Rosatom employees working on Akkuyu nuclear power plant in Turkey in June. Given its recently announced money woes, Rosatom may have trouble with its projects in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

Rosatom financial woes threaten Central Asia’s nuclear energy ambitions

Energo - CEE/FSU Power
REM - Renewable Energy
By Eurasianet 20 July 2026
Budget cuts call projects in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan into question.

Two tankers explode near Strait of Hormuz, Iranian Guards say

MEOG - Middle East Oil & Gas
By Newsbase 20 July 2026
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said two oil tankers had detonated south of the Strait of Hormuz after trying to sail through Omani waters, incidents indicating that the waterway would remain insecure while US strikes on Iran continued.

Cheniere’s Corpus Christi plant gets approval to introduce fuel gas to Train 7

GLNG - Global LNG
NorthAmOil - North America Oil & Gas
By Newsbase analysts 20 July 2026
The US’s largest LNG exporter Cheniere Energy has been given the green light by federal regulators to add hot oil and fuel gas into Train 7 at its Corpus Christi facility.

Canada’s Cedar LNG gets approval to increase future production capacity

GLNG - Global LNG
NorthAmOil - North America Oil & Gas
By Newsbase analysts 19 July 2026
Cedar LNG has received approval from British Columbia’s environmental regulator to raise its future production capacity.
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