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Nigeria puts PIA on hold

27 January 2022

Following tumult over the elimination of gasoline price subsidies, Nigeria's federal government delays full implementation of the new petroleum law.

Tullow sees combined Jubilee/TEN oil output remaining nearly steady in 2022

26 January 2022

Tullow Oil (UK/Ireland) has said that the Jubilee oilfield and Tweneboa-Enyenra-Ntomme (TEN) block offshore Ghana will yield 102,000-110,000 barrels per day of crude oil in 2022, compared to 107,700 bpd in 2021.

Germany installed 2 GW of onshore wind last year

26 January 2022

Germany installed nearly 2 GW of new onshore wind facilities in 2021, up 35% compared with the previous year's total of 1.4 GW.

REM: More than GBP60mn boost for UK offshore floating wind

26 January 2022

Eleven floating wind projects off the UK have been selected for a government investment of GBP31.6mn. More than GBP30mn in cash will also come from private industry

Chesapeake confirms Chief acquisition, announces PRB sale

26 January 2022

Chesapeake Energy has confirmed that it is acquiring Chief E&D Holdings and has also announced the sale of its Powder River Basin assets to Continental Resources

Sempra downsizes Cameron LNG expansion plan

26 January 2022

US-based Sempra Energy and its partners have downsized its plans for the expansion of their Cameron LNG export terminal in Louisiana.

IOCs announce Myanmar withdrawal

26 January 2022

TotalEnergies and Chevron said last week that they were exiting Myanmar, while Shell confirmed that it had already abandoned its holdings in the country.

Appalachian Power issues request for proposals (RfP) for up to 1 GW of wind

26 January 2022

The utility Appalachian Power has issued a request for proposals for a massive 1 GW of wind, and/or 100MW of solar generation resources with optional battery energy storage.

Facebook’s parent company Meta is buying more wind power in the US

26 January 2022

Apex Clean Energy today announced that Great Pathfinder Wind, a 225-MW project located in Boone and Hamilton Counties in central Iowa, has executed a power purchase agreement with Meta, the parent of Facebook, for the facility’s full capacity.

American inaction on clean-power legislation costs $2bn monthly, say companies

26 January 2022

In the US, a letter from over 260 companies to Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi says that delays in clean power legislation in Congress are costing an estimated $2bn in lost economic activity monthly.

Gas import deal between Ukraine and Hungary extended until September 2022

26 January 2022

The gas transmission system operators of Ukraine (GTSOU) and Hungary (FGSZ) will extend the firm capacity for gas transportation from Hungary to Ukraine until September 30, 2022

AfrElec: Kenya Power officials charged over nationwide power outage

26 January 2022

Kenya’s court has dropped charges against six employees of the electricity distribution utility due to a lack of evidence linking them to the recent countrywide power outage.