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Global O&M solar market set for fast growth, but new entrants will struggle

4 February 2022

Global solar operations and maintenance spending is predicted to rise fourfold to $15bn by 2030, but low margins could deter new entrants to the market and reduce profits for established players.

ConocoPhillips beats expectations with fourth-quarter results

4 February 2022

ConocoPhillips has reported earnings of $2.6bn, or $1.98 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2021.

US judge annuls federal Gulf of Mexico lease sale

4 February 2022

A US federal judge has annulled the first Gulf of Mexico lease sale held by the administration of US President Joe Biden.

Enbridge partners with indigenous group on Alberta carbon storage hub

4 February 2022

Canada’s Enbridge has announced that it is partnering with the First Nation Capital Investment Partnership (FNCIP) – a group formed by four First Nations – to advance the proposed Open Access Wabamun Carbon Hub in Alberta.

Newfoundland and Labrador not ruling out Bay du Nord participation

4 February 2022

The government of Newfoundland and Labrador is not ruling out participating in Equinor’s Bay du Nord project in the offshore Flemish Pass Basin.

Earthstone to buy Bighorn Permian for $860mn

4 February 2022

Earthstone Energy announced on January 31 that it had agreed to acquire the assets of privately owned Bighorn Permian Resources for around $860mn.

Government seeks strategic investors for TOR – Public Enterprises Minister

4 February 2022

The strategic investor is expected to bring in the needed capital to revive the Refinery.

AfDB approves $2.5mn grant for COMESA to harmonise electricity regulations

4 February 2022

The African Development Bank has approved a $2.5mn grant to advance the intra-regional harmonisation of electricity regulations in the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA).

Gas and nuclear to be included in EU green taxonomy

4 February 2022

EU has included gas and nuclear in the EU green taxonomy but denied that it was in fact promoting greenwashing.

Discovery at Kawa-1

4 February 2022

CGX and Frontera have become the first companies to find hydrocarbons in commercial quantities outside the Stabroek block in Guyana’s offshore zone.

NUPRC says it is investigating FPSO explosion

4 February 2022

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) announced on February 3 that it had begun an investigation of the explosion that caused a FPSO to sink near Escravos.

Shell reportedly set to delay Bonga Southwest Aparo by another two years

3 February 2022

Sources at Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. (NNPC) and Shell (UK) have told S&P Global Platts that the start date for the Bonga Southwest Aparo project had been pushed back by another two years.