Japan’s JERA creates LNG trading arm

AsiaElec - Asia Power
AsianOil - Asia Oil & Gas
GLNG - Global LNG
By Newsbase analysts 1 July 2026
Japan’s largest power producer JERA has established JERA Global Energy Solutions, which will manage the company’s LNG, upstream, lower-carbon fuels and shipping portfolio.

Italy’s Eni and UAE’s XRG acquire upstream assets of Argentina LNG

GLNG - Global LNG
LatAmOil - Latin America Oil & Gas
By Newsbase analysts 1 July 2026
Italian energy firm and United Arab Emirates’ energy company XRG have acquired stakes in the upstream assets of Argentina LNG.
Turkey's Karpowership starts building new Sea Lion class powerships

Turkey's Karpowership starts building new Sea Lion class powerships

Energo - CEE/FSU Power
By Newsbase 1 July 2026
Turkey's Karpowership has started building its new 300 MW Sea Lion class floating power plants in South Korea, with delivery due in 2028. Find out how the vessels expand the company's 8,000 MW global fleet and where they could deploy.
A solar park in central Uzbekistan. Increasingly, the country's long-term growth story is being written in solar parks, wind farms and transmission networks.

TCHAKAROV: New shade of success? Think Uzbek green!

REM - Renewable Energy
By Ivan Tchakarov of GlobalSource Partners 1 July 2026
The government's objective of lifting clean energy to more than half of installed capacity by 2030 looks increasingly realistic.
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