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EU mulls investment in Rogun dam to undermine Russia in Tajikistan
Dushanbe has asked for EU financial and technological assistance to complete the construction of the world’s tallest dam that will make the country self-sufficient in electricity.
Water imbalance in 'Third Pole' is wreaking havoc on Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan
Researchers say climate change is causing rapid melting of glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau, disrupting water distribution in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.
NorthAmOil: US government releases 2023-2028 offshore drilling plan
The US Department of the Interior released its new five-year offshore drilling plan on July 1, saying it would carry out no more than 11 new potential Atlantic and Pacific lease sales during the 2023-2028 period.
LatAmOil: Pemex formally launches Olmeca refinery
Mexico’s national oil company Pemex held a ceremony marking the official opening of the Olmeca refinery on July 1.
AfrOil: Shell suspends SPDC stake sale
Shell (UK) has put plans for selling its 30% stake in the SPDC joint venture on hold pending the Nigerian Supreme Court’s resolution of a lawsuit related to an oil spill in 2018.
AsianOil: Russian oil exports to Asia decline
FSUOGM: Russia mulls rubles-for-LNG scheme
EurOil: Ithaca closes takeover of Siccar Point
DMEA: OPEC gives refining update
MEOG: Gulf E&P uptick
Sun-drenched Uzbekistan on the verge of a renewables boom
International investors are vying to build new solar and wind farms in Uzbekistan as the country tries to reduce emissions while also supplying power to its growing population.
AfrElec: Egypt issues permit to Russia’s ROSATOM to build first ever nuclear power plant
New Putin decree could force foreign stakeholders out of Sakhalin-2 gas project
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree that will transfer all rights and obligations of the Sakhalin-2 oil and gas project to a new Russian entity, in effect giving the Kremlin the power to nationalise foreigners' stakes.
DMEA: Nigeria blames refineries for fuel issues
MEOG: Calls for more Gulf oil output
REM: Norway to become green industrial giant with offshore wind, hydrogen and batteries
Norway’s government has launched a plan for the country to become a green industrial giant using seven focus areas, including offshore wind, hydrogen and batteries.
AfrOil: NNPC data shows huge increase in Nigerian gasoline subsidies
The Nigerian government spent nearly three times as much on domestic gasoline subsidies in the first five months of 2022 as it did in the same period of last year, according to Nigerian National Petroleum Co. Ltd (NNPC Ltd).
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