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FSUOGM: Russia raises stakes in Sakhalin showdown
EurOil: Denmark's Tyra field suffers further delays
AsianOil: Petronas partners with South Korean firms on CCS opportunities
Malaysia’s Petronas said on August 2 that it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with six South Korean companies that will see them collaborate on carbon dioxide (CO2) capture, transport and storage.
NorthAmOil: Freeport LNG to resume operations in October
A US regulator has given approval for Freeport LNG to partially resume operations following an explosion and a fire in June.
End of Vienna talks means US, Iran political approvals now needed to revive nuclear deal
And there’s no guarantee they will be forthcoming.
MEOG: Iran says oil funds are in place
DMEA: Partners resume Natref operations
LatAmOil: Perenco steps up efforts to collect settlement from Ecuador
Perenco (UK/France) has stepped up its efforts to collect a settlement of at least $374.3mn related to a decade-old lawsuit over profit-sharing from the government of Ecuador.
AfrOil: Namibian court denies NGOs’ request for Kavango exploration halt
The High Court of Namibia has ruled that Canada's Reconnaissance Africa (ReconAfrica) and its local partner NAMCOR may proceed with exploration work at in the Kavango basin.
Bulgaria’s caretaker government mulls new long-term contract with Gazprom
Suspicions President Rumen Radev picked new cabinet to bring Bulgaria back into the Russian orbit.
OPEC+ tiny production increase is a slap in face for Biden
Arab oil exporters responded to a visit by US President Joe Biden to the region in July with the smallest increase in quotas in history – just 100,000 barrels per day at an OPEC+ meeting in Vienna on August 3.
COMMENT: Does Russia have any friends left in Southeast Asia?
The geopolitical earthquake that is the Russian invasion of Ukraine has clearly strengthened alliances between Russia and China, but the war has wrecked trade relations in SE Asia and most countries are trying not to take sides.
Afghanistan pays electricity debts to Uzbekistan but still owes Tajikistan
Both have long-duration electricity supply agreements signed before the Taliban returned to power.
EU gas imports from Russia in charts
The Bruegel think-tank has published a set of interactive charts that show very clearly how Russian gas imports to Europe this year are well below the historical average.
EurOil: Shell FIDs Jackdaw
FSUOGM: Rosneft starts drilling at Vostok Oil
NorthAmOil: Keystone back online
DMEA: Reality check for Port Harcourt
MEOG: IDC maintains momentum
AsianOil: CNOOC reports commercial flows from offshore shale well
China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC) has achieved commercial flows of oil and gas from an offshore shale well in the South China Sea. This marks the first successful offshore shale well for China.
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