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Turkmenistan: Masks off

15 June 2022

Uniting in paranoia with Russia, warming to Iran, and opening for business. This and more in Eurasianet's weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

Tanzania: Scirocco to sell 25% stake in Ruvuma PSA to Wentworth

14 June 2022

AIM-listed Scirocco Energy announced has arranged to sell its 25% stake in the Ruvuma block in southern Tanzania to UK-based Wentworth Resources.

Russian energy export revenues up 40% in May despite sanctions

14 June 2022

Despite the West’s push to phase out Russian energy imports and deprive the Kremlin of revenues to finance its war in Ukraine, the country’s export revenues were in fact up by almost 40% year on year in May.

Uzbekistan, Russia's Rosatom discuss 'cost optimisation' for nuclear plant

14 June 2022

Tashkent indicates it has concerns that the project may not be economically feasible.

Fate of Russian Arctic megaproject Vostok Oil up in air amid sanctions, EU embargo

13 June 2022

A year ago, Rosneft’s Vostok Oil megaproject in the Arctic was heralded as the next frontier for Russia’s oil industry and the biggest investment since the 1970s. Today Russia is sanctioned and the mega-project is unlikely to happen.

PdVSA orders filling stations to end subsidy by pricing diesel in US dollars

10 June 2022

Venezuela’s national oil company PdVSA has instructed more than 100 filling stations around the country to begin selling diesel in US dollars.

NGC seeks to create hydrogen-based economy

10 June 2022

Trinidad and Tobago’s state-owned Natural Gas Co. (NGC) is working with its subsidiary National Energy and independent consultancy Kenesjay Green Ltd to create a sustainable hydrogen-based economy.

MOSCOW BLOG: Energy wars and green energy

10 June 2022

How successful will the West be in the coming energy wars and is it wishful thinking that Ukraine could use its Marshall Plan reconstruction money to become Europe's hydrogen powerhouse?

The Fourth Russia – Green Ukraine

10 June 2022

The energy crisis that has wracked Europe since the EU began to cut itself from Russian energy five years ago has had a silver lining. It has driven the transfer to renewables much faster than anyone could have hoped, nowhere more than Ukraine

Nuclear deal dealt possible death blow as Iran yanks UN cameras

10 June 2022

Responding to move, IAEA nuclear inspectorate chief says there’s now only a three to four-week window to find a way to reinstate the agreement aimed at ensuring Tehran doesn’t pursue building an atomic bomb.

REM: Shell enters Texas market with 100% renewable energy plans

8 June 2022

Shell, Europe’s largest oil and gas company, is now offering 100% renewable electricity plans to eligible customers in Texas. The Shell Energy brand was launched in Texas on June 7.

Perenco to assume operatorship of Etinde gas field offshore Cameroon

8 June 2022

UK-based Bowleven Oil & Gas says its partner New Age (African Global Energy) has arranged to transfer operatorship of the Etinde field offshore Cameroon to the British-French company Perenco.

NorthAmOil: Energy Transfer finalises another offtake agreement

8 June 2022

US-based Energy Transfer has signed an LNG sales and purchase agreement with China Gas Hongda Energy Trading, a subsidiary of China Gas Holdings.

AsianOil: Sasanof-1 well off Australia comes up dry

8 June 2022

Privately owned Western Gas has reported that its Sasanof-1 exploration well offshore Western Australia found no commercial reserves of oil and gas.