RAMALLAH, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye headed a high-level Palestinian delegation of ministers and businessmen to Iraq on Monday to discuss oil import with Iraqi officials, a Palestinian official said.

'The history between Palestine and Iraq allows new horizons of joint cooperation between the two countries within the framework of the government's strategic vision of gradual disengagement from Israel, especially"...

The global power mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market remained strong in 2018 with the transaction volumes surging to hit $158 billion, the second highest in the last five years, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

However, the number of deals registered decreased to 622, compared to 651 deals in 2017, stated GlobalData in its latest theme report: ‘M&A in Power - Thematic Research.’

The report revealed that the solar energy segment registered the highest"...

Oil made moderate gains even as it lurks in a stagnant market, with slowing global economic fundamentals weighing down prices.

Brent gained 0.41 per cent and trading at $64.37 per barrel at 1.46pm UAE time on Tuesday after it fell to its lowest in a week the day before.

The benchmark for light, sweet crude fell 0.2 per cent on Monday as supply fundamentals such as US midstream"...

Doha: Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) has adopted a multi-dimensional and multi-layered approach to enhance its services and service channels for all segments of customers.

“We have implemented multiple planned and ongoing customer centric initiatives in a bid to serve the customers in an excellent way,” Eng. Ibrahim Mohammed Al Emadi, Manager of Planning and Quality Department of Kahramaa told The Peninsula"...

AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FRANCE: The head of French energy giant Total announced Saturday that the company would invest a hundred million dollars annually on a new forest preservation and reforestation project.
“We want to set up a business unit to invest in projects that will preserve forests,” Chief Executive Patrick Pouyanne told a meeting to discuss economic issues in Aix-en-Provence, in the south of France.
The company would spend $100 million a year on the project, he said.
“The most effective"...

Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) and Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) today announced the companies have signed an Integrated Offshore Drilling Services contract for six high-pressure high-temperature (HPHT) exploration wells on two jack-up rigs in the Arabian Gulf. Through Halliburton Project Management, the Company will provide and manage drilling, fluids, wireline and perforating, well testing, coring, cementing, coiled tubing, and all offshore logistical services. Additionally, Halliburton will provide the offshore rigs and supply vessels"...

Oil prices fell about 1 percent on Monday as crude demand concerns resurfaced and the possibility of an imminent conflict between the United States and Iran began to fade.
Benchmark Brent crude was down 89 cents, or 1.4 percent, to $64.31 a barrel, while US crude shed 44 cents, or 0.8 percent, to $56.99 a barrel.
Last week, Brent climbed 5 percent and US crude surged 10 percent after Iran shot down a US drone on Thursday in the Gulf. This added to tensions stoked by attacks on oil tankers in the area in"...

BERLIN — German energy giant RWE said on Sunday it will be seeking prosecutions after hundreds of climate activists occupied their open-cast mine at the weekend to protest against the use of coal.

Following a cat-and-mouse game with police on Saturday, around a thousand activists invaded the vast Garzweiler lignite mine, some 43km west of Cologne.

Police say it took"...

(WAM) -- Eleven million people were employed in renewable energy worldwide in 2018 according to the latest analysis by the International Renewable Energy Agency, IRENA. This compares with 10.3 million in 2017.

As more and more countries manufacture, trade, and install renewable energy technologies, the latest Renewable Energy and Jobs – Annual Review finds that renewables jobs grew to their highest level despite slower growth in key renewable"...