe, putting capital expenditure in the offshore sector on a continued downwards trajectory through 2022. In light of the postponement of multiple final investment decisions (FIDs) on projects and lower investments in offshore oil and […]
Exclusive Interview with Mario Mehren, CEO of Wintershall Dea
It’s one year since Wintershall Dea was formed through a merger. What’s the outlook for the new company? The merger has formed a single forward looking company: Wintershall Dea, Europe’s leading gas and oil company. We are fit for the future. Our business is weighted towards gas, so we are ready for the global energy […]