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Uzbekistan: People no longer in the dark about power shortages

Until now, officials had been silent about ongoing power cuts, even calling them a thing of the past.

AFrElec: UK funding to support developing cities and regions transition to net zero by 2050

The UK government has announced GBP27.5mn ($37.1mn) of seed funding to support the UK Urban Climate Action Programme in a bid to tackle climate change and reduce emissions in cities in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Climate change ‘destroying honey production in Kyrgyzstan’

Disappearing glaciers leading to a loss of meltwater, leaving beekeepers high and dry.

Uzbekistan tells COP26 it aims to cut emissions by 35% within decade

Deputy PM says climate in Central Asia changing twice as fast as in other regions due to the drying up of the Aral Sea.

AsiaElec: Japan’s geothermal energy boost

REM: Biden to sign $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, funds modernised grid and ports

US President Joe Biden will sign into law the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill

ENERGO: Turkey’s Calik to build thermal power plant in Uzbekistan

‘Expect less water next year,’ Kyrgyzstan warns downstream neighbours

Relations between upstream and downstream Central Asian countries can be tense. This won’t help.

NorthAmOil: Biden administration denies considering Line 5 shutdown

The administration of US President Joe Biden has denied reports that it was considering shutting down Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline, which is at the centre of a dispute with the State of Michigan.

GLNG: ARC strikes deal to supply gas to LNG Canada

ARC Resources said last week that it had struck a deal to supply natural gas to a member of the LNG Canada consortium, which is building an LNG export terminal on the British Columbia coast.

FSUOGM: Gazprom starts filling European gas storage sites

EurOil: Shell calls time on oil refining in Germany

DMEA: Fertiglobe results and Aramco backing

MEOG: Cost-cutting and reshuffling

LatAmOil: Argentina’s electricity export earnings will fund Vaca Muerta gas pipeline

Argentina expects to use the proceeds of electricity exports to Brazil to finance two major infrastructure projects that will facilitate the development of the Vaca Muerta shale formation.

AfrOil: ExxonMobil hopes to cut Rovuma LNG costs, carbon emissions

ExxonMobil (US) is working to reduce the carbon footprint of its Rovuma LNG project while also cutting costs, Mozambique’s Energy Minister Max Tonela has said.

AsianOil: POSCO wins over Senex board with new bid

South Korea’s POSCO International has submitted a new bid for Senex Energy that has finally won the backing of the Australian developer’s board.

Market weighing up Uzbekneftegaz’s scheduled eurobond

Rating agencies estimate that major projects to be completed in coming years might increase company’s Ebitda by more than 50% and contribute to the issuer’s deleveraging.

Argentina will use proceeds of electricity exports to fund gas pipeline construction

Argentina’s Energy Secretariat expects to use the proceeds of electricity exports to Brazil to finance several major infrastructure projects that will facilitate the development of the Vaca Muerta shale formation.

Uzbeks engulfed by worst dust storm in at least 150 years

Inhabitants of Tashkent struggle to breathe. Critical indicators suddenly showed city as second most polluted in the world.

US senators eye Latin American and Caribbean LNG markets

Five members of the US Senate have re-introduced a measure designed to expedite the permit process for small-scale LNG exports.

The Dutch Supreme Court overturns previous decision against the Kremlin awarding Yukos’ shareholders $50bn in damages

The battle between the Kremlin and former Russian oil company Yukos took a new twist on November 5 when the Dutch Supreme Court overturned a decision forcing the Russian government to pay a $50bn arbitration award to the former Yukos shareholders.

The ins and outs of Nord Stream 2's certification

Exactly when Nord Stream 2 will be up and running is still unclear, but there are three main scenarios outlined in the following analysis.

AsiaElec: UK provides $150mn to support Green Finance in Asia

The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) unveiled at COP26 its Catalytic Green Finance Facility, which aims to increase access to finance for renewable energy, clean transportation and urban infrastructure projects in the region.

INTERVIEW: Vyacheslav Fetisov, Russian ice hockey legend and UN Goodwill Ambassador

As world leaders prepare to leave the COP26 UN climate change conference in Glasgow, Vyacheslav Fetisov, a two-time Olympic gold medalist in Ice Hockey and committed environmentalist, talks about Russia's plans