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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 24, 2021
Germany’s empty pipeline logic
The pipeline across the Baltic has pitted the United States and the European Union against Germany, and a swelling chorus of domestic critics against German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 24, 2021
The Russia strategy Europe needs
Europe no longer has any illusions that Russia is on a trajectory toward liberal democracy that could be accelerated through engagement.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 23, 2021
Japan extends ¥30 billion in loans to Mauritius after oil spill
The Panamanian-flagged bulk carrier Wakashio ran aground off the southeast coast of Mauritius on July 25, spilling more than 1,000 tons of oil into the environment.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 17, 2021
150 years of spills: Philadelphia refinery cleanup highlights toxic legacy of fossil fuels
A U.S. refinery cleanup of the size and scope of the one in Philadelphia has no known precedent, remediation experts said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 10, 2021
Japan’s Cosmo wins rights to explore for oil in Abu Dhabi
Even amid forecasts that global energy demand could peak as early as the 2030s, producers expect buyers to continue using oil for decades more as economies transition to cleaner fuels.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 4, 2021
Japan's Sumitomo exits U.S. shale oil business to promote restructuring
Trading house Sumitomo Corp. said Thursday it had withdrawn from the U.S. shale oil and gas business to cut costs and proceed with structural reforms.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health / ANALYSIS
Feb 4, 2021
Indonesia's 'green diesel,' powered by palm oil, fuels threat to forests
The country is home to the world's third-largest tropical forests but is also its biggest producer of palm oil, and is steadily increasing use of the oil in biodiesel to boost demand.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2021
Shell targets power trading and hydrogen in climate drive
Shell and its European rivals are seeking new business models to reduce their dependency on fossil fuels.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 28, 2021
Biden’s early climate blitz goes faster and further than expected
Biden's actions to date, and his far-reaching goals, reflect how much has changed in last the four years.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jan 19, 2021
Big Oil’s flagship plastic waste project sinks on the Ganges
The failure is a sign that the industry is falling short of its targets to curb an increase in waste, two environmental groups say.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 16, 2021
Norway eyes sea change in deep dive for metals instead of oil
The country hopes to be one of the first to harvest seabed metals for electric vehicle batteries, wind turbines and solar farms.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 15, 2021
Marubeni reportedly planning sale of North Sea oil and gas fields
A disposal would follow the retreat of other Japanese firms — and several international oil majors — from the aging basin to focus on larger operations elsewhere.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 5, 2021
Iran seizes South Korean tanker and ramps up enrichment as tensions mount
The developments unfolded against a broader backdrop of rising anxiety in the Middle East as the Trump administration has extended its offensive to weaken Iran.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 19, 2020
Mitsui O.S.K. vows to raise safety measures after Mauritius oil spill
The firm said it will set up surveillance cameras in the wheelhouse of its ships and ask owners of the chartered ships to do the same.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 14, 2020
Japan considers ¥30 billion loan to Mauritius after oil spill
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi visited the country as part of a four-nation tour of Africa.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 11, 2020
Japan OKs one-year extension of MSDF intelligence mission in Middle East
The government says continued efforts are needed to ensure the safety of Japan-related commercial shipping passing through regional waters.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 9, 2020
Why Exxon Mobil is holding back on technology that could slow climate change
Even if Exxon one day completes its carbon-capture plans in Wyoming, the current delay shows that urgent climate projects can sometimes become expendable in a crunch.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 9, 2020
Exxon's activist uses weapons provided by Exxon
The fact the activist led with this straightforward jab speaks to the difficulty inherent to landing the other punch: namely, getting Exxon to look beyond oil and gas.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 3, 2020
Fossil fuel production far exceeds climate targets, U.N. says
Some of the largest fossil fuel producers in the world, including Australia, China, Canada and the United States, are among those pursuing major expansions in fossil fuel supply.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 30, 2020
Trump to add China's SMIC and CNOOC to defense blacklist
The list is part of a broad effort by Washington to target what it sees as Beijing's efforts to enlist corporations to harness emerging civilian technologies for military purposes.

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