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EurOil: Wood urges against end to oil exploration
FSUOGM: Sechin pushes for access to European gas market
Hungary and Russia reach long-term gas supply agreement
The agreement, to be signed at the end of September and coming into force from October 1, will be in force for 10+5 years.
REM: Germany’s RWE Group ramps up foothold in US renewables market
Germany’s RWE Group ramps up foothold in US renewables market, completing a wind project in New York State and signing a power purchase agreement for a solar project in Texas.
AsianOil: Pertamina wins regulatory approval for Gajah Besar development
Indonesia’s state-owned Pertamina has secured regulatory approval for its plan of development (PoD) for the Gajah Besar natural gas and condensate field onshore South Sumatra.
bneGREEN: Russia drafts hydrogen development plan
Russia plans to emerge as an exporter of hydrogen within the space of a few years and supply as much as 12mn tonnes per year (tpy) of the fuel by 2035, under a draft development plan approved in August.
On Guyana’s future prospects
IEEFA, a US-based non-profit, says the Stabroek contract may unfairly curb Guyana’s earnings from oil sales. Its arguments may have the effect of drying up funding for future investors seeking to follow ExxonMobil’s example.
Enagas, Acciona Energía, GNL Quintero team up for green hydrogen project
Two Spanish companies are looking to build a green hydrogen production facility at Chile’s Quintero LNG import terminal.
Renergen signs LNG supply agreement with Consol Glass
South Africa’s Renergen revealed last week that it had agreed to supply LNG to Consol Glass, a Johannesburg-based supplier of glass packaging materials.
AfrElec: Siemens seals 200-MW green hydrogen deal in Egypt
Siemens and Egyptian Electricity Holding Company (EEHC) are to develop a 200-MW pilot green hydrogen production as part of a long-term effort to tap Egypt’s large renewable power resources for hydrogen production and export.
Nord Stream 2 fails to get exemption from EU gas market rules
A court in Germany has ruled that Russia’s controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline should not be exempt from EU gas market rules, creating new headaches for the project’s state-owned operator Gazprom, which may be unable to use half the capacity.
Turkmenistan: Taliban of brothers
Turkmenistan is embracing the Taliban takeover next door and refusing to get involved in humanitarian operations. This and more in Eurasianet’s weekly briefing.
AsiaElec: Kansai Electric brings in RWE to develop floating wind capacity in Japan
Japan’s Kansai Electric Power and Germany’s RWE Renewables have announced plans to work to develop offshore wind capacity off the Japanese coast, building on their work together in the UK.
ENERGO: Rosneft boss Sechin calls for Russian carbon trading system to be internationally recognised
LatAmOil: Green hydrogen plans for Chilean LNG terminal
Two Spanish companies are looking to build a green hydrogen production facility at Chile’s Quintero LNG import terminal.
AfrOil: Renergen’s first industrial customer
South Africa’s Renergen revealed last week that it had agreed to supply LNG to Consol Glass, a Johannesburg-based supplier of glass packaging materials.
EurOil: UK unveils hydrogen strategy
FSUOGM: Gazprom reveals Nord Stream 2 delivery plans
DMEA: NNPC launches greenfield subsidiary
MEOG: Ups and downs in Kurdistan
AsianOil: Sinopec completes Qingdao LNG terminal expansion
China’s state-run Sinopec has finished the first stage of expansion work at its Qingdao LNG import facility in Shandong Province.
GLNG: ExxonMobil, PNG restart P’nyang talks
ExxonMobil has restarted talks with the government of Papua New Guinea on the development of the P’nyang natural gas project.
NorthAmOil: Growth amid uncertainty for the oil sands
Production in Alberta – home to the oil sands – reached an all-time record of 3.53mn barrels per day on average in the first half of 2021. This marked a 5.7% increase on the same period of 2020.
KYIV BLOG: Merkel trying to cut an almost impossible gas transit deal for Ukraine
With only a month left in office German Chancellor Angela Merkel is trying to cut an energy deal that will allow Germany to receive gas from Russia’s new Nord Stream 2 but keep some gas flowing through Ukraine’s Druzhba gas pipelines.
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