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Nigerian gasoline shortages attributed to fuel contamination

9 February 2022

Nigerian petroleum product distributors and other downstream stakeholders are attributing recent gasoline shortages to government efforts to keep contaminated fuel off the market.

Turkmenistan: Lifeline D

9 February 2022

Bargaining with China, selling to Tajikistan and vodka inflation. This and more in Eurasianet’s weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

Petrobras talks up potential of northern frontier basins, plans new exploration drive

8 February 2022

Brazil’s national oil company Petrobras is talking up its plans for exploring frontier basins off the country’s northern coast that may hold large amounts of crude oil and natural gas.

Guyana reportedly exports first crude oil cargo to Brazil

8 February 2022

Guyana has reportedly exported its first cargo of crude oil to an independent refinery in neighbouring Brazil.

LatAmOil: Guyana exports first crude cargo to Brazil

8 February 2022

Guyana has reportedly exported its first cargo of crude oil from the Liza-1 field to an independent refinery in neighbouring Brazil.

AfrOil: NAMCOR confirms oil find at Graff-1

8 February 2022

Namibia’s national oil company has issued a statement confirming the discovery of light crude oil in Graff-1, an exploration well drilled at the deepwater PEL 39 block offshore Namibia.

Russian energy cutoff to Ukraine would be worse than tank attack – Baerbock

8 February 2022

Russian energy cutoff to Ukraine would be worse than tank attack – Baerbock

Turkish store owners protest against hiked electricity prices by posting bills in windows

8 February 2022

Discontent spreads as combination of Turkey’s soaring inflation, battered currency and record high world gas prices hits business and households hard.

DTEK Energy plans to increase coal mining 4% in 2022

8 February 2022

DTEK Energy plans to increase coal mining by 4% in 2022

AfrElec: Kenya, Ethiopia agree to discuss new power purchase deal

8 February 2022

Kenya and Ethiopia have agreed to fast-track talks for a power purchase agreement (PPA) among others to facilitate electricity trade between the two neighbouring East African countries.