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China to be excluded from Czech tender for new Dukovany nuclear unit

28 January 2021

Opposition parties say they will exclude Russia too if they win October general election.

NRG AfrOil: News from Namibia

25 January 2021

This week’s AfrOil takes a look at recent upstream developments in Namibia.

NRG GLNG: Baker Hughes predicts 3 to 4 LNG FIDs in 2021

25 January 2021

Oilfield services firm Baker Hughes has reiterated its expectations that demand for LNG will grow in the longer term.

NRG NorthAmOil: Biden administration moves to freeze federal oil and gas leasing

25 January 2021

The new administration of US President Joe Biden has started taking steps that will affect oil and gas leasing on federal land and in federal waters.

NRG AsianOil: PNOC-EC keen on exploring Mindanao’s onshore

25 January 2021

State-run PNOC Exploration Corp. (PNOC-EC) said last week that it is eager to launch an onshore exploration campaign on the country’s second-largest island of Mindanao.

AfDB, EIB sign joint partnership action plan to fast-track development in Africa

21 January 2021

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have signed a joint partnership action plan that aims to strengthen co-operation and mutual development priorities.

TEHRAN BLOG: Will Biden bet on a quick return to the Iran nuclear deal?

19 January 2021

Saudis and Israelis on edge as incoming US president looks set to restore Barack Obama’s signature foreign policy achievement. The Iranians are playing it cool. But they dearly desire an end to those crushing sanctions.

Africa’s electricity unlikely to go green this decade

15 January 2021

Research from the University of Oxford predicts that total electricity generation across the African continent will double by 2030, with fossil fuels continuing to dominate the energy mix.

Ukrainian government will cap natural gas price for households in a move that endangers its IMF deal

14 January 2021

Ukrainian government will cap natural gas price for households in a move that may further jeopardise the country’s co-operation with the International Monetary Fund (IMF)