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France’s GTT wins LNG tank design contract from SMI
France’s GTT has won a contract from South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SMI) to design for tank for a new LNG Carrier (LNGC).
Russia to stop gas supplies to Poland
Poland has already said it can go independent of Russian gas before the end of the year once the Baltic Pipe becomes operational.
MEOG: Syrian hopes and Iranian progress
DMEA: Petchems come to the fore for ADNOC
AfrOil: Cameroon blames Western sanctions on Russia for fuel shortages
Cameroon’s Energy Ministry is blaming Western sanctions on Russia for the fuel shortages that have broken out around the country, according to a report from Voice of America (VOA).
NorthAmOil: CNOOC confirms end to Flemish Pass Basin exploration
China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC) has confirmed to Canadian media that it is exiting the Flemish Pass Basin offshore Newfoundland and Labrador.
AsianOil: Petronas, Sabah sign MoU on nearshore FLNG development
Petronas and Sabah Oil & Gas Development Corp. (SOGDC) have signed a memorandum of understanding on the development of a nearshore floating LNG facility in the Malaysian state of Sabah in Borneo.
FSUOGM: Novatek warns of Arctic LNG-2 delay
Kazakhstan: CPC pipeline resumes working after a month of inactivity
Repairs took place a few days after Kazakh officials met with CPC management in Moscow.
OIES expert warns against gradual phase-out of Russian gas
EU efforts to gradually reduce Russian gas imports over time will only bolster Moscow’s revenues by driving prices upwards, Mike Fulwood, a senior fellow at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies (OIES), warned in a paper.
REM: UAE's Masdar and Egypt’s Hassan Allam Utilities to develop green hydrogen production plants in Suez Canal
UPDATE: Massive explosions at oil depot in Western Russia, but who is to blame?
Massive explosions at an oil depot in Western Russia went viral online and were verified by open-source-intelligence accounts on 25 April.
Yellowtail environmental permit includes landmark provisions targeting emissions reduction
The environmental permit issued for Yellowtail, the fourth development target at the Stabroek block offshore Guyana, differs from its predecessors because it will include a roadmap for carbon dioxide emissions reduction.
USAID awards grant to Peruvian NGO to help clean up oil spill
USAID has awarded a grant worth $100,000 to the Peruvian environmental fund Profonanpe to support clean-up operations related to an oil spill that occurred at La Pampilla earlier this year.
BALKAN BLOG: What living without Russian gas would mean for Moldova
Gazprom cutting off gas supplies could trigger a chain of events leading to Moldova abandoning its neutrality.
Iran claims it’s rejected US offers of sanctions removal in return for scrapping plan to avenge Soleimani
Assassination of top general in 2020 and Donald Trump’s designation of Revolutionary Guard as “terrorist” remain sensitive matters that could end efforts to revive 2015 nuclear deal.
AsiaElec: LG Energy Solution to lead $9bn investment in Indonesian EV battery production
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution is to lead a consortium investing $9bn in the electric vehicle battery supply chain in Indonesia in a bid to secure stable supplies of locally mined nickel and to manage the production process more efficiently.
AfrElec: Angola aims for 70% renewables
Angola wants renewable energy to account for 70% power mix by 2025 and is looking to attract foreign investment from EU and international financial institutions and private investors to fund the country’s energy transition.
NorthAmOil: Biden administration restarts onshore lease sales
The administration of US President Joe Biden announced on April 15 that it was restarting oil and gas leasing on federal land.
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