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Kodal begins spodumene exports from Mali to China amid lithium market rebound
Kodal Minerals (AIM: KOD) has completed its first shipment of spodumene concentrate from the Bougouni lithium project in Mali to offtake partner Hainan Mining Co. in China, marking the company’s first revenue-generating export from the site.
Singapore’s Destiny Energy to invest $210mn in green ammonia facilities in Egypt
Singapore-based Destiny Energy will invest $210mn to establish green ammonia production facilities in Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone).
Morocco launches tender for 1,000km power transmission line
Morocco’s National Office of Electricity and Potable Water (ONEE) launched a prequalification process for contractors to build approximately 1,000km of ultra-high-voltage transmission lines linking Boujdour and Tensift
Linde LienHwa — a hydrogen pioneer in Taiwan’s energy transition
Linde LienHwa, long established as Taiwan’s leading industrial-gases supplier, is rapidly repositioning itself as a key enabler of the island’s clean-energy transition.
Baghdad invites US firms to replace Lukoil at West Qurna-2
The Iraqi Oil Ministry has formally invited major US energy firms to compete for operating control of the West Qurna-2 field
Kenya grid operator Ketraco faces liquidation pressure after Spanish contractor pursues $77mn award
Kenya’s state-owned transmission operator Ketraco is facing liquidation proceedings after Spanish contractor C.A. Infraestructuras T & I SLU moved to enforce a 2019 arbitration award.
Niger puts nationalised Somair uranium on global market amid standoff with France’s Orano
Niger’s junta says uranium from the nationalised Somair mine will be sold on the global market, escalating its dispute with France’s Orano and signalling a shift in control over one of the world’s key uranium sources.
Egypt secures petroleum product supply amid economic challenges, says central bank governor
The Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt, Hassan Abdallah, said that the necessary foreign currency has been provided to secure the supply of petroleum products over the next period despite economic challenges.
Libya’s NOC reviews Polish firm PUNA’s exploration plans for 2025–26 in Murzuq Basin
Libya’s NOC held a technical meeting on November 27 with PGNiG Upstream North Africa B.V. to review the Polish firm’s exploration activities for 2025 and its planned programmes for 2026 in the Murzuq Basin.
Libya’s NOC adds 1,100bpd from new Amal Field production well
Libya’s state-owned National Oil Corporation (NOC) said it has brought a new production well online at the Amal Field, adding 1,100 bpd of output as part of efforts to stabilise and expand crude supply across key onshore assets.
Kazakhstan tells Ukraine to cease "unacceptable" attacks on its main oil export facility on Russian Black Sea coast
Drone strikes are “harming bilateral relations”, warns Astana.
Egyptian oil services firm Petrojet plans to build manufacturing complex in Algeria
Egypt’s oil services firm Petrojet and Algeria’s state-owned energy major Sonatrach are studying the establishment of a joint manufacturing complex in Algeria to produce equipment for oil and gas field operations
International consortium eyes $15bn renewable energy complex in South Sinai
An international consortium is studying a plan to invest $15bn over the next decade in a large-scale renewable energy complex in the Jabal Al-Tur area of South Sinai.
Kyiv hits Russia’s sanction-evading shadow fleet in Black Sea off Turkey
Ukraine has intensified its campaign against Russia’s oil trade by striking two tankers linked to Moscow’s sanction-evading maritime network in the Black Sea.
Venezuela’s oil will be valuable in the West for years to come, says leading analyst
Venezuela’s heavy crude production and exports are being scrutinised by analysts and politicians, amidst questions of whether the administration of Donald Trump will attempt regime change in the South American country.
Nigeria: NNPCL-Heirs Energies JV doubles gas production at OML17
Nigerian indigenous integrated energy company Heirs Energies has made a significant breakthrough with the innovative, rigless recompletion of a key non-associated gas well in OML 17.
Viktor Orban heads to Moscow to secure energy supplies for Hungary
Orban will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin as he aims to guarantee Hungary’s energy supply for the winter and the coming year at affordable prices.
Renewables generate two thirds of Moldova’s local electricity output in January-September
Local electricity production in Moldova covered 43% of the 3.153 TWh delivered to end consumers in January-September, with 68% coming from renewable sources.
WhiteWater to boost capacity on Eiger Express gas pipeline out of US’ Permian Basin
WhiteWater announced on November 24 that it was expanding the capacity of the Eiger Express gas pipeline’s mainline.
Nigeria prepares for 2025 licensing round to boost upstream investment
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) is gearing up for the launch of its 2025 oil and gas licensing round on December 1.
ExxonMobil pauses Texas blue hydrogen project
ExxonMobil has paused its development of a blue hydrogen project at its refining and chemical complex in Baytown, Texas.
Iranian petchem industry meets first-year targets under the Seventh Plan, emphasises improved preparedness and security protocols
Iran’s National Petrochemical Company (NPC) managing director and deputy oil minister Hassan Abbasszadeh has said that the country’s petrochemical industry has met its first-year targets under the Seventh Plan.
Kazakhstan's critical minerals ambitions may still be a distant dream
So much remains mere speculation.
Tehran tops world pollution rankings as air quality reaches hazardous levels
Iran's capital Tehran ranks world's most polluted city with AQI of 233, ahead of Baghdad and Delhi. All 25 monitoring stations register critical red conditions as PM2.5 pollution affects the Iranian capital with no acceptable air quality readings.
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