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Kenya says investors in its Mombasa and Naivasha Special Economic Zones have until March 31
Kenya Special Economic Zones Authority says investors interested in setting up factories in its two new special economic zones in the coastal city of Mombasa and the Rift Valley town of Naivasha have to end of March to express their interest.
APA head confident in hydrocarbon potential of Block 58 offshore Suriname
John Christmann, the head of US-based APA Corp., has expressed his confidence in the hydrocarbon potential of Block 58 offshore Suriname, despite questions about when the block's operator might take an FID.
Lithium mining crackdown to hurt global battery supply
An investigation into illegal mining in Yichun, China's lithium hub, is expected to have an impact on global supply of the battery raw material by 13% this month, according to analysts.
Predator Oil & Gas shares down 7.7% on Moroccan permit difficulties
Bureaucracy and difficulties in finalising approvals from the Moroccan government to authorise the use of explosives pushed down the shares of Predator Oil & Gas on Tuesday, March 7.
Malaysian backed transmission line to benefit Cambodia
Leader Energy, a Malaysian firm, is working to support Cambodia's transition to cleaner energy by installing a new transmission line that will serves as a backbone of Cambodia's energy structure in the years to come.
South Africa's President appoints Electricity Minister amid crippling nationwide outages
Aussie rooftop solar to top power source rankings
Seen as an indication that fossil fuel use is declining across Australia, a new SunWiz report points to more than 20 GW of small-scale, primarily rooftop cells having been installed nationwide in recent years.
Petronas, YPF sign initial land lease deal on LNG project with Bahia Blanca port authority
Malaysia’s Petronas and Argentina's YPF have signed an initial land lease deal with the port of Bahia Blanca, a move that will allow them to move forward with a major LNG export project.
Rise in global CO2 emissions mostly offset by clean energy growth
According to the latest report from the International Energy Agency, CO2 Emissions in 2022, global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions rose by less than 1% in 2022.
Uzbekistan: Unringing the bell
News reported last week about Uzbekistan preparing to accommodate Russian gas in its pipelines may not have been true, despite officials initially stating otherwise.
Egypt’s petroleum ministry targets raising crude and condensate production to 640,000 bpd
Court ruling on Hidroelectrica management calls into question IPO planned this year
Ruling invalidated the selection of Romanian state-controlled hydropower group Hidroelectrica’s management back in 2019.
ENERGO: Court ruling on Hidroelectrica management calls into question IPO planned this year
Poland’s gas grid operator probes market demand for expansion of planned LNG terminal in Gdansk
Kazakhstan’s petrol output up 21% y/y in January
Russian Novatek said to confirm buying 27.5% in Sakhalin-2
Leonid Mikhelson, the head and shareholder of Novatek, said in September 2022 that the company would decide on buying the stake after a due diligence audit.
Woodside Energy wins right to acquire 56% in PEL 87 offshore Namibia
Australia’s Woodside Energy has secured an option to acquire a 56% participating interest in Petroleum Exploration Licence 87 (PEL 87) offshore Namibia from Sintana, a Canadian company.
Laos wind programme to sell power to Vietnam
A Laos-based backer of a prominent local wind power project, the Monsoon Wind Power Company, has agreed to a large-scale financing package with the Asian Development Bank to build a 600-MW wind plant in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic.
Russian oil and gas revenues drop 46% in 2M23
Petrobras says LNG imports fell sharply in 2022
Brazil’s national oil company Petrobras has announced that its LNG imports dropped sharply in 2022, sinking by 74% on the previous year.
Venezuela’s use of imported US naphtha rising as shipments of Iranian condensate decline
Venezuela has become increasingly dependent on naphtha imported from the US as a diluent for heavy crude oil as condensate shipments from have declined.
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