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EurOil: Shell profits soar on high oil, gas prices

AfrElec: Kenya, Ethiopia agree to discuss new power purchase deal

Kenya and Ethiopia have agreed to fast-track talks for a power purchase agreement (PPA) among others to facilitate electricity trade between the two neighbouring East African countries.

AsiaElec: 900-MW Norwegian solar project in India postponed

North Macedonia, Bosnia and Moldova most dependent on Russian gas

West Balkans would be hard hit if if Russia "turns off the tap" as a result of the standoff with Western powers over Ukraine.

Russia’s gas production in January at a five-year high

The output of Russian gas was at its highest level in the last five years, while oil production was at a four-year low, CDU TEK reported at the start of February.

Kazakhstan: After civil unrest, industrial unrest spikes

Workers across Kazakhstan are calling strikes, impatient for the better conditions the president promised after widespread unrest last month.

Expo 2020 Dubai pushes green innovation

Sustainability permeates the architecture and presentations of Expo 2020 Dubai. The challenge will be transferring this ambitious model for sustainable living from the pavilions into the real world.

EU courts Azerbaijan to raise gas exports

Commissioner Kadri Simson praises Azerbaijan as 'reliable partner' and says EU seeks to raise imports from 8 bcm to 10 bcm.

Russian ‘soft influence’ in Serbia fuels media war against Ukraine

Russian officials are adept at tapping into the Serbian psyche with appeals to patriotism, religion and the loss of Kosovo, resulting in sympathetic treatment in almost all Serbian media.

Russia expands China ties with new gas deal

Russia’s national gas company Gazprom announced on February 4 that it had agreed on the annual sale of 10 bcm per year of natural gas to China’s CNPC over a 30-year period.

Discovery at Kawa-1

CGX and Frontera have become the first companies to find hydrocarbons in commercial quantities outside the Stabroek block in Guyana’s offshore zone.

ExxonMobil Guyana says Liza Destiny’s flash gas compressor is being upgraded

ExxonMobil Guyana, an affiliate of the US super-major ExxonMobil, has announced that upgrades on a new flash gas compressor for the Liza Destiny FPSO installed offshore Guyana are underway.

Aldana wins election as head of Pemex union despite criticism

Ricardo Aldana has been elected as head of the union representing workers at Mexico’s national oil company Pemex.

AsiaElec:JERA to move into Japanese solar with 1-GW plan

Japan's biggest power generator JERA is to spend JPY160bn ($1.4bn) to develop 1 GW of solar capacity in Japan over the next five years by joining with local energy developer West Holdings Corp.

Poland and Czechia strike deal on compensation for Turow mine expansion

Poland agreed to pay Czechia a total of €45mn in compensation, build infrastructure to stop drainage of water as well as work towards reducing air pollution and noise.

AfrElec: AfDB provides $27.39mn grant to support Ghana’s development of mini-grid network, solar PV net metering

REM: Italy launches 3.35-GW renewables tender

Peru bars Repsol from unloading crude after oil spill at La Pampilla mooring

Peru’s Environment Minister Ruben Ramirez has said Repsol (Spain) will not be permitted to unload oil for its La Pampilla refinery until it can provide adequate technical guarantees with respect to its ability to handle spills.

EurOil: more Hammerfest LNG delays

FSUOGM: Gazprom Neft to lead Russian output growth

LatAmOil: Peru bars Repsol from unloading oil at La Pampilla

Peru’s Environment Minister Ruben Ramirez has said Repsol (Spain) will not be permitted to unload oil for its La Pampilla refinery until it can provide adequate technical guarantees with respect to its ability to handle spills.

DMEA: Going in circles

GLNG: Gastrade reaches FID on Alexandroupolis LNG

Greece’s Gastrade announced on January 28 that it had made a final investment decision (FID) on the Alexandroupolis LNG import terminal.

NorthAmOil: ConocoPhillips to sell certain Permian assets to Maverick

US-based ConocoPhillips has agreed to sell certain assets in the Permian Basin to privately owned Maverick Natural Resources for $440mn.

Construction of EU-funded gas interconnector between Bulgaria and Serbia begins

Pipeline to help diversify gas supplies to Serbia, which is currently dependent on imports of Russian gas.