Ghana cuts fuel exports to Burkina Faso and Mali as global supply tightens

DMEA - Downstream Middle East & Africa
By Newsbase 17 September 2026
Ghana’s state-owned BOST Energies has reduced fuel exports to Burkina Faso and Mali as tighter international markets and stronger domestic demand increase pressure on supply.

Brazil’s Lula cuts gasoline taxes, creates additional diesel subsidy weeks before election

LatAmOil - Latin America Oil & Gas
By Newsbase analysts 17 September 2026
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has signed a decree cutting gasoline taxes and a provisional measure creating an additional diesel subsidy.

YPF raises $1.2bn in international debt issue at lowest rate in company history after S&P lifts forecasts but keeps rating capped

LatAmOil - Latin America Oil & Gas
By Newsbase analysts 17 September 2026
Argentine oil producer YPF has raised $1.2bn through a nine-year international bond issue at an effective interest rate of 7.85%, the lowest borrowing rate in the company’s history.

Thailand’s Amata, B.Grimm develop 42.5-MWp floating solar

AsiaElec - Asia Power
REM - Renewable Energy
By IntelliNews - Phnom Penh Bureau 17 September 2026
Thailand’s Amata Corporation and energy producer B.Grimm Power are jointly developing a 42.5-MWp floating solar farm at an industrial estate in Chon Buri province.
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