The European Committee of Regions and the American Association of Mayors stated in Brussels on the 7th that mayors in Europe and the United States are determined to strengthen cooperation and play the role of local authorities to better respond to the huge challenges that climate change brings to human society.

The Mexican state oil company (Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex for short) said on the 7th that the French oilfield services group geophysical company CGG Veritas (or CGV for short) won a five-year agreement with Pemex to conduct unfinished operations in the Gulf of Mexico. Carry out oil exploration in developed sea areas.

According to Libyan media reports on the 6th, the Libyan government decided to establish the Supreme Council for Energy Affairs, which will be responsible for formulating policies and development plans for Libyan oil and natural gas.

At the "2009 EEI (Edison Electric Institute) Annual Convention/Expo" held in San Francisco, USA from June 23 to 25, 2009, Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), announced that DOE planned to allocate a total of 3.9 billion dollars to invest in smart grids.

Recently, Volvo Car Company announced that it will cooperate with energy company Vattenfall to produce a new plug-in hybrid model. This hybrid model can be charged through a standard household socket and will be launched in 2012. This breakthrough technology will significantly reduce the environmental impact of cars.

The Iraqi Kurdish Autonomous Region government issued a statement on the evening of the 8th saying that they will export oil through the pipeline between Iraq and Turkey starting in June this year, and the initial export volume is expected to be 100,000 barrels per day. However, the Iraqi central government stated that this decision had not been approved by the government.

The main purpose of Obama's energy plan is to get rid of the United States' dependence on fossil fuels and instead seek to develop new renewable resources. The plan sets ambitious goals: improve energy efficiency, control carbon dioxide emissions through total control and carbon emissions trading, transform automobile internal combustion engines.

Google CEO Eric E. Schmidt talked about Google's energy plan in an interview with foreign media. He pointed out that the energy issue is very important and the energy plan is a good thing that Google can do for the world.