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Sweden’s Jord secures 300 hectares for flagship biofuel venture in Senegal
Swedish renewable energy company Jord AB has secured 300 hectares of land in southern Senegal to launch a major biofuel project aimed at advancing rural development and supporting the country’s renewable energy goals.
INTERVIEW: Karen Chen – adviser to the Taiwan Geothermal Association
Currently, there are over 20 geothermal projects either operational or under development across Taiwan with massive potential across – or under – the main island.
PDO offers acreage within Block 6 concession
Oman's PDO is seeking to attract external expertise for part of its core Block 6 concession.
BP signs 10-year LNG deal with China’s Zhejiang Energy
British supermajor BP has agreed to a 10-year LNG sales and purchase agreement with Zhejiang Energy.
Serbia extends Russian gas supply deal until end-September
The temporary extension announced just days before agreement was due to expire as Belgrade and Moscow negotiate a new long-term energy deal.
Venezuela elects governor for Guyana-controlled Essequibo in sovereignty escalation
Venezuela conducted regional and parliamentary elections on May 25 for a governor and lawmakers to represent Essequibo, an oil-rich region that remains under Guyana's administration.
South Africa’s Transnet signs $233mn settlement with Sasol over oil pipeline tariff dispute
South Africa’s chemicals and energy company Sasol and state-owned logistics utility Transnet have settled long-running disputes over crude oil pipeline tariffs.
Hungary’s power imports sink to 12-year low as fossil fuel and solar output surge
Hungary’s reliance on electricity imports dropped to its lowest level in more than a decade last month, as rising domestic energy production and record-breaking solar output reshaped the country's energy landscape.
INTERVIEW: Revamping oil and gas learning
The University of Calgary, located in Canada’s oil and gas heartland of Alberta, will relaunch its oil and gas engineering major this September, after suspending the programme in 2021 because of dwindling enrolment numbers.
Czechia gets nuclear fuel delivery from Westinghouse as it moves away from Russian supplies
Prague is pushing to replace the Russian state agency Rosatom and its TVEL arm, on which Czech nuclear power plants relied for years.
Russian petchems player Sibur opens tech centre in Nizhnekamsk
Russian petrochemicals giant Sibur has opened a RUB1.8bn engineering and technical development centre in Nizhnekamsk.
Shareholders in Moldovagaz resist asset sales required under EU energy rules
Shareholders of Moldovagaz, the joint Russian-Moldovan gas utility, are unwilling to sell assets required for compliance with the EU’s Third Energy Package.
Bulgaria opens EU’s largest battery energy storage facility
Energy Minister Zhecho Stankov says facility is “first step” towards Bulgaria's ambition of reaching 10,000 MWh of operating battery capacity.
China launches first offshore carbon capture project to support emissions goals
China National Offshore Oil Corporation has commenced operations at the country’s first offshore carbon capture and storage facility, located in the Pearl River Mouth Basin.
Countdown to disaster: timelines to cross temperature thresholds tabulated
The Climate Crisis is accelerating and all the main players predict that the world will warm by more than the 1.5C Paris Agreement target by next year and the 2C maximum will be broached by 2037 – far earlier than previously forecast.
South Africa’s Eskom to build pilot green hydrogen facility in Johannesburg
South Africa’s state-run power utility Eskom has issued at invitation to tender (ITT) for the construction of a pilot renewable green hydrogen facility (RHF) at its Research, Testing and Development (RT&D) unit in Johannesburg.
Sunlight heating effect on earth more than doubles in the last decade
Global warming results from man-made greenhouse gas emissions that have doubled the heating effect from incoming sunlight, which is now more than the heat radiated by earth into space in the last decade, according to a research paper.
Rubio rules out Chevron Venezuela licence extension after conflicting signals
The US administration is set to revoke Chevron's licence to operate in Venezuela on May 27, as initially scheduled, contrary to recent Bloomberg reports that suggested a longer extension was likely.
Enbridge selling $516mn stake in Westcoast pipeline to indigenous groups
Canada’s Enbridge has struck a deal to sell a 12.5% stake in its Westcoast gas pipeline system to Stonlasec8 Indigenous Alliance, a group representing 36 First Nations in British Columbia, for CAD715mn ($516mn).
China’s Guangdong Pearl River strikes LNG deal with ConocoPhillips
China’s Guangdong Pearl River Investment Management Group has signed a 15-year LNG sale and purchase agreement with ConocoPhillips, with supply thought likely to be coming from the US.
Record temperatures around the world – Statista
A heat wave is sweeping across South Asia, with temperatures having reached 44°C in India’s Jaipur and 50°C in Pakistan’s Shaheed Benazirabad in April, Statista reports.
Tullow restarts drilling in Ghana’s Jubilee Field in major boost for West African oil sector
Tullow Ghana and its partners have restarted drilling operations in the country’s flagship Jubilee Field, signalling renewed investment and confidence in one of West Africa’s most strategic oil assets.
Colombia oil discoveries plunge 56%, growing economy relies overly on government expenditure
Colombia's hydrocarbon exploration activity contracted for the second consecutive year with discoveries plummeting 56% in 2024, raising serious concerns about the nation's energy security and fiscal outlook.
Colombia oil discoveries plunge 56%, growing economy relies overly on government expenditure
Colombia's hydrocarbon exploration activity contracted for the second consecutive year with discoveries plummeting 56% in 2024, raising serious concerns about the nation's energy security and fiscal outlook.
Uzbekistan: Hub for electric vehicles in Central Asia – report
China expanding share of global EV market.
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