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YPFB sees revenues rising 35% this year

27 April 2021

Wilson Zelaya, the CEO of Bolivia’s national oil company (NOC) YPFB, has indicated that conditions are improving in his country’s hydrocarbon sector.

Climate change to amplify border tensions in Southeast Europe

27 April 2021

OSCE report identifies border hotspots across the region where rising temperatures and more extreme weather events risk adding to border tensions.

European Commission slashes projects in Romania’s Recovery and Resilience Plan

27 April 2021

Bucharest is struggling to marry the EU’s calls for green projects and digitalisation with Romania’s needs for motorways and gas distribution networks.

Chernobyl anniversary: the next phase

25 April 2021

The failure of a routine test at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Soviet Ukraine released a cloud of radioactive particles in the worst nuclear accident ever.

Putin holds out hand of co-operation at online climate summit with Biden

23 April 2021

In the morning of April 22 it looked like Russia was revving up to start WWIII by invading Ukraine. By the end of the day Russian President Vladimir Putin was holding out the hand of co-operation in a global effort to beat the climate crisis.

Egypt’s Kom Ombo solar plant receives $114mn financing package

22 April 2021

The EBRD, the OPEC Fund for International Development, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and Arab Bank have signed a $114mn financing package with ACWA Power to build the largest private solar plant in Egypt.

Nigeria reportedly revises PIB to cut tax, royalty rates

20 April 2021

Nigeria’s government has reportedly agreed to revise provisions of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), the oil and gas law now under discussion in the National Assembly.

Natixis unveils plan to stop financing trade in Ecuadorean crude oil

20 April 2021

France’s Natixis is set to join the ranks of financial institutions that have stopped supporting trade deals involving Ecuadorean crude oil.

NorthAmOil: Permian Basin developments make headlines

20 April 2021

Various developments have emerged from the prolific Permian Basin in recent days, illustrating the region’s ongoing dominance of the US oil and gas industry.

GLNG: NextDecade advances clean LNG plans

20 April 2021

It has been another busy week for US-based LNG developer NextDecade, which announced two separate partnerships in recent days that are geared towards bolstering the proposed Rio Grande LNG project’s green credentials.

AfrOil: Nigeria adds tax, royalty cuts to PIB

20 April 2021

Nigeria’s government has reportedly agreed to revise provisions of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), the oil and gas law now under discussion in the National Assembly.

LatAmOil: Natixis to phase out Ecuadorean oil finance

20 April 2021

France’s Natixis is set to join the ranks of financial institutions that have stopped supporting trade deals involving Ecuadorean crude oil.

Unbundled: the Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine

20 April 2021

Ukraine's gas market reforms have been a huge success. By unbundling production and transport, the country has attracted hundreds of traders that compete on a vibrant market that has eliminated corrupt scams and brought prices down.

Argentina mulls oil price controls

15 April 2021

Argentina’s government is looking to establish long-term price controls for the domestic oil market, according to Production Minister Matias Kulfas.