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Enbridge’s $4bn LNG pipeline gets federal approval
The Canadian government has given the greenlight to infrastructure firm Enbridge to expand an existing natural gas pipeline in British Columbia, national media agency CBC reported on April 24.
Pakistan’s PLL purchases 3 cargoes on spot market
State-run Pakistan LNG Limited has bought three cargoes on the spot market for the first time in over two years.
Bangladesh clears first nuclear unit for operation
Bangladesh has issued an operating licence for the first unit of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, after completing inspections of primary equipment and confirming the reactor is ready for first criticality.
Egypt studies $5bn green ammonia project in push for clean energy
Egypt is considering a $5bn green ammonia project as part of its strategy to expand clean energy capacity and position itself as a regional hub for hydrogen-based industries
COMMENT: Iran was the prequel, China is the target
A growing chorus of analysts from Moscow, Beijing and Washington think tanks argues that the US campaign against Iran was really aimed at China's oil supply chain, making Tehran the prequel to a longer confrontation
Iran claims bypass to US naval blockade using Jask port
Iran is bypassing the US naval blockade by using the Jask port on the Gulf of Oman, sustaining oil exports to China at 985,000 barrels per day with Vortexa data showing 10.7mn barrels of crude transited through the strait between April 13 and 22.
Central Asian countries commit to stronger action on air pollution at Astana summit
Aging industrial infrastructure remains a major challenge, while car use has increased rapidly as populations become more affluent.
Kazakhstan proposes regional ‘Green Shield’ to combat desertification in Central Asia
Desertification is accelerating across the region, with 9 sqm of land turning into desert every minute.
Central Asia, EU pledge deeper cooperation on water and energy
Central Asia is among the regions most exposed to climate change, with accelerated glacier melt altering river flows and more frequent droughts disrupting hydropower generation.
India accelerates transport electrification as fuel supply risks mount
The Middle East crisis has shown that energy transition in transport is not just an environmental goal but a national security imperative for India.
Russian LNG tanker drifts off Libya after tow line snaps
Israel's Lebanon offensive threatens to unravel US-brokered gas deal and block Beirut's energy future
Israel's military occupation of southern Lebanon is threatening to upend a landmark 2022 US-brokered maritime border agreement and derail Lebanon's best remaining hope of tapping its offshore gas wealth.
VIDEO: US Navy seizes Iran-linked tanker Majestic X
US forces have seized the third Iranian oil tanker in five days with the boarding of the sanctioned VLCC Majestic X in the Indian Ocean, as the Pakistan-brokered ceasefire expires and Vance arrives in Islamabad for talks.
New offshore player 1947 Oil & Gas enters US Gulf
A new oil and gas company, 1947 Oil & Gas, has entered the US Gulf of Mexico by agreeing to acquire Renaissance Offshore.
Iran says first Hormuz toll revenue deposited at central bank
Iran's parliament vice speaker Hamidreza Haji Babaei has said the first revenue from Strait of Hormuz tolls has been deposited at the Central Bank of Iran.
Egypt set to boost Israeli gas imports by 21% in May
The Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources is expecting a 21% increase in the country’s imports of Israeli natural gas, raising volumes to around 1.15bn cubic feet per day by May 2026
Military use of Caspian Sea is intolerable, says Kazakhstan’s leader
At ecological summit, Tokayev names no countries, but Russia’s lobbing of missiles at Ukraine from the sea and Ukrainian oil platform attacks come to mind.
VIDEO: The moment the IRGC seized the offending ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s IRGC Navy says it seized the container ships MSC Francesca and Epaminondas in the Strait of Hormuz on April 22, releasing a dramatic video.
Renewables overtake coal in global electricity mix – Statista
Ten years after the Paris Agreement was opened for signature by member states at the UN Headquarters in New York on April 22, 2016, the global energy transition is beginning to reshape the electricity mix, Statista reports.
Trump's blockade of Hormuz fails as dozens of tankers pass through - FT
The Trump administration naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz failed after at least 34 tankers with links to Iran passed through the narrow waterway and exited the Persian Gulf in defiance of the US warships attempts to halt Iran’s oil exports.
Ukraine restarts Druzhba oil transit, first shipments en route to Hungary and Slovakia
Hungary and Slovakia previously claimed Ukraine was using the suspension of crude oil deliveries on the Druzhba pipeline as leverage to pressure them into backing a €90bn loan package.
Phillips 66, Kinder Morgan to proceed with Western Gateway pipeline
Phillips 66 and Kinder Morgan announced this week that they had secured enough shipper commitments to move forward with development of the Western Gateway refined product pipeline.
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