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LatAmOil: Trinidad and Tobago to reduce fuel subsidies

13 April 2022

Colm Imbert, the prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago, announced on April 8 that his government intended to reduce subsidies for petroleum product prices as of April 19.

AfrOil: Sonatrach agrees to supply Italy with additional gas

13 April 2022

Algeria’s national oil company Sonatrach has cut a deal with the Italian major Eni to deliver an additional 9bn cubic metres of natural gas in 2022-2023.

REM: Plans for green hydrogen coupled with offshore wind advance in Europe

13 April 2022

Mitsubishi will collaborate with UK oil supermajor Shell in producing green hydrogen at wind farms in Europe, according to Japanese media. The news was reported by the Yomiuri newspaper, which cited sources familiar with the matter.

DATACRUNCH: Sanctions by the numbers – oil

12 April 2022

Russia dominates Europe’s oil supplies, accounting for 25% of all oil deliveries. Most of Europe wants to diversify away from Russian oil, but adding to the difficulties is that much of this oil is delivered not by ship but the Druzhba pipelines.

Hungary to circumvent EU sanctions through gas payment 'technical solutions'

12 April 2022

Hungary plans to pay for Russian gas in euros through Gazprombank, which will convert the payment into roubles.

DATACRUNCH: Sanctions in numbers – coal

11 April 2022

Coal was included in the EU’s fifth package of sanctions, the first time that energy has been targeted by the tough sanction regime being imposed on Russia. Coal only makes up 3% of EU imports, but Russia continues to be the major supplier.

Moldova prepares for 'plan B' if Gazprom cuts supplies on May 1

11 April 2022

Paying for electricity and gas at market prices could be the price of Moldova's independence, says Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Spinu.

Poland pushing hard to end oil dependency on Russia

10 April 2022

Warsaw has been accused of dragging its feet about ending Russian oil imports, while calling for an urgent EU-wide embargo at the same time.

HSE opens largest solar power plant in Slovenia

10 April 2022

Prime Minister Janez Jansa says developing Slovenia's energy resources has become even more important since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Uzbekistan: Nuclear deal with Russia still on the table despite sanctions

8 April 2022

Even if Rosatom is not targeted by sanctions, its future projects could still be affected.

NorthAmOil: Ascent reportedly preparing for IPO

6 April 2022

US shale driller Ascent Resources is reported to be preparing for an initial public offering (IPO) in which it hopes to be given a market valuation of around $6bn.

AsianOil: Santos’ Dorado moves a step closer to FID

6 April 2022

The Dorado project, which is being developed by Santos and Carnarvon Energy offshore Western Australia, has taken what has been described as a significant step towards a final investment decision (FID).

LatAmOil: ExxonMobil makes FID on Yellowtail

6 April 2022

ExxonMobil (US) has made a final investment decision on Yellowtail, its fourth development project at the Stabroek block offshore Guyana.

GLNG: Two Mexican LNG projects make advances

6 April 2022

Two Mexican LNG projects – Vista Pacífico LNG and Puerto Libertad LNG – have taken steps forward over the past week.

AfrOil: NLNG urged to open pipelines to gas from other suppliers

6 April 2022

Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Timipre Sylva has asked Nigeria LNG to let other producers access its pipeline networks so that more natural gas can be delivered to its LNG plant.

AsiaElec: Vietnam looks to South Africa, Australia for coal in tight markets

5 April 2022

Vietnam is seeking more cargoes of coal from South Africa and Australia for delivery in April and May as domestic production falls and supplies from Asia tighten amid growing prices.