French deputies voted in committee to adopt a controversial article of the nuclear acceleration bill, removing the target of reducing the share of nuclear power in the French electricity mix to 50% by 2035. This decision follows the government’s desire to revive the nuclear industry.
The Minister of Energy Transition, Agnès Pannier-Runacher, announced today that Framatome will relocate a key stage of nuclear tank manufacturing to France, a sign of support for a sector that President Emmanuel Macron wants to revive.
Particles of 83.7% enriched uranium were detected in the underground plant at Fordo. Rafael Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, is expected to be in Tehran to discuss this issue and to restart the dialogue between the IAEA and Iran.
The Norwegian government has apologized to Sámi reindeer herders for illegal wind turbines that disrupt their cultural practice. Sami activists have organized a protest campaign against wind turbines and are blocking ministries to get them dismantled.
Ecuador announced the gradual resumption of production of its crude oil, its main export product, after reinforcing the infrastructure of one of its pipelines. The state-owned oil company Petroecuador had temporarily suspended part of its exports last week due to a check to be carried out on two of its main pipelines crossing a river next to a bridge that had collapsed. .
Germany now has just over one million electric cars on the road. Despite this progress, the country is still far from the ambitious goal of having 15 million electric cars on the road by 2030.
INPEX Corporation announced that it has acquired a 16.7% stake in the Moray East offshore wind farm in Scotland, underscoring its commitment to the energy transition.
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne told an Assembly inquiry committee that the government has decided to accelerate the revival of nuclear power to meet growing electricity needs and to achieve its ambitious greenhouse gas emission reduction targets.
Brazilian oil company Petrobras has announced a record profit of 188 billion reais in 2022, surpassing the record held by Vale in 2021. The new CEO, Jean Paul Prates, is scheduled to give his first press conference tomorrow.
The Italian subcontractor Saipem, in charge of the development of the gas project in northern Mozambique for TotalEnergies, expects a possible resumption of operations as early as July despite the jihadist violence that has hit the region.
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