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Australia defends shale drilling incentives
The government has defended its decision to provide drilling grants to developers within the Beetaloo Sub-Basin.
ONGC reportedly eyes Sangomar oil project
India’s state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp. (ONGC) is reportedly in talks with Australian developer Woodside Energy over the acquisition of a stake in the offshore Sangomar oil project in Senegal.
Mineral Resources makes “significant” Perth Basin gas discovery
Australian mining services provider Mineral Resources has announced a “significant” natural gas discovery at the Lockyer Deep 1 project in Western Australia’s onshore Perth Basin.
Senex signs gas sales deal with local zinc miner
Australian independent Senex Energy has signed a natural gas sales agreement with New Century Resources, its second such deal with a local buyer in as many weeks.
CNPC awards oil waste disposal contract to Recon
State-owned China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) has awarded a hazardous waste disposal contract to local oilfield service provider Recon Technology.
US Navy to launch Middle East drone task force ‘above, on and below sea’ after years of Iran-linked attacks
Ethiopia must break down policy and financial barriers to achieve universal power access
Ethiopia’s power sector must overcome major policy and financial barriers if it is to meet the government’s target of universal access to power.
PT Bukit Asam to build up to 600 MW of solar
Indonesian coal miner PT Bukit Asam is to build three solar power projects at former coal mines as part of its move into renewable energy.
Global wind sector bounces back, but need faster expansion to meet climate goals
The global wind sector has bounced back strongly since the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Indian needs more coal production to meet rising power demand
India’s current acute coal shortages have prompted the Coal Ministry to ask owners of the country’s captive coal mine to increase their output within one week.
Serbia's first biomass heating plant to start operating on October 1
IRENA, Hydrogen Council to scale up hydrogen
Hydrogen producers are to harness the energy expertise of the International Renewable Energy Agency in a bid to develop green production and to make a significant contribution to global net-zero goals.
Cleaner air can contribute towards climate goals
The World Bank has warned that air pollution is the world’s leading environmental risk to health, costing $8.1 trillion, or 6.1% of GDP, in 2019, and has identified coal-fired power plants and diesel vehicles as causes of poor air quality.
Indonesia awards two new onshore blocks
Indonesia’s ongoing quest to turn around declining oil and gas production took another step forward this week with the country’s first award of exploration blocks in nearly two years.
Iran makes gas preparations for winter months
Naftogaz independent board members resign, Cabinet seeks substitutes
Naftogaz independent board members resign, Cabinet seeks substitutes
Petrobel total production reached 93mn barrels of oil equivalent per day in fiscal year 2020/21
Vitol and SOCAR agree to transport Turkmen oil via BTC pipeline
EBRD pledges senior loan of €9.5mn equivalent to major Kazakh electricity distributor
Sasol, CEF sign MoU on development of domestic gas sector
South Africa’s Sasol has teamed up with Central Energy Fund (CEF), a government-run developer of energy solutions, to expand the domestic natural gas sector.
ONGC Videsh may join RSSD JV
India's ONGC Videsh may seek to acquire a minority stake in RSSD, the joint venture set up to explore and develop Sangomar, an oil-bearing block offshore Senegal.
Truckers’ strike leads to fuel shortages in South Sudan
South Sudan has begun experiencing fuel shortages following protests by truck drivers over inadequate security along the roads used to import petroleum products and other goods.
South African deputy finance minister has proposed debt-for-climate swap
South Africa’s Deputy Finance Minister David Masondo has proposed that South Africa’s struggling state-owned utility Eskom’s debt should be forgiven in exchange for a rapid move to green energy.
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