QatarEnergy, BP deals mark Namibia’s shift from wildcat frontier to majors’ basin

AfrOil - Africa Oil & Gas
By Newsbase 12 November 2026
QatarEnergy, BP, TotalEnergies and Equinor deals reshape Namibia’s offshore licences as the country awaits a final investment decision on Venus.
Oil use falls on the Iran war price shock and clean energy meets two-thirds of new demand, but scientists warn a one-year dip is not a peak.

Fossil CO2 emissions set to fall 0.4% in 2026 as EU leads cuts, India rises

REM - Renewable Energy
By Ben Aris in Berlin 12 November 2026
Global fossil-fuel CO2 emissions are set to fall 0.4% this year to 38.2bn tonnes, with the EU cutting hardest and India the only big emitter still rising.
The second round of the incentive programme drew two bids, both from the state-owned power producer, against seven from five companies in the first.

NTPC sole bidder in second round of India's $4bn coal gasification scheme

AsiaElec - Asia Power
By IntelliNews - Mumbai bureau 11 November 2026
NTPC was the sole bidder in the second round of India's $4bn coal gasification scheme, submitting two applications.
Russia's last big pipeline customers in Europe are pressing for better terms just as storage drains at a record pace and prices are back above $1,000 per 1,000 cubic metres.

Hungary, Serbia, Turkey haggle over Russian gas as Europe's winter squeeze tightens

FSUOGM - Former Soviet Union Oil & Gas
By Ben Aris in Berlin 11 November 2026
Russia's last pipeline gas customers in Europe are haggling over price and terms as the continent's storage drains at a record pace and prices top $1,000 per 1,000 cubic metres.
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