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AsiaElec: Indonesia ponders CPP closures
GLNG: Philippines prepares for entry into LNG sector
AsianOil: Woodside achieves profit record amid high gas price
Turkmenistan: Bombing at windmills
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Delay to onset of heating season helping to protect European gas stocks despite weak flows of Russian gas.
MEOG: Gaza nears deal for offshore exploration
Kosovo’s KEDS deploys drones to monitor power distribution network
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
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.
AfrElec: South Africa approves $8.5bn decarbonisation plan
Moldova faces power blackouts after Transnistria halves electricity supplies
Gazprom cut gas deliveries to pro-Russian separatists in Transnistria, whose power plants supply electricity to all of Moldova.
ENERGY CRISIS: Gas prices down but restocking EU tanks in 2023 looks more difficult than 2022
Gas prices in Europe have been tumbling thanks to a combination of gas tanks 93% full, mild weather in October, a significant reduction in consumption and an economic slowdown in China. But that won’t last once the cold weather arrives.
GLNG: Mozambique expects to dispatch history-making first LNG export by end of October
Will Europe's energy supply allow it to make it through the winter?
Europe has filled its gas storage facilities to close to 95% of capacity, and prices are substantially down from previous spikes. How the continent’s energy system will fare this winter, however, will depend on a number of factors.
Iran unrest spreads to sugar factory, gas workers might be striking too
Reports indicate that, while persistent, protests have become scattered. Widespread industrial action would give protesters fresh momentum.
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