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Morocco: Chariot says FEED work on Anchois gas development project is complete

9 March 2023

Chariot has completed front-end engineering and design (FEED) work on the main components of its Anchois natural gas project offshore Morocco.

Papua LNG project moves ahead to next stage

8 March 2023

The Papua LNG project, Papua New Guinea’s second gas project moved ahead to its next stage with a fully integrated front-end engineering and design launched on March 7 by its joint venture partners Santos, TotalEnergies and ExxonMobil.

Petrobras standing on the cusp of change

8 March 2023

Brazil’s Petrobras is set to start following a different course with respect to dividends, privatisation, fiscal policy and support for government policy under the Lula administration.

Investors assume control over biofuel refinery project

8 March 2023

Nigeria’s Kebbi State has handed over control of a recently completed ethanol-based biofuel refinery to a group of companies following the recent completion of construction.

Petrobras, Equinor to evaluate 14.5 GW of offshore wind off Brazil

8 March 2023

Brazil’s Petrobras and Norway’s Equinor have inked a letter of intent to assess the economic, technical and environmental feasibility of 14.5 GW of offshore wind projects off Brazil.

Vattenfall may develop 2.6-GW wind farm in Sweden’s Arctic Circle

8 March 2023

Swedish utility Vattenfall is mulling increasing its Storlandet wind farm in northern Sweden from 550 MW to 2.6 GW.

New Jersey opens third offshore wind tender of 4 GW

8 March 2023

The US state of New Jersey has opened a tender of up to 4 GW of offshore wind. The deadline for bids is June 23. Winners are expected to be announced in December.

Germany’s RWE buys US-based Con Edison Clean Energy for $6.8bn

8 March 2023

RWE has purchased US-based Con Energy Clean Energy for $6.8bn from Consolidated Edison.

First new nuclear plant in US in three decades starts splitting atoms

8 March 2023

The Vogtle Unit 3 in the state of Georgia in the US has started splitting atoms. This was announced by Georgia Power, Southern Nuclear, and Westinghouse Electric Co.

Clean energy transition now “cemented” into US economy

8 March 2023

The US economy is now firmly on the clean energy transition path despite a tumultuous year in 2022. This is according to the 2023 Sustainable Energy in America Factbook published by BloombergNEF and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy.

Australian LNG terminals export less in February as fears grow over short-term market intervention

8 March 2023

2022 marked a banner year for LNG exports for Australia as the global leader shipped 10.7bn cubic feet per day of the super-chilled fuel, surpassing the US, which exported 10.6 bcf per day and Qatar, which sent 10.5 bcf per day abroad last year.

Portugal’s EDP to invest $27bn in more renewables

8 March 2023

Portugal’s largest utility EDP, or Energias de Portugal, will invest $27bn to nearly double its renewable capacity to 33 GW by 2026.

Sami, Greta Thunberg end protests against Norwegian wind turbines

8 March 2023

A group of Indigenous and environmental activists, which included Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, concluded a nine-day protest again wind turbines in central Norway by blocking the main road to Norway's royal palace in Oslo.

Flotation, Vårgrønn advance 1.4-GW floating offshore wind project off Scotland

8 March 2023

Vårgrønn and partner Flotation Energy have submitted a scoping report for the 1.4-GW Cenos floating offshore wind farm off Scotland.

Hostages freed after protesters stage raid on Sinochem’s Capella A oilfield

8 March 2023

Protesters seeking to draw attention to the poor state of roads in Colombia raided Sinochem's Capella A oilfield last week, taking more than 80 police officers and oil workers hostage.

Brazil’s oil and gas production rises above 4mn boepd in January

8 March 2023

Brazil’s hydrocarbon production climbed to 4.175mn barrels of oil equivalent per day in January 2023, according to official ANP data.

Petroperu to restart oil production at Block 192

8 March 2023

Peru’s national oil company Petroperu has signed an agreement that will allow it to resume crude oil production at Block 192, one of the country’s biggest hydrocarbon-bearing licence areas.

Thailand’s Gulf Energy invests $109.1mn in UK offshore wind farm

8 March 2023

Gulf Energy Development, Thailand's largest electricity producer by market value, has invested in a 1.5-GW wind farm off the UK, reports the Bangkok Post. The newspaper cited a filing to the Stock Exchange of Thailand.

Belgian joint venture to build world’s first energy island

8 March 2023

A Belgian consortium consisting of TM EDISON, DEME and Jan De Nul has been awarded the contract to build the world's first artificial energy island, the Princess Elisabeth Island.

Permitting remains primary bottleneck for Europe’s wind projects

8 March 2023

Permitting is still the main bottleneck for Europe’s wind power development, says the industry’s main European trade group.