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Zimbabwe eyes $1bn turnover from lithium sulphate exports amid beneficiation drive
The forecast follows Zimbabwe's first commercial export of lithium sulphate from the Arcadia Lithium Mine, marking the country's entry into a higher-value segment of the battery minerals supply chain.
Orange Basin development highlights contrasting approaches to oil exploration in Namibia and South Africa
Namibia and South Africa are taking different approaches to developing the Orange Basin, with regulatory certainty and environmental litigation emerging as key factors influencing future oil investment.
Renewables top global energy growth for first time in 2025 as US emissions jump
Renewables were the single largest source of global energy-supply growth in 2025, outpacing coal, oil and gas for the first time this century outside a recession year, according to the Energy Institute's Statistical Review of World Energy
Europe demands Turkey certify its gas exports are not Russian in origin
European buyers are demanding that Turkey provide documentation proving natural gas transported through Turkish territory is not of Russian origin, Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said in an interview.
ADNOC Logistics & Services acquires 11 gas and crude tankers
ADNOC Logistics & Services announced that it has acquired 11 gas and crude oil tankers for $1.3bn, in a move meant to support ADNOC's growing production, trading and export operations.
Nigeria targets up to $50bn from 22 offshore oil and gas projects
Nigeria expects 22 offshore oil and gas projects planned for 2026-30 to attract $30bn-$50bn in investment, supporting higher production as the country records its strongest crude output in more than six years.
ECOnnect selected to provide floating LNG terminal for the Bahamas
Norwegian energy equipment and marine infrastructure company ECOnnect Energy has inked a deal with New Providence Gas to provide a floating LNG import terminal to Bahamas.
Coastal Bend LNG initiates pre-filing process with US regulators
Coastal Bend LNG has submitted a request to the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to initiate the pre-filing review for its proposed liquefaction project.
Williams to buy Momentum Midstream in $5.5bn deal
US pipeline operator Williams has agreed to acquire Momentum Midstream from the private equity firm EnCap Flatrock Midstream in a transaction valued at up to $5.5bn.
Turkish refiner Tupras orders four tankers from Korea's Daehan, Samsung for $370mn
Company has also purchased a second-hand Aframax tanker undergoing work at a Chinese CSSC subsidiary for $90mn.
Serbia races to secure fuel supplies as historic Danube drought threatens imports and agriculture
Serbia is facing growing pressure on its energy and agricultural sectors as record-low water levels on the Danube disrupt fuel imports and deepen concerns over the impact of a prolonged drought.
INTERVIEW: Hungarian deep-tech Edortech eyes global battery market with patented tin-alloy anode platform
CEO Adam Vida talks to IntelliNews about Edortech's ONLi platform and its ambitions to build a European supply chain for next-generation batteries.
Uzbekistan’s dismissed energy minister reportedly detained over abuse of office, embezzlement allegations
Ahead of naming successor, president says main problem with Uzbek energy industry is no longer a lack of funding, it is weaknesses in management.
ExxonMobil nears full return on investment in Guyana
ExxonMobil's oil consortium has recovered the $55bn invested in Guyana's Stabroek Block roughly two years ahead of schedule, reshaping the financial dynamics of the rapidly growing Latin American energy asset.
UK's GBP21.7bn carbon-capture bet faces a credibility gap - Carbon Brief
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) - technology that catches CO2 from a factory or power plant and injects it underground - is central to most official net-zero roadmaps, but remains marginal in practice and mired in controversy.
Russia hits over 200 Ukrainian petrol stations in June-July campaign
Russia has struck more than 200 Ukrainian petrol stations since June - roughly three a day - as its drone and missile campaign systematically targets civilian fuel infrastructure rather than military sites.
China expands nuclear build as capacity overtakes France
China has approved the construction of eight more nuclear reactors, extending the country's rapid expansion of atomic power as newly completed units enter service and installed capacity moves ahead of France for the first time.
Moldova imposes energy and water consumption restrictions amid regional crisis
Moldova has introduced restrictions on electricity and water consumption as the country faces a regional energy crisis and critically low water levels in the Dniester River, its main source of drinking water.
Venezuela’s top court okays Halliburton to go back into the oilfields
A Supreme Court ruling restores seized assets to the US oilfield services giant, one of several signs Caracas and Washington are inching toward normalising an oil relationship governed piecemeal by sanctions licences since Nicolas Maduro's removal.
Hungary's prime minister seeks political unity as energy crisis deepens
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar urged political parties, businesses and households to reduce energy consumption to avoid supply disruptions caused by the imminent shutdown of the Paks nuclear power plant.
Belgium imports only Russian LNG in July
Belgium imported all of its LNG from Russia in July as European and Asian countries compete for scarce supplies of the super-chilled fuel amid the Middle East conflict.
Greek vessel carrying Qatari LNG hit off coast of Oman
A Greek shipping line’s vessel GasLog Shanghai was stuck off the coast of Oman while exiting the Strait of Hormuz.
Italy is Europe’s top LNG importer in July as Rome hedges against volatile market
Europe’s largest LNG importer changed from the Netherlands in June to Italy in July.
DRC cobalt exports to China may have contained up to 5,000 tonnes of uranium, study finds
The peer-reviewed study raises concerns over weak monitoring and undeclared radioactive material in the global mineral supply chain.
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