2023

Biden Grants Louisiana Lead Role in Vetting Carbon Wells
The Biden administration approved Louisiana’s bid to take the lead role in vetting and overseeing carbon dioxide storage wells in the state, a blow to environmentalists and some local residents who battled the plan.

Chile’s SQM Reaches Lithium Mining Accord With Codelco
SQM, the world’s second-largest lithium producer, reached a framework agreement to hand over a majority stake in its prized Chilean brine assets to state-owned Codelco in exchange for extending operations for three more decades.

Uzbekistan starts grid connection of Masdar’s clean energy projects
The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan witnessed the grid connection of renewable energy projects totalling 1.4 gigawatts (GW), developed by Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar).