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Kazakhstan: Oil-rich west to become green hydrogen hub

29 October 2022

The plan is to turn waters from the Caspian Sea into clean hydrogen for export.

Korean nuclear tech company KHNP to sign letter of intent with ZE PAK on Poland’s nuclear power programme

28 October 2022

The KHNP-ZE PAK project would run concurrently with the government-led nuclear power programme.

Turkmenistan: Bombing at windmills

26 October 2022

Turkmenistan is trying to assume the role of energy supplier to Central Asia. Plus, showing off weapons while cash is tight. Eurasianet’s weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

President says Moldova facing worst energy crisis in its history

26 October 2022

Moldovans warned to expect blackouts after cut in Russian gas imports for its power plants and the end of electricity imports from Ukraine.

NorthAmOil: Continental to be acquired by Hamm family in sweetened $4.3bn deal

25 October 2022

Shale producer Continental Resources will merge with Omega Acquisition, an Oklahoma corporation owned by Continental's founder, Harold Hamm.

EU gas prices tumble in lull before the storm

25 October 2022

Gas prices have been falling fast in the last few weeks as EU storage tanks are nearly full.

Dirty bombs and exploding dams: Moscow claims Kyiv is plotting to kill its own citizens in baseless false-flag accusation

25 October 2022

Moscow accuses Kyiv of plotting to detonate a “dirty bomb” in a false-flag attack on its own territory, despite not providing any evidence to prove the claim.

LatAmOil: Guyana to reserve offshore blocks for bilateral partnerships

25 October 2022

Guyana intends to set some sections of its offshore zone aside for partnerships with other countries under bilateral accords rather than including them in competitive licensing rounds.

DMEA: Russian fuel deliveries to Middle East remain high in September

25 October 2022

Russia continued to deliver higher than usual volumes of petroleum products to buyers in the Middle East in September, even though deliveries dropped month on month.

AfrOil: Museveni defends Uganda’s oil development plans

25 October 2022

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has said that his government is committed to reaching carbon neutrality by 2050 but does not expect fossil fuel consumption to be eliminated completely.

Unusually warm autumn boosting Europe in its energy battle with Putin

25 October 2022

Delay to onset of heating season helping to protect European gas stocks despite weak flows of Russian gas.

Kosovo’s KEDS deploys drones to monitor power distribution network

24 October 2022

The drones were activated above the Keqekolla and Restelica 10 kV lines, where the mountainous terrain is difficult to monitor from the ground.

Russian strikes damage over 50% of Ukraine's energy facilities, cutting power to 1.4mn households

24 October 2022

More than half of Ukraine’s energy facilities have been damaged after massive Russian strikes over the weekend, Ukraine Business News reported on October 24.

Moldova faces power blackouts after Transnistria halves electricity supplies

24 October 2022

Gazprom cut gas deliveries to pro-Russian separatists in Transnistria, whose power plants supply electricity to all of Moldova.