Nationwide power outage in Sri Lanka due to a system failure – government official

Nationwide power outage in Sri Lanka due to a system failure – government official

A crow is seen in front of Lotus Tower, Sri Lanka’s tallest building in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 30 , 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights COLOMBO, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka is experiencing a countrywide power outage due to a system failure, a government official said on Saturday. Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), … Read more

With soy and lithium trade in the balance, Argentina’s Milei has a China conundrum

With soy and lithium trade in the balance, Argentina’s Milei has a China conundrum

BUENOS AIRES/BEIJING, Dec 7 (Reuters) – Argentina’s President-elect Javier Milei has a China conundrum. The libertarian economist insulted communist-run China in a fiery campaign, but takes office on Sunday needing the country’s second-largest trade partner more than ever as a recession looms and foreign currency reserves run dry. Since he won the Nov. 19 election, … Read more

Biden to target Republican Boebert as he talks wind energy in Colorado

Biden to target Republican Boebert as he talks wind energy in Colorado

[1/5]U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at CS Wind, the largest wind tower manufacturer in the world, in Pueblo, Colorado, U.S., November 29, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein Acquire Licensing Rights DENVER, Nov 29 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden will tout his economic and clean energy policies on Wednesday in Colorado while taking on right-wing Republican U.S. … Read more

COP28 summit: Future of fossil fuels center stage at climate talks

COP28 summit: Future of fossil fuels center stage at climate talks

U.N.’s COP28 summit begins Thursday in Dubai Countries will debate phase-out of fossil fuels Oil-rich UAE under pressure to broker climate deal Rift over oil and gas sector’s role in climate fight WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS/DUBAI, Nov 29 (Reuters) – Delegates from nearly 200 countries will convene this week for the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, where conference … Read more

New York gets $24 mln federal funding to bolster electric grid

New York gets $24 mln federal funding to bolster electric grid

The One World Trade Center building stands amid the Manhattan skyline in New York City, U.S., July 26, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Nov 27 (Reuters) – New York has been awarded nearly $24 million in federal funding to strengthen and improve the state’s electric infrastructure in order to minimize the effects of … Read more

Iceland prepares to shield geothermal plant from risk of volcanic eruption

Iceland prepares to shield geothermal plant from risk of volcanic eruption

[1/6]Streetworks continue, after cracks emerged on a road due to volcanic activity near Grindavik, Iceland obtained by Reuters on November 14, 2023. Road Administration of Iceland via Facebook/ Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing Rights GRINDAVIK, Iceland, Nov 14 (Reuters) – Icelandic authorities were on Tuesday preparing to build defence walls around a geothermal power plant … Read more

US seeks to buy up to 3 mln barrels for oil reserve for Jan delivery

US seeks to buy up to 3 mln barrels for oil reserve for Jan delivery

An oil storage tank and crude oil pipeline equipment is seen during a tour by the Department of Energy at the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in Freeport, Texas, U.S. June 9, 2016. REUTERS/Richard Carson Acquire Licensing Rights Nov 6 (Reuters) – The United States is seeking to buy up to three million barrels of oil for … Read more

Category 4 hurricane Otis spreads over Mexico’s southern coast

Category 4 hurricane Otis spreads over Mexico’s southern coast

[1/4]Members of the federal forces chat as they keep watch at a beach as Hurricane Otis barrels towards Acapulco, Mexico, October 24, 2023. REUTERS/Javier Verdin Acquire Licensing Rights ACAPULCO, Mexico, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Hurricane Otis reached Mexico’s southern coast on Wednesday, with damaging hurricane winds from the now Category 4 storm spreading inland over … Read more

Estonia seeks China’s help over severed Baltic Sea telecom cables

Estonia seeks China’s help over severed Baltic Sea telecom cables

Finnish Navy Deep Divers support to civilian authorities in the investigation of the gas pipe damage in the Gulf of Finland, in this undated handout. Finnish Navy/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. Acquire Licensing Rights VILNIUS, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Estonia has contacted … Read more

US broadly eases Venezuela oil sanctions after election deal

US broadly eases Venezuela oil sanctions after election deal

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a meeting with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi at the Miraflores Palace, in Caracas, Venezuela June 12, 2023. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Oct 18 (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Wednesday broadly eased sanctions on Venezuela’s oil sector in response to a deal reached between the … Read more