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Russian oil major Rosneft gets closer to gas exports

15 September 2021

The Russian Ministry of Energy will report to the government on potentially allowing state oil giant Rosneft access to gas exports "in the coming days".

Hess CEO says Pinktail may be part of sixth development project at Stabroek

15 September 2021

ExxonMobil Guyana, a subsidiary of US-based ExxonMobil, may include its latest find in Guyana’s offshore zone in its sixth development project at the Stabroek block.

Sonangol reveals details of IPO plan

15 September 2021

Sonangol, the national oil company of Angola, has revealed details of its plan to issue an initial public offering of stock.

bneGREEN: Turkey’s lakes and rivers drying up amid drought and climate change

14 September 2021

Reports in the country’s press of severe water depletion becoming more and more frequent.

Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile ‘could be enough for atomic bomb within month’

14 September 2021

US think tank’s conclusion does not, however, address the time it would take Tehran to assemble a deliverable weapon on a missile warhead.

GLNG: Gazprom pushes forward with $13bn Baltic LNG project

14 September 2021

Russian gas supplier Gazprom has awarded an engineering procurement and construction contract for the $13bn LNG complex it is developing on the Baltic Sea.

NorthAmOil: Post-Ida refinery repairs may be too costly for Phillips 66

14 September 2021

Downstream player Phillips 66 may be forced to idle a refinery in Louisiana as a result of severe damage from Hurricane Ida, which hit the state at the end of August.

AsianOil: Santos awards Dorado subsea FEED contract

14 September 2021

Australian independent Santos has awarded the subsea front-end engineering and development (FEED) contract for the Dorado oilfield development to services provider Atteris.

LatAmOil: Hess CEO enthusiastic about Pinktail field

14 September 2021

ExxonMobil Guyana may include its latest find in Guyana’s offshore zone in its sixth development project at Stabroek, according to the head of Hess, the US independent that holds a minority stake in the block.

AfrOil: Sonangol looks ahead to IPO

14 September 2021

Sonangol, the national oil company of Angola, has revealed details of its plan to issue an initial public offering of stock.

EurOil: Barents goes blue

14 September 2021

REM: Details emerging of $3.5 trillion US spending package

14 September 2021

Details are emerging of the draft of the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion spending package in the US.

Black soldier fly start-up Entoprotech starts first funding round

13 September 2021

Bugs can become big business. Entoprotech, an Israeli biotech start-up has raised $2mn to develop its black soldier fly (BSF) to process organic waste that will reduce methane emissions from landfills and create animal feed as a byproduct.

Gazprom announces Nord Stream 2's completion

10 September 2021

Construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is now fully complete, Gazprom announced in a brief message on September 10, although how soon it will start pumping Siberian gas to Europe is still shrouded in uncertainty.

GNL Quintero and partners moving ahead with green hydrogen project

8 September 2021

The backers of a green hydrogen project in Chile are said to have already arranged to sell more than half of their initial production.

AfrElec: Engie, Scatec to produce green hydrogen in South Africa

8 September 2021

France’s Engie has signed a contract with Release by Scatec, a subsidiary of Norwegian independent power producer Scatec, to produce green hydrogen for the Mogalakwena platinum mine in Limpopo Province of South Africa.

Another East African pipeline faces ESG challenges

8 September 2021

Turkana County authorities have continued to fight Kenya’s government over land acquisition for the oil pipeline component of the LAPSSET project.