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Turkmen petrochemical plants ‘channelling exports via obscure UK firms tied to president’s nephews’

15 October 2021

Investigative reporting outlet also finds clear signs of nephews’ wealth in UAE with 16 apartments acquired in Dubai.

ONP pipeline flows halted by indigenous protest

14 October 2021

A group of indigenous Peruvians took over the facilities of Pump Station #5 along the Northern Oil Pipeline (ONP) last week, in an act that forced the national oil company Petroperu, the owner of ONP, to halt crude shipments.

Malabo’s big dreams for Mega Gas Hub

14 October 2021

Equatorial Guinea could become a major hub for regional gas trade – if its plans come together.

AfrElec: Green Climate Fund invests $150mn in Desert to Power

14 October 2021

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has invested $150mn in the African Development Bank’s Desert to Power G5 Financing Facility.

Moldova declares state of alert, seeks to buy gas from Ukraine or Romania

14 October 2021

Moldova has been paying high spot prices to Gazprom since October 1, when the Russian gas company also cut the gas supplies by one third.

Energy supplier Bohemia Energy to leave Czech market as prices soar

14 October 2021

Largest alternative energy supplier hands back its licence after energy price rise makes model uneconomic.

NGO accuses ReconAfrica of disrupting local communities

14 October 2021

Toronto-listed Reconnaissance Africa Energy, known as ReconAfrica, has come under fire from a local non-governmental organisation called Frack Free Namibia (FFN).

REM: GE receives firm order for wind turbines for Vineyard 1 offshore project off Massachusetts

13 October 2021

GE Renewable Energy has received an order from Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, to supply Haliade-X turbines for the 800-MW Vineyard Wind 1 off Massachusetts in the north-eastern US.

AsiaElec: Japan’s Eneos to buy Japan Renewable Energy for $1.8bn

13 October 2021

Japan's biggest refiner, Eneos Holdings, is to buy Japan Renewable Energy (JRE) for JPY200bn ($1.8bn) in order to expand its low-carbon business.

Putin blames low wind power output for gas crisis

13 October 2021

Low wind power output in Europe has played a role in causing the current gas supply crisis in Europe, Russian president Vladimir Putin said in speech on October 13.

GLNG: PNG government wants bigger stake in PNG LNG

12 October 2021

The government of Papua New Guinea (PNG) has said that it would want to up its stake in the PNG LNG project if the proposed takeover of Oil Search by Santos goes ahead.

NorthAmOil: Chevron to aim for net zero by 2050

12 October 2021

Chevron announced this week that it would pursue net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050.

LatAmOil: Indigenous protest halts ONP pipeline flows

12 October 2021

A group of indigenous Peruvians took over the facilities of Pump Station #5 along the Northern Oil Pipeline (ONP) last week in an act that forced the national oil company Petroperu, the owner of ONP, to halt crude shipments.

AfrOil: ReconAfrica’s seismic survey draws fire from NGO

12 October 2021

Toronto-listed Reconnaissance Africa Energy, known as ReconAfrica, has come under fire from a local non-governmental organisation called Frack Free Namibia.

AsianOil: ENN seals long-term LNG supply deal with Cheniere

12 October 2021

Chinese utility ENN Natural Gas has signed a new long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply agreement with the US’ Cheniere Energy.

China looks to Kazakh coal amid energy crisis

12 October 2021

But how much coal Kazakhstan already sells China is a mystery, because the two sides publish different figures.

From Dutch earthquakes to a UK fracking ban: how declining European gas supply has contributed to the current crisis

12 October 2021

There are many underlying causes behind the current gas supply crisis unfolding in Europe. A “V” shaped market has seen global gas demand surge but adding to a perfect storm is that the EU's own gas production has been plummeting.

CEE/SEE countries unite in defence of nuclear power

12 October 2021

EU’s pro-nuclear member states want nuclear energy to be included in the bloc's green taxonomy as a way to ameliorate climate change.