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Shell expands offshore exploration in Malaysia with focus on new fields

22 November 2023

UK supermajor Shell is intensifying its exploration efforts in the offshore regions of Malaysia

Kazakhstan: Authorities to gingerly allow LPG prices to rise

22 November 2023

It was a price rise of this fuel that led to nationwide unrest in 2022.

Shell Egypt announces gas discovery in the North East El-Amriya block

22 November 2023

Shell Egypt announced the discovery of a gas-bearing reservoir in the North East El-Amriya block, in the offshore Mediterranean Sea.

Libya's Erawin field starts exporting crude at 600,000 barrels

22 November 2023

Libya started exporting oil from the onshore Erawin field in the Murzuq basin on Tuesday, November 21, with a shipment of 600,000 barrels, according to the state energy utility NOC.

Lithuania's Klaipedos Nafta posts €5.5mn profit in 9M, revenue up 13% y/y

22 November 2023

Lithuania's state-run oil product and LNG terminal operator Klaipedos Nafta announced that its consolidated revenue for January-September rose by 12.6% year on year to €63.6mn, BNS, a Lithuanian newswire, reported.

Azerbaijan retains its status as the largest oil supplier to Croatia with a share of 74.5%

22 November 2023

Azerbaijan retained its status as the largest supplier of oil to Croatia, based on the results of January-September 2023 with 981,667 tonnes of oil sent to the EU Adriatic country, which is 25.3% less than the same period last year.

Masdar launches Abu Dhabi solar project

21 November 2023

UAE-based clean energy company Masdar and its partners along with procurer Emirates Water & Electricity Company (EWEC) have inaugurated the 2-GW Al Dhafra solar photovoltaic project in the UAE.

Petronas and Suriname government discuss potential offshore project

21 November 2023

A delegation from Malaysian energy company Petronas recently entered into discussion with the government of Suriname to discuss a potential project at its offshore Block 52.

Venezuela’s PDVSA eyes sale of 1mn barrels of Corocoro crude amid eased sanctions

21 November 2023

Venezuela's state-controlled oil firm, PDVSA, is reportedly exploring the sale of approximately 1mn barrels of Corocoro crude with the assistance of an intermediary. This potential transaction could mark the first sale of this grade in two years.

Eco Atlantic hunting for new partners following acquisition of Orinduik Block stake

21 November 2023

Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas is on the search for new partners after expanding its interest in the Orinduik Block offshore Guyana. The company will hold a combined 75% operating interest.

Mexico human rights commission demands compensation for victims after LPG pipeline explosion

21 November 2023

Mexico’s National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) has requested compensation from Pemex and the Puebla authorities for the victims of an explosion caused by an illegal connection to an LPG pipeline that affected 265 residents in 2021.

Murphy Sur starts process to terminate Mexico’s Salina Basin crude oil block

21 November 2023

Murphy Sur has formally requested Mexico’s regulator the National Hydrocarbons Commission (CNH) to commence the early termination process for a designated offshore oil block in the Salina Basin.

Golar’s FLNG vessel sets sail for BP’s Greater Tortue Ahmeyim project site offshore Senegal, Mauritania

21 November 2023

Marine infrastructure company Golar LNG’s converted floating LNG producer, Gimi, set sail from Singapore on November 18 for BP’s Greater Tortue Ahmeyim FLNG project offshore Mauritania and Senegal.

Petrobras aims to transition to renewable hydrogen in refineries

21 November 2023

Brazil’s state-owned energy major Petrobras is actively considering a shift from conventional fossil hydrogen to renewable hydrogen in its refining processes, according to William Franca, the company's executive officer for Industrial Processes.

Mexico's auditor ASF says payments worth more than $3.5mn in Pemex’s Tula refinery need clarification.

21 November 2023

The Superior Audit of the Federation has unearthed financial irregularities in the operations of Pemex’s Tula Refinery, with MXP61mn ($3.48mn) of payments which need clarification.