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IEA: nuclear power can play a major role in transition to low emissions energy systems; Russia, China leading on new reactor starts

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As a result, advanced economies have lost market leadership, as 27 out of 31 reactors that started construction since 2017 are Russian or Chinese designs. Government financing will remain necessary to mobilise new investment, not just for plants but also to develop the latest technologies. —IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol.

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Nornickel, Rosatom and FESRC to design and build LNG-icebreaker to escort Nornickel ships along Northern Sea Route

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The parties will form a working group to develop terms of reference for the LNG icebreaker design and construction, select a shipyard, and consider financing options. By mid-2022, the working group is expected to prepare a draft contract for the vessel design and construction.

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UTM Offshore signs FEED agreement for Nigeria’s first floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility

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UTM Offshore signed an agreement for the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) for Nigeria’s first Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) facility with engineering firms KBR, JGC Corporation and Technip Energies. The FLNG facility will have a Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) nameplate production capacity of 1.2

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Rosneft and ExxonMobil to develop tight oil reserves in Western Siberia and establish Arctic Research and Design Center for offshore developments

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ExxonMobil will finance the geological studies and exploratory drilling. Development of these reservoirs will require a combination of state-of-the-art technologies, expertise in developing tight reservoirs, and appropriate fiscal terms, which the government of Russia started preparing this year. Drilling is scheduled to begin in 2013.

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Volkswagen Group and on-demand mobility partner Gett launch first joint initiative: attractive vehicle packages in Moscow

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Russia was chosen as the first milestone for the strategic partnership. Russia is one of the fastest-growing ride hailing markets and has one of the highest e-Hailing rates in Europe (approx. Specifically Gett and Volkswagen will offer vehicle packages in order to support Gett’s ambitious growth targets in this market. 30 percent).

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SpaceX Starlink Starshield to provide internet service to governments

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“While Starlink is designed for consumer and commercial use, Starshield is designed for government use, with an initial focus on three areas: Earth Observation, Communications, and Hosted Payloads.” ” SpaceX Starlink gets Pentagon praise for keeping US troops in the Arctic connected.

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Enter the Russians

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Russia’s richest man, Mikhail Prokhorov, gets a nod of approval from Putin on his new electric car investments. Read more in the article: Putin Backs Russia’s First Electric Car Project. They said Prokhorov was ready to provide project financing for two years. Russia’s first electric car project.

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