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Climate alarm bells ringing loud as planet enters uncharted territory in 2024 – in charts & graphs

“Life on planet Earth is under siege. We are now in an uncharted territory. For several decades scientists have consistently warned of a future marked by extreme climatic conditions because of escalating global temperatures."

Antarctic ice melt barriers disappearing twice as fast

Undersea anchors of ice that help prevent Antarctica’s land ice from slipping into the ocean are shrinking at more than twice the rate compared with 50 years ago, research shows.

REM: Antarctic ice melt barriers disappearing twice as fast

Lack of shipping capacity thwarts Russian LNG ambitions

Western sanctions are thwarting Russia’s planned expansion in the global LNG market.

Matshela Koko sues South Africa’s NPA, implicates Eskom’s incoming GCE in Kusile corruption case

EurOil: Norwegian gas export could hit new record in 2024, says Equinor

FSUOGM: One of worst-ever methane leaks seen in Kazakhstan in 2023

Energo: Western Balkans power sector risks “complete meltdown”, warns think-tank

Western Balkans power sector risks “complete meltdown” warns think-tank

Policy brief from think-tank CEPS says there is an “acute and imminent risk” of collapse due to outdated infrastructure.

AsiaElec: Clone of Taiwan's Changbin Industrial Park completes major near-shore floating solar project

GLNG: QatarEnergy announces it will increase LNG expansion plans

AsianOil: Gas discovery unveiled in Kohlu District of Balochistan

MEOG: PIF buys 40% stake in Zamil Offshore

DMEA: ADNOC withdraws from Wataniya deal

Nigeria second most expensive place globally to extract oil – reports

Ghana’s NPA suspends sale of fuel from Chinese-owned Sentuo Oil Refinery over quality concerns

Kenyan oil dealers fear Uganda set to pick Tanzania’s Tanga port over Mombasa to handle fuel imports

LatAmOil: TotalEnergies views Guyana as model for cost savings in Suriname

AfrOil: Ghana expects to complete Tema LNG terminal by year-end

AfrElec: Serengeti Energy begins building a 5-MW hydropower project in Lesotho

World Bank agrees Afghanistan CASA-1000 power project restart amid neighbouring nations’ “stranded asset” fears

Attempts to attract private financing get nowhere. International financing institution says work resumption will be “ring-fenced” to safeguard construction payments and future revenue.

Uzbekistan, Russia planning gas chemical complex in Bukhara

NorthAmOil: New era of M&As ushers in ‘Shale 4.0’

Uzbekistan plans $500mn investment to boost Russian gas imports

Domestic production is declining as existing fields become exhausted.

Indications grow Turkey-Russia trade hit by tightened US sanctions

Turkish exports to Russia sank 30% in January. Turkey’s banks facilitating payments wary of being shut out of US financial system.