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LatAmOil: BHP approves capex spending for Trion project

10 August 2021

Australia’s BHP has approved plans to spend more than $250mn on work at Trion, a deepwater field located off the coast of the Mexican state of Tamaulipas.

AfrOil: NOCK under fire from government auditors

10 August 2021

The National Oil Corporation of Kenya (NOCK) is under fire for its shaky finances, with the Office of the Auditor-General (OAG) expressing concern about the company’s failure to pay loans from KCB Bank Kenya.

Russia’s Sibur sees emissions flat amid major growth plan

6 August 2021

Russia’s largest petrochemicals producer Sibur aims to complete massive growth plans without additional emissions, according to a comprehensive report on results and sustainability in 2020.

Hardline cleric Raisi sworn in as Iran’s president

5 August 2021

Guest list and inauguration speech indicate Tehran will make serious move to negotiate reinstatement of 2015 nuclear deal. First presidential in-tray will be weighed down by multiple unresolved crises.

TotalEnergies, Apache report another discovery at Block 58

5 August 2021

TotalEnergies (France) and Apache (US) have made their fifth discovery at Block 58 offshore Suriname.

Bellingcat finds climate change may have played role in triggering Tajik-Kyrgyz border clashes

5 August 2021

Satellite imagery shows seasonal rains “slowed to a trickle”, with time-lapse imaging showing “thick, dense fields in 2019 followed by sparse, patchy land in 2020”.

AsiaElec: Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners to invest $100mn in Indian renewables

4 August 2021

Danish fund managers Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) is to invest $100mn in 1.7 GW of green energy projects in India together with its partner Amp Energy India.

AfrElec: Siemens Gamesa installs first turbine at Djibouti wind farm

4 August 2021

Siemens Gamesa has installed the first turbine at the 59-MW Goubet wind farm in Djibouti

REM: Two US companies seek extended tariffs on solar imports

4 August 2021

Two small US solar manufacturers have petitioned the government to extend tariffs on solar imports that were imposed by the Trump administration.

GLNG: Tellurian signs offtake deal with Shell

3 August 2021

US LNG developer Tellurian announced last week that it had signed a sales and purchase agreement (SPA) with Royal Dutch Shell for offtake from its planned Driftwood LNG export terminal in Louisiana.

NorthAmOil: Oil prices boost second-quarter performances

3 August 2021

Oil and gas companies across North America are reporting improved performances for the second quarter of 2021 thanks to stronger crude and natural gas prices.

AsianOil: Santos, Oil Search merger to create new upstream powerhouse

3 August 2021

Australia-listed independents Santos and Oil Search’s proposed merger, first revealed last month, is back on track after Santos compromised over ownership stakes.

LatAmOil: Another discovery offshore Suriname

3 August 2021

TotalEnergies (France) and Apache (US) have made their fifth discovery at Block 58 offshore Suriname.

AfrOil: Eni loses appeal against Ghanaian court ruling

3 August 2021

Italy’s Eni has lost its appeal against a previous court decision ordering its local subsidiary, Eni Ghana Exploration, to turn over some of the money it was earning from the sale of oil from the offshore Sankofa field.