Yinson prices $1.46bn bond issue to refinance offshore oil vessel in Angola

8 October 2026
Yinson Production has priced $1.458bn of senior secured bonds at 6.517% to refinance its Agogo FPSO off Angola, chartered to BP-Eni venture Azule Energy. It calls the deal the largest FPSO project bond to date.

Egypt and Cyprus pledge closer coordination on Mediterranean gas projects using Egyptian export infrastructure

8 October 2026
Egypt and Cyprus have pledged closer coordination on the Cronos and Aphrodite offshore gas fields, which would use Egyptian plants to process and export Cypriot gas.

South Korea denies fuel exports to Russia cleared customs

8 October 2026
South Korea said customs records show no exports of commercial petroleum products to Russia, rejecting reports that its ports had supplied diesel to the Russian Far East.

Bulgaria's Kozloduy nuclear plant cuts output over low Danube levels

7 October 2026
Bulgaria's Kozloduy nuclear power plant has reduced output from both of its operating reactors because of low water levels in the Danube.

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