Tokayev, left, with Xi ahead of appearances the presidents were due to make at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai.

Kazakhstan, China sign $15bn worth of deals as Tokayev visits Shanghai

Energo - CEE/FSU Power
REM - Renewable Energy
By IntelliNews Eurasia desk 17 July 2026
Agreements range across AI, digital infrastructure, corridor freight, manufacturing, energy and critical minerals.
Commissioned in 1996, Cernavoda's Unit 1 has generated more than 150mn MWh of electricity and avoided an estimated 145mn tonnes of CO₂ emissions.

EIB approves €800mn loan for refurbishment of Romania's Cernavodă nuclear unit

Energo - CEE/FSU Power
By Iulian Ernst in Bucharest 17 July 2026
EU's development bank gives a major financing boost for one of Romania's largest strategic energy projects, with an estimated cost of approximately €1.9bn.
President Prabowo Subianto declared the formal groundbreaking of the $20.9bn facility on July 16.

Indonesia breaks ground on $21bn Abadi Masela LNG megaproject

AsiaElec - Asia Power
AsianOil - Asia Oil & Gas
GLNG - Global LNG
By IntelliNews 17 July 2026
Unlocking one of the largest offshore gas reserves in the Asia-Pacific region, Indonesia has launched an upstream megaproject of the Abadi Masela LNG Block National Strategic Project.

Iran’s NIDC logs 1,900 drilling operations in nearly 4 months

MEOG - Middle East Oil & Gas
By Newsbase 16 July 2026
The Iranian state driller carried out 1,900 drilling operations during the first 110 days of the current Persian calendar year which began on March 21.
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