Day: June 29, 2022

Fluxys and Equinor agreed to develop a major infrastructure project to transport captured CO2 from emitters to safe storage sites in the North Sea, connecting Belgium to Norway, Equinor announced in a statement Wednesday.

As carbon capture, transport and storage (CCS) is essential in achieving significant CO2 emission reductions, this joint project offers the northwestern European market a robust and flexible solution for large-scale decarbonization.

The project will facilitate CCS through a 1,000-kilometer long CO2 export trunk line operated by Equinor to transport CO2 for safe and permanent storage under the seabed on the Norwegian continental shelf.

The offshore trunkline will connect in Zeebrugge to an onshore CO2 transmission infrastructure built and operated by Fluxys.

The open-access CO2 transmission system will give emitters in Belgium and surrounding countries the opportunity to connect to safe and reliable CO2 stores in Norway.

It also offers the opportunity for the connection of liquefied CO2 shipped from neighboring hubs to the Zeebrugge facility, further increasing the geographical reach of the project.

‘A pipeline branch to the port of Dunkirk is also envisaged and additional connections to other North-West European countries will be assessed as well,’ the statement said.

Source: Anadolu Agency

The trade volume on Türkiye’s spot natural gas market showed an increase of 216.6% to 196.91 million Turkish liras on Tuesday, Türkiye’s Energy Exchange Istanbul (EXIST) data showed on Wednesday.

Total trade on Monday amounted to 62.20 million liras.

On Tuesday’s spot market, 1,000 cubic meters of natural gas cost 12,685.18 liras, while the cumulative natural gas trade volume amounted to around 15.5 million cubic meters.

Türkiye received 109.6 million cubic meters of pipeline gas on Tuesday.

US$1 equals 16.57 liras at 2.12 p.m. local time (1112 GMT) on Wednesday.

Source: Anadolu Agency

The highest electricity price rate for one megawatt-hour on Türkiye’s day-ahead spot market for Thursday will be 2,699.99 Turkish liras at 00.00 a.m. local time (0900 GMT), according to official figures on Wednesday.

The lowest rate is determined as 1,750 liras at 06.00 a.m. local time (0300 GMT), the figures showed.

The Energy Exchange Istanbul (EXIST) data for the trade volume on Wednesday’s electricity market showed a decrease of 0.4% to 1.24 billion liras compared to Tuesday.

The arithmetical and weighted average prices of electricity on the day-ahead spot market are calculated as 2,334.68 liras and 2.341,46 liras, respectively.

The highest electricity price rate for one megawatt-hour for Wednesday was set as 2,742.79 liras at 02.00 p.m. local time (1100 GMT), while the lowest rate was determined as 1,749.99 liras at 06.00 a.m. local time (0300 GMT).

US$1 equals 16.57 liras at 1112 GMT on Wednesday.

Source: Anadolu Agency

Turkish football club MKE Ankaragucu signed former Real Madrid forward Jese Rodriguez on Tuesday, it confirmed.

In a statement, the Spor Toto Super Lig club from Türkiye’s capital said that Jese, 29, inked a one-year contract with an option for another year.

The Spanish forward played for Real Madrid’s youth teams, reserves and senior team before his move to Paris Saint-Germain in 2016.

Then he had loan spells with Las Palmas, Stoke City, Real Betis and Sporting Lisbon.

Jese won the UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid in 2014 and 2016 and was a Spanish champion with the Whites in 2012.

He also helped Paris Saint-Germain win the 2020 French top-tier Ligue 1 title.

Source: Anadolu Agency

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton and Formula One on Tuesday condemned former world champion Nelson Piquet’s racially offensive term against the British driver in Portuguese.

“It’s more than language. These archaic mindsets need to change and have no place in our sport,” Hamilton, 37, said on Twitter, adding “Time has come for action.”

Formula One backed Hamilton as discriminatory and racist expressions are “unacceptable,” and this type of language “has no part in society.”

“Lewis is an incredible ambassador for our sport and deserves respect,” the F1 added.

Seven-time world champion Hamilton’s team Mercedes on Twitter also condemned the 69-year-old’s racist language.

The Brazilian national, who won the F1 titles in 1981,1983 and 1987, used an offensive term to refer to Hamilton on a podcast, where he discussed a collision between the British racer and his rival, Red Bull’s Dutch driver Max Verstappen, on the first lap of the 2021 British Grand Prix.

Piquet reportedly used a Portuguese version of the N-word to refer to Hamilton.

Formula 1 will return to the UK this weekend as the 2022 British Grand Prix will be held at the Silverstone Circuit on Sunday.

Source: Anadolu Agency

Anadolu Efes parted ways with French forward Adrien Moerman, the Turkish basketball club said on Wednesday.

The Istanbul side posted on Twitter a video compilation of Moerman’s career highlights. He was with the club for four seasons.

Moerman helped them clinch back-to-back EuroLeague titles, and two Turkish Super Lig trophies.

He averaged 8.2 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 0.8 assists in 55 matches during the 2021-22 season.

The 33-year-old also played for Bilbao, Banvit, Darussafaka and Barcelona.

Source: Anadolu Agency

US tennis veteran Serena Williams made an early exit from the 2022 Wimbledon Championships as the 23-time Grand Slam winner suffered a shock loss to France’s Harmony Tan late Tuesday.

Ranked 115th in the world, Tan, 24, won against 40-year-old Williams with sets of 7-5, 1-6, 7-6 (10-7) in a first-round match.

Tan will face Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo in the women’s second round.

Williams previously sealed the Wimbledon title in women’s singles seven times, the last in 2016.

She suffered a leg injury in the 2021 Wimbledon which forced her to retire from the championships.

Williams returned to Wimbledon after a one-year absence due to the injury.

In the men’s competition, Spanish star Rafael Nadal eliminated his Argentine opponent Francisco Cerundolo with sets of 6-4, 6-3, 3-6 and 6-4 to proceed to the second round.

Nadal, the world’s No. 2-ranked player, will play against Lithuania’s Ricardas Berankis.

The 2022 Wimbledon, the third Grand Slam of the year, started Monday and will run through July 10.

Source: Anadolu Agency

Türkiye and Sweden will work closely on the extradition of criminals, the Swedish premier said Wednesday.

Speaking to Finnish state broadcaster YLE, Magdalena Andersson said that Sweden will show how it deals with terrorism in line with international law.

Describing talks with Türkiye as “constructive,” Andersson said that they have spoken to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

“If three parties are sitting in a room and wanting to agree, then you can go ahead with it,” she said.

Türkiye, Finland, and Sweden on Tuesday signed a memorandum on the Nordic countries’ NATO bids following four-way talks in Madrid.

The memorandum conditions Finland and Sweden to take steps on Türkiye’s terrorism concerns and lifts an arms embargo on Ankara.

In return, Türkiye allows the Nordic countries to become NATO members.

Source: Anadolu Agency