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GLNG: Japanese LNG purchasers facing oversupply issue

REM: China’s clean-tech manufacturing overcapacity – BNEF

Russian oil refineries set ablaze in second day of Ukrainian attacks

Relentless attacks on Russian refineries have led to widespread disruptions in the nation's energy supply chain.

Could lithium transform Zimbabwe’s economy or will the opportunity be squandered?

Zimbabwe has Africa’s biggest lithium deposits but China is acquiring many of the mines and a question mark hangs over the extent to which the local population will benefit from the mineral wealth.

Morocco allocates 10,000 sq km to green hydrogen projects

AsiaElec: India's coal sector forecasts soaring output and demand

FDI flow from China to Eurasia is ebbing

Lots of talks, but no new deals are being announced.

Saudi ACWA Power commits $1.1bn to build two wind power plants in Uzbekistan

LatAmOil: Pemex profits in Q4 2023 even as debts to contractors rise

AfrOil: TotalEnergies, QatarEnergy to expand South African portfolio

DMEA: Turkish oil terminal refuses imports of Russian oil

MEOG: KOC tenders for Bahra expansion

AsianOil: Bill introduced to ban LNG exports to four countries, China included

FSUOGM: Kazakh court reinstates $5bn fine against Kashagan developers

EurOil: UK extends oil and gas windfall tax by a year

Kazakhstan positions itself for lithium windfall

The National Geological Service says the country has lithium reserves of around 75,600 tonnes.

NorthAmOil: Exxon seeks arbitration in Chevron take-over of Hess

AfrElec: Tanzania’s $2.9bn Nyerere Dam goes online, power cuts projected to drop by 85%

EU's CBAM poses financial threat to Ukrainian producers during wartime

The introduction of the European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) in 2026 could potentially impose big new financial strains on Ukrainian producers, costing them millions in lost trade, unless the EU offers exemptions due to the war

Energo: Russian Rosatom-linked firms seek ways to take part in Lithuanian N-plant projects

Gazli Gas responds to reports on Uzbekistan project, refutes any suggestion sanctioned individuals are involved

Statement explains restructuring that transferred Russian firm’s controlling stake in company to Hong Kong entity.

EU Commission agrees that German gas levy likely violates bloc rules

The European Commission agreed at an energy ministers’ meeting in Brussels on March 4 that Germany’s levy on natural gas exiting its territory probably violates EU law.

Iran confiscates US oil by court ruling in sanctions case

Iran confiscated $50mn worth of American crude from a tanker seized last year by order of a Tehran court.

REM: World’s biggest wind farm drops green hydrogen component

Energy-related CO2 emissions increased last year, but slower than in 2022, says IEA

In 2023, global CO2 emissions from energy rose at a slower pace compared with the previous year.