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AfrElec: South Africa’s NCOP passes electricity regulation bill ending Eskom’s monopoly

AfrOil: Benin approves Niger’s first export of crude oil

Romanian fuel distribution company JP Grup Oil to launch Bucharest IPO

JP Grup Oil seeks to raise €11mn-13mn in latest of a series of IPOs on Bucharest Stock Exchange this year.

Chinese companies eye yet another Zimbabwean lithium asset, Sandawana

AsiaElec: India’s GAIL inaugurates first 10-MW green hydrogen plant

DMEA: Saudi Arabia and China set to increase cooperation on energy transition

Slovenia turns back to Algerian gas after flirtation with Russian supplies

Slovenia used to get 30% of its gas from Algeria via Italy, then opted to rely on Russia. Now Ljubljana is scrambling to diversify.

REM: This summer’s hurricane season will likely be dangerous

This summer’s hurricane season will likely be dangerous

The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be highly active, according to early projections. The season starts on June 1.

MEOG: Aramco makes offshore oil award

PANNIER: Russia is pushing Turkmenistan out of the natural gas market

Moscow’s moves to take over Central Asian pipeline capacity for deliveries to China might explain unusual urgency in the Turkmen search for new customers.

New plan for getting Turkmen gas to Europe – pipe it to Pakistan and ship it as LNG

Pakistani petroleum minister outlines proposal at energy symposium. Says TAPI pipeline could be completed solely with Islamabad and Ashgabat funding.

TotalEnergies launches Kaminho deepwater project in Kwanza Basin offshore Angola

Energy major TotalEnergies and its partners in Block 20/11 have announced a final investment decision (FID) for the Kaminho project to develop the Cameia and Golfinho fields offshore Angola.

Dark chapter for Turkey as it overtakes Germany to become Europe’s number one for coal-fired electricity

The carbon fuel took a 34% share in Turkey’s power production versus the European average of 13% in the first four months of the year.

OMV warns Russia could cut off its gas supply

Austrian oil and gas company OMV warned on May 22 that gas supply from Russia’s Gazprom could be halted in relation with a foreign court ruling, without identifying the case.

Chevron to exit UK North Sea

Chevron has announced plans to divest its remaining oil and gas assets in the UK North Sea, marking its exit from the region after over 55 years.

Another Shell climate resolution bites the dust

LatAmOil: An estimated 4.6bn barrels discovered offshore Suriname

Norwegian oil, gas supply beats forecasts in April

Norwegian oil and gas production beat forecasts in April.

Friends of the Earth are not Friends of Africa – AEC

NorthAmOil: Hess-Chevron $53bn deal in the crosshairs

DMEA: Iran engages more local knowledge-based firms in oil industry with new deals

GLNG: China flirts with record LNG imports for 2024

Bulgargaz files claim against Gazprom over lost gas supply

Gazprom faces another compensation claim for lost gas supply from a former European customer – this time Bulgaria’s state gas company Bulgargaz.

REM: Economic loss from climate crisis six times worse than previously thought