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Australia defends shale drilling incentives

9 September 2021

The government has defended its decision to provide drilling grants to developers within the Beetaloo Sub-Basin.

ONGC reportedly eyes Sangomar oil project

9 September 2021

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

9 September 2021

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

9 September 2021

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

9 September 2021

State-owned China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) has awarded a hazardous waste disposal contract to local oilfield service provider Recon Technology.

Ethiopia must break down policy and financial barriers to achieve universal power access

9 September 2021

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

9 September 2021

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

9 September 2021

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

9 September 2021

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.

IRENA, Hydrogen Council to scale up hydrogen

9 September 2021

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

9 September 2021

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

9 September 2021

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.

Naftogaz independent board members resign, Cabinet seeks substitutes

9 September 2021

Naftogaz independent board members resign, Cabinet seeks substitutes

Sasol, CEF sign MoU on development of domestic gas sector

9 September 2021

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

9 September 2021

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

9 September 2021

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

9 September 2021

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.