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bneGREEN: Drought causes mass livestock die-offs and irrigation water shortages in Central Asia

15 July 2021

Studies detect shifts in precipitation patterns in the Tian Shan mountains that supply region with much of its freshwater.

US sweetens Iran’s path to restoring nuclear deal by unfreezing bank funds in Japan, Korea

14 July 2021

Separately, president Rouhani criticises Iranian regime’s top officials for foiling his attempt to secure revived accord in final months of his administration.

GLNG: QP strikes yet more supply deals

13 July 2021

State-owned Qatar Petroleum struck two more long-term supply deals over the past week.

NorthAmOil: Chevron reportedly considers closing Pasadena refinery unit

13 July 2021

Chevron is reported to be considering permanently shutting down the fluidic catalytic cracker at its 112,229 barrel per day refinery on the Houston Ship Channel in Pasadena, Texas.

AfrOil: Eni eyes green, blue hydrogen production in North Africa

13 July 2021

Representatives of Italy’s Eni met with Egyptian and Algerian officials last week to discuss the prospects for green and blue hydrogen production.

LatAmOil: CGX, Frontera prepare to spud Kawa-1 exploration well

13 July 2021

CGX Energy and Frontera Energy are gearing up to spud the Kawa-1 exploration well at the Corentyne block offshore Guyana.

REM: BlackRock raises $250mn to fund climate transition in emerging markets

13 July 2021

BlackRock has raised $250mn from a consortium of ten institutional investors, governments and charities for its flagship blended finance fund, which aims to help emerging market economies reduce carbon emissions.

AFRELEC: AfDB approves $83.6mn grant for Ethiopia-Djibouti power link

13 July 2021

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved two grants worth $83.6mn to boost cross-border trade in electricity between Ethiopia and Djibouti and to deepen integration in the Horn of Africa sub-region.

ASIAELEC: Pakistan opens $1.7bn Chinese-built power line

13 July 2021

Pakistan has opened the $1.7bn, 660-kV Matiari–Lahore power line as part of government efforts to use Chinese money and technology to shore up the country’s power grid.

AsianOil: Pakistan’s gas supply woes deepen

13 July 2021

Pakistan could face a natural gas shortage in September and October, after having reportedly cancelled a liquefied natural gas (LNG) tender owing to high spot market prices.

Villagers in shadow of Kyrgyzstan dam incensed by Uzbekistan deal

13 July 2021

The land transfer has fuelled anger and rumours about Kyrgyzstan’s new populist leadership.

Turkey ‘reverses ban on PE based recycled plastic imports’

12 July 2021

Attempts by Turkish plastics recyclers to show economic damage caused by barring waste imports from UK and other nations appear to have won out over environmental considerations.

Kazakhstan unveils ambitious green-hydrogen project

9 July 2021

Kazakhstan hopes to build the world’s largest green-hydrogen project, which could – in the distant future – help Nur-Sultan meet its clean-energy promises.

EQT rolls out four-year net-zero plan

9 July 2021

Pittsburgh-based EQT, an independent natural gas producer and pipeline operator, says it intends to bring its net carbon emissions down to zero in just four years.

ExxonMobil drills dry hole at Jabillo-1

9 July 2021

ExxonMobil has experienced a disappointment at the Canje block offshore Guyana, as it did not find commercial quantities of hydrocarbons in the Jabillo-1 well.

REM: Norway to invest $1.1bn in green energy in world’s poorest countries

8 July 2021

The Norwegian government has earmarked NOK10bn ($1.15bn) over the next five years for a new fund that will invest in renewable energy in developing and emerging economies to try to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the world’s poorest countries.

AFRELEC: Statkraft provides $2.7bn to curb energy poverty in Africa

8 July 2021

Norway’s Statkraft is to donate $2.7mn in cash and equipment to international development charity SolarAid over the next three years in a bid to tackle energy poverty in sub-Saharan Africa.

ASIAELEC: Siemens Gamesa’s typhoon-proof offshore turbine surges ahead

7 July 2021

Siemens Gamesa’s latest offshore turbine design has been certified typhoon-proof by international regulators, its second model to receive such a rating from TÜV NORD.

At long last, Nigeria passes PIB

7 July 2021

Africa’s largest oil producer is on track to adopt a new petroleum law that has been in the works for more than a decade, but it will take time to assess the impact of this development.