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Turkmenistan: Masks off
Uniting in paranoia with Russia, warming to Iran, and opening for business. This and more in Eurasianet's weekly Turkmenistan briefing.
AsiaElec: China sending mixed signals on coal use
EurOil: Norwegian oil strike averted
Tanzania: Scirocco to sell 25% stake in Ruvuma PSA to Wentworth
AIM-listed Scirocco Energy announced has arranged to sell its 25% stake in the Ruvuma block in southern Tanzania to UK-based Wentworth Resources.
GLNG: Malaysia’s Petronas plans to expand investments in LNG exports from Egypt to Europe
Russian energy export revenues up 40% in May despite sanctions
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
MEOG: FEED deal and FPSO arrival
DMEA: Pipeline preparations and fuel prices
NorthAmOil: Energy Transfer finalises another offtake agreement
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
Privately owned Western Gas has reported that its Sasanof-1 exploration well offshore Western Australia found no commercial reserves of oil and gas.
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