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Sun-drenched Uzbekistan on the verge of a renewables boom

4 July 2022

International investors are vying to build new solar and wind farms in Uzbekistan as the country tries to reduce emissions while also supplying power to its growing population.

New Putin decree could force foreign stakeholders out of Sakhalin-2 gas project

1 July 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree that will transfer all rights and obligations of the Sakhalin-2 oil and gas project to a new Russian entity, in effect giving the Kremlin the power to nationalise foreigners' stakes.

REM: Norway to become green industrial giant with offshore wind, hydrogen and batteries

29 June 2022

Norway’s government has launched a plan for the country to become a green industrial giant using seven focus areas, including offshore wind, hydrogen and batteries.

AfrOil: NNPC data shows huge increase in Nigerian gasoline subsidies

29 June 2022

The Nigerian government spent nearly three times as much on domestic gasoline subsidies in the first five months of 2022 as it did in the same period of last year, according to Nigerian National Petroleum Co. Ltd (NNPC Ltd).

LatAmOil: Petrobras to receive first Guyanese oil cargo

29 June 2022

Brazil’s national oil company Petrobras is due to take delivery of its first cargo of Guyanese light sweet crude for domestic refining before the end of this week.

AsianOil: PetroChina reportedly weighing exit from Australia, Canada

29 June 2022

State-owned PetroChina is reported to be considering exiting its investments in Australia and Canada in a bid to divert funds to more profitable opportunities elsewhere.

EXPLAINER: how a price cap on Russian oil might work

29 June 2022

Europe is scrambling to find alternatives to Russian crude oil, natural gas and coal. But the fact remains that despite recent cuts in the amount that the EU buys from Russia, Moscow’s revenues from hydrocarbon exports still surged 40% this year.

Czech energy company CEZ switches away from Russian nuclear fuel

29 June 2022

CEZ signs contract with US nuclear power technology company Westinghouse and French Framatome.