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AsianOil: ConocoPhillips to exit Indonesia’s Corridor block

1 June 2021

US super-major ConocoPhillips is reportedly gearing up to walk away from the Corridor natural gas block onshore Indonesia.

NorthAmOil: Shareholders put pressure on super-majors

1 June 2021

US super-majors Chevron and ExxonMobil both suffered defeats at the hands of their shareholders last week.

GLNG: Venture Global unveils CCS plan for Louisiana LNG projects

1 June 2021

US-based Venture Global announced last week that it would develop carbon capture and storage (CCS) capacity to serve two of its LNG export projects on Louisiana’s Gulf Coast.

ENERGO: Poland strikes preliminary deal with Czechia over Turow open-cast lignite mine

30 May 2021

Poland will pay the Czech Republic €40mn-€45mn to cover the cost of mitigating the adverse environmental impact of the open-cast lignite mine in Turow, government spokesman Piotr Muller said.

AFRELEC: Lekela to install 175 MWh of battery storage at Senegal’s Taiba N’Diaye wind farm

30 May 2021

Africa-focused independent power producer Lekela Power has chosen Denmark’s DNV to carry out a feasibility study for an electricity storage project at Senegal's 158.7-MW Taiba N’Diaye wind farm.

ASIAELEC: Singapore’s SP Group to invest in Vietnam

30 May 2021

Singapore’s state-owned SP Group and Vietnam’s BCG Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to invest in renewable energy projects in Vietnam.

REM: Pattern to supply Uniper from 1,050-MW Western Spirit wind project in New Mexico

30 May 2021

Pattern Energy is to supply Germany’s Uniper with electricity from the 1,050-MW Western Spirit wind farm in New Mexico in the south-western US.

China's CMC inaugurates CEE’s largest solar park in southwest Hungary

28 May 2021

Solar energy capacity in Hungary has quadrupled between 2015 and 2020 and is set to increase to 6,000Mw by 2030.

GLNG: Predator prepares Moroccan FSRU bid

25 May 2021

UK-based Predator Oil & Gas has said in an update that it is preparing to submit a bid to build and operate a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) to import LNG into Morocco.

NorthAmOil: Cimarex, Cabot announce surprise merger

25 May 2021

US shale players Cabot Oil & Gas and Cimarex Energy have announced a merger of equals valued at roughly $7.4bn.

LatAmOil: Enbridge-led group bids for Brazilian pipeline

25 May 2021

A consortium led by Canada’s Enbridge has reportedly submitted a bid for Brazil’s largest natural gas import pipeline.

AsianOil: India’s gas production climbs in April, while oil output slides

24 May 2021

India recorded a significant jump in its natural gas production in April, even as its crude oil output continued to slide.

Poland says it will not comply with EU court’s order to stop Turow mine

24 May 2021

Poland is in for another major tussle with the EU after the bloc’s top court issued an interim measure to stop lignite mining at the Turow mine near the border with Czechia.

Serbia aims to boost energy and mining sector to 10% of GDP in 10 years

23 May 2021

Mining and Energy Minister Zorana Mihajlovic says Belgrade wants to pursue a "new, green and sustainable path" for the sector.

HOMANS: Nord Stream II sanctions is a question of Ukraine's freedom

20 May 2021

On May 18 came the decision by the Biden Administration to drop sanctions against the company overseeing constructing the Nord Stream II gas pipeline that will, if completed, allow Gazprom to bypass Ukraine’s pipeline network.

Germany confirms US sanctions waiver on key Nord Stream 2 company

20 May 2021

The German government has confirmed that the Biden administration will waive sanctions on the company overseeing the construction of Russia's Nord Stream 2 pipeline to Europe and its chief executive.

Signs mount Iran, US will seal nuclear deal revival within month

19 May 2021

Negotiators agree to return to national capitals to receive final instructions on red lines before definitive round of talks.