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Russia’s Sibur sees emissions flat amid major growth plan
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
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
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
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
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
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
Two small US solar manufacturers have petitioned the government to extend tariffs on solar imports that were imposed by the Trump administration.
UK navy declares incident involving apparent Gulf of Oman tanker hijacking 'over'
Armed men have left vessel says UKMTO.
GLNG: Tellurian signs offtake deal with Shell
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
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.
FSUOGM: Russia expands profit-based oil tax
EurOil: Shell boosts investor appeal
MEOG: Iraq backtrack and Jurassic bids
DMEA: Baiji strike and Nigerian losses
AsianOil: Santos, Oil Search merger to create new upstream powerhouse
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
TotalEnergies (France) and Apache (US) have made their fifth discovery at Block 58 offshore Suriname.
AfrOil: Eni loses appeal against Ghanaian court ruling
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.
Natural gas becomes costlier than oil: VTBC
US, UK and Israel accuse Iran of Gulf attack on tanker that killed Briton, Romanian
Analysts widely suspect Iran and Israel are involved in an undeclared shadow war in which they carry out attacks on each other's vessels. This war appears to be escalating
Turkey evacuates thousands of tourists amid hellish wildfire scenes
Heat intensity of infernos measured with satellite data reportedly four times higher than anything on record for the nation.
Yukos shareholders claim $5bn appeal award from Russia
Yukos was once Russia’s biggest oil producer and briefly its most valuable company.
Sale of 25% in Vestmoldtransgaz to EBRD greenlighted
AsiaElec: Singapore’s Sunseap to invest $2bn in 2,200-MW floating solar and storage project in Indonesia
Singapore’s Sunseap Group is to invest $2bn in developing a 2,200-MW floating solar plus storage project, the largest such solar project to date world-wide, on the Indonesian island of Batam.
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