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South African NGO prepares to appeal against government authorisation of seismic study

23 March 2022

Oceans Not Oil (ONO), a South African NGO, is preparing to appeal against the government's authorisation of a seismic survey at Block 1, a licence area off the Northern Cape.

Jiangxi Jinko to build silicon pull rod project in China

23 March 2022

JinkoSolar Holding Co. said that its principal operating subsidiary, Jinko Solar Co. (Jiangxi Jinko), has signed a project investment co-operation framework agreement for a joint monocrystalline silicon pull rod project in Qinghai Province.

RusAT launches 3D printing line for import substitution

23 March 2022

Russia’s Rusatom – Additive Technologies is to launch a major import substitution drive in a bid to supply parts to companies hit by Western sanctions on Russia.

Turbine generator for unit 1 delivered to Akkuyu NPP in Turkey

23 March 2022

Russia has completed delivery of the main components for Unit 1 at the Akkuyu NPP in Turkey.

IAEA says power restored to Zaporizhzhia NPP

23 March 2022

Ukrainian engineers have repaired and reconnected one of three previously disconnected power lines linking the Zaporizhzhia NPP to the electricity grid, IAEA director-general Rafael Mariano Grossi said.

BP, Petronas win offshore blocks in Indonesian auction

23 March 2022

Super-major BP and Malaysia’s Petronas both announced on March 18 that they had been awarded deepwater exploration blocks as part of the second round of Indonesia’s 2021 Oil and Gas Working Area (WK) Bid Round.

Can the EU replace Russian gas with North African supplies?

23 March 2022

Experts from Verisk Maplecroft and Welligence Energy Analytics comment on how North African gas producers might respond as Europe’s energy mix changes.

"Climate Czar" and veteran Russian reformist Chubais said to have flown Russia

23 March 2022

Veteran reformer Anatoly Chubais has quit his post of"Climate Czar" and fled the country after criticising Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Progress continues at Russia’s Kursk-II NPP

23 March 2022

A bubbler for the VVER-TOI reactor has been installed in reactor building Unit 1 at Russia’s Kursk-II NPP.

Nigeria opens second phase of $2.5bn fertiliser plant, Africa's largest, as Ukraine war disrupts market

23 March 2022

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has opened Africa’s largest fertiliser plant, a brand-new $2.5bn facility near Lagos, the country’s biggest city. Nigeria hopes to become a net exporter of urea.

Biden administration to resume federal oil and gas leasing

23 March 2022

The administration of US President Joe Biden will resume oil and gas leasing on federal land following a court decision temporarily reinstating a measure that puts a higher price on the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with projects.

NorthAmOil: Biden administration to resume federal oil and gas leasing

23 March 2022

The administration of US President Joe Biden will resume oil and gas leasing on federal land following a court decision temporarily reinstating a measure that puts a higher price on the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with projects.

LatAmOil: Emissions reduction may be a factor in Ecuador’s Intracampos 2 tenders

23 March 2022

Ecuador’s Energy Minister Juan Carlos Bermeo has said that Quito may take carbon emissions reduction goals into account when selecting the winners of upcoming tenders for six onshore oil blocks.

GLNG: Germany targets LNG supplies from Qatar

23 March 2022

Germany is turning to Qatar for LNG as it pivots away from Russian natural gas in the wake of the war in Ukraine.